I Need a Silent Night

I've made this same mistake before

Too many malls, too many stores

December traffic, Christmas rush

It breaks me till I push and shove

Children are cryin' while mothers are tryin'

To photograph Santa and sleigh

The shopping and buying and standing forever in line

What can I say?

I need a silent night, a holy night

To hear an angel voice through the chaos and the noise

I need a midnight clear, a little peace right here

To end this crazy day with a silent night

December comes, then disappears

Faster and faster every year

Did my own mother keep this pace

Or was the world a different place?

Where people stayed home, wishing for snow

Watching three channels on their TV

Look at us now, rushing around

Trying to buy Christmas peace

I need a silent night, a holy night

To hear an angel voice through the chaos and the noise

I need a midnight clear, a little peace right here

To end this crazy day with a silent night

What was it like back there in Bethlehem?

With peace on earth, good will toward men

There were shepherds out in the field

Keeping watch over their flock by night

And the glory of the Lord shone around them

And they were so afraid

And the angel said, "Fear not, for behold

I bring you good news of a great joy that shall be for all people

For unto you is born this day, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord

And His name shall be called, Wonderful Counselor, Prince of Peace"

I need a silent night, a holy night

To hear an angel voice through the chaos and the noise

I need a midnight clear, a little peace right here

To end this crazy day with a silent night

To end this crazy day with a silent night