mama used to send us early to bed on christmas eve she became santa s helper and they took care of me we would wake up early from our beds only to see the love she had for all of us was left beneath the tree one day i know we ll be together when the lord brings me to you then i know i will be in heaven when my eyes can rest on you but until then i will remember all the good times that we ve shared i ll hang a star upon this tree for you on christmas day i know you ll be there too now that i am all grown up with children of my own i see the happiness in their eyes somehow i wish i d known but not a christmas day goes by that i will not see the gift you gave to all of us was the love you gave to me one day i know we ll be together then i know i will be in heaven i won t have to remember because i m standing there with you of a time that you and i always knew mama on christmas day i ll finally be with you joy to the world the lord has come