Policeman's Xmas Party Lyrics

Lyric discussion by cjbnc 

Cover art for Policeman's Xmas Party lyrics by Five for Fighting

Thanks dluse for the USA Today reference. The attempted murder happened in John's home on July 28. The housekeeper and boyfriend were charged on Sept 1. The song is John's nightmare of being involved stabbing and subsequent investigation for 4 weeks and running.

I always wanted to know the meaning of this song. It's interesting to hear these references. I had my own interpretation that is completely wrong but it helps me to enjoy the song each time I listen.

I imagine the song being written from the perspective of a Police Robot (probably futuristic). Police robots can do many of things in the song like defuse bombs, surveillance. In the future perhaps they can process crime scenes. If you could give them feelings they would be wishing they could go to a Policeman's Christmas Party and get funky on the dance floor....