Lyrics

Quiet Christmas words and music by Karyn Oliver

We buy jewelry and clothes, ribbons and bows
And stuff them under a tree
And hope as I go, that nobody knows
Of our insecurity
That all of this stuff isn't quite good enough
And it likely never will be...

In the hush of the snowfall
In the crush of a crowded New York street
In the push and the panic
I stand on frozen feet

As I lean on a lamppost
I can feel the flush of a crackling fire
Through the steam of a subway grate I dream

Chorus:
What if we could just stay home?
Curl up here and watch it snow
Would anybody mind that kind of cheer?
Could we have just one quiet Christmas?
What if we spent nothing but love?
Tell me would it be enough this year?

Should I seek out a Santa?
Did they package the Peace in twinkling lights?
Who will market the Magic
Of one Silent Night?

Reprise:
Could we have just one quiet Christmas?
What if we spent nothing but love?
Tell me would it be enough this year?
Tell me would it be enough this year?
Tell me would it be enough this year?