when a child is born

a ray of hope flickers in the sky

a tiny star lights up way up high

all across the land

dawns a brand new morn

this comes to pass when a child is born

a silent wish sails the seven seas

the winds of change whisper in the trees

and the walls of doubt crumble

tossed and torn

this comes to pass when a child is born

a rosy hue settles all around

you've got the feel you're on solid ground

for a spell or two

no-one seems forlorn

this comes to pass when a child is born

and all of this happens because the world is waiting

waiting for one child

black

white

yellow

no-one knows

but a child that will grow up and turn tears to laughter

hate to love

war to peace and everyone to everyone's neighbour

and misery and suffering will be words to be forgotten

it's all a dream

an illusion now

it must come true

sometime soon somehow

all across the land

dawns a brand new morn

this comes to pass when a child is born