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
 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
 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
 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 (I'll give it to someone special)