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