Christmas in New Orleans Songtext
von Rickie Lee Jones

It′s Christmastime here in New Orleans
The streets are all empty but for we three Queens
Who follow the fire of an old guitar
That burns so bright over the local bar

I know you told me girl
"Why do you let them see you cry?
Look away, look away like me"
And your crowd went wild

Who can say what breaks inside?
Me I woke up in the wings
And I still can't recognize
This sounds my scars make when I sing

But how could you explain a life as crazy as ours?
How would I explain a love that fell down from the stars?
And burned a light into the dark
That was my life for a while


And now you wake up again
In that old black hat
Another dream of me
Bet you don′t tell her that

Now you roll over
Turn and smell her hair
You know, it's warm down here Christmas
We all hope you're cold up there

How do we explain a time as crazy as ours?
How do you explain a love that fell down from the stars?
And burned a light into the dark?
That was my life for a while

So when you′re lost out here
On the other side of desire
Come on in and warm your hands
On our eternal fire
We′re all drinking and singing songs
Full of Christmas cheer
And every ghost there at the bar
Wishes that you were here