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 that 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 to close to the sun
And with a flash of light, the dove fell to the ground
Sometimes we never know
When its time for letting go
Last night I heard them say
Noooo, we will never let that happen again
But its a long long way from here to Bethlehem
Yes its a long long way from here to Bethlehem
I saw St. Paul talking to the devil like the best of friends
They said "lets make a deal and bring this curse and war to an end"
As they stood there shaking hands the devil signed his name to the plan
After a couple days there was nothing there at all
Sometimes we never know
When its time for letting go
Last night I heard them say
Noooo, we will never let that happen again
But its 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 its a long long way to Bethlehem
Its a long long way to Bethlehem
Its a long long way to Bethlehem
Its a long long way