A Great Big Sled

The Killers

This snowman is shaping up to be an eight but not out of ten
The robots awake to find that they've been taped down
Wondering when they break though these chains
But little boys have action toys for brains

I'm living proof, it can last a long time, now the girls up
The street are innocent and sweet while their all in bed
They got their makeup and dreams of wonderland

Sprinkled inside their heads soon they will change
But tonight Hollywood hills never seem so strange
Their mothers pray it will last a long time

I wanna roll around like a kid in the snow
I wanna relearn what I already know
Just let me take flight dressed in red
Through the night on a great big sled
I wanna wish you merry Christmas
Ho, ho, ho

Now the boys are all grown up
And there working their fingers to the bone
They go around chasing them girls on the weekend
You know they still can't be alone

I've been raking my brain
With thoughts of peace and love
How on earth did we get so mixed up
I pray to God, it don't last a long time

I wanna roll around like a kid in the snow
I wanna relearn what I already know
Just let me take flight dressed in red
Through the night on a great big sled

I hear the sound of bells
There's something on the roof
I wonder what this night will bring

I wanna roll around like a kid in the snow
I wanna relearn what I already know
Just let me take flight dressed in red
Through the night on a great big sled

I wanna wish you merry Christmas
Can't do that
I wanna wish you merry Christmas
Can't do that


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A Great Big Sled Lyrics as written by Dave Brent Keuning Brandon Flowers

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    Yeah, they do a Christmas song every year around this time. I love this one though...It shows that Flowers still has that little boy mentality. I believe the ending is about how politically incorrect the saying "Merry Christmas" is. It's stupid if you ask me, Christmas is religious. So everyone should be able to say it without being criticized. I also like how he realizes he is wanting peace. He is surprised when he comes to this. heh.

    carrera13on November 20, 2007   Link

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