Last Christmas
Halloran & Kate Lyrics

Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
I gave you my all, my heart, and soul.

But the very next day, you gave it away
You took it all for granted and gave it away effortlessly.

This year, to save me from tears
To spare myself from the pain and heartache,

I'll give it to someone special
I will entrust my heart to someone who appreciates it and will not mistreat it.

Once bitten and twice shy
I have been hurt once, and I'm afraid to experience it again.

I keep my distance
To avoid being vulnerable and getting hurt again, I keep my distance

But you still catch my eye
Despite my efforts not to, you still manage to draw me in.

Tell me, baby, do you recognize me?
I have changed; do you even recognize me anymore?

Well, it's been a year
A lot of things have happened since we last met.

It doesn't surprise me
I am not shocked at your inability to see the differences in me.

Merry Christmas
The start of a new holiday season

I wrapped it up and sent it
I carefully packaged my heart, and sent it to you.

With a note saying, "I love you"
An expression of how much I still care about you.

I meant it
I genuinely mean what I wrote in the note.

Now I know what a fool I've been
I see now that my love for you clouded my judgment and turned me into a fool.

But if you kissed me now
If you were to do something like this, I would forget all that has occurred.

I know you'd fool me again
I'm aware that despite everything that has occurred, you would trick me again.

A crowded room and
A place filled with many people

Friends with tired eyes
My friends are exhausted from comforting me, providing me a shoulder to cry on.

I'm hiding from you
I am actively trying to steer away from you.

And your soul of ice
You have a heart of stone, and you do not feel anything for anybody.

My God, I thought you were someone to rely on
I put my faith in you and believed in you, but you have failed me.

Me? I guess I was a shoulder to cry on
I was there to be your support, but it ended up leaving me heartbroken.

A face of a lover with a fire in his heart
A face that genuinely loves and cares about others.

A man undercover, but you tore me apart
Your true intention was hidden, but you ended up hurting me profoundly.

now I've found a real love
I've found something way better than you.

You'll never fool me again
I'm smarter and wiser now, and you will never be able to deceive me again.

Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
I gave you all of me.

But the very next day, you gave it away
You disregarded everything I gave you and threw it away.

This year, to save me from tears
This year, I'm taking care of me.

I'll give it to someone special
I will give my love and heart to someone who values me and treats me better.