It wasn't the alarm that kept me from breaking in I'd seen their system before You cut a couple power lines And before it's fixed up again You just walk through the front door And it wasn't their big dog that lived out in the front yard You could hear him from the street I'd just sneak up all in black and before he starts to bark Just give him several bags of meat It was the Christmas tree in the window That finally got to me The presents and decorations The hospitality That's the magic of the season How you think you can finally see The love within a family From a single Christmas tree So, I walked back to my car and I called my mom and dad We hadn't spoken once in years I could tell they were deciding if they were shocked, relieved or mad I was already in tears I said "Let's skip all the apologies I doubt any of us want I'm just calling to say hi Mom just had a birthday And this year the Dodgers have a shot Maybe I could swing by" It was the Christmas tree in the window That finally got to me The presents and decorations The hospitality That's the magic of the season When you think you can finally see The love within a family In a single Christmas tree The love within a family From a single Christmas tree