Something Real

Once again it's Christmas time And the world resumes the drill Tried to stoke the same old magic But I can't feel the thrill Things have changed it's all so different How am I to cope Caught in memories so gilded Times of joy and hope But we get older Winter gets colder Things don't remain the same It's only natural Old homes are long gone Loved ones who pass on Nothing feels the same now But I'm not gonna let it destroy The joy that I keep in my soul Yeah it hurts when things change But I'm choosing to focus on what I control So I'll give it my all don't you judge me I am making the choice to be happy So I'll do what I need even fake it If that's what it takes to feel something So I'm going through the motions The tinsel and the snow Anything to grab that feeling That I used to know You can think it childish of me Overboard with lights All the corny decorations and Carols warm and bright Sure we are older But now we're bolder Things can't remain the same It's only natural New homes we're making Steps we are taking To forge something brand new Yeah I'm not gonna let it destroy The joy that I keep in my soul Sure it hurts when things change But I'm choosing to focus on what I control So I'll give it my all don't you judge me I am making the choice to be happy So I'll do what I need even fake it If that's what it takes to feel something And so little bit by bit I'm reclaiming it The joy in my spirit I know things can't stay the same No one is to blame Life goes on and I'll keep trying to make something new If I can do it well then so can you So can you Yeah we're not gonna let it destroy The joy that we keep our soul Sure it hurts when things change But we're choosing to focus on what we control So we'll give it our all don't you judge us We are making the choice to be joyous So we'll do what we need even fake it If that's what it takes to feel Something real