Merry Christmas, I'll Be There

Verse 1

Wipers fighting the white, headlights barely cutting through

Tail lights in the distance, everybody's already there but you

Engine's humming low, tires spinning like they got somewhere to be

I'm twenty minutes out and the snow's writing a different story

Pre-Chorus

I can see the porch light in my head

Tree glowing red and green instead

Cookies on the counter, someone laughing in the kitchen

Yeah, the night's a mess but the feeling's still hitting

Chorus

I'm stuck in the snow but I'm coming home

Christmas is waiting with the ones I love the most

Snow on the windshield, heat on full blast

I got joy in my chest and I'm not letting go of that

Late for the party, late for the lights

But my people are ready and the night's still bright

I'm stuck in the snow but I'm coming home tonight

Verse 2

Radio's playing some old carol, I turn it up and sing along

Phone's lighting up with "where are you?" and I just text back "soon, hang on"

Presents under the tree, someone's already poured the cider

I can almost hear my sister yelling that the rolls are getting dryer

Pre-Chorus

I know the roads are slow, I know the night's not perfect

But perfect's overrated when the house is full of people

Who already know me, who already saved me a seat

Yeah, I'm gonna get there, just not as clean as I planned to be

Chorus

I'm stuck in the snow but I'm coming home

Christmas is waiting with the ones I love the most

Snow on the windshield, heat on full blast

I got joy in my chest and I'm not letting go of that

Late for the party, late for the lights

But my people are ready and the night's still bright

I'm stuck in the snow but I'm coming home tonight

Bridge (half-time feel, then building back)

Let the flakes keep falling, let the world keep spinning slow

I got a house full of love and a heart that already knows

That the tree doesn't care if I'm late

The lights don't care if the roads are a mess

They'll still be burning when I get there

And I'll still be home, yeah, I'll still be home

Final Chorus

I'm stuck in the snow but I'm coming home

Christmas is waiting with the ones I love the most

Snow on the windshield, heat on full blast

I got joy in my chest and I'm not letting go of that

Late for the party, late for the lights

But my people are ready and the night's still bright

I'm stuck in the snow...

(I'm coming home)

I'm stuck in the snow...

(But I'm coming home tonight!)

Outro

Merry Christmas, I'll be there...

Merry Christmas, I'll be there...

Yeah, I'm coming home.