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ONCE LONG AGO WE FOUGHT A WAR
FOR THE RIGHT TO BE SAFE TO BE FREE
AND AFTER WE WON WE LIT A FLAME
AS A SIGN OF VICTORY
SOME SAID THE FIRE WOULDN'T LAST
THAT BY MORNING THE LIGHT WOULD BE GONE
BUT WE BELIEVED AND KEPT THE FAITH
AND THE FLAME BURNED ON AND ON
SO EV'RY NIGHT WE LIGHT A CANDLE
FOR THE MIRACLE BACK THEN
AND IN THE LIGHT OF EV'RY CANDLE
SEE THAT MIRACLES CAN HAPPEN AGAIN
NOW WE HAVE OTHER ENEMIES
BUT WE'RE FIGHTING THE SAME KIND OF WAR
SO REMEMBER HOPE CAN LIGHT A FLAME
TO BURN ON AND ON ONCE MORE
AND EV'RY NIGHT LET'S LIGHT A
CANDLE
FOR THE MIRACLE BACK THEN
AND IN THE LIGHT OF EV'RY CANDLE
SEE THAT MIRACLES CAN HAPPEN AGAIN
THE WORLD IS FIN'LY LEARNING
WE CAN WIN THE FIGHT
WE CAN KEEP THE FIRE BURNING
EV'RY NIGHT WE LIGHT A CANDLE
FOR THE MIRACLE BACK THEN
AND IN THE LIGHT OF EV'RY CANDLE
SEE THAT MIRACLES CAN HAPPEN AGAIN
YES EV'RY NIGHT WE LIGHT A CANDLE
FOR THE MIRACLE BACK THEN
AND IN THE LIGHT OF EV'RY CANDLE
SEE THAT MIRACLES
CAN HAPPEN
AGAIN
END
© Holzman, Levin, Needleman (ASCAP)
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