what do the lonely do at christmas what do the lonely do ooh tis the season to be jolly but how can i be when i have nobody yuletide carol doesn t make it better knowing that we won t be together a silent night i know it s gonna be joy to the world but it s gonna be sad for me what do the lonely do at christmas oh what do the lonely do at christmas the children can play with their new toys while their little hearts burst open with joy and lovers can kiss beneath the mistletoe choirs can sing those glorious songs of old but what is there oh for me to do now that it s christmas and i don t have you what do the lonely do at christmas oh what do the lonely do ooh what do the lonely do at christmas oh what do the lonely do at christmas what do they do what do they do what do they do i m talkin bout lowly people sometimes they do nothing but cry cry they imagine they imagine a whole lot of stuff yeah yeah yeah yeah i m talking bout lowly people what do they do they wish they wish they had someone to love yeah that s what they do that s what they do that s what they do hey what do they do what do they do 