I Count My Life In Christmasses

I count my life in Christmasses
Past, Present and Future
I count the years of my life with Christmas memories
Memories of Christmasses spent at home with my family
And memories of Christmasses spent so far away

I remember my first Christmas at home after being away
A simple present brought back memories and made me want to cry
I didn't realize my homesickness until returning to old familiar ways
I remember the years in Christmasses from early childhood memories

Days and weeks and months go by and so much is forgotten
But I remember every Christmas as if it were just yesterday
It's a single thread that binds my life and holds the cloth together
I count my life in Christmasses Now and Forever

It seems now that as I think of these things a simple fact occurs to me
That I spend the entire year thinking of the next Christmas to be
I plan things with hopes and dreams hoping that I can be there
I don't ever want to be away from everything I hold dear

Thinking about Christmasses keeps my life in perspective
I count my life in Christmasses
Past, Future and Present