Last Christmas, you gave me your heart

I think that was your heart

Never mind, I'm pretty sure it was

But the point is that the very next day

I didn't give it away

Last Christmas, you gave me your heart

And I held onto it

I kept it close at all times

Never letting it out of my sight

I mean, how could I?

It was a present... all for me

Last Christmas, you gave me your heart

It made me happy

'Cause you made me happy

And it kind of only meant one thing

That I'm your 'someone special'

Last Christmas, you gave me your heart

And I thought, "what a brave thing to do"

"That was very sweet of you"

Looking back now though, and I'm sure even you know

Yours weren't the only heart I received

I treasured your heart

I treasured all the hearts

If I were to be honest though

I was a tad bit more fond of yours

It was the one that never grew tired

I treasured your heart

I knew how much it meant to you

You only had one, so no, I did not set it aside to rot

It was always in my hand

And I gripped it as tightly as I could

I treasured your heart

I gazed at it a lot

Throbbing, beating, sometimes palpitating

It looked lovely, felt great even

And it never failed to make me smile

I treasured your heart

I think it almost died a couple of times though

I can't bring myself to wonder why

But hey, it's still alive, just little roughened up

It'll survive...I think

This year, to save you from tears

I gave you the chance to run away"

God knows you deserved it

But I must really be something

Because once again, you've given your heart to me

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Tapos na ang UPIS days

Bakasyon na naman

Ngunit akin pang hinihintay

Regalong kanyang nais ibigay.

Subalit paano kami magkikita

Kung tapos na ang pasukan?

Wala nang natitirang araw

Wala ng panahon para magregaluhan.

Aba, hindi pa pala

May lantern parade pa

Pupunta ako

At pupunta rin siya.

Habang palakad-lakad

Sa aki'y may biglang tumawag

Napalingon sa kanan

At sa kanya ay nagulat.

Isang regalo ang iniabot

Habang hingal pa sa paghabol

Aking tinanggap

At ako'y mabilis na nagpasalamat.

Simple

Ngunit alam kong pinaghirapan

Hindi man gaanong kamahalan

Ito'y aking nagustuhan.

Sa tuwing nadadaanan ng tingin

Ang regalong bigay niya

Lahat ay aking naaalala

Higit sa lahat naalala ko siya.

Goodbye to the fast pace of 2014

And hello to the much awaited 2015

Thanks for the memories that were worthwhile

And the ones that will never be forgotten

Goodbye to the regrets I had

To the moments I’d like to forget

To the times that were full of happiness

And the events I wished had ended instead

Hello to a new beginning

To a new chapter

To a hopefully less regretful year

And to a new me

But I wouldn’t like to forget everything

Because there is someone

Someone I wouldn’t like to say goodbye to

And that person is you

Even though memories can be so traumatic

They can also be so pleasing

There were so many times that I would just like to give up

But there is always something, an inspiration that stands in between

So here’s to a new year

With more smiles than frowns

More ups than downs

And more successes than disappointments