One More Street

You draw the route on an envelope Like we're crossing a mountain range Past the school and round the corner To the house with the runaway sleigh You say, "We'll be back in half an hour" Pull my scarf out of the door Then we see that glowing penguin And we both know what comes next, of course

I point beyond the traffic lights You give me that familiar sigh

One more street Take the long way with me There's a garden full of reindeer That we haven't got to see One more street Let the whole town shine You can say it's getting chilly But your hand is warm in mine Christmas looks a little brighter When you take your time with me Come on, darling One more street

You know I love the crowded windows Every colour, every size And the little plastic snowman Who leans sideways by the sign You'd be happy by the radiator With the football coming on But you stand there while I count the rooftops And you ask which way I'm going next

It's not the lights I'm singing for It's you saying, "There's one more"

One more street Take the long way with me There's a garden full of reindeer That we haven't got to see One more street Let the whole town shine You can say it's getting chilly But your hand is warm in mine Christmas looks a little brighter When you take your time with me Come on, darling One more street

At last we reach our own front gate You stop before the key goes in Say, "They've done the windows up on your road" With a very serious grin You fold the envelope away And offer me your arm Oh, husband of mine, you know exactly How to keep a December warm

One more street Take the long way with me Let the little glowing penguin Have the last word on our evening One more street Then we'll call it a night Merry Christmas to the man Who never minds another light

You've already got your arm out One more street