The Birthday Party 歌詞

I saw the Buddha open up his eyes One Sunday morning Say he's invited to a party for Christ And he must be going He heaved himself up with a groan, standing slowly Came down those steps of stone, and asked me Where to catch the next train to Jerusalem In India he sang with Hindus as they prayed By the Ganges when the dawn came Near Arabia, he saw Mohammed on the train And asked if he would join him Passing those teeming towns, they talked for hours All about the truth and how it's discovered Trading bits of news and stories from these thousand years Saying "great idea, this party for Jesus" Then Mohammed said "hey Buddha, it's great to see ya" Finding the place with the help of Abraham Waving from the doorway They greeted faces from a thousand holy lands Present day and all ages (always) Everybody talking, laughing, fiercely debating Saying how desperately the world is changing Then somebody lit the two-thousand candles And they all toasted Jesus, born in a stable Then Jesus said "hey, let's not be such strangers"