I hear sleigh bells ring And I haven't heard a word from you in years I hear sleigh bells ringin' But I haven't heard a word from you in years I hear a choir singin' And I'm just sittin' here cryin' Christmas tears Everybody's singin' "Merry Christmas" While they watch the starry skies Everybody's singin' "Merry Christmas" As they watch the skies filled with reindeer I'm smilin' on the outside But on the inside I'm cryin' Christmas tears Well, you been gone such a long, long time And now it's Christmas and I can't get you off my mind It seems like you been gone a hundred years or more But if you were here with me now, I'd hang "Merry Christmas" on my door You been gone such a long, long time And now it's Christmas, baby, and I can't get you off my mind It seems like you been gone a hundred years or more But if you were here with me now, I'd hang "Merry Christmas" on my door I need you, darling Kiss and hold me tight I need you, darling On a lonely night And as I sit and think of the lonely years I can't help but cry, oh, Christmas tears Oh, Christmas tears