Fairytale of New York
A Christmas Tale of Love and Redemption in New York City
Lyrics
It was Christmas Eve babe in the drunk tank
Christmas Eve spent in a drunk tank
An old man said to me, won't see another one
An old man predicts he won't live to see another Christmas
And then he sang a song The Rare Old Mountain Dew
The old man sings "The Rare Old Mountain Dew"
I turned my face away and dreamed about you
Dreaming about someone while avoiding reality
Got on a lucky one, came in eighteen to one
Feeling lucky, hopeful for a good year together
I've got a feeling this year's for me and you
Optimistic about the upcoming year for both
So Happy Christmas, I love you baby
Expressing love on Christmas
I can see a better time when all our dreams come true
Hopeful for a better future
They've got cars big as bars, they've got rivers of gold
Contrasting wealth and harsh conditions
But the wind goes right through you, it's no place for the old
Cold and challenging environment, especially for the elderly
When you first took my hand on a cold Christmas Eve
Recalling the promise of a glamorous future on a cold night
You promised me Broadway was waiting for me
A promise of success in Broadway
You were handsome
Complimenting the partner's appearance
You were pretty, Queen of New York City
Describing the partner as the Queen of New York City
When the band finished playing they howled out for more
Excitement after a performance, demand for an encore
Sinatra was swinging, all the drunks they were singing
Scene of celebration with Sinatra and singing drunks
We kissed on a corner then danced through the night
Kissing on a corner, dancing through the night
The boys of the NYPD choir were singing Galway Bay
The NYPD choir singing, creating a festive atmosphere
And the bells were ringing out for Christmas day
Bells ringing on Christmas day
You're a bum, You're a punk
Insulting language describing a person
You're an old slut on junk
Continuation of insults, depicting a desperate situation
Lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed
Describing a dire and almost dead state
You scumbag, you maggot, You're cheap and pathetic
Strongly negative, expressing disgust and contempt
Happy Christmas your arse I pray God it's our last
Rejecting the idea of a happy Christmas, expressing frustration
The boys of the NYPD choir still singing Galway Bay
The NYPD choir continues to sing, maintaining the festive theme
And the bells are ringing out for Christmas day
Bells ringing again on Christmas day
I could have been someone
Regret about missed opportunities
Well so could anyone
Highlighting the universality of missed opportunities
You took my dreams from me when I first found you
Partner taking away dreams
I kept them with me babe, I put them with my own
Keeping the dreams despite the partner's actions
Can't make it all alone, I've built my dreams around you
Dependency on the partner for realizing dreams
The boys of the NYPD choir still singing Galway Bay
The NYPD choir persists in singing, maintaining the holiday atmosphere
And the bells are ringing out for Christmas day
Bells continue to ring on Christmas day
And the bells were ringing out for Christmas day
Repetition of bells ringing on Christmas day
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