That Hat

Department store windows Cashmere and corduroy Aluminum snowflakes on strings We move to the next one And there is the hat you want Mechanical angels all sing Let there be peace on earth And let it begin with me I wish that I could buy that hat If only I had the means The next day I come back Alone just to take a look The more that I looked I got sad But still I rode up To Apparels-Accessories Thinking of you in that hat Blessed be the poor like me Who never have asked for much I'm only thinking of the joy I'll bring to the one I love Right there before me In black felt and velveteen I feel my heart start to pound The store clerk ignores me For more well-dressed customers The moment that she turns around Hark, I hear the angels sing Nobody has to know I take the hat under my coat And pray for my journey home I made it home