Verse 1

Snow gathers softly on the old front step

Your red wool scarf is where you left it last

I set one extra place beside the glass

And watch the winter settle in again

Pre-Chorus

The little tree leans toward the windowpane

Each paper star still holds your name

Chorus

Come home this Christmas, come home tonight

The kettle is singing, the room is warm and bright

No gift could mean more, no ribbon could do

Than opening this door and finding you

Come home this Christmas, my heart is here

Through every quiet month, I kept you near

Verse 2

The clock above the mantel loses time