Here It Is

I cried when I wrote this, I'll always remember The worst kind of lonely is alone in December The act of forgiveness is always a mystery The meltin' of ice and the future of history, yeah Some call it obsession, I call it commitment I make my confession, I make it in public I hope that it's helpful, that others can use it That it's more than my ego, my need to abuse it I'm wrappin' up my love this Christmas I'm wrappin' up my love this Christmas I'm wrappin' up my love this Christmas And here it is The leaves on the oak tree hold on through the winter They're brown and they're brittle and they clatter together I can't seem to let go, I'm so scared of losin' The deeper the love goes, the deeper the bruisin', yeah The trouble with talkin' is it makes you sound clever And the trouble with waitin' is you'll just wait forever There's a loop of excuses that plays in your mind And makes the truth even harder to find I'm wrappin' up my love this Christmas I'm wrappin' up my love this Christmas I'm wrappin' up my love this Christmas And here it is When they blow Gabriel's horn, rip fiction from fact I wanna get caught in some radical act Of love and redemption, the sound of warm laughter Some true conversation with a friend or my lover, yeah Somewhere down the road we'll lift up our glass And toast the moment and the moments past The heartbreak and laughter, the joy and the tears The scary, scary beauty of what's right here I'm wrappin' up my love this Christmas I'm wrappin' up my love this Christmas, yes I'm wrappin' up my love this Christmas And here it is Oh, here it is Oh, oh, oh, here it is, yeah Oh, oh, here it is Here it is --- Here It Is - Over the Rhine