Intro verse 1 Well, there's crying in the kitchen, there's running in the hall Winchester wasn't hanging on the wall And it didn't seem like Christmas very much at all Interlude verse 2 Mama set me to choppin' wood before the snow She said, "Daddy's gone to Richmond and that's all you need to know" I said, "I want to know why Carla' got that blood on her clothes" Carla came home, middle of the night Sunglasses on and tears in her eyes Carla came home but not just for Christmas time Interlude verse 3 When Carla met Tom Walker, Daddy said, "He ain't no count" He'd grab his gun and go hunting when she'd bring him to the house Now something tells me Tom Walker is out of the picture now Carla came home, middle of the night Sunglasses on and tears in her eyes Carla came home but not just for Christmas time Instrumental x2 verse 4 Well, they quit searching for my brother-in-law Gave him a week then they called in the dogs Well, there won't nobody miss him 'cept maybe his ma Carla came home, middle of the night Sunglasses on and tears in her eyes Carla came home but not just for Christmas time Carla came home, middle of the night Sunglasses on and tears in her eyes Carla came home but not just for Christmas time Carla came home but not just for Christmas time