merry christmas everybody yeah merry christmas everybody big deal hey man what s wrong with you jermaine yeah that s no kind of attitude this only happens once a year hey fellas don t bug him he and his girl just broke up so get off his back can t you see there s tears in his eyes yeah he s cryin look he s cryin don t cry don t cry don t cry christmas won t be the same this year without her loving arms holding you so near christmas won t be the same this year without her loving arms holding you so near i see the lights but they don t shine for me i see the presents underneath the christmas tree our house decorated my friends are celebrating christmas won t be the same this year without her loving arms holding you so near christmas won t be the same this year without her loving arms holding you so near the neighborhood kids are having so much fun counting off the days til santa claus comes and i see the mistletoe hanging from my door i wish i could kiss you again like i did before  christmas won t be the same this year without her loving arms holding you so near so go on girl and have your fun don t spoil your time thinkin about me this time next year my darling dear hopefully you ll be having dinner with me christmas won t be the same this year without her loving arms holding you so near christmas won t be the same this year without her loving arms holding you so near 