December MIA Songtext
von Bob Bennett

It seems that I′ve lost December
I must have misplaced it somehow
It should have been here
Right where I left it last year
Oh, what will I do now?

Shortly after Thanksgiving
I had a sneaking suspicion
Was this a calendar prank
Or was I drawing a blank
When the year's last month changed position?

I posted flyers all over town
Have you seen this month?
Reward if found
Dressed up for winter
Last seen at my door


I can′t remember if December
Has ever run away before
By way of description
It's thirty-one days
But they always go by pretty quick
All the other months are beside themselves
And some of them are worried sick

I decided to make door-to-door rounds
Have you seen this month?
Reward if found
I asked about Hanukkah and Christmas Day
Will there be a New Year's Eve
If December is M.I.A.?

The shopkeeper complained
"Don′t bother me
I′ve got way too much stress and inventory"

I went to the fireman
And all he would say
"Check your wiring and water your tree every day"

A neon-vested lady knew not of the loss
She just held up a stop sign so children could cross

The policeman, he told me
In this situation
I should call the desk sergeant down at the station


It seems that I've lost December
I must have misplaced it somehow
It should have been here
Right where I left it last year
Oh, what will I do now?

Oh, what will I do now?
Now that December has gone away
December M.I.A.