Written by Taffy Nivert Danoff, William Thomas Danoff
By Alan Jackson E A Just last year when I was only seven E A Now I'm almost 8 as you can as you can see A D B7 You came home a quarter past eleven A E A And fell down underneath our Christmas tree Chorus Solo Momma smiled and looked outside the window She told me, "Son you better go upstairs" Then you laughed and hollered Merry Christmas I turned around and saw my momma's tears Chorus 2 times E D A No, I don't wanna see my momma cry