Chris De Burgh — Bethlehem

[Verse 1] I saw three kings riding through the desert as the day begins "We bring great joy to the birth of a baby boy By the star we have been led To this place," then someone said "The people that you´re looking for have never been here at all" [Verse 2] I saw two birds, one was a hawk, the other was a dove One said, "I am war", the other one said, " I am love," As they flew up to the sky, they got too close to the sun And with a flash of light the dove fell to the ground [Chorus] Sometimes we never know, when it´s time for letting go Last night I heard them say "No! We will never let that happen again!" But it´s a long, long way from here to Bethlehem Yes it´s a long, long way from here to Bethlehem [Verse 3] I heard one man saying that the lion can lay down with the lamb But in the cage there´s nothing left The lion has gone and the lamb is dead No one gets in or out, and to be heard they´ve got to shout That the words of the Lord are written on the city walls [Verse 4] I saw Saint Paul talking to the devil, like the best of friends They said "let´s make a deal and bring this cursed war to an end" As they stood there shaking hands The Devil signed his name to the plan After a couple of days there was nothing there at all [Chorus] Sometimes we never know, when it´s time for letting go Last night I heard them say "No! We will never let that happen again!" But it´s a long, long way from here to Bethlehem Yes it´s a long, long way from here to Bethlehem [Bridge] Much has changed in the modern world There´s no time for the long ago Many problems that we have Are from the greatest story ever told [Outro] And it´s a long, long way, to Bethlehem It´s a long, long way, to Bethlehem It´s a long, long way, to Bethlehem It´s a long, long way