The Everly Brothers: Christmas Eve Can Kill You
The Everly Brothers composed one of the most heartbreaking holiday tunes of all time with “Christmas Eve Can Kill You.” This is not from their groundbreaking period of early rock and roll songs in the ’50s, but instead from their period of country music production that came after. Originally released in 1972, this was one of their last singles before breaking up, but is now a beloved classic for those who have discovered it over the years.
The winter’s flaking snow is brushing through the pinewood trees
I stuck my hands down deep inside my coat
I think of years ago and half remembered Christmas trees
And faces that still warm me with their glow
The cold and empty evening hangs around me like a ghost
I listen to my footsteps in the snow
The sound of one man walkin’ through the snow can break your heart
But stopping doesn’t help, so on I’ll go
And Christmas Eve can kill you
When you’re trying to hitch a ride to anywhere
The icy air I’m breathin’ is all that keeps me on my feet
I feel like I’ve been walking all my life
A car goes running by, the man don’t even turn his head
Guess he’s busy being Santa Claus tonight
The saddest part of all is knowing if I switched with him
I’d leave him stumblin’ ragged by the road
I’d ride that highway to the arms of my sweet family
And forget about the stranger in the cold
And Christmas Eve can kill you
When you’re trying to hitch a ride to anywhere
And as I walk I’m singin’ to myself, Oh Silent Night
Hoping I can save those other souls
Oh, God forgive the man who drives right by the other man
Have pity on the stranger in the cold
‘Cause Christmas Eve can kill you
When you’re trying to hitch a ride to anywhere
To learn more about The Everly Brothers, check out their Wikipedia page.
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