Christmas Comes Around

[Verse 1] The chair by the window's a little more worn Grandpa's watch on the mantel, still keeping the time Half of us grew, and a few of us gone But the kettle still whistles the same as it did When we were nine [Pre-Chorus] The photographs change on the hallway wall New faces we didn't know last fall [Chorus] And Christmas comes around Every road leads back to this same old ground Whatever we lost, whatever we found We fold back into one another now Snow on the roof, warm light on the ground Christmas comes around [Verse 2] There's a high chair pulled up where a baby now sits Her laugh sounds like someone we buried last spring Mom sets one more plate than she thinks that she needs And nobody says it, but we all understand What that means [Pre-Chorus] The gravy still spills, the youngest still fights And the oldest still falls asleep by the lights [Chorus] And Christmas comes around Every road leads back to this same old ground Whatever we lost, whatever we found We fold back into one another now Snow on the roof, warm light on the ground Christmas comes around [Bridge] The names on the doorframe keep climbing the wall Someday it'll be my hand that lets go of it all But the table won't shrink, it'll only make room And the ones who come after will gather here too [Chorus] 'Cause Christmas comes around Every road leads back to this same old ground Whatever we lost, whatever we found We fold back into one another now [Outro] So pass me the bread, let the candles burn down Christmas comes around Christmas comes around