I'll Believe in You Lyrics – Elf
I'll Believe in You Lyrics
Michael and Emily
[EMILY]
So, in the spirit of Christmas, what do you want for Christmas?
[MICHAEL]
I don't know, I only know what I don't want for Christmas.
I don't want a check
That's made out to cash,
Or a corporate re-gift
From some secret stash.
I'd like a day with my dad.
[EMILY]
Just a day?
[MICHAEL]
Make that two.
If you can do that, Santa,
I'll believe in you.
[EMILY]
I don't want a trip
To some hip salon,
Or trendy perfume
I'll never put on.
I'd like to feel like he cares,
[MICHAEL]
Even if it's not true.
[MICHAEL & EMILY]
If you can do that, Santa,
I'll believe in you.
Even though it's been years
Since you've heard from me,
I thought it was worth a shot.
If it's true that you're magic, I guarantee,
We could use all the magic you've got.
[MICHAEL]
I can get you some cookies,
If that's what it takes.
I've heard stories, and I know the deal.
[MICHAEL & EMILY]
You just slide down the chimney
And fix our mistakes.
Now if only I thought you were real...
[MICHAEL]
If you were real.
[EMILY]
I guess that's our list,
Our letter is done.
[MICHAEL]
Is it really a list
If it adds up to one?
[MICHAEL & EMILY]
Make him part of our lives,
Not just passing through.
If you can do that, Santa,
I'll believe in you.
Yes, if you do that, Santa,
I'll believe in you.
So, good luck, Santa—
Here's hoping you come through.
[EMILY]
Signed, Emily.
[MICHAEL]
And Michael, too.
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by Matthew Gumley, Beth Leavel
Writer(s): Matthew Sklar, Chad Beguelin
So, in the spirit of Christmas, what do you want for Christmas?
[MICHAEL]
I don't know, I only know what I don't want for Christmas.
I don't want a check
That's made out to cash,
Or a corporate re-gift
From some secret stash.
I'd like a day with my dad.
[EMILY]
Just a day?
[MICHAEL]
Make that two.
If you can do that, Santa,
I'll believe in you.
[EMILY]
I don't want a trip
To some hip salon,
Or trendy perfume
I'll never put on.
I'd like to feel like he cares,
[MICHAEL]
Even if it's not true.
[MICHAEL & EMILY]
If you can do that, Santa,
I'll believe in you.
Even though it's been years
Since you've heard from me,
I thought it was worth a shot.
If it's true that you're magic, I guarantee,
We could use all the magic you've got.
[MICHAEL]
I can get you some cookies,
If that's what it takes.
I've heard stories, and I know the deal.
[MICHAEL & EMILY]
You just slide down the chimney
And fix our mistakes.
Now if only I thought you were real...
[MICHAEL]
If you were real.
[EMILY]
I guess that's our list,
Our letter is done.
[MICHAEL]
Is it really a list
If it adds up to one?
[MICHAEL & EMILY]
Make him part of our lives,
Not just passing through.
If you can do that, Santa,
I'll believe in you.
Yes, if you do that, Santa,
I'll believe in you.
So, good luck, Santa—
Here's hoping you come through.
[EMILY]
Signed, Emily.
[MICHAEL]
And Michael, too.
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by Matthew Gumley, Beth Leavel
Writer(s): Matthew Sklar, Chad Beguelin
Music video
Elf Lyrics: Song List
- Act I
-
Overture (Instrumental)
- Christmastown
- World's Greatest Dad
- In the Way
- Sparklejollytwinklejingley
- I'll Believe in You
- In the Way (reprise)
- Just Like Him
- A Christmas Song
- World's Greatest Dad (Reprise)
- Act II
-
Entr'acte (Instrumental)
- Nobody Cares About Santa
- Never Fall in Love (with an Elf)
- There Is a Santa Claus
- The Story of Buddy the Elf
- Nobody Cares About Santa (reprise)
- A Christmas Song (reprise)
- Finale