i was sitting on the porch with my headphones on
when you came busting through the door with a 2x4
i looked up and trembled and your eyes met mine
you said, "son today we're gonna make a sign"
make a sign
you said "in a couple of weeks, Santa's gonna come
he's gonna visit all our rooftops one by one
but it gets dark at night and his journey's long
and he'll need our help to guide him on"
guide him on
and the high noon sun lit up the whole street
as you laid our brushes out and sat down next to me
you said "we got all day so let's take our time
first things first, let's paint the whole thing white"
i watched your steady hand weave and glide
in the window, mama watching out the corner of her eye
always out the corner of her eye
we never took our eyes off the work
as evening fell and the sky got dark
then i had to look away as you sawed the edges off
into an arrowhead pointed straight and sharp
straight and sharp
you never knew how to love me
you never had much to say
but i remember that day
your hand over mine
painting line by line
it said "this way Santa"
this way
this way
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