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   ALBUM NAME: A Beautiful Thing

 

 

   RELEASE DATE: December 7th, 2009

 

   SONGS:


1. Snow Will Fall
2. Fill Up the Town With Light
3. Christmas In the City
4. Up With the Hero
5. Boom Boom Boom
6. Sad at Christmas
7. A Beautiful Thing
8. Season's Greetings
9. On Through to Christmas
10. Christmas For a While
11. Sound It Out


 


SNOW WILL FALL

Sifting through the piles
With wrapping in my hand
Traveled all these miles
Strike up the band
Holly on the stairs
Trees lit up so bright
Carolers are walking
And singing through the night

Snow will fall, snow will fall
Snow will fall all day
Watch the scenes play out like dreams
As the night takes them away
Snow will fall, snow will fall
Snow will fall all day
Watch the scenes play out like dreams
As the night takes them away

A day or two ago
I walked blocks and blocks
Stopped by to see my love
She was warming up her socks
The fire began to crack
The nog was on sill
We sat down by the window
And we drank up the swill

Snow will fall, snow will fall
Snow will fall all day
Watch the scenes play out like dreams
As the night takes them away
Snow will fall, snow will fall
Snow will fall all day
Watch the scenes play out like dreams
As the night takes them away

Snow will fall, snow will fall
Snow will fall all day
Watch the scenes play out like dreams
As the night takes them away
Snow will fall, snow will fall
Snow will fall all day
Watch the scenes play out like dreams
As the night takes them away

FILL UP THE TOWN WITH LIGHT

The wind whispered to the boy
Will they come if we build it?
In the farmhouse it said to the boy
Will they come if we built it?
The sky, the sky
Is shining so bright
See those stars like diamonds
See those stars like diamonds

The boy whispered to his sister
Will they come if we build it?
In the kitchen he said to his sister
Will they come if we build it?
A tree, a tree
Listing in the wind
The wind will ruffle its wings
The wind will ruffle its wings

Sister whispered to her grandma
Will they come if we build it?
In the rocking chair was grandma
Will they come if we build it?
A flower, a flower
Bursting through the soil
Colors of yellow and green
Colors of yellow and green

Grandma called out to the town
They will come if we build it
People are in need all around
They will come if we built it
The love, the love
The love is in the air
Let it fill up the town with light
Let it fill up the town with light
The love, the love
The love is in the air
Let it fill up the town with light

CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY

Car horns honk, can you hear?
Snowboards and skis are near
It whisks them away
Off into the gray
It's Christmas in the city again

The houses are covered in snow
The snow globes are put up for show
Music is in the air
There's ice on the stairs,
It's Christmas in the city again

Wrap the lights around windows,
Put the wreath upon the front door
Ask the postman for the mail, he says not today
The mail will come after the holidays

Gather 'round the piano,
Sing a song that we all know
Have no fear,
Feel the joy, drink the beer,
It's Christmas in the city again

Wrap the lights around the windows,
Put the wreath upon the front door
There's no place for all this to go,
So putting up the decorations ain't no chore

It's cold in the winter
In my hand is a splinter
We got some firewood,
Now we're all feelin' good
It's Christmas in the city again.

UP WITH THE HERO

I can hear those voices
"Up with the hero!
We shall overcome right now
Everyone will be free"
Happiness for the people
Loud shouting in the streets
I can hear them protest:
"A hero has come to save us
He is the one that made us"
"Up with the hero!"

We push him up above
He is filled with joy and love
Hours go by and he came
He is not the one to blame
We are all looking for water
We are looking for the wine
We are looking for the savior
We are looking for love
I can hear those voices
"Up with the hero!"

Ramparts are streaming!
Jewels are gleaming!
You can feel the joy
You can feel the weight lifting
There is glory in the details
They read the books again
They give their looks and then
The hands are outstretched
Reaching upward toward heaven
"Up with the hero!"

BOOM BOOM BOOM

Walk with me, boom boom boom
We have things to see, boom boom boom
We lay out all our dreams, boom boom boom
We write reams and reams, boom boom boom
Boom boom boom

I have love to give, boom boom boom
So here it is

Child is born, boom boom boom
May be rich or poor, boom boom boom
It's a new morn, boom boom boom
But we live like kings, boom boom boom
Boom boom boom

I have so much to give, boom boom boom
So here it is

A woman's face, boom boom boom
A child's embrace, boom boom boom
A fire in a fireplace, boom boom boom
They shine so bright, boom boom boom
Boom boom boom

We have so much to give, boom boom boom
So here it is

SAD AT CHRISTMAS

Doo-wop again at night
Scrape the ice off the cars
People can all get along
Even if it's only for this time
But I hope you understand
Since I used to be your man
It can be sad at Christmas sometimes

I walked along the boulevard
I made a house from gingerbread
I looked at lovers making ice sculptures
For some reason I just saw red
I hope you understand
Since I used to be your man
When you love and you lose
It can be sad at Christmas sometimes

I had money and I had friends
Then I gambled it away
I can see that joy is all around
But it escapes me today
I saw the light in a child's eye
I didn't want to let him down

I wish you the best of the best
I wish you pile the blessings upon each other

I hope you get close with your family
I hope the good times last until January

But I'll get lost for now
I guess the season made you happy
But I have reasons to be sad
I don't consider it a gift, but I play the cards I'm dealt
When you love and you lose
It can be sad at Christmas sometimes

A BEAUTIFUL THING

Bells and balls and barrios
Lounges and alcohol
Come one, come all
All the adults and all the children
Let's look at a beautiful thing
Let's look at a beautiful thing
Let's look at a beautiful thing
A beautiful thing

Horns blow out,
Cymbals crash again
Fingers dance along the keyboard
Listen to your brother and sister
Let's look at a beautiful thing
Let's look at a beautiful thing
Let's look at a beautiful thing
A beautiful thing

Raise your hands! Stomp your feet!
We are happy again
If only for a while
We can come together and we can smile
Let's look at a beautiful thing
Let's look at a beautiful thing
Let's look at a beautiful thing
A beautiful thing

SEASON'S GREETINGS

I'm sending my season's greetings
I'm wishing you well
Congrats on all your days
Best of luck on your adventure

I'm sending my season's greetings
Hope you feel it in your heart
A new day is here
It's time for a new start

It's the same now as it was before
All the joy has returned
Another year has returned
This happiness has been earned

Time will pass
It can't all last
But for now let's enjoy
Being together
I'm sending you my season's greetings

ON THROUGH TO CHRISTMAS

Look in the windows
Look at the dressed up folks
Look at the style
It's cold, and my nose is cold
We are laughing
We are walking
I think there is happiness here
I think I heard the clink in the can

Street corner singers
Singing their songs at Christmas time
La-La-La, they all sing
Bringing us on through to Christmas

Street after street
People moving, people pushing
Cars drive by
Tears are in the eyes
Open those gifts someday soon
But for now we just croon
The kids love it, the old folks, too
Someone put this together
Hey sawbones, someone
Has to sing it

Street corner singers
Singing their songs at Christmas time
La-La-La, they all sing
Bringing us on through to Christmas

La-La-La, they all sing
Bringing us on through to Christmas
Bringing us on through to Christmas

CHRISTMAS HAS BEEN HERE FOR AWHILE

Christmas has been here for a while
It was long ago started but we still enjoy
The fruits of all they built
The night is cold and we can feel the frost
Deep, deep, deep, enchanting night
Christmas has been here for a while

They did not know what they saw
But they knew they needed to come together
In the heart of December,
They walked in dark caverns
Deep, deep, deep, enchanting night
Christmas has been here for a while

We look up to the sky
We remember why, we let out a sigh
There is the manger and the three wise men
Watching and wondering
Deep, deep, deep, enchanting night
Christmas has been here for a while

There are as many songs
As there are stars in the sky
And if you ask for my favorite
I can't tell you which one or why
Deep, deep, deep, enchanting night
Christmas has been here for a while

They walked along dark roads
They carried candle lights
They know all of those songs
And they remember all of those
Deep, deep, deep, enchanting nights
Christmas has been here for a while

Let us all come together
Let us sing in harmony
We have so much to be thankful for tonight
Remember not the dark but the light
Deep, deep, deep, enchanting nights
Christmas has been here for a while

SOUND IT OUT

Sound it out in Seattle
Look at all the houses
Look at people walking
The street signs are bright
When the light hit 'em right
The slush is in your shoes
Push away those Christmas blues
Feel the love tonight

Sound it out in Seattle
And bang it on the drum
The living walk, the dead are here
We bring it back again
Look at your watch
Look at the stars
Kings and Queens came before
They will come again

How soft, how soft
The presents are unwrapped
Now we can enjoy
We've been given so much
I can hear the words,
The world is full of loss,
It's time to do some giving,
Don't be dead among the living

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