When you're eighty years old
and you're sitting by the fire
and your grandkids are playing outside in the snow
Will you think of her then
of the girl you once loved
and how you never told her
and how she never knew

When the Christmas lights shine on you
and your family's around you
will you think of her then?
If you had one last wish for Christmas
would you wish for her now?
And that you would have told her
she was the love of your life

In the winter of your years
will your tears still be burning in your eyes
when you come to think of her smile
And it makes you so angry
that your memories are fading
but that her face is still
so clear in your mind

When the Christmas lights shine on you
and your family's around you
will you think of her then?
If you had one last wish for Christmas
would you wish for her now?
And that you would have told her
she was the love of your life

And so you close your eyes
and the music dies
while the stars shine bright
in the Christmas night
I guess she'll never know now
She'll never know now
She was the love of your life
She was the love of your life
She was the love of your life