i was shopping on line at christmas time didn t want to wait in line with all the fools didn t want to be around that christmas cheer no more was about to click the checkout button be done with all my christmas shoppin suddenly my computer froze there was a knock at my front door i said who s that is it you laverne baby knew you d come back to me when i open the door there was a boy in rags with a tiny christmas tree he said my name is shawn my mama s got a wooden leg she wants flip flops for christmas i didn t come here to beg but if you have an extra flip flop i ll give my christmas tree to you she s only got one foot that works so one flip flop will do well i looked in that little boy s eyes they were welling up with tears i looked deep down inside my soul been hardened by the years i looked around the house where i d been hiding from mankind and i found that boy a flip flop laverne had left behind as the boy ran of with the flip flop i yelled to him what about my tree he said oh yeah shit i almost forgot and he left it there for me as he disappeared into the night i knew an angel had come to call cuz i got a free tree on christmas eve and i didn t have to leave the house at all yeah i didn t have to leave the house at all 