Raise the curtain
on December '88
Leading Lady and Supporting Actor
in the parts they played
and he dreams of loving her
but he never seems to see
that she loves him
but not enough to fill his dreams

Raise a cup
for the lovers and actors
the ones most wounded by the show
They play their parts
and they swallow their hearts
and hope for a love
to melt the snow

The party goes on around then
her Leading Man in his space
but she can see Supporting Actor
and the things he hides on his face
and she wants to show her love for him
but that's not what he needs, she knows
but she wants to see him happy
so she whispers "I'll kiss you under the mistletoe"

Raise a cup
for the lovers and actors
the ones most wounded by the show
They play their parts
and they swallow their hearts
and hope for a love
to melt the snow

The moment is made
the moment exists
even after decades
he still thinks of that kiss

Outside it was snowing
shining up the pavement and the wood
inside he was glowing
he knew she loved him as much as she could
and for the stars watching from the heavens
and all the actors down below
we close the curtain
and move on with the show.

Raise a cup
for the lovers and actors
the ones most wounded by the show
They play their parts
and they swallow their hearts
and hope for a love
to melt the snow