The Ill-Fitting Garibaldis - Christmas In The City lyrics

Crying faces of the children Burning faces with cool reason Will there be more bombs tonight? But this is not wine, The alcohol of the dictator Who will slay the evil dragon? Faces frozen in the ice A dusting of snow covers the... How was I to know this fear? Move from the west From Christmas in the city To the peril of a bloody summer From the warm comfort of... To the chill of an eastern regime At home the fire is burning Travelled the world, Russia on ice Sacrilegious soviets to Tibetan terrorists Pippen was an angel, On top of my Christmas tree The comforts of past time, light the path To see the future You must ignore the past Close the curtains, lock the door Moved to the east To Christmas in the county From the snowy excitement, To the tears and the cries... From Christmas in the city And I wish you a merry Christmas I wish you the time of the year I wish I could share the fun But the world just ain't that kind