Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds — I Do Dear I Do

[Verse 1] I wish you happy Christmas I do, dear, I do I wish for you the stars, babe I wish for you the moon [Verse 2] You can sit, and you can drink your champagne With your gibbering goon I hope he's being good to you I do, dear, I do [Verse 3] Ain't no ill wind blow your way Wish that you will keep safe Up there in your leather, babe With your ivory and ape [Verse 4] Things down here are fragmented In fact, they've exploded all over the room I think everything's a little off-center, babe I do, dear, I do [Verse 5] You said, that to love me you must set me free Now, that may all be very well Still I miss you baby More than words can really tell [Verse 6] Sometimes I cannot sleep The greatness of my hate for you Sometimes I cannot sleep For I miss you [Verse 7] May your day be bright as the eyes Of the girl that I once knew May your sun be happy yellow, babe And your sky be baby blue [Verse 8] I miss your manic scratchings And your howling at the moon Ten steps behind me With your dustpan and broom [Verse 9] I hope you wish for me All the things I wish for you Health, hope, and happiness The sun and the moon [Verse 10] Say hello to the one Who really don't have a clue I'll be calling you soon I think I love you I do, dear, I do