[why don't you open me up]

candy cane girl
don't you know your name girl

[yeah]

twelve people gonna ask you just the same girl
what a world
christmas once a year girl
that's three hundred and sixty four tears girl
so when christmas finally comes
and nobody's got a gun
and you think it might be fun girl
to hang around
think again girl

[why don't you open me up
huh]

candy cane boy
don't you know your name boy
nine people gonna tell you just the same boy
you're [alone son / a lone sun?]
in the middle of a million
and nobody knows how to talk to children
oh, when christmas finally comes
and nobody's got a gun
and you think it might be fun
to get a new toy
think again boy

[oh]

oh when christmas finally comes
and noone's got a gun
and you think it might be fun
to make a stand
think again man