Bethlehem lyrics - Chris De Burgh
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"
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Once In A Lifetime lyrics - Chris De Burgh
I look in your eyes, I see your smile
I love the way you're movin' with grace and style
Sunrise on the ocean, it feels so good
Nothing could be better cause I'm here with you
Once in a lifetime, love comes this way
Once in a lifetime, it's here to stay
Been waiting for the right time, you are the one
Once in a lifetime and the moment has come
There's no time to lose when I'm with my girl
We got to keep on moving, got to see the world
Heading off down to Mexico and up the Rio Grande
It's all there for living got to make a plan
Once in a lifetime, we come this way
Once in a lifetime, we see this day
Been waiting for the right time, this is the one
Once in a lifetime, and this moment has come
Nobody knows what tomorrow may bring
Or how life will be everyday
So treasure the moment and hold it before it has gone
Oh, wheeh, heah
And here in our home, there's so much to see
Places to go, for you and me
A Caribbean Sunset dancing in the Sun
With you by my side, I'm a lucky lucky man
Once in a lifetime, we come this way
Once in a lifetime, we see this day
Been waiting for the right time, this is the one
Once in a lifetime, and the moment has come
Once in a lifetime, we come this way
Once in a lifetime, we see this day
Been waiting for the right time, this is the one
Once in a lifetime, and the moment has come
Once in a lifetime, and the moment has come
Once in a lifetime, and the moment has come
The Open Door lyrics - Chris De Burgh
"Time is on my side,
We'll be home before the morning,
With this evening's tide,
We will sail in with the dawn;"
So said the weary Captain,
To his loyal men,
"And soon we'll see from years upon the ocean
Our home again;
Fill your hearts with pride,
For it's every man among you,
Who has given all, and beside,
There are new lands we have found;
We have seen the wonders
At the far ends of the world,
But nothing to compare to our dear homeland,
But oh the stories, so many stories!
We've fought with Pirates hand to hand,
Plundered treasure, taken land,
This in the name of God and King,
All the livelong day, all the livelong day;
We've seen fearful monsters from the deep,
Mountains high where Devils sleep,
Saved poor souls from the roaring sea,
All the livelong day, all the livelong day;
All the livelong day, now we're coming home;
So take me down to the Open Door,
And I'll be on my way,
To see the ones who've been waiting for
Our ship to come this day;
Lets drink a glass to the men who fought,
The Bravest of the Brave,
And sing a song on these golden shores,
For we are home again;
We're coming home, we're on our way,
We are home again."
Heart And Soul lyrics - Chris De Burgh
There's a light that shines
In the darkest night,
From a window far below;
And a maiden fair,
Who is living there,
Of my love she does not know;
But I have no riches to give her,
I have no diamonds or silver,
And the only way to show my love,
Is with my heart and soul;
When I see her there in the Market Square,
She always smiles at me;
And it's then we talk of the things we love,
In the natural world we have seen;
And she speaks of the beauty around her,
And I'm so happy I found her,
But the only way to show my love,
Is with my heart and soul;
Will she take the hand of a humble man,
Who has no words to say,
All the things he feels, but his love is real,
Forever and a day;
Like a bird who flies in the evening sky,
I wait for night to come;
Then I'll see her light
That is shining bright,
For me it's like the sun;
And tomorrow I'll go to see her, and tell her,
All the things that I feel for her,
And I pray that she will say to me,
"I want your heart and soul,
Here's my heart and soul,
Together heart and soul."
Chain Of Command lyrics - Chris De Burgh
Here lies poor John, John from Aberdeen,
He gave his life for King and Country,
Only seventeen;
Well the Generals sat down with their Port and a bottle of wine,
"We have a problem here right now,
And we're running out of time,
This madman of a Leader keeps changing our battle plans,
And the King said he wants no more of this troublesome man";
So they called for the Captain and told him,
"We need a volunteer; our Leader is a traitor,
And he must be gone from here;
A simple execution, but nothing can be seen."
So they gave the job to John from Aberdeen;
And he said, "Oh no, it must be done,
Justice coming from the barrel fo a gun;
Oh no what can I do, someone has to pull the trigger,
Blame it on the Chain of Command,
I will have to pull the trigger,
Blame it on the Chain of Comman!"
Right then at the killing poor John was taken by surprise,
And they told him in prison "Your story is a pack of lies!"
And the General said in the Courtroom,
"For this murder you will pay,
You'll be shot at dawn, do you have anything to say?"
And John said "I was only following orders,
And I knew that it was wrong,
But what else could I do?
And now my life has gone."
Oh no, what has he done,
He killed a man with a bullet from a gun,
Oh no, what could he do, someone had to pull the trigger,
Blame it on the Chain of Command;
Oh no, it has been done,
Justice coming from the barrel of a gun,
Oh no, what could he do?
Someone had to pull the trigger,
Blame it on the Chain of Command!
Someone had to pull the trigger,
Blame it on the Chain of Command!"
The Chain of Command,
The Chain of Command,
The Chain of Command.
Confession lyrics - Chris De Burgh
I got a confession to make
I can't get you out of my mind
And what an impression you made
When I saw you for the very first time
When I met you with your boyfriend then I knew right away
He wasn't the right one for you
And the way he made you cry, you knew it too
I got a confession to make
It was me that sent the rose and champagne
And when I came to your rescue, you gave me your number that day
So when you told me on the phone you're alone again
You'd love to have me around to your home someday
Well I'm waiting, waiting for you
And I will get down on my knees
And I'll beg you, darling, please
Don't keep me waiting here so long
Because I've got an aching heart
And I want to make a start
So let's just see how far we can go
I've got a confession to make
I can't get you out of my mind
No obsession to say it
But I've got to get you into my life
I will be there in the morning, walking down your street
We're both looking now for a chance to meet
Because you told me, you're wanting it too
So I will get down on my knees
And I beg you, darling, please
Don't keep me waiting here so long
You say you've got an aching heart
And that you want to make a start
So let's just see how far we can go
I've got a confession to make
I've got a confession to make
I've got a confession to make
I'm falling in love with you
With you
Homeland lyrics - Chris De Burgh
This is my homeland, the place where I was born,
And through my childhood, was safe and secure,
Like many children, knew nothing of war,
We were playing and laughing and playing,
Here's another photograph of where we used to love,
Our house was always a safe place to be,
But now it's gone, only rubble and dust,
We were hoping and praying and hoping,
Oh, all has gone;
This is my homeland, the place where I was born,
And like my father and his one before,
We've raised our families and worked for them all,
With our hopes and our dreams
And our hopes and our dreams
And then came the thunder and so many people running,
From the cities and the battlefields,
And as the bombs rained down,
We were hiding from the bullets and the guns;
Oh can you imagine how it has been for us to be losing everything?
As the world stood still we would never know what every day would bring;
Every day, every day, every day;
So we came to your country, you were there with open arms,
To give shelter from the storm,
We are doctors and lawyers,
And all of us people like you;
Oh can you imagine how it would be for you to be losing everything?
As the world stood still you would never know what every day would bring,
Every day, every day, every day
There is always hope in the human heart,
For better days ahead.
Cry No More lyrics - Chris De Burgh
When the evening turns to gold
And thoughts return to my home
That is when I miss you most of all
Many oceans we have crossed
To find a place we can stay
Now only dreams can take us back again
And we will go there together
And watch our river flow
We will stay there forever
The place we cannot go
And we will dream of our homeland
Upon that distant shore
Lay your head on my shoulder
'Till you cry no more
The autumn leaves will fall
And here the dream for us all
Is someday we will see our home again
And we will go there together
And watch our river flow
And stay there forever
The place that we will go
And when we're back in our homeland
Upon that distant shore
With your head on my shoulder
You will cry no more
With your head on my shoulder
You will cry no more
Shipboard Romance lyrics - Chris De Burgh
A Shipboard Romance from Capetown to Cairo,
Born on the sea where memories stay,
And though he was from England, she from Germany,
War was still far away;
They hit a bad storm off the couast to Mombasa,
Battered and bruised, the ship carried on,
When he held her and told her that all will be well,
She knew that he was The One;
She said "You are my hero and you are my love,
You came to me from the heavens above,
All of my life I've been waiting for you,
I know that this is more than a Shipboard Romance!"
He gave her a gift of a beautiful diamond,
"A memory of me when you're far away,"
At the end of the journey, tears goodbye,
Never knowing if they'd meet again;
But Fate has a way of changing our lives forever,
When he saw in the paper a valuable diamond for sale;
So he went to the place in Holland,
And then when he saw her face, she ran to his arms,
And all the years just fell away with her tears;
A Shipboard Romance from Capetown to Cairo,
Born on the ocean where memories stay,
And the elderly couple were so much in love,
Hand in hand every day;
And she'd say,
"He is my hero and he is my love,
He came to me from the Heavens above,
All of my life I've been waiting for him,
I knew that this was more than a Shipboard Romance
I knew that this was more than a Shipboard Romance!"
Falling Rain lyrics - Chris De Burgh
Oh in the falling rain
We were dancing all the night away
Oh when the morning came
Dancing again and again
In the falling rain
They whisper like shadows from my long ago
And walk through the heartache of my dreams
Where are they now, all those who filled my life
My world?
We were young then and never before
Had the freedom to run through the door
When the time had come, we just could not wait anymore
We remember
Oh oh in the falling rain
We were dancing all the night away
Oh when the morning came
Dancing again and again
In the falling rain
We may be older now but we had fun
We don't want to know the things our parents have done
Times may have changed, but there is nothing new under the sun
So young man go back to your world
Go back to your dreams and the girls
The future is here waiting to take you away
We remember
Oh oh in the falling rain
We were dancing all the night away
Oh when the morning came
Dancing again and again
In the falling rain
Oh oh when the morning came
Dancing again and again
Dancing again and again
Dancing again and again
In the falling rain
In the falling rain
In the falling rain
In the falling rain
All For Love lyrics - Chris De Burgh
There is nothing wrong
For you to feel this way
You're trying to be strong
It's harder every day
You have to run a home
A job and family
But sometimes it's too much
And no one else can see
'Cos men can be to blind
And focus out of range
When superwoman cries
Then something has to change
So tell him that you really had enough
Show him that it's really out of touch
Tell him when it's getting all too much
And you just want him to hold you
Tell him he should take a look at you
And open up his eyes to all you do
Show him that you need him by your side
And that you do this all for love
He'll say in his defense
His days are busy too
And life can be intense
But that is no excuse
Yes I can be so blind
And focus out of range
When my superwoman cries
Then something has to change
So tell me when you really had enough
Show me that I'm really out of touch
Tell me when it's getting all too much
And you just want me to hold you
Tell me I should take a look at you
And open up my eyes to all you do
Show me that you need me by your side
And that you do this all for love
Show me that you need me by your side
And that you do this all for love
All for love
All for love
Hold On (I'm On My Way) lyrics - Chris De Burgh
Now the days are getting longer
My dreams are growing stronger
I need to be back home again
With the one I love
Not a job to be had where I'm from
No one left, it seems they've all gone
Up there in the northern towns
Shipyards closing down
Oh but here in the south
I've had enough
It's time to go back home
Hold on cause I'm on my way
You're going to feel my kisses come today
Hold on when I'm on the train
You're going to hear that whistle blow
Be strong cause I'm on my way
You're going to feel my loving arms today
Not long till I'm on the train
You're going to hear that whistle blow
Many more have had to leave now
Gotta find a job and somehow
Make a living in a different world
That our fathers knew
Better days will surely be here
I got to go cause I gotta see her
So hard for those at home
Waiting all alone
And when you call at night
And you begin to cry
It's time to go back home
Hold on cause I'm on my way
You're going to feel my kisses come today
Hold on cause I'm on the train
You're going to hear that whistle blow
Be strong cause I'm on my way
You're going to feel my loving arms today
Not long cause I'm on my train
You're going to hear that whistle blow
You're going to hear that whistle blow
You're going to hear that whistle blow
Hold on
Hold on, cause I'm on my way
Hold on
Hold on, cause I'm on my way
Hold on
Hold on, cause I'm on my way
Hold on
Hold on, cause I'm on my way
Hold on
The Land Of The Free lyrics - Chris De Burgh
If you go down to the water
And look out to sea
There will be a ship sailing
Away on the breeze
She is heading for America
And that's where I'll be
For the tide it is turning
For this land and me
There's no end to the darkness
A blight on the land
We are drowning in hardship
No place for a man
With a dream that will take him
To where the wind blows
I can't pay the Middleman
So I must go
With rain in my heart, sun on my back
There's a new world that's waiting for me
We've been praying for a miracle
And that's what we'll see, when we're sailing to America
The Land of the Free
There are many there before us
Who with open arms, will give every hope
To a man who works hard
There'll be others who hate us and do as they please
But anything is better than this place on it's knees
With rain in my heart, sun on my back
There's a new world that's waiting for me
We've been praying for a miracle
That's what we'll see, when we're sailing to America
The Land of the Free
There'll be some that will greet us
Like dust in the wind
"Go back now to where you came from;"
And I'm told that they'll treat us like pigs in a pen
So I know that I must be strong, I must be strong
With rain in my heart, sun on my back
To the new world that's waiting for me
We've been praying for a miracle
And that's what we'll see, when we're sailing to America
The Land of the Free
We'll be sailing to America
The Land of the Free
The Land of the Free
The Soldier lyrics - Chris De Burgh
They used to see him everyday
Walking down the beach
An old man with his memories
No friends or family
They say he'd been a solider
And a hero from the war
A solitary man who lived alone
And on the day he died
His medals were by his side
And a letter in his hand that said
"I have always been a soldier
I have served my King and my Queen
Now I'm getting older
I can only dream
When I make that final journey
I will turn my face to the sea
In this world of changes
Please remember me."
The paper ran a story on
This brave and humble man
"There's no one here to mourn him
Can someone lend a hand?"
And on the day they brought him down
To the place where he would lie
There were thousands on the street
To say goodbye
And many more would go
In the days and months ahead
To read these words in stone that said
"I have always been a soldier
I have served my King and my Queen
Now I'm getting older
I can only dream
When I make that final journey
I will turn my face to the sea
In this world of changes
Please remember me
In these world of changes
Please remember me."
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