Jesus Envy Lyrics - Eric Schwartz

Snow is falling in the city 

Past the windows which cast a glow 

Through the curtains, friends and flirtin 

Christmas trees and mistletoe 

Snow keeps fallin in the city 

Powdered sugar on the hats of passersby 

And all I can do is eat Moo Shu 

And cry, cry, cry 

'cause Ive got Jesus Envy 

Jesus Envy 

I remember each December 

As the preparations reached a fevered peak 

And the Tabors, my next-door neighbors 

Would jump into high gear each Christmas week 

And all their tree lights and other delights 

Made my menorah look like someones cruel hoax 

Til my shrink, Dr. Charoses made the diagnosis 

And named the feeling that each Christmastime evokes 

He called it Jesus Envy 

Jesus Envy 

Dont get me wrong. Im proud to be a member of the tribe 

But I abhor Manischewitz all the more 

With every glass of eggnog I imbibe 

And I always give a dollar to the sidewalk Santas 

As they ring their little bells outside the stores 

'cause they say that Christmas isnt Christmas without the Salvation Army 

And herpes isnt herpes without the sores 

Old Ebenezer was a grumpy grouchy geezer 

Who would rather lose a leg than spend a pound 

One day I asked him why, and his answer was surprising 

He said he couldnt find a tzedakah box around 

You see, old Ebenezer was really Eleazer 

And he didnt say Bah Humbug 

Just the baruch-hu 

Maybe Ebenezer just had Jesus envy too 

He had Jesus Envy 

Jesus Envy