Jeffrey Lesser - Surabaya-Santa lyrics

JESSICA I was just seventeen when you rode into town Just a girl full of fantasies and longings I saw you, I knew I had to be with you And you looked in my eyes And you asked me my name And I trembled before you like a baby And gently, I kissed you (Who could resist you?) You took me heart and soul! And before I had a chance to take control We retired to your palace on the Pole Where we only have ourselves And the reindeer and the elves And a lot of things we've never said About the life I could have led If I had had the sense to stay away But, here we are, Nick And so, Nick I know it's time for you to go, Nick I know by now I'll never claim you for my own I've been resigned to spend my Christmases alone And so, au revoir, Nick It's grand, Nick I don't pretend to understand, Nick I saw you look at Blitzen long and lovingly The way you used to look at me I have sat twenty years in this draughty retreat As the latest in the line of "Mrs. Claus"-es I've sat here and wondered what you want from me But you sit by yourself on the couch in the den And you watch "Miracle on 34th Street" You get sad and dreamy Can't even see me Won't even say "Hello!" Now you tell me that it's time for you to go Sling your sack upon your back and "Ho-ho-ho!" And what matters most of all Is to sit inside some mall And you'll never think of me While I am pining by the tree But never mind, I will survive when you are gone! I set you free, Nick Goodbye, Nick! Go drive your reindeer through the sky, Nick I don't suppose you'd ever want me by your side I know you now, you want a plaything - not a bride! So on your way, Nick! Shalom, Nick! Don't feel a need to hurry home, Nick - Should I need comfort in a cold and bitter storm I've got the elves to keep me warm Nick? Nick! I didn't mean it - I'm just going crazy all cooped up in here! Oh, Nick - please take me with you - please! I'm your wife, dammit! Is there one ounce of human decency buried beneath those layers of fat? You disgust me. (She spits) Oh, it's so easy to judge, isn't it? Deciding who's naughty and who's nice! Who died and left you God, Mr. Claus? But never mind, Nick! Okay, Nick - I hate to keep you from your sleigh, Nick When you return, I will be many miles away I'll have my lawyer call your lawyer New Year's Day! That's all for me, Nick! Gangway, Nick! I'll miss you less than I can say, Nick Have fun with all the little boys along your route - I'll get the mansion and the factory, to boot! I will not wait until the snow beneath me thaws - I will escape Your Santa Claws!!