Bethlehem Tonight

Lyrics

[Introduction] [Verse 1] They said Heaven touched the earth In a town nobody knew Just a dot upon a map That the empire drove right through No parade, no palace gates No headline in the news Just a young girl and a promise That seemed too wild to be true [Pre-Chorus] And I’ve always wondered why Of all the places You could choose [Chorus] Maybe Bethlehem’s still here tonight Hidden underneath these city lights Tucked between the cracks Of the roads we pass And the names we leave behind Maybe hope still shows up unannounced Where the lost and the least are hanging out If You came that way back then Why wouldn’t You do the same again? Maybe Bethlehem’s still here tonight [Verse 2] Maybe it’s a faded main street With a church that’s holding on Or a waitress pouring coffee As the overnight shift meets the dawn Maybe it’s a shelter downtown Where the beds run out by ten Or a kid who’s pleading quietly For his family to heal again [Pre-Chorus] If the story still is true Then maybe You’re still moving too [Chorus] Maybe Bethlehem’s still here tonight Hidden underneath these city lights Tucked between the cracks Of the roads we pass And the names we leave behind Maybe hope still shows up unannounced Where the lost and the least are hanging out If You came that way back then Why wouldn’t You do the same again? Maybe Bethlehem’s still here tonight [Post-Chorus] Maybe we’ve been looking high When You’ve always been nearby [Bridge] Not among the powerful Not among the proud Not where everybody’s staring And the spotlight’s shining down But among the overlooked The ordinary and small The places we’ve forgotten Maybe You’ve been there all along Oh-oh-oh Maybe You’ve been there all along Oh-oh-oh Maybe You’ve been there all along [Final Chorus] Maybe Bethlehem’s still here tonight In the factory towns and neon signs In the midnight shift And the brokenness And the hearts still hanging on for dear life Maybe Heaven still comes close enough To be found among the ones we overlook If You came that way back then Why wouldn’t You do the same again? Maybe Bethlehem’s still here tonight [Outro] So if You’re still choosing little things And if You’re still changing ordinary lives Maybe Bethlehem’s still here tonight Maybe Bethlehem’s still here tonight