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Snow (Merry Christmas)

by Present Rhymes

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Merry Christmas! Here's our gift to you, it's homemade with love. Enjoy and share!

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Intro
(Mertz & B. Rouille)
I like snow on my Christmas
I like cutting down a real tree
Man I'm over the wishlist
I'd rather be with family

Verse 1
(Mertz)
For those that don't know me I'm a little pessimistic
My parents kinda tried but didn't raise me religious
I didn't wanna so I didn't have to read the scriptures
But that doesn't mean that we don't celebrate Christmas
When we were young we had to wait, I guess that we got bored
Cause nowadays we pop 'em open all the night before
It started out with just one, then it slowly grew
& now before it even comes our celebration's through
It makes me wonder why we do it in the first place
Santa Clause is coming cause it's Jesus Christ's birthday?
But only if you're good. Yea, Ok...
You gonna tell me every year that I was well behaved?
Because I got my presents, even as an adolescent
Disrespectful little kid complaining every other second
A little hellion, loud and rebellious
Probably not the worst, but for sure on the naughty list
I got a lot of gifts that I felt entitled to
& always knew what they were
From snooping through my parent's room
I'm not the best a giving, I guess I missed the point
Isn't Christmas supposed to be for spreading joy?
Yea, but what it really taught me was
Expect what I want & feed into my greed
But now I'm older and I see that I was wrong, so here's a gift
I don't have the money so I wrote a song

Chorus
(B. Rouille)
I like snow on my Christmas
& cutting down a real tree
I'm over the wish list
I'd rather be with family
Tracks in the snow
So I don't stroll blindly
25 years so I have a few behind me

(Mertz)
I like snow on my Christmas
& cutting down a real tree
I'm over the wish list
I'd rather be with family & friends
Cause all of them are more important than
Anything that you can open up and hold in your hands

Verse 2
(B. Rouille)
5 AM, top of the stairs, silent, waiting
Almost going crazy with anticipation
We were shaking
Santa had come, a whole year I was patient
I knew he brought my favorite toy and I could just taste it
6 o'clock on the dot, down the stairs quickly
I can't be stopped so you better stay with me
Stacked colored boxes wrapped by the tree
& I'm ripping open everyone that started with the letter "B"
Joy to the world, yup, everything is all good
The good boys and girls get exactly what they should
But now that I'm older I gave Santa closure
Grew up fast like hanging artwork from posters
Giving gifts are great but buying them are stressful
It's all about the family being healthy, I'm blessfull
Don't like the presents now as much as the company
With 3 generations standing right in front of me
Even though they're insane we try to make it work
Cause I know they have my back just like my favorite shirt, yea
Drinking anything, whatever you want, name it
Hammered with my relatives and I will never change it
Late night activities, jolly, having fun
Putting toys together, night before, just for the little ones
Gotta show some love to the fam while you can
Cause we wait a whole year till we do it again

Chorus
(Mertz)
I like snow on my Christmas
& cutting down a real tree
I'm over the wish list
I'd rather be with family & friends
Cause all of them are more important than
Anything that you can open up and hold in your hands

(B. Rouille)
I like snow on my Christmas
& cutting down a real tree
I'm over the wish list
I'd rather be with family
Tracks in the snow
So I don't stroll blindly
25 years so I have a few behind me

Outro
(B. Rouille)
Alright y'all, Merry Christmas from the Present Rhymes crew
& if you don't celebrate Christmas that's ok, Happy Holidays
We all do our own thing
We're just here to spread the love and spread the joy
What Christmas is really about
Thanks to anyone out there who's helped us along the way
We love ya!

credits

released December 24, 2012
Written & Recorded by Mertz & B. Rouille
Produced & Mixed by Mertz
Mastered by Zach Crawford
© 2012 Mertz & Sun Productions, LLC.

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Present Rhymes Burlington, Vermont

Hailing originally from the fledging hip-hop scene of Burlington, Vermont, Present Rhymes is one of the most exciting and original hip-hop acts to come out of the 802 area code. Made up of MC’s Mertz, B Rouille and DJ Rico, Present Rhymes has earned opening gigs for hip-hop lions like Akrobatik (of The Perceptionists), Big Pooh (of Little Brother), Keith Murray (of Def Squad) and more. ... more

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