Blue Rodeo - Getting Ready for Christmas Day lyrics

From early in November to the
Last week of December
I got money matters weighing me down
Oh the music may be merry
It's only temporary
I know Santa Claus is coming to town
In the days I work my day job
In the nights I work my night
But it all comes down to working man's pay
I'm getting ready, I'm getting ready
Ready for Christmas Day hey

I got a nephew in Iraq
It's his third time back
But it's ending up the way it began
With the luck of a beginner
He'll be eating turkey dinner
On a mountain top in Pakistan

I'm getting ready, oh, I'm getting ready
For the power and the glory and
The story of Christmas Day oh

I'm getting ready, oh, I'm getting ready
For the power and the glory and
The story of Christmas Day

If I could tell my Mom and Dad
About the things we never had
It never mattered, we were always okay
I'm getting ready, I'm getting ready
I'm getting ready for Christmas Day

I'm getting ready, oh, I'm getting ready
For the power and the glory and
The story of Christmas Day oh

I'm getting ready, oh, I'm getting ready
For the power and the glory and
The story of Christmas Day
I'm getting ready, oh, I'm getting ready
For the power and the glory and
The story of Christmas Day
For the power and the glory and
The story of Christmas Day