Patti LaBelle - Every Year, Every Christmas lyrics

I don't know how love could do this to me I've waited and waited for someone I'll never see But I'm so sentimental and I'm so hopeful you'll be there Here I am every year, every Christmas I've wished for you in my heart and in my head I got my answer that first moment we met Oh yes, I believed you as you told me, as you said You'd be here every year, every Christmas There must be a lesson for me to learn If you don't trust in love, you'll get nothing in return Why should I be lonely? Don't tell me it's right Oh, I have my pride but I'd rather be with you tonight So much emotion, ooh, it's driving me mad But I'll take my chances with these feelings that I have And I'll come back to this same corner, to this corner where we met I'll be here every year, every Christmas Mere words can't explain the pain and the fear 'Cause oh, I wonder, yes, yes, I wonder Are you gonna leave me standing here? Today's almost over but I don't want to leave Has my heart, tell me, has my heart made a fool out of me? My friends gather 'round me with holiday cheer They say, to forget you, to let you go 'cause you're not here Well, I can't keep explaining What they'll never, oh, they'll never understand 'Cause I'm gonna be here They don't know why I'm here every year Oh, they don't understand why I'm here Oh, I'm waiting, oh yes, I waited Oh, every year Oh, let me make it clear I'll be here every year, every Christmas Yes, I will, yes, I will, oh, I will Every Christmas, Christmas, Christmas Oh, I'll be waiting for you Merry Christmas everyone Mr. Luther Vandross, we love you