Verse
Twelve dollar tree with the lights half strung
Still get the tinsel wrapped around my thumb
Box of old records, needle finds the groove
Same three songs but I still know the moves
Snow's coming down like it's got somewhere to be
I'm just standing here holding on to what I need
Pre-Chorus
Every year it slips a little faster
Can I bottle up the after
Before the tree comes down and the year turns cold?
Chorus
I'm keeping this, I'm keeping this
The cinnamon, the porch light kiss
The reason that I still believe in
Holding on to the best part of the season
Won't let it go, won't let it fade
I'm dancing in the cold I made
Got my coat on, got my proof
Nothing's leaving me, not you, not truth
Verse
Grandma's china out, we use it once a year
Cousins arguing over who sits here
I burned the rolls but nobody seems to mind
We're louder now to leave the quiet behind
Streetlights flicker gold on the frozen ground
I'm not asking why, I'm just holding what I found
Pre-Chorus
Every year it slips a little faster
Can I bottle up the after
Before the tree comes down and the year turns cold?
Chorus
I'm keeping this, I'm keeping this
The cinnamon, the porch light kiss
The reason that I still believe in
Holding on to the best part of the season
Won't let it go, won't let it fade
I'm dancing in the cold I made
Got my coat on, got my proof
Nothing's leaving me, not you, not truth
Bridge
Come January, the boxes go back in the attic
Silence hits the hallway, static
But I keep a spark behind my ribs all year
So when December calls again, I'm already here
I'm already here
Chorus
I'm keeping this, I'm keeping this
The cinnamon, the porch light kiss
The reason that I still believe in
Holding on to the best part of the season
Won't let it go, won't let it fade
I'm dancing in the cold I made
Got my coat on, got my proof
Nothing's leaving me, not you, not truth
Not you, not truth
