Lord every year we gather here<br />
To eat around this table<br />
Give us the strength to stomach as much<br />
As fast as we are able<br />
Bless this food to our use<br />
Though
 communication's useless<br />
Don't let me drink too much wine<br />
Lord you know how I get ruthless<br />
<br />
Let us somehow get through this meal<br />
Without that bad old feeling<br />
With history and memory<br />
And home cooking we're dealing<br />
Remind us that we are all grown up<br />
Adults, no longer children<br />
Now it's our kids that spill the milk<br />
And our turn to want to kill them<br />
<br />
I look around and recognize<br />
A sister and a brother<br />
We rarely see our parents now<br />
We hardly see each other<br />
On this auspicious occasion<br />
This special family dinner<br />
If I argue with a loved one, Lord<br />
Please make me... the winner<br />
<br />
All this food looks and smells so good<br />
But I can hardly taste it<br />
The sense of something has been lost<br />
There's no way to replace it<br />
After the meal, switch on the game<br />
There's just a few more seconds<br />
But I'm so tired, I need a nap<br />
The guest bedroom bed beckons<br />
<br />
I fall asleep, I have a dream<br />
In it is the family<br />
Nothing bad has happened yet<br />
And everyone is happy<br />
Mother and Father, both still young<br />
And naturally they love us<br />
We're all lying on a lawn at night<br />
Watching the stars above us<br />
<br />
Lord every year we gather here<br />
To eat around this table<br />
Give us the strength to stomach as much<br />
As fast as we are able