It's So Close To Christmas (And I'm So Far From Home) Song Lyrics and Chords
It's So Close To Christmas (And I'm So Far From Home) Song Lyrics and Chords by The Bellamy Brothers
It's So Close To Christmas
(And I'm So Far From Home)
Recorded by The Bellamy Brothers
Written by David Bellamy
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Mistletoe fell on my nose a
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tear rolled down my cheek
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I've been on a two month tour
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for almost forty weeks
Well it ain't the shows that get to me
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or even bein' alone
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it's so close to Christmas and I'm so far from
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There's Santa Claus on every block
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there's winter in the skies
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There's pretty girls with packages and
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toys in children's eyes
There's spirit and there's atmosphere
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from New Orleans to Rome
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it's so close to Christmas and I'm so far from
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home
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Lord this roadside
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music show that
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just goes on and
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on
When it's so close to
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Christmas and I'm so far from
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home
So I'll make you happy Christmas Day
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I'll sing 'em soft and warm
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But all the while I'm singin'
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my mind's down on the farm
With momma's homemade Christmas meal
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and daddy's drunken song
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Cause it's so close to Christmas and I'm so far from
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home
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Lord this roadside
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music show that
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just goes on and
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on
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Christmas and I'm so far from
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FAQ
Who sang the the song It's So Close To Christmas (And I'm So Far From Home)?
- The song It's So Close To Christmas (And I'm So Far From Home) was sang by The Bellamy Brothers.
Who is The Bellamy Brothers?
- The Bellamy Brothers are an American pop and country music duo consisting of brothers David Milton Bellamy (born September 16, 1950) and Homer Howard Bellamy (born February 2, 1946), from Darby, Florida. The duo had considerable musical success in the 1970s and 1980s, starting with the release of their crossover hit "Let Your Love Flow" in 1976, a Number One single on the Billboard Hot 100.Starting in the late 1970s, the Bellamy Brothers found success in country music as well, charting 10 number one singles, 25 Top 10 and more than 50 hits overall on the country charts. To date, they have released more than 50 albums, primarily on Curb Records. They have also enjoyed success in continental Europe, with a compilation album topping the Norwegian charts in 2011 and over two dozen hit songs that were released outside the US market. In 2013, their album Bellamy Brothers & Friends: Across the Sea landed at No. 5 in the Swiss music chart and took the top spot in album sales for weeks in Switzerland. It was their third major release in Europe in three years. Their album Mermaid Cowgirl, recorded in Switzerland and released in 2014, won them Gold Record status in Switzerland. They also recorded four albums in Germany with Ralph Siegel for release to the European market.
