Chorus:
Last Christmas I gave you my heart,
But the very next day, you gave it away.
This year, to save me from tears,
I'll give it to someone special.
Repeat Chorus

Once bitten, and twice shy,
I keep my distance, but you still catch my eye.
Tell me, baby,
Do you recognize me?
It's been a year,
It doesn't surprise me.

Happy Christmas.
I wrapped it up and sent it,
With a note,
Saying "I love you", I meant it.

Now I know,
What a fool I've been.
But if you kissed me now,
I know you'd fool me again.

Repeat chorus
Repeat chorus

A crowded room,
Friends with tired eyes.
I'm hiding from you,
And you're so revived.

My God, I thought you were someone to rely on,
Me? I guess I was a shoulder to cry on.

A face on a lover,
With a fire in his heart.
A man undercover,
But you tore him apart.
Maybe next year,
I'll give it to someone special.

Repeat chorus

Someone...

Who'll give me something in return,
Hold my heart and watch it burn.
I thought here you would stay...
I had you love me for a day.

I thought you were someone special,
So I gave you my heart.