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| It's Christmas t | ime th | ere's no need to b | e afraid |
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| At C | hristmas time | we let in light and | we banish shade |
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| And in our w | orld of | plenty we can | spread a smile o | f joy |
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| Throw your | arms around the | world at Christma | s time |
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| But say a | prayer pra | y for the others | ones |
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| At Christmas | time it's | hard but when your | having fun |
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| There's a w | orld outside your | window and it's a wo | rld of dread and f | ear |
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| Where the only water | flowing is the | bitter sting of | tears |
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| And the Christmas bells that r | ing out are the | clanging chimes of | doom |
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| Well | tonight thank God it's | them instead of | you!! |
| CHORUS: |
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| And there | won't be s | now in Africa this | Christmas time |
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| The | greatest gift they'll | get this year is | life |
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| Where nothing ever | grows, no r | ain or rivers | flow |
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| Do they know it's | Christmas time at | all? |
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| Here's to you raise a | glass for everyone |
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| Here's to them | underneath that burning sun |
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| Do they know its C | hristmas time at a | ll? |
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| Feed the | worl | d let t | hem know it's | X-mas time. |