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This song was never recorded, and it's too bad because the melody is haunting, the chord
progression is interesting, the chorus is very catchy and the beat is strong.

Christmas Card

I write you a letter, you send me a Christmas card, one concise little paragraph
I open the envelope trembling with hope, and I read it once and then tear it in half

You take me for granted by sending a Christmas card, abbreviation for "I love you"
I prayed and I chanted so you'd come back to me and all I get is a sentence or two

Well I don't need your fondest wishes or your best regards
And I don't need the kind of loving you send in your Christmas cards

The type is in twoface, a printed circuitry, cold as Christmas without good cheer
I write you a novel, you send me a plastic wish
Peace on Earth - something special this year!

But I don't need your fondest wishes or your best regards
And I don't need the kind of loving you send in your Christmas cards

I write you a letter, you send me a Christmas card
Seasons Greetings and Happy New Year
If you knew me better, you'd hop into parcel post
Send me yourself, I need you to be here

'Cause I don't need your fondest wishes or your best regards
And I don't need the kind of loving you send in your Christmas cards

Commentary:

The girl's name was Brenda and I met her on New Year's Eve while playing in her home town in Vermont with Steam. We fell for each other in a big way but when I had to leave her to go on the road with Steam, it broke her sweet little heart. It hurt me deeply to hurt her by having to leave even though I did offer her the opportunity to travel with us and have all that fun, but she wasn't able to make a decision to leave her home and come with me. I used to write my heart out to her in very long letters and then I would get back some post card or something brief with nothing in it to warm my heart. I wrote several really good songs about her and a couple of them are in this lost song collection because none of them ever did get recorded. But the lyrics are good and I do wish you could hear the melody and the chords because they are also quite good. If I ever do think of a way to get this one recorded, I would do it because it's a nice piece of straight ahead rock and roll and I also think the way I turned the happy Christmas card concept into a bitter statement is a bit original.


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