Capital Lights - His favorite christmas story

He me^At her up in Delaware in ^D193^E7 ^AShe was wearing red lipstick to m^Datch her pretty dre^Ess ^ADecember 24th at a qu^Darter till ele^Even is when he^A finally gained the courage to a^Esk her to dance

It was the ni^Aght before Christmas, it was l^Dove at first si^Eght The caro^Alers sang as they da^Dnced through the ni^Eght She was a s^Amall town girl, he was a t^Draveling ^Eguy He never ca^Aught her name before they s^Daid their goodbye^Es ^AA couple years later he was o^Dut on the ro^Ead ^AHaving Christmas dinner in a d^Diner al^Eone When he s^Aaw a young waitress with a g^Dleam in her e^Eye Her favorite ^Aday of the year she showed her ^Dspirits were h^Eigh She said ^Dsir can you shed a little ^Aholiday c^Eheer ^AA simple Christmas story was all she w^Danted to h^Eear He looked prep^Aared with a smile as he st^Darted to s^Eay here’s my ^Afavorite Christmas story about a g^Eirl with no name

^AHe said I met her up in Delaware in ^D193^E7 ^AShe was wearing red lipstick to m^Datch her pretty d^Eress ^ADecember 24th at a qu^Darter till el^Eeven is when^A I finally gained the courage to a^Esk her to d^Aance

Every h^Aoliday season as he tra^Dveled he’d ^Etell about his C^Ahristmas dance partner that he n^Dever knew we^Ell He’d ^Ashare his favorite story with the^D locals he^E met He was ca^Alled the Christmas story tellin t^Eraveling m^Aan

^ABy age 53 he had d^Done settled d^Eown ^AAll the neighborhood kids liked to g^Dather aroun^Ed Just to liste^An to his stories about his life on the ^Droad ^{E A}All he had now were these ch^Eildren he t^Aold And ev^Dery Christmas eve they showed^A up before ^Edark H^Ae’d tell them all the story but ^Dthey knew it^E by heart They could q^Auote it word for word, he alwa^Dys told it ^Ethe same. It was his favorite Chr^Aistmas story called the g^Eirl with no name

^ATwenty years later as he ^Dtook his last ^Ebreath It was on a c^Aold Christmas morning on a ^Dhospital ^Ebed The chi^Aldren were grown, he ha^Dd nobody ^Eleft Except the li^Attle old nurse who was ho^Elding his hand He said Ma’am ^Dcan you share a little holiday cheer ^{A E} A si^Ample Christmas story was all he w^Danted ^Eto hear But his e^Ayes filled with tears at the w^Dords that s^Ehe spoke Because his favorite C^Ahristmas story was th^Ee one that she told

She said I m^Aet him up in Delaware in ^D1937^E Though I n^Aever caught his name he was ^Da travelin^Eg man Dec^Aember 24th at a qu^Darter t^Eill eleven I’m so^A glad he got the courag^Ee to ask me^A to dance.