Last Christmas, I gave you my heart This year, to save me from tears I'll give it to someone special (special) But the very next day, you gave it away (you gave it away) But the very next day, you gave it away I'll give it to someone special Once bitten

White sparrows fell from heaven and carried her away Black arrows cut the strings of my heart, I kneel and pray They gave her one more day To say the words I couldn't say Today I walked down our old street Past the diner where we'd meet Now I dine alone

This year, to save me from tears I'll give it to someone special But the very next day, you gave it away Last Christmas, I gave you my heart (I gave you my heart) Last Christmas, I gave you my heart Once bitten and twice shy I keep my distance, but you

I'll give it to someone special Last Christmas, I gave you my heart But the very next day you gave it away This year, to save me from tears A face on a lover with a fire in his heart Once bitten and twice shy I keep my distance But you still catch my eye

Where were you You came along one promise too late When I could have loved you When I gave my heart away All my life I've been dreaming of you I would have waited forever If I'd known that you'd be here We could have shared our lives together And held

I gave you my heart I'll give it to someone special Last Christmas But the very next day you gave it away To save me from tears A face on a lover with a fire in his heart I'll give it to someone, I'll give it to someone special Once bitten and twice shy

Outside looking in, my heart lied I gave you everything, everything but blood Everything I had, and everything I've loved You tore away and left me dead inside Another chapter in my life The sun has set, only ashes left behind It turns out I was always

Like it was burnin' way back With the same ol' flame that got away and never gave my heart back Aww, and that same ol' flame burns I'm still the same ol' boy in love Me and you and this town we been through it you could say that I guess some things never

While you walk away with the frosting of my heart The slice of heaven that I gave to you last night I’m not a piece of cake for you to just discard If I am just a piece of cake I am just a piece of cake (cake) Then, you're just a piece of meat You're

In that moment I gave my heart away Forever your eyes Will hold the memory Forever your eyes will hold the memory I saw your heart as it overtook me We tried so hard to understand and reason But in that one moment I gave my heart away I gave my heart