Last Christmas I gave you my heart

But the very next day, you gave it away

This year

To save me from tears

I'll give it to someone special

Once bitten and twice shy

I keep my distance but you still catch my eye

Tell me, baby, do you recognize me?

Well, it's been a year, it doesn't surprise me

Merry Christmas, I wrapped it up and sent it

With a note saying 'I love you'. I meant it

Now I know what a fool I've been

But if you kissed me now, I know you'd fool me again

Last Christmas I gave you my heart

But the very next day, you gave it away

This year

To save me from tears

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

I'll give it to someone special

A crowded room and friends with tired eyes

I'm hiding from you and your soul of ice

My God, I thought you were someone to rely on

Me? I guess I was a shoulder to cry on

A face on a lover with a fire in his heart

A girl on a cover but you tore her apart

Maybe this year

Maybe this year I'll give it to someone special

'Cause last Christmas I gave you my heart

But the very next day, you gave it away

This year

To save me from tears

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

I'll give it to someone special

And last Christmas

And this year

It won't be anything like, anything like

Last Christmas I gave you my heart

But the very next day, you gave it away

This year

To save me from tears

I'll give it to someone special