Last Christmas Groove

Intro

(da-da-da) Uh-huh, alright

Slick bass, cold night, warm lights (yeah)

Snap the glove, lace the boots, feel that groove

Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, hey-ya

Verse

Last Christmas I stepped out under frosty streetlamps

Leather coat, mitten hand, neon-free camp (ha)

You were a comet in a paper crown, bright and quick

I was a slow-burning match, you blew out the wick

But this year the band’s loud, the brass is on my side

My smile’s been tuned, my step’s amplified

I’m cutting through the crowd like a ribbon of smoke

Saying goodbye to what was broke (yeah)

Pre-chorus

No more slow-sway sorrow, no more borrowed pain

I traded tears for tambourines and a subway train

(hey!) Move your feet, let the story change (let it change)

We’re rewriting midnight on a funk exchange

Chorus

Last Christmas, I walked out in my favorite boots (walked out)

Last Christmas, turned the heartbreak into new grooves (ooh)

Last Christmas, now I’m dancing down the avenue, yeah

Last Christmas, who cares, I’m feeling brand-new (brand-new)

Last Christmas, clap your hands, shake it loose (shake it loose)

Last Christmas, sing it loud, repeat the truth (repeat it)

Do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do-do (do it, do it)

Last Christmas, hey, I found my rhythm — woo, woo, woo

Verse

Snow on the sidewalk, but the floor is fireproof

Horn section winks, bassline is the proof

You thought you’d see me frozen, waiting in the cold

But I warmed up the room and I let the story unfold

There’s a ribbon on my pocket, a ticket in my hand

To the midnight parade where the band takes a stand

We swap our old regrets for a two-step twist

Spin away the blame, yeah, resist and persist

Pre-chorus

No more quiet apologies, no more waiting rooms

We got maracas for goodbyes and saxophone cartoons

(ah) Hear the chorus lift us, feel the night rearrange (rearrange)

We’re dancing out the ink of yesterday’s page

Chorus

Last Christmas, I walked out in my favorite boots (walked out)

Last Christmas, turned the heartbreak into new grooves (ooh)

Last Christmas, now I’m dancing down the avenue, yeah

Last Christmas, who cares, I’m feeling brand-new (brand-new)

Last Christmas, clap your hands, shake it loose (shake it loose)

Last Christmas, sing it loud, repeat the truth (repeat it)

Do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do-do (do it, do it)

Last Christmas, hey, I found my rhythm — woo, woo, woo

Bridge

(oh-oh) Horns answer like a wink in the dark

(ah-ah) Footwork dropping sparks, yeah, we hit the mark

Na-na-na, round and round, pass the cheer like a coin

Say goodbye to the bruise, let the new joy join

Uh-huh — clap, clap — stomp, stomp — one more time

We’re writing tomorrow on the underside of rhyme

Chorus

Last Christmas, I walked out in my favorite boots (walked out)

Last Christmas, turned the heartbreak into new grooves (ooh)

Last Christmas, now I’m dancing down the avenue, yeah

Last Christmas, who cares, I’m