Christmas Eve Alone

This happens every time you call my line
I’ve got plenty to say
About frat house propaganda
And the lengthening line
For contracting disease
It’s Christmas Eve alone
But Sally’s on the phone
I’m asking her about
The next time she’s driving home
Sally Ann she’s the sad one
But she smiles bright blue when I tell her the news
About how rescuers aren’t working
It’s Christmas eve so they can go home
About how Ronald Reagan’s had back rubs
And lots of new friends for living this far
And with our senator in a space ship
Then who will speak for us while he’s gone
It’s Christmas Eve alone
But sally’s on the phone
I’m asking her about
The next time she’s driving home
And Sally says
Oh, I am a human being
With floors and ceilings
And doors like you
I’ve even got a kitchen
And a cat named Richard just like you
I know the names of your kinfolk
And have had mine renamed like yours
We’ve got the same initials
And now my birthday is the same as yours
It’s Christmas Eve alone
But Sally’s on the phone
I’m asking her about
The next time she’s driving home