a spaceman came travelling on his ship from afar
'twas lightyears of time since his mission did start
and over a village he halted his craft
and it hung in the sky like a star,
just like a star
he followed a light and came down to a shed
where a mother and child were lying there on a bed
a bright light of silver shone 'round his head
and he had the face of an angel
and they were afraid
and the stranger spoke, he said, "do not fear
i come from a planet a long way from here
and i bring a message for mankind to hear"
and suddenly the sweetest music filled the air
peace and goodwill to all men
and love for the child
this lovely music went trembling through the ground
and many were waken on hearing that sound
and travellers on the road, the village they found
by the light of that ship in the sky
which shone all around
and just before dawn, at the paling of the sky
the stranger returned and said, "now i must fly
when two-thousand years of your time has gone by
this song will begin once again
to a baby's cry"
this song will begin once again
to a baby's cry
peace and goodwill to all men
and love for the child
oh, the whole world is waiting up
waiting to hear the song again
there are a thousand standing on the edge of the world
and a star is moving somewhere, the time is nearly here
the song will begin once again
to a baby's cry
- chris de burgh
11/28/19
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a spaceman came travelling
Fanfiction{ phan } just before the dawn, at the paling of the sky, my stranger returned and said, "now i must fly." but i'm standing on the edge of the world, and my star is moving somewhere, but my time is nearly here. the song will begin once again.
