This was a tough one to transcribe, mainly because it seems to have no regular metrical structure, and lots of dangling phrases that are not part of any complete sentence. So I had to guess where to insert line breaks and punctuation.


THE REST OF THE YEAR
Written by David Buskin
As sung by D. C. Anderson on "All Is Calm, All Is Bright" (LML Music, 2005)

So the season once again:
Red and green in unlikely places,
Dressed up people in the streets,
Smiling and wishing well to the world.

This is the time of a celebration,
A celebration, and everyone is bathéd in the glow
Of the season of good cheer.
Oh, but the rest of the year—

Voices raised in ancient songs,
Praising, telling of joy and sounding odd
Beside the current rage.
In this turmoil, a moment of calm,
And to behold it come all the faithful.
All of the faithful, they gather now
To sing "hallelujah" for everyone to hear.
Oh, but the rest of the year—

Silent snowfall hinting peace;
Bloody habit is lifted from the earth,
And cries of brotherhood ring out,
Reaching the hardest of men.
He joins the chorus and loves his neighbor.
He loves his neighbor, and so for one day,
Nobody is killed along some agonized frontier.
Oh, but the rest of the year—
The rest of the year—
The rest of the year—