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THE HARE KRISHNA DISAPPEARED BEFORE THEIR WAR WAS WON

NOBODY SEEMED TO MISS THEM – SOME NEVER SAW THEM COME

BUT I STILL HEAR THEIR BELLS A RINGING

SINGING OUT THAT BEAT

AS I TAKE MARY’S HAND TONIGHT ON CHRISTMAS STREET

 

EVERYONE I WANNA MEET

IS WAITING HERE ON CHRISTMAS STREET

 

THE BAKER’S SHOP GOT BOARDED UP

THE NIGHT OF THE FIRE AND ROCKS

THE RIOT SQUAD CAUGHT MOLOTOVS

LIKE KIDS CATCH CHICKEN POX

AND I REMEMBER JOEY SHOUTING

HEY THIS PLACE CAN’T BE BEAT

AND I SHOOK JOEY’S HAND THAT NIGHT ON CHRISTMAS STREET

 

EVERYONE I WANNA MEET

IS WAITING HERE ON CHRISTMAS STREET

 

YOU BETTER WATCH OUT – YOU BETTER BEWARE

EVERYTHING I NEED IS HERE

 

THE SUMMER CAME AND BLEW AWAY

THE DIRT THAT FILLED OUR LUNGS

I MET MARY WORKING WHERE THE NEON PROMISE HUNG

WE LOST OUR MONEY AT THE GREYHOUND TRACK

WHEN BRIGHTON BOY GOT BEAT

AND I TOOK MARY HOME THAT NIGHT TO CHRISTMAS STREET

 

EVERYONE I WANNA MEET

IS WAITING HERE ON CHRISTMAS STREET