One That Was Missing

(To the one that I was missing)
(To the one that I was missing)
To the one that I was missing
(To the one that I was missing)
(To the one that I was missing)

City lights are blinking in rhythm with December
Every window glowing like it's trying to remember
All the laughter, all the years
Hot cocoa, wrapping paper, hidden tears
There's a stocking by the fireplace
With a little extra empty space
I hung it there without a name
But I feel you just the same

Carols playing on the radio
Familiar words I used to know
But every harmony I sing
Feels like it's missing one small thing
I smile for every photograph
Cut the tree and try to laugh
Yet underneath the silver lining
There's a quiet heart still pining

All the ornaments still shine
But something's different this time
Every bell that softly rings
Echoes what the winter brings

You were the one that was missing
The voice my heart keeps wishing
In every snowflake falling down
In every light across this town
You were the warmth in the cold night air
The silent answer to my prayer
Now every star above is glistening
But you're the one, the one that was missing

(To the one that I was missing)
(To the one that I was missing)
To the one that I was missing
(To the one that I was missing)
(To the one that I was missing)

Midnight mass and candlelight (oh-oh-oh)
Faces glowing soft and bright (oh-oh-oh)
I close my eyes and almost see
You standing right in front of me
Your coat still hanging by the door
Your footsteps on the wooden floor
Memories wrapped in gold and red
All the little things you said
The way you'd hum off-key

While hanging lights up on the tree
The way you'd always tease
And kiss my cheek in winter breeze
They say that time can heal the pain
Like snow that washes clean the rain
But some December wounds remain
Like footprints frozen in my brain

All the gifts beneath the tree
Still don't feel complete to me
Every choir that softly sings
Leaves a space between the strings

You were the one that was missing
The voice my heart keeps wishing
In every snowflake falling down
In every light across this town
You were the warmth in the cold night air
The silent answer to my prayer
Now every star above is glistening
But you're the one, the one that was missing

(To the one that I was missing)
(To the one that I was missing)

Maybe love don't disappear
Maybe it just changes here
Turns into a quiet glow
In every falling flake of snow
Maybe you're in every chime
In every church bell keeping time
Maybe heaven lets you see
How much you still mean to me

So I'll light a candle in your name
Let it flicker through the flame
Whisper softly through the night
I'll be okay, I'll be alright
Even if my heart keeps listening
For the one that's always missing

You were the one that was missing (oh, yeah)
The voice my heart keeps wishing
In every snowflake falling down (down, down, down, baby)
In every light across this town
You were the warmth in the cold night air (ooh)
The silent answer to my prayer
Now every star above is glistening
But you're the one, the one that was missing

Snow keeps falling, soft and slow
Covering the world below
Christmas comes, and carols sing

(To the one that I was missing)
This Christmas
(To the one that I was missing)
You're the one I was missing
(To the one that I was missing)
This Christmas
(To the one that I was missing)
You're the one I was missing
This Christmas
(To the one that I was miss)
You're the one I was miss
This Christmas
(To the one that I was missing)
You're the one I was missing

To the one I miss