Bethlehem In Birmingham Lyrics

Bethlehem In Birmingham

(Scott Lynch/Weston Harvey)

 

 Christmas Eve in Birmingham

 It's a long, long way from Bethlehem

 Mary and Joe live outside of town

 On an old, run-down farm

 Mary says, Joe, you'd better get the car

 My contractions ain't that far apart

 But that Falcon stalled after sixty yards

 Out behind the barn

 

 So away to the stables go Mary and Joe

 Now, it's not much shelter, but it keeps them from the cold

 Mary's hurtin', Joe prays to God for a helping hand

 They need a Bethlehem miracle tonight in Birmingham

 

 A kerosene lantern is the only light

 Joe says, Mary, don't give up the fight

 She's gonna keep pushin' till the baby cries

 If it takes her last breath

 And as the dawn begins to break

 Across the fields, valleys and the lakes

 A baby's cry greets the light of day

 Merry Christmas and God bless

 

 So away in the stables lay Mary, the baby and Joe

 It's not much shelter, but it keeps them from the cold

 Mary's cradles her baby, Joe thanks God for the helping hand

 There was a Bethlehem miracle last night in Birmingham

 

 A Bethlehem miracle last night in Birmingham