Darling I‘ve got something to say to you
The nightingale will have to send the message through
I'm guarding my sorrow and my agony
The hardest part is knowing you’re not missing me

I’ll miss you longer than I’ve known you
The winter’s colder than it ought to be

I don’t know when
Or even if I’ll see you again
I wish no harm
Outside these arms, you’ll soon forget
I must refrain
From seeing your face, though, I want to
I won’t wish you a merry Christmas
But I’ll send it anyway
From a distance

Mourning you and everything we could’ve been
We were never in love, that’s the saddest thing
The taste of your name used to go down easily
Then turned into a ghost that I’ll just have to grieve

I’ll miss you longer than I’ve known you
So long, my love, we weren’t meant to be

I don’t know when
Or even if I’ll see you again
I wish no harm
Outside these arms, you’ll soon forget
I must refrain
From seeing your face, though, I want to
I won’t wish you a merry Christmas
But I’ll send it anyway
From a distance