Capital Lights - His favorite christmas story

He me^Gt her up in Delaware in ^C193^D7 ^GShe was wearing red lipstick to m^Catch her pretty dre^Dss ^GDecember 24th at a qu^Carter till ele^Dven is when he^G finally gained the courage to a^Dsk her to dance

It was the ni^Gght before Christmas, it was l^Cove at first si^Dght The caro^Glers sang as they da^Cnced through the ni^Dght She was a s^Gmall town girl, he was a t^Craveling ^Dguy He never ca^Gught her name before they s^Caid their goodbye^Ds

^GA couple years later he was o^Cut on the ro^Dad ^GHaving Christmas dinner in a d^Ciner al^Done When he s^Gaw a young waitress with a g^Cleam in her e^Dye Her favorite ^Gday of the year she showed her ^Cspirits were h^Digh She said ^Csir can you shed a little ^Gholiday c^Dheer ^GA simple Christmas story was all she w^Canted to h^Dear He looked prep^Gared with a smile as he st^Carted to s^Day here’s my fa^Gvorite Christmas story about a g^Dirl with no name

He said I^G met her up in Delaware in ^C193^D7 ^GShe was wearing red lipstick to m^Catch her pretty d^Dress ^GDecember 24th at a qu^Carter till el^Deven is when^G I finally gained the courage to a^Dsk her to d^Gance

Every h^Goliday season as he tra^Cveled he’d ^Dtell about his C^Ghristmas dance partner that he n^Cever knew we^Dll He’d sh^Gare his favorite story with the l^Cocals he m^Det He was ca^Glled the Christmas story tellin t^Draveling m^Gan

^GBy age 53 he had d^Cone settled d^Down ^GAll the neighborhood kids liked to g^Cather aroun^Dd Just to liste^Gn to his stories about his ^Clife on the roa^Dd ^GAll he had now were these ch^Dildren he t^Gold And ev^Cery Christmas eve they showed^G up before ^Ddark H^Ge’d tell them all the story but th^Cey knew it b^Dy heart They could q^Guote it word for word, he alwa^Cys told it ^Dthe same. It was his favorite Chr^Gistmas story called the g^Dirl with no name

^GHe said I met her up in Delaware in ^C193^D7 ^GShe was wearing red lipstick to m^Catch her pretty d^Dress ^GDecember 24th at a qu^Carter till el^Deven is when^G I finally gained the courage to a^Dsk her to d^Gance

^GTwenty years later as he ^Ctook his last ^Dbreath It was on a c^Gold Christmas morning on a ^Chospital ^Dbed The chi^Gldren were grown, he ha^Cd nobody ^Dleft Except the li^Gttle old nurse who was ho^Dlding his hand He said Ma’am ca^Cn you share a little ^Gholiday ^Dcheer A si^Gmple Christmas story was all he w^Canted t^Do hear But his e^Gyes filled with tears at the w^Cords that s^Dhe spoke Because his favorite C^Ghristmas story was th^De one that she told

She said I m^Get him up in Delaware in ^C1937^D Though I n^Gever caught his name he was ^Ca travelin^Dg man Dec^Gember 24th at a qu^Carter till ^Deleven I’m so g^Glad he got the courage ^Dto ask me t^Go dance.