Man stands in the shadows on the edge of the night
Should he run should he fight
Time runs through his fingers
Can he stand alone should he stay or go
Can he leave his home again
Rain falls on the children too old to cry too young to die
As their eyes look around them
They'll be quick to learn how to kill and burn
When it comes their turn to choose
And as you sit in the safety
Of your four strong walls and your light bright halls
You can drink to the future
And a good new year be of good cheer
Christmas is here again
Man stands in the shadows
On the eve of the day they say Man was saved
Still the circle is turning
As the night draws near they'll be fighting here
When another year has gone
God rest you merry gentlemen let nothing you dismay
God rest you merry gentlemen