There is a list of names

All written in a book

I know that every year I take a look

These names are a part

Not of the book they're written in

But in my very heart



My life is so much better

Than it was before you came

Once you've known someone the years cannot erase

The memory of a pleasant word

Or of a friendly face

When I send out my love

That's addressed to you

Cause you're on the list of names

I am indebted to

When I send out my love

That's addressed to you

Cause I have a list of names

And I included you



It's only the thought that counts

(The thought that counts)

Every year I realize

The biggest gift that God can give 



Is knowing people just like you



I feel composed of each remembered name

You may not be aware

Of feeling quite the same

Whether I've known you many years or few

You will always have a part

In shaping the things I do



It's only the thought that counts

(The thought that counts)

It's all for you