The first song written by The Cracked John (Juan) Tully of Maryland and I. John wrote the verses lyrics and I wrote the bridge lyrics as well as the music.
Lyrics
It's Christmas Eve in Hard Luck Town
A dirty snow is falling down
No carols fill the night with joy
No child waits for brand new toys
And Santa never makes his rounds
On Christmas Eve in Hard Luck Town
No one speaks in the dead end bar
Dimly lit with a blinking star
There’s a ghost from long, long past
Pours some memories in your glass
He lifts a toast, but there's no sound
On Christmas Eve in Hard Luck Town
- Bridge -
While Prostitutes huddle together on icy street corners
The homeless stand and shiver in their dirt
The Shylock greets the losers with his warning:
“It’s pay-up time or someone will get hurt”
In every house, on every street
No stockings hung, no Christmas trees
No manger scene in the city square
No Christmas cards are ever shared
No happy endings will be found
On Christmas Eve in Hard Luck Town
