If We Make It Through December -- Merle Haggard

If we make it through December  Everythings gonna be all right I know
It's the coldest time of winter And I shivver when I see the fallin snow
If we make it through December I got plans of bein in a warmer town come summer time
Maybe even California If we make it through December we'll be fine

I got laid off down at the factory And their timing's not the greatest in the world
Heaven knows I been workin' hard I wanted Christmas to be right for daddy's girl
Now I don't mean to hate December It's meant to be the happy time of year
And why my little girl don't understand Why daddy can't afford no Christmas here

If we make it through December Everythings gonna be alright I know
It's the coldest time of winter And I shivver when I see the fallin' snow
If we make it through December I got plans of bein' in a warmer town come summer time
Maybe even California If we make it through December we'll be fine


If We Make It Through December" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music singer Merle Haggard. It was released in October 1973 as the lead single from album, of the same name. The song was included on Haggard's Christmas album released that year. In the years since its release, "If We Make It Through December" — which, in addition to its Christmas motif, also uses themes of unemployment and loneliness             (wikipedia)