December, Hold Me Here

The calendar finally lets us breathe

Late December, nowhere to be

Lights hum low like they know our names

The night moves slower this time of year

Your coat’s still cold from the air outside

My hands find yours, they’re warm in time

Somewhere between the silence and song

I forget how heavy this year’s been

No wishes left to make tonight

You’re already in my arms

December, hold me here

Like the world can wait for us

Every step we take is gentle

Every moment’s enough

If Christmas is a feeling

Not a sound or a scene

Then it’s you right next to me

December, hold me here

Ornaments glow without trying

Shadows sway along the wall

We move slow like we’ve learned something

‘Bout not rushing at all

The cold stays on the other side

Of the glass and the door

I’ve been looking for peace all year

I don’t need to anymore

If the night decides to stay

I won’t ask it to change

December, hold me here

Like the world can wait for us

Every step we take is gentle

Every moment’s enough

If Christmas is a feeling

Not a sound or a scene

Then it’s you right next to me

December, hold me here

No paper, no ribbon, no lights in a line

Could ever give me this

It’s the way your breathing slows

When I lean in

December, hold me here

Let the snow fall as it will

If this is all the season gives

I’m already still

I don’t need the morning

Or another year

Just this quiet love tonight

December, hold me here

Stay with me

The lights are still on