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Harmony

Peter Mayer/Mac McAnally/Roger Guth

Tonight a choir sings in Harmony
Shoppers hurry by or make a choice
Main Street wears the same Christmas every year
And carolers repeat the sounding joy

Just an hour to closing time in Georges’ Market
The old man wraps up chocolate and the beer
Says fine when asked how’s your boy been
Though he hasn’t heard a thing from him this year

Chorus
Hear the children singing peace on earth
Must they close their – eyes to -see
You can dream of home for Christmas
But it’s a long way back to Harmony

Half a days drive east he found Chicago
It took years to shake the small town from his shoes
He thinks of home, then he thinks again
And sees his old man shake his head and disapprove

Chorus
Hear the children singing peace on earth
To a scattered family
You can dream of home for Christmas
But it’s a long way back to Harmony

It doesn’t really matter if it’s yours or if it’s mine
It’s the same amount of distance taken one step at a time

Three more years a choir sings in Harmony
The old man and the market fade away
But his son’s been coming home to talk to him
To wrestle out a thing or two he could never say

Chorus
Hear the children singing Peace On Earth
To this scattered family
It’s never enough for all you try to be
But you’re welcome home
It’s a long way home
But you’re welcome home in Harmony