Lyrics

Pass it on to you
(Naomi Lewis/Randall Lee Anderson)

Grandma could see my disappointment as I tore open the old box
The doll was old and stained, and it was made of cloth
She said her mama made it, 'cause that's what they used to do
It's the night before Christmas; I want to pass it on to you

Grandma's no longer with us, and I'm kind of ashamed of myself
I forgot that I had stashed it on a closet shelf
Now I appreciate it, but it makes me feel so small
I never really thanked her for her mama's doll

If she could have left it to my sister, it would have been a precious toy
But I was an only child, and I was just a boy

My daughter stares in disapproval at the crumbling cardboard box
She says "Dad I think you're losing it" like she's been double crossed
I say, "There's a story behind it, one you'll grow into"
"It's the night before Christmas, I want to pass it on to you"
The night before Christmas, I want to pass it on to you