I want a gift for Christmas, one gift is all I need
It is a great gift, a rare gift, I do not want it out of greed
Every year I ask the same, but I have lost all hope
After all I am just a dog, to be tied with a rope
The men they shout "go away!" whenever I come near
"You Street dwelling animal don't come over here!"
All I want is a crumb of bread, to help me through the day
But I receive only hate, distrust and disdain
I watch the other children, they laugh and play
But I can't expect such things to be granted to a stray
I am meant to be alone, that is what I’ve been told
Left outside, unwanted, embraced only by the cold
A dog, an animal, do I deserve to die?
If I am an animal then why do I still cry?
The Christmas lights touch my tears, they shimmer in the night
Will I ever escape these harsh streets, or am I just a blight?
Thrown away like some filthy old rag many years ago
What I have done to deserve this fate I truly do not know
Please save me, please help me, please rescue me today
Is there a chance this haunting pain will ever go away?
I make a wish for Christmas, this is all I ask
I have nothing to give, no home, no parents, no cash
All I want is one little thing, oh great Lord above
Please, dear Lord in Heaven.....can I just be loved?
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