I saw three kings 
riding through the desert as the day begins 
We bring great joy 
to the birth of a baby boy 

One 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 
No 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 
No 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 

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