The Snow Came Down (2003 Remaster)

A railway station On a long forgotten line No destination But it always leaves on time He buys his ticket As the train prepares to leave Don't want to miss it On this night Christmas Eve He stared into the night no expectations He watched the world go by without a sound He saw the city lights arrive and fade away While all that night All that night The snow came down No conversation As the snow fell from the sky His consolation That the world is well disguised He stared into the night no expectations He watched the world go by without a sound He saw the city lights arrive and fade away While all that night All that night The snow came down He stared into the night, no expectations But in his heart he wanted to believe That somehow someone would be waiting there Upon this Christmas Eve And when his train it pulled into that station He saw there was a single pair of tracks Within the snow and leading to that Station door And he followed those steps back And on this night of our salvation Where dreams that have been lost Can there be found They walked away together On that Christmas Eve While all that night All that night The snow came down IN THIS LAST SEASON OF THE YEAR THIS SEASON THAT WE TRUST IT'S NOT ONLY IMPORTANT TO KNOW FOR WHOM WE WAIT BUT TO KNOW WHO WAITS FOR US AND AS THEY WALKED HOME TOGETHER TO THE LIGHT OF CHRISTMAS TREES THEY COULD NOT HELP BUT WONDER ABOUT HOW THIS NIGHT CAME TO BE WHILE BACK INSIDE THE ATTIC THE GIRL SAW THEM WALKING THROUGH THE SNOW AND SHE SMILED WITH A CHILD'S DELIGHT THINKING HOW THEY WOULD NEVER KNOW AND SUDDENLY SHE REALIZED BENEATH THIS NIGHT OF STARS SOMETIMES CHRISTMAS USES ITS OWN HANDS AND SOMETIMES IT USES OURS