I hear sleigh bells ring, but I haven't heard a word from you in years I hear sleigh bells ring, but I haven't heard a word from you in years I hear choirs singing, but I'm just sitting here crying Christmas tears Everybody's singing Merry Christmas, as they watch the starry sky fill with rain, dear Everybody's singing Merry Christmas, as they watch the starry sky fill with rain, dear I'm smiling on the outside, but on the inside I'm crying Christmas tears And you've been gone, you've been gone, for a long, long time You've been gone, but it's Christmas, I can't keep you off of my mind Yes, you've been gone, you've been gone, for a hundred years or more You came back, making merry, Merry Christmas on my door I need you, baby, to hold me tight I need you, darling, on this Christmas night And as I sit and I think of those long, lonely years I can't help but cry Christmas tears And you've been gone, you've been gone, for a hundred years or more You've been gone, but it's Christmas, I can't keep you off of my mind You've been gone, but it's Christmas, I can't keep you off of my mind You've been gone, but it's Christmas, I can't keep you off of my mind