[00:06.42]The winter's flaking snow is brushin' through the pinewood trees [00:12.61]I stuff my hands deep down inside my coat [00:19.22]I think of years ago and half remembered Christmas trees [00:25.81]And faces that still warm me with their glow [00:32.34]The cold and empty evening hangs around me like a ghost [00:38.73]I listen to my footsteps in the snow [00:45.44]The sound of one man walking through the snow can break your heart [00:51.99]And stopping doesn't help, so I'll go on [00:58.80]And Christmas eve can kill you [01:01.92]When you're trying to hitch a ride to anywhere [01:11.63]The icy air I'm breathin's all that keeps me on my feet [01:18.25]I feel like I've been walking all my life [01:24.85]A car goes runnin' by; the man don't even turn his head [01:31.58]Guess he's busy bein' Santa Claus tonight [01:37.93]The saddest part of all is knowin' if I switched with him [01:44.56]I'd leave him stumbling ragged by the road [01:51.14]I'd ride that highway to the arms of my sweet family [01:57.82]And forget about the stranger in the cold [02:04.37]And Christmas eve can kill you [02:07.65]When you're tryin' to hitch a ride to anywhere [02:14.05]And as I walk I'm singing to myself 'O Silent Night' [02:24.00]Hopin' I can save those other souls [02:30.43]Oh, God forgive the man that drives right by the other man [02:36.77]Take pity on the stranger in the cold [02:43.71]Cause Christmas eve can kill you [02:47.07]When you're tryin' to hitch a ride to anywhere