All I Want for Christmas

I want an A in chemistry
I want broccoli to taste like chocolate and chocolate to taste like motor oil
I want peace on earth and goodwill towards man
I want God to send me a note, just to let me know He's thinking about me

I want a pony

I want money to be no object, for once
I want the Christmas carol CDs to mysteriously disappear
I want to see my sister without make up
I want to see my brother clean-shaven
I want to see my mother sober
I want more laughter than shouting

I want the dishes to do themselves

I want to be free from responsibility
I want to be free from desire
I want to drown my fears in the bathtub and then bury them in the backyard
I want to cry until I'm empty
I want to sleep until I'm 40
I want 20/20 vision and perfect hair
I want the voice in the back of my head to shut up
I want the voice in my heart to speak up
I want to forget pain
I want to remember innocence

I want and I want and I want and I want
and I wait
and I ache.