Hey baby stop clickin' that pen
I'm gonna take it away if you do it again
Sometimes I think you just love gettin' on my nerves
And I believe opposites attract
Cause I wouldn't have you if it wasn't for that
You like the music I like the words
Don't you know how good you got it
Listen up and I'll tell you all about it hey
You're lucky I love you like I do
Everythin' for you I do cause I want to
I wouldn't feel this way if you were anyone else
Yeah and you know it's a good thing that I think
You're the only one for me and that you hung the moon
You're lucky I love you you're lucky I love you yeah
You got your ways and you got your quirks
But you got my heart and that's why it works
And I wouldn't change the way you are
And whenever we fuss and fight
Fore the end of the day we always make it right
We never let it go that far
Anything you want you know you got it
But every now and then you need remindin' hey
You're lucky I love you like I do...
Darlin' you know that I need you
But it's a safer bet to say that you need me too
You're lucky I love you like I do...
Reaching for a tender touch across the night the two of us
Far apart but it takes more than miles to come between us
This love is strong that's why when you're gone
You'll never be lonely oh baby
Cause I'll be there when you close your eyes and I'll be holding you oh so tight
Like an angel beside you when you think of me think of me baby
It don't matter where you are I'll be loving you cross my heart
Darling don't you doubt it when you think of me think of me baby oh oh
Days are turning into weeks missing you so I can't sleep
Now we know why they say absence makes the heart grow fonder
But near or far wish on a star and you'll never be lonely oh baby
Cause I'll be there when you close your eyes...
Whoa think of me baby whoa think of me baby think of me baby
Love has a way of making you stumble
Making you fumble for the right words to say
You try to get up up for the challenge
Then you lose your balance and your knees give away
Oh I shot for the moon and I missed by a mile
Or maybe a light year or two
Oh but somewhere tonight a star is falling
Falling just for you
What would I give to do the right thing
To do the smart thing just one time
Love has a way of making you dream
Oh and I'd do anything just to make you mine
So I shot for the moon...
Falling falling falling just for you
[ guitar ]
Love has a way of making you stumble
Making you humble what do you say
Don't turn on the radio leave the dishes just let 'em go
No baby nothing's wrong
It's just the locusts humming in the trees the house is softly settling
Listen they're playing our song
I wanna feel you next to me I wanna hear your heartbeat
Come and hold me hold me tight I wanna love you with all my might
Cause all is good and all is right in our little world
It seems the summer just flew on by and it's a warm blue lazy night
Oh baby come look at the moonlight
You and I we've had our share of being lost and running scared for nothing
Oh but that's all right
Dance me across the kitchen floor darlin' these are the moments we live for
Come and hold me hold me tight...
Come and hold me hold me tight...
Cause all is good and all is right in our little world
You seem like the quiet type don't say much well that's all right
There was a time that might have reeled me in
Yeah but that was then I'm viser now least I think so anyhow
And I ain't gonna fall for love again
I won't say that I won't miss the promise of a long slow kiss
What I miss is more than I can stand
But the price is just too hard to pay it's easier to walk away
And I ain't gonna fall for love again
Isn't it funny how I finally find you now
But you're just a little late yes there's this promise that I made
That I don't intend to break not for anyone
[ guitar ]
Oh isn't it funny how I finally find you now
Oh but I've already been left out on a limb
And I won't risk that fall again not for anyone
I don't mean to be unkind I hate to see you waste your time
Cause I ain't gonna fall for love again
No I ain't gonna fall for love again
Rememberin' when we first met we had that adventure in our eyes
But somethin' got away I guess in the everyday of our lives
And I don't know what keeps us here let's disappear and start all over again
We can runaway baby come as you are
You can look at my heart as your getaway car
We can drive all night it'll be all right
Love can take us so far on my getaway car
All we need is the open road and more fuel for the fire inside us
Steer us on into lands unknown we can leave this world behind
And all I know is you and me that's all we'll need to start all over again
We can runaway baby come as you are...
Turn up the radio and don't look back again
Let me put the pedal down get us outta this town
Don't be afraid to ride
It's been a long road gettin' from there to here
It's been a long time but my time is finally near
And I can feel a change in the wind right now Nothing's in my way
And they're not gonna hold me down no more
No they're not gonna hold me down
Cause I've got faith of the heart I'm goin' where my heart will take me
I've got faith to believe I can do anything
I've got strength of the soul and no one's gonna bend and break me
I can reach any star
I've got faith I've got faith faith of the heart
It's been a long night trying to find my way
But through the darkness now I'll finally have my day
And I will see my dream come alive at last I will touch the sky
And they're not gonna hold me down no more
And they're not gonna change my mind
Cause I've got faith of the heart...
I've known a wind so cold I've seen the darkest days
But now the winds I feel are only winds of change
Oh I've been through the fire and I've been through the rain
But I'll be fine
Cause I've got faith of the heart...
I'm goin' where my heart wll take me and I can reach any star
I've got faith I've got faith faith of the heart
It's been a long road
Yeah there's a great big beautiful world out here
But you can't see it through all those tears
Since she broke your heart it's been nothin' but pain
Baby come on out of the rain
You can sink right down to the bottom of the blues
You can drown in self-pity but that just ain't you
Sooner or later you gotta make a change
Baby come on out of the rain
Got my arms wide open got a heart that's true
I'm standin' here waitin' just to comfort you
Hate to see you so lonely hate to see you this sad
Let me give you the love you need so bad
Baby don't be sad and don't be afraid of a helpin' hand
Open your eyes don't you understand
I'm crazy about you I'm callin' your name
Baby come on out of the rain
[ guitar ]
Oh got my arms wide open got a heart that's true...
Since she broke your heart it's been nothin' but pain
Sooner or later you gotta make a change
I'm crazy about you I'm callin' your name
Come on out of the rain oh baby come on out of the rain yeah
He's the fireworks on the 4th of July
He's the steepest hill on a roller coaster ride
He makes me want to scream and shout
And throw my heads in the air
He's a hundred-foot drop to the river below
He's the feeling you get, when the water's ice cold
He says jump, I say how high when and where
He keeps me runnin' and gunnin'
And goin' and comin' and knowing that it's alright
He's got me learnin' and burnin' and tossin'
And turnin' and yearnin' for him all night
His kind of lovin' leaves me breathless
And I never knew, I could be so wild and reckless
Well I'm out of control like a runaway train
With the wheels barely touchin' the rails
And I'm in a tornado in a hurricane
And got a tiger by the tail
He's like drivin' too fast down an icy road
A hundred pounds of dynamite about to blow
You'd think with a man like that I'd be runnin' scared
But I'm gonna stick around to see what happens next
His razzle and his dazzle and his special effects
It's a tilt-a-whirl dog-and-squirrel around-the-world love affair
He keeps me runnin' and gunnin'
And goin' and comin' and knowing that it's alright
He's got me learnin' and burnin' and tossin'
And turnin' and yearnin' for him all night
His kind of lovin' leaves me breathless
And I never knew, I could be so wild and reckless
Well I'm out of control like a runaway train
With the wheels barely touchin' the rails
And I'm in a tornado in a hurricane
And got a tiger by the tail
His kind of lovin' leaves me breathless
And I never knew, I could be so wild and reckless
Well I'm out of control like a runaway train
With the wheels barely touchin' the rails
And I'm in a tornado in a hurricane
And got a tiger by the tail
Well I'm out of control like a runaway train
With the wheels barely touchin' the rails
And I'm in a tornado in a hurricane
And got a tiger by the tail
If home is really where the heart is
Then home must be a place that we all share
For even withour difference our hearts are much the same
And where love is we come together there.
Wherever there is laughter ringing
Someone smiling, someone dreaming
We can live together there
Love will be our home.
Where there are children singinig
Where a tender heart is beating
We can live together there
Love will be our home
With love our hearts can be a family
And hope can bring this family face to face
And though we may be far apart our hearts can be as one
When love brings us together in one place.
Wherever there is laughter ringing
Someone smiling, someone dreaming
We can live together there
Love will be our home.
Where there are words of kindness spoken
Where a vow is never broken
We can live together there
Love will be our home
Love will, love will be our home
Love will, love will be our home
Love will, love will be our home
Love will, love will be our home
(Wayne Kirkpatrick, Michael W. Smith)
Lonely river
You meander like a road
Stretching out into the great unknown
With solitary movement
You're compelled and you're enthralled
As though you're answering a distant call
Lonely river
Is there a place you're running to
Or is it something that you're running from
Is it hope that keeps you going
Is it faith that makes you strong
Lonely river, lonely river, running on
Lonely river
In the stillness of the night
Your restless nature keeps you raging on
Changing courses
Shallow waters, tangent streams
Lonely river, do you wonder what it means
Lonely river
I think I am a lot like you
Winding on in hopes to find the sea
And flooded by uncertainties
The current can be strong
But drifting towards our destinies
The arm of God is long
And I believe that through this journey
'Til we're finally home
It's just me and you and the man in the moon shinin' down
A blanket of stars up above and a quilt on the ground
I've waited so long to get you all alone in the dark
I just want to hold you till I feel the beat of your heart
I wanna get closer, closer
Closer than moonlight that your body's wrapped in tonight, yeah
Closer to heaven than I've ever been in my life
Before the night's over I wanna get closer
My two aching arms have been longing to hold you this way
These lips have been praying that I'd find the right words to say
I don't want to own you or try to control how you feel
I want you to need me, believe me this feeling is real
I wanna get closer, closer
Closer than moonlight that your body's wrapped in tonight, yeah
Closer to heaven than I've ever been in my life
Before the night's over I wanna get closer
Closer than moonlight that your body's wrapped in tonight, yeah
Closer to heaven than I've ever been in my life
Before the night's over I wanna get closer
I'm gonna live my life
Like every day's the last
Without a simple goodbye
It all goes by so fast
And now that you're gone
I can't cry hard enough
No, I can't cry hard enough
For you to hear me now
Gonna open my eyes
And see for the first time
I've let go of you like
A child letting go of his kite
There it goes up in the sky
There it goes beyond the clouds
For no reason why
I can't cry hard enough
No, I can't cry hard enough
For you to hear me now
Gonna look back in vain
And see you standing there
When all that remains
Is an empty chair
And now that you're gone
I can't cry hard enough
No, I can't cry hard enough
For you to hear me now
There it goes up in the sky
There it goes beyond the clouds
For no reason why
I can't cry hard enough
No, I can't cry hard enough
For you to hear me now
And now that you're gone
I can't cry hard enough
No, I can't cry hard enough
There's been a whole lot of rain comin' down around me lately
In fact it's more like a hurricane
And I've been lettin' it shake me
I've been turnin' and tossin' my sleep all away
But wait one minute,
Where's my faith been lately?
Oh me, oh me of little faith
God never ever went away
Ain't no amount of worry gonna make things change
Oh me, oh me of little faith
Got no reason in the world to doubt
God will take care of me
In fact He's proven time and time again
How much he loves me
I'm not talkin' bout maybe and I don't mean He might
So why do I worry, forget sometimes He's with me
Oh me, oh me of little faith
God never ever went away
Ain't no amount of worry gonna make things change
Oh me, oh me of little faith
If a little bit of faith is all it raelly takes
I'll be allright, for heaven's sake
Oh me, oh me of little faith
God never ever went away
Ain't no amount of worry gonna make things change
There's no remedy for love
Nothing can change the way I feel
I'm hopelessly head over heels
For worse or for better
There's no remedy for love
But I'd have it no other way
The symptoms are clear, I'm yours
For now and forever
There's no remedy for love
Caught up in the concept of your kisses
Of the Mr. and the Mrs.
Of the steps our love is taking here
I'm lost in the magic and the mystery
In our own small part of history
Our hearts have started making here
And I know there'll be no cure for me
But what sweet malady
There's no remedy for love
Nothing can change the way I feel
I'm hopelessly head over heels
For worse or for better
There's no remedy for love
But I'd have it no other way
The symptoms are clear, I'm yours
For now and forever
There's no remedy for love
Standing at my window, hidden by the night
Harboring the private wounds, safe and out of sight
There's an agony in living, but there's a comfort in the truth
That no one knows my heart better than You
I can face a lot of people with this sanguine act of mine
Guarded by the eloquence I sometimes hide behind
But it's a veil of false pretenses that You can see right thru
'Cause no one knows my heart better than You
Chorus:
Part of me is reaching, and part of me holds back
But when it comes to You I am a doorway
You're free to walk into
'Cause no one knows my heart better than You
CHORUS
There's an agony in living but there's a comfort in the truth
That no one knows my heart, oh, no one knows my heart
We've been walking this road so long, hand in hand
And the love we have between us is strong, it will stand, it will stand
Well I guess I lose my head some times when I run off and leave You behind
Still You wait with Your arms open wide
Chorus:
Though the wind, it calls my name and each step I take just fans the flame
As I chase every breeze that blows my way
There's just one thing I've got to do
As I search for what to pursue
As for me, I choose to be near to You
Though my flesh and my heart may fail I have You
When my trust in Your love grows pale, You're still true, so true
Though my heart can build the highest of walls
And my faith in You rises and falls
You have been and will be all I need
CHORUS
Where there is love there is a peace
And in the cages that bind the bitter heart, it is release
Hold it close to your chest, let it move and let it rest
For it is here to set your mind at ease
Where there is love there is a peace
Where there is hope there is a dream
To rise above, to remit and to redeem
To go back, to go where there's no hurt or anger there
To find the song that you once could sing
Where there is hope there is a dream
Where there is faith there is a chance
To alter the course and fight the winds of circumstance
Not to scar but mend, not to break but to bend
And not to know but to understand
Where there is faith, yeah, there is a chance
Where there is hope there is a dream
All the evidence is in, all the truth's been told
There's nothing left I need to see 'cause I'm already sold
I've seen the healing touch of Your hand bring my broken dreams to life
No one can love me any more than You so I make this vow tonight
Chorus:
There'll be no other Gods before You
No other love above You
No other dream in my heart than what You've begun
Before You there will be no other one
I cannot see where life will take me, there's still so far to go
But this one thing I've come to realize, You're all I need to know
Against the frailty of my humaness, with everything I am I promise this
CHORUS
Oh precious love that found me
All that You are is all I need
Sometimes I get lost, sometimes I get oh so scared
When these wires get crossed, somehow I end up nowhere
But there is where I turn from what I sought to gain
And there is where I learn that I've only to call upon His name
Chorus:
It's in my Father's hands and I have no fear
There's no point making plans when His hands can steer
Why should I so small and frail, carry life's demands
When He can see where I might fail and where I might stand
It's in my Father's hands
Sometimes we go wrong, sometimes we get one track minds
Thinking all alone that we can handle life just fine
But there is where we turn and find it's not to gain
And there is where we learn that we've only to call upon His name
CHORUS
Why should I so small and frail, carry life's demands
When He can see where I might fail and where I might stand
It's in my Father's hands
You are my Shepherd, I'm Your little lamb
You lead me to the still water here in the pastureland
Sometimes I willfully wander,
That's when I stumble and fall
CHORUS:
I hunger and thirst for mercy,
I hunger and thirst for Your name
If I hunger and thirst for anything but You
I hunger and thirst in vain
You are my Father, I'm Your little child
You make a place at Your table
And ask me to stay awhile
I want to stay in Your presence,
I want to feast in Your hall
CHORUS
Heavenly Father, watch over me
Take me where healing waters run deep
CHORUS
...I hunger and thirst in vain
I hunger and thirst for Your name
If I hunger and thirst for anything but You
You've heard the stories
You've read the message in the pages
You consider crucifixion: is it fact or fiction for the ages
Did He really appear
Like they say that He did
Does it conquer the fear
Did He die so that we could live
You'd like to think that it's true
Oh, But you want to hold the intangible
To fashion the darkness into familiar shape
To see with your eyes
To know in your mind
Oh ye of so little faith
Only the heart, can hold the intangible
There is a chamber
In the soul of the believer
It holds reason in defiance
The demanding hand of science may not enter
But let's just suppose how it would be
To trade all you know
For one ounce of true belief
Then you'd learn the peace of that place
Oh, But you want to hold the intangible
To fashion the darkness into familiar shape
To see with your eyes
To know in your mind
Oh ye of so little faith
Only the heart, can hold the intangible
But let's just suppose how it would be
To trade all you know
For one ounce of true belief
Then you'd learn the peace of that place
Oh, But you want to hold the intangible
To fashion the darkness into familiar shape
To see with your eyes
To know in your mind
Oh ye of so little faith
Only the heart, can hold the intangible
You want to hold the intangible
Wondering, waiting, restless for a sign
I thought You walked so slow, in my haste I left You behind
Caught in the pace of this madness, searching for shelter I find
(That) here in my heart there's a refuge waiting
Here in my heart You just won't let me go
I could run away, run away, but You stay here in my heart
Meaning, purpose got lost in pursuit of my dreams
I've been longing, aching, in quest for a love that's supreme
I couldn't see You were reaching, but I should've known all along
CHORUS (2x)
Caught in this place of madness, searching for shelter to find
CHORUS (2x)
...I could run away, run away
I could run away, run away
I could run away, run away, run away
Over and over I've come to this place
Missing the mark I need Your embrace
Thumbing through pages of healing and hope
Tell me again these words that I know
I long for Your Spirit to flow and rush through the depths of my soul
Chorus:
Breathe on me the words of wisdom to the heart of a seeker calling Your name
Breathe on me, You can melt away these clouds of confusion over my head
Sweep this distance away, pull me close to Your face
Surround me with Your gentle holy breeze, breathe on me
You are the one constant love in this life
Faithful and true tested by time
Just like a child I'm secure in Your arms
Far from my fears and near to Your heart
You know where my faith has been, whisper assurance again
CHORUS
CHORUS
In the deep of the dark, you fell in as the heart
Of your world went down in flames
To a cauldron of pain, seeing no way out
And as you walked through the fire
Losing even desire it was like a dying swan
To look at you then but look at you now
You have found a new lease on life
A stronger step and a curious calm on your face
That you wear as if to say
You can rise from the ashes again
You can rise to the morning that breaks in your eyes
For what looked like your heart's demise
Has turned out to be a blessing in disguise
It has worked for the good, like you heard that it could
But it was hard, so hard to believe
Standing among the ruins of a dream
But from here looking back, you can see clearly that
You can gain from things that you lose
And learn many ways by many means
You have been an inspiration to me
And all the volumes of hope your revival can speak
Will always say to me
You can rise from the ashes again
You can rise to the morning that breaks in your eyes
For what looked like your heart's demise
Has turned out to be a blessing in disguise
You can rise from the ashes again
You can rise to the morning that breaks in your eyes
For what looked like your heart's demise
Has turned out to be a blessing in disguise
I know we don't see eye to eye
We've let angry hearts flare and the bitter words fly
The common ground we used to share
Is harder to find but I believe that it's still there
I don't know if now is the time
To surrender the silence between your heart and mine
But the love that I've chosen cries out to be spoken
Leaving the heartache behind
Chorus:
We must reach out beyond justice to mercy
Going more than halfway to forgive
And though the distance seems so far
The love that used to hold our hearts
Longs to take us beyond justice to mercy
It doesn't matter who's to blame
The love that I have for you is still the same
A tender voice is calling me
To that place of compassion where hearts run pure and free
Where the hunger for vengeance gives way to repentance
Where love will teach us to see
We can reach out beyond justice to mercy
Going more than halfway to forgive
And thought the distance seems so far
The love that used to hold our hearts
Longs to take us beyond justice to mercy
To mercy, to mercy
In the middle of the night, wakened by the wind
Or was it something from my past, come to call again?
It was the presence of the pain that I could not escape
And it wrapped around my soul like a ball and chain
Chorus:
All of us have a heartache, all of us have been stained
All of us long for freedom, but there's only one who can break
This ball and chain
In the middle of the night, wakened by the wind
Or did I hear it call my name like a faithful friend?
It was the presence of the peace that I could not escape
And it wrapped around my soul like a warm embrace
CHORUS
Facing all my fears knowing that He's near
I stand tall, healing as His tears wash my lonely years
He calls to me in the middle of the night
CHORUS (2x)
...But there's only one who can break
There's only one who can break
There's a time for love and a time for healing
Can't go back and undo what's been done
Word of mouth, time is revealing
Just how far we've let this kingdom come
Hand in hand we're finding our way
And today is just tomorrow's yesterday
Some would die for you, some will lie to you
There's all kinds of people in this world
Turn the world around, tear the borders down
There's all kinds of people in this world
The kiss of life and the hand of fate
A boy grows up into his father's son
And he learns to love, been taught to hate
To carry on the way it has been done
All our lives it's debts to repay
Maybe someday we can put the past away
Some would die for you, some will lie to you
There's all kinds of people in this world
Turn the world around, tear the borders down
There's all kinds of people in this world
Some would die for you, some will lie to you
There's all kinds of people in this world
Put your fear away, find a better way
There's all kinds of people in this world
In a moment things can change
When Alice has an answer it's a common rationality
She measures her phrases, tipping the scales of reality
But does she know that it's cold to sing songs to a troubled heart
Tho' her aim is sincere she's missing the mark
Chorus:
She paints her world in yellow and green, covering over the greys
'Cause life's demands are hard to understand
So Alice stays lost in her wonderland
I said - Alice look around you, people are falling to pieces
Yea, even the faithful, the ones who still believe in Jesus
But that doesn't mean they've fallen from grace
But in her landscape, their heartache is so out of place
CHORUS
So can we talk of shoes and of ships?
Can we talk of cabbages and kings?
And of learning to live with the mystery of things
CHORUS
Fear in the journey,
Joy in the coming home.
A part of the heart
Gets lost in the learning
Somewhere along the road.
Chorus:
Along the road, your path may wander.
A pilgrim's faith may fail.
Absence makes the heart grow stronger.
Darkness obscures the trail.
Cursing the quest,
Courting disaster.
Measureless nights forebode.
Moments of rest,
Glimpses of laughter
Are treasured along the road.
Along the road your steps may stumble,
Your thoughts may start to stray.
But through it all, a heart held humble
Levels and lights your way.
Ahhhh....
Joy at the start...
Somewhere along the road.
Somewhere along the road.
They say you're a fool they feel you resisting
They tell you you'll never go very far
But they'll be the same ones that stand in the distance
And fall in the shadow of your shining star.
Just keep on the same road and keep on your toes
Just keep your heart steady as she goes
And let them call you what they will
It don't matter a rose by any name is still a rose.
The kindess of strangers it seems like a fable
But they get to seek what I see
That you can make it if you are able
To believe in yourself the way I do.
Just keep on the same road and keep on your toes
Just keep your heart steady as she goes
And let them call you what they will
It don't matter a rose by any name is still a rose.
'Cause a deal is a deal in the heart of the dream
And a spade is a spade if you know what I mean
A rose is a rose is a rose.
Deal with the scoffers is part of the bargain
They heckle from backrows and they bark at the moon
The flowers are fading in times bitter garden
But yours is only beginning to bloom.
Just keep on the same road and keep on your toes
Just keep your heart steady as she goes
And let them call you what they will
And just remember a rose by any name is still a rose.
This is how it seems to me
Life is only therapy
Real expensive
And no guarantee
So I lie here on the couch
With my heart hanging out
Frozen solid with fear
Like a rock in the ground
Oh but you move me
You give me courage I didn't
Know I had
You move me on
I can't go with you
And stay where I am
So you move me on
Here is how love was to me
I could look and not see
Going through the emotions
Not knowin' what they mean
And it scared me so much
That I just wouldn't budge
I might have stayed there forever
If not for your touch
Oh but you move me
Out of myself and into the fire
You move me
Now I'm burning with love
And with hope and desire
How you move me
You go whistling in the dark
Making light of it
Making light of it
And I follow with my heart
Laughing all the way
Oh 'cause you move me
You get me dancing and you
Make me sing
You move me
Now I'm taking delight
In every little thing
There's a single mother working
Trying hard to make ends meet
She's got two boys and another on the way
And it's a cold and crowded winter
In a West Virginia shack
And she cries
Lord, Lord, when are you coming back
Old man down by the river
With a bottle in his hand
It's as empty as the pockets in his clothes
And he's drifting off to somewhere
Walking down the railroad track
Singin' Lord, Lord, when are you coming back
CHORUS
Is it gonna be Monday
Is it gonna be Tuesday, Lord
Is it gonna be mornin', nighttime or noon
I know it's gonna be one day
Sooner or later, yea
But the way it's been lately
I hope it's gonna be soon
It's getting loose around the edges
But I know you're gonna take up the slack
Lord, Lord, when are you coming back
(Chorus)
I've been reading the local paper
I've been watching the nightly news
Yea, this ole world's just rippin' at the seams
And with a past, dark and brooding
And a future looking black
It's got me thinkin'
Lord, Lord when are you coming back
Lord, Lord when are you coming back
Lord, Lord when are you coming back
Used to be my life was a page of white
Then You wrote Your name on my heart
And I began to see the image clear with every line
As You became the author of my soul, so the story goes
Now every day I stand before two roads
And every day I'm faced with a choice
To follow other signs or read the writing on my heart
But one is always fiction, one is true, so You're the road I choose,
'Cause what am I without You, what am I
And looking at the pages in the story of my life
The core of my existence flows from You, from any point of view
So what am I without You, what am I and what's the use
It'll catch your eye,
Drawing you in to stop you cold
A little shine,
Yea, but all that glitters isn't always gold
CHORUS
Bowing at the feet of temptation, gazing in the windows of whim
You see the pleasure that has got you standing still
But there's more to that than meets the eye
Don't let it hold you there against your will
Better walk on by, yea, better walk on by
It'll do more harm than it does good, go while you still can
'Cause it'll twist your arm and have you eating from the palm of its hand
And favoring a fatal attraction
Will take you down a piece at a time
And giving in will only leave you wanting more
It'll haunt you 'till the day you die
Yea, believe me, I've been there before
Better walk on by, yea, walk on by
Focus on the treasure, heaven knows the pleasure
Waiting for those who wait
Straighter than an arrow, traveling that narrow road
Listen to your heartbeat, faith can move your clay feet
Better to walk on by
When I met you I was not alone
Walking on some holy mountain highway
My hiding place was so overgrown
With the company of those who saw things my way
The straight and narrow never even crossed my mind
Winding through the valley of the blind leading the blind
Waiting to be found
Waiting to be found
The sun climbs high
Then the sun goes down
On people waiting to be found
On people waiting to be found
No bolt of light took away my sight
No ghost of Moses made me tremble
No preacher's threat could have set me right
It took a quiet revelation plain and simple
Only you could reach into the cavern of my soul
And offer me a candle and a hand to hold
Waiting to be found
(Behind the laughter painted eyes)
Waiting to be found
(Deep in the shadows where we hide)
The sun climbs high
Then the sun goes down
On people waiting to be found
People waiting to be found
People looking high and low
For the ONE who is closer than they know
Waiting to be found
(Behind the laughter painted eyes)
Waiting to be found
(Deep in the shadows where we hide)
The sun climbs high
Then the sun goes down
On people waiting to be found
All alone on a summer evening, and the twilights oh so clear
Another sunset slowly fading, stars are starting to appear
And in the midst of all this wonder, my troubles disappear
Caught up in Your presence, Lord as You draw near I am
Waiting for Your love to come down
Oh I will be waiting, for Your love to come down
Your tender mercies are the strength that I have found
My heart is longing now, waiting for Your love to come down
Time and time again I've wandered, down the road to anywhere
Looking for a love unchanging, searching for it everywhere
Till the day when love came calling, answered my every prayer
Heaven knows where I would go without You there so I'm
Waiting for Your love to come down
Oh I will be waiting, for Your love to come down
Your tender mercies are the strength that I have found
My heart is longing now, waiting for Your love to come down
I don't need to be persuaded
Nothing on earth can fill this craving
I just need Your love, that's why I'm
Waiting for Your love to come down
Oh I will be waiting, yeah yeah, for Your love to come down
For Your love I will be waiting
For Your love I will be waiting
For Your love I will be waiting
I'll be waitin
For Your love I will be waiting
Oh I'll be waiting
Your tender mercies are the strength that I have found
It's hard to tell just when the night bacomes the day
That golden moment when the darkness rolls away
But there is a moment none the less
In the regions of the heart there is a place
A sacred chater that should not be erased
It is the marrow; the moral core that I can not ignore
Within the scheme of things
Well I know where I stand
My convictions they define who I am
Some move the boundaries at any cost
But there is a line, I will not cross
No riding on the fence - no alibis
No building on the sands of compromise
I won't be borrowed and I can't be bought
There is a line, I will not cross
Ask the ocean where the water meets the land
He will tell you it depends on where you stand
And you're neither right or wrong
But in the fathoms of the soul that won't ring true
Cause truth is more than an imposing point of view
It rises above the changing tide
As sure as the morning sky
Within the scheme of things
Well I know where I stand
My convictions they define who I am
Some move the boundaries at any cost
But there is a line, I will not cross
No riding on the fence - no alibis
No building on the sands of compromise
I won't be borrowed and I can't be bought
There is a line, I will not cross
Within the scheme of things
I know where I stand
My convictions they define who I am
Some move the boundaries at any cost
But there is a line, I will not cross
No riding on the fence - no alibis
No building on the sands of compromise
I won't be borrowed and I can't be bought
There is a line,
Oh, there is a line
The world is turnin'
Telling me to hurry on
You gotta run to get ahead
Try to take the things you want
But when the sun begins to set
So many things I haven't done yet
Oh, but I won't worry
'Cause there's no hurry
The world's not passin' me by
'Cause the Lord he knows
Just where each day goes
I know He won't leave me behind
And I won't be bringin' a single thing
That my heart can't carry inside
'Cause I'm goin' home
And I'm only takin' my time
The weight of worry
Is never worth the price
Of a world of treasures
That can never satisfy
But I know Heavens up ahead
Where the best is yet to come
So I won't worry
'Cause there's no hurry
The world's not passin' me by
'Cause the Lord he knows
Just where each day goes
I know He won't leave me behind
And I won't be bringin' a single thing
That my heart can't carry inside
Lord I'm goin' home
And I'm only takin' my time
So I won't worry
'Cause there's no hurry
The world's not passin' me by
'Cause the Lord he knows
Just where each day goes
I know He won't leave me behind
And I won't be bringin' a single thing
That my heart can't carry inside
Lord I'm goin' home
And I'm only takin' my time
I won't worry
'Cause there's no hurry
The world's not passin' me by
'Cause the Lord he knows
Just where each day goes
I know He won't leave me behind
And I won't be bringin' a single thing
That my heart can't carry inside
'Cause I'm goin' home
I'm a bee charmer for you baby
Get you honey if you've got the taste
A little sting now and then that won't bother me
Don't mind no queen bee buzzin' round my face.
I'm a bee charmer for you, baby
Get you honey if you've got the taste
A little sting now and then it will not bother me, no, no
Don't mind no queen bee buzzin' round my face, no.
Go with you any way the wind blows
Straight through the fire into the unknown
Follow my feelings 'cause I know they're supernatural.
I'm a snake handler from the mountains
Sing them rattlers off to sleep
And if my baby needs healing, uh, huh
No fever too hot no cut too deep, no, no, no.
Go with you any way the wind blows
Straight through the fire into the unknown
Follow my feelings 'cause I know they're supernatural.
Supernatural.
I'm a rainmaker in the desert
Dance and coax those clouds to cry
Put the bloom back in the meadow
Flood the faith back into your eyes.
Go with you any way the wind blows
Straight through the fire into the unknown
It must have been the summer solstice
When I first gave my heart to You
The first day of a brand new season
In a fevered passion for Your simple truth
It was the longest I'd ever felt for anything
And it gave my soul a song to sing
It must have been my adolescence
That pulled me from my childlike faith
But what I thought to be maturity
Was just neglect that I tried to vindicate
And I went drifting on the wind like the autumn leaves
But when I fell I landed on my knees
So can You throw Your arms around me and walk me home
I've wandered off way too far for way too long
And standing broken in this wilderness of shame
I have found my only strength is in your name
Oh, Father please can You undo what I've done
And get me back to square one
I never saw that blizzard coming
Just woke up and ice was on the ground
And there were times this beating heart of pride
Was so stubborn it refused to make a sound
But now I'm feeling so out of my element
Frozen in the winter of my discontent
So can You throw Your arms around me and walk me home
I've wandered off way too far for way too long
And standing broken in this wilderness of shame
I have found my only strength is in your name
Oh, Father please can You undo what I've done
And get me back to square one
And with the spring comes the thaw
Melting my heart reviving all
It comes full circle and then
It's summer solstice again
So can You throw Your arms around me and walk me home
I've wandered off way too far for way too long
And standing broken in this wilderness of shame
I have found my only strength is in your name
Oh, Father please can You undo what I've done
And get me back to square one
Back to the summer solstice
Take me back
Heart in a bottle, high on a shelf, fragile but just out of reach
'Cause you build a fortress with the distance you keep
But when your heart aches, doesn't it cut deep?
Chorus:
Well, you don't have to suffer, suffer in silence
You don't have to suffer, suffer in silence
Don't you know that your heart can feel like an anchor
When you keep it all inside
No don't, don't suffer in silence
Withered with sadness, hurting inside
But feeling afraid to impose
So you're an island, but you don't have to be
'Cause if you're inclined you can talk to me
But, you don't have to suffer, suffer in silence
You don't have to suffer, suffer in silence
Oh, I know that the pain can seem like an ocean but I'm just a word away
No don't, don't suffer in silence
I'll be your shelter, I'll be your retreat
I'll be your shield against the wind
So, if you need a shoulder for the tears that you keep
Let it come down, let it rain on me
'Cause, you don't have to suffer, suffer in silence
You should never have to suffer, suffer in silence
Oh, I will hear when you're calling like a voice above the storm
No don't, don't suffer in silence
She slipped into church
She sat on the back row
'Cause she thought she'd find a little comfort there
A mother-to-be
But she was just a child herself
And alone it was an awful lot to bear
And all she wanted was
A friendly hand to help her thru'
Looking around
She felt an uneasiness
From the eyes of condemnation staring back
Cold hellos
Judgemental overtones
As the hope within her heart began to crack
Faces draped in doubt
Ushering her out
CHORUS
It started as a whisper
Spread into rumor - turned into lies
A blemish in the picture
Upsetting the scene in their eyes
It started as a whisper
Subtle remarks of disapproval
Poor little sister
It started as a whisper
But she got the message loud and clear
She picked up her coat
She fumbled with her dignity
Then she grabbed her pride and headed for the door
Conclusions were made
Their notions were preconceived
For a reputation she could not restore
Stealthy is the tongue
Oh, the damage done
(Chorus)
The chance we have today just
May be gone tomorrow
And when it comes down to the soul
Time may not be borrowed
With visible breath, I'm calling your name
With visible tracks, I'm finding my way
With a sorrowful heart, I honor this pain
And offer these tears to the rain
In a moment of truth at the top of the hill
I open my arms and let go of my will
And stand with my face to the wind
With the storm beating down on this sacred ground
If I stand for the grace that I've known
For what I believe
Then I won't stand alone
No I won't stand alone
There's a new pair of eyes to embrace all I see
A new peace of mind and it comes quietly
There's a joy in my heart that you've given to me
And I offer this soul's melody
So I beat on my chest till my song has been sung
And I cry like a wolf at the top of my lungs
And stand with my face to the wind
With the storm beating down on this sacred ground
If I stand for the grace that I've known
For what I believe
Then I won't stand alone
No I won't stand alone
When the thundering voices of doubt try to shake my faith, oh
I'll be listening from inside out and I won't be afraid to
Stand with my face to the wind
With the storm beating down on this sacred ground
If I stand for the grace that I've known
For what I believe
Then I won't stand alone
Just when things get a little too tough
Maybe you don't know what to do
This great big world, comes a little undone
And you need a hand to hold on to
Every hour, every day, every minute
Take a look and you will find
That I will be your rescue
Baby like you've been mine
Just send a message if there's trouble here
I could be oceans away
Just send a message to me loud and clear
Baby I'll be there for you
Hold me close, don't you ever let go
We've got a love that was meant to be
The day we met, I'll never forget
Faith smiling best at me, yeah
Everyone, every once in awhile
Feels lost and alone sometime
But you don't have to worry
Baby I'll be by your side
Just send a message if there's trouble here
I could be oceans away
I'll go the distance baby don't you fear
I would send a sea of lonesome to an island of despair
I would search the streets of heartache 'cause no other love compares
If you're stranded and alone out on the edges of the earth
I'd go anywhere for love now darlin', I know what its worth baby, yeah
I'll be there for, I'll be, I'll be there for
Just send a message darlin', oh
Just send a message darling, oh
I'll go the distance baby don't you fear
I'll be there for
I'll be, I'll be there for
Just send a message darlin'
Yeah
Just send a message darlin'
Yeah yeah yeah
Baby I'll be there for
I'll be there for you
Just send a message darlin'
Just send a message darlin'
Just send a message darlin'
I'll be there for you
Just send a message darlin'
Just send a message darlin'
I've been lookin' at things in a negative light
Clippin' my wings in the middle of flight
My motor is running on the heartaches of life
But it's gettin' me nowhere fast
I've been relivin' hurts that seemed far away
Siftin' the dirt that covered the grave
Of the petty offenses I never forgave
But it's gettin' me nowhere fast
I will remember not
I will forgive
These things that tear my heart
I will forget
I will forget
Well I find that I'm just not agile enough
To balance the weight of all of this stuff
It's a cumbersome task that demands too much
And it's gettin' me nowhere fast
I will remember not
I will forgive
These things that tear my heart
I will forget
I will remember not
I will forgive
These things that tear my heart
I will forget
I will forget
As far as the east is from the west
These are the things that I must forget
I'll lay down my anger before the sun sets
I will forgive
Oh, and I will forget
I will remember not
I will forgive
These things that tear my heart
I will forget
I will remember not
I will forgive
These things that tear my heart
I will forget
I will remember not
I will forgive
Sometimes the hardest people to say I love you to
Are the ones you love the most, I don't know why this is so
Maybe it's the years, the pride, the tears, the fear
The pain, I don't know, I don't know
When I was nurtured in your nest, you held my hand
For that I owe you so much, and those memories are mine
And I never want to lose them, but now these tender wings are dry
But I'll never learn to fly if you don't let me use them
Chorus:
Let me go, let me live or die a fool's death
Let me laugh, let me cry, let me learn the hard way
Let me grow, let me go
I am standing at the crossroads, looking on my life
So many choices to make but I have to choose
So hold me in your dreams, hold me in your thoughts
Hold me in your prayers and hold me in your heart and
CHORUS
...Let me grow, let me go
Sometimes the hardest people to say I love you to
Are the ones you love the most, I don't know why this is so
Maybe it's the years, the pride, the tears, the fear
The pain, I don't know, I don't know
When I was nurtured in your nest, you held my hand
For that I owe you so much, and those memories are mine
And I never want to lose them, but now these tender wings are dry
But I'll never learn to fly if you don't let me use them
Chorus:
Let me go, let me live or die a fool's death
Let me laugh, let me cry, let me learn the hard way
Let me grow, let me go
I am standing at the crossroads, looking on my life
So many choices to make but I have to choose
So hold me in your dreams, hold me in your thoughts
Hold me in your prayers and hold me in your heart and
CHORUS
It ain't black
But it ain't white
It ain't darkness
No, no, but it ain't light
It ain't cool
But it ain't hot
No it's something it should be
But I know it's not
CHORUS
'Cause we are comfortable here in our slumber
Lullabyed by the heartbeat of God
But we can't be alive in His number
While living in the land of Nod
So we lie down
By the light of the lamp
Unaware that there's evil in our camp
And we snooze
And we snore
And sometimes it's so loud
That we can't hear the lion roar
CHORUS
Shake it up, wake it up
Turn on the light
We've been asleep for too long
Souls have been rusted
And hearts have been turning to stone
Oh, where did we go wrong?
(Repeat Verse 1)
Gone away, the days of wish and wondering
Far away, like a vision in my mind
The child has grown and left me here alone
Looking back to what was left behind
Lullabyes and pennies in a wishing well
Sad goodbyes to friends of make believe
A love so pure, a treasure
Now buried in the sea of me
Refrain:
Milton lost his paradise, Dorothy lost her way
Vincent lost his sanity, Thomas lost his faith
Hoover lost the second time, Sigmund lost his friend
Me, I lost my innocence and I want it back again
A tug-of-war is going on inside of me
A calloused heart that wants to make a change
While time prevails fighting tooth and nail
Keeping me set in my ways
Marco found the orient, Gepetto found his boy
Lincoln found a unity that Lee could not destroy
Lindy found the other side, Gershwin found the stage
Me, I found a stubborness that seems to grow with age
As I dream of where I'll go, may I learn from where I've gone
And take the memories that I hold into tomorrow
REFRAIN
...me I lost my innocence, and I want it back again
What can wash away my sin, nothing but the blood of Jesus
What can make me whole again, nothing but the sacrifice
I don't understand how You could save someone like me
But here in Your hand there's no place my heart would rather be
Chorus:
Without Your love, there'd be no healing
There'd be no blood raining down to cover me
I once was lost but You found me and brought me here
Even though at times I walk in the valley of the shadow
I know You're watching over me and so I have no fear
I rest in Your field and I feel safe within Your fold
The water is still right here where You restore my soul
CHORUS
CHORUS (instru)
...I once was lost but You found me and brought me here
Now there's a halo over me in amazing grace land
CHORUS
In amazing graceland...
(Jeff Borders, Gayla Borders, Julie Corlew)
I'd cross the plastic to California
Be back in Boston By the break of day
Do anything to show I care for you
Do anything for a love so true
And if your heart were under lock and key
I'd scale the castle walls to set it free
If you were born in another age
I'd turn the hands of time, I'd find a way
Heaven knows I will go, I will follow
Heaven knows I will go, I will follow
And if fate had carved a canyon wide
And you were caught on the other side
I'd cry some tears deep as the ocean blue
And swim that great divide to get to you
What is logic compared to love
From the depths of the sea to the stars above
There are times I understand and times I question why
And when the time's at hand sometimes I want to cry
But cannot shed a tear
There are moments in the shade, there are moments in the sun
And there are certain days that I wish would never come
But still they reach me here
In the silence of my mind there's a solace that I find
Chorus:
And when my soul hits the mark and light splits the dark
I hear You
And when my heart starts to move I know that it's You I hear
Oh, I hear You, oh, I hear
Some are who they say they are and some are not at all
Some will catch their rising star while others watch theirs fall
Through the hands of destiny
Some are taught to live a lie, some are searching for the truth
Some are caught between their pride and the innocence of youth
Which one of them is most like me?
In the silence of my mind there's a solace that I find
CHORUS
In the silence of my mind there's a solace that I find
(Sheryl Crow, Bob Marlette)
I stood in the warmth of night
Chilled to the bone
Hundreds of faces in sight
Still I'm alone
Door after door
Room after empty room
I've stood here before
But under a different moon
In the longest days, in the darkest night
Down the longest road, there's a presence
of light
But I hear a voice that calls me
It's love's name I'll call in the end
I've walk in and out of the fire
Between truth and lies
Now how many children watch
While one child cries
Tear down these walls
And watch while our souls are freed
I've thrown away pride
To drown in this endless sea
Hundreds of tears on the water
Another morning comes along,
Both sides of the bed seem wrong
You still paint your brave face on anyway
Everyday you want to quit
Tryin to make the pieces fit
But you pretend you're lacking in this game we play
For years, you've kept your wounded heart so well disguised
But now the game is up and you've got to decide
Is it gonna be hide or seek?
Is it gonna be win or lose?
Is it gonna be pride that keeps you from the love that can save you
Isn't it worth a try? There's nothing for you to fear
You can't deny the burning question here
Is it gonna be hide or seek?
Composure is your only goal
Don't wanna bear your trembling soul
But if you let your defenses go then you would learn
You don't have to wear that mask
You are loved no questions asked
There is no test to pass, no grade to earn
For years, you've kept your wounded heart locked deep inside
You can be free at last, but you've got to decide
Is it gonna be hide or seek?
Is it gonna be win or lose?
Is it gonna be pride that keeps you from the love that can save you
Isn't it worth a try? There's nothing for you to fear
You can't deny the burning question here
Is it gonna be hide or seek?
Don't you think its time to seek the one who came and died?
So you would never have to hide again.
Is it gonna be hide or seek?
Is it gonna be win or lose?
Is it gonna be pride that keeps you from the love that can save you
Isn't it worth a try? There's nothing for you to fear
You can't deny the burning question here
Oh, don't deny the burning question here
On your own you seem to rest
In the uneasy posture of your doubt
Why do you find yourself rehearsing your own questions
Instead of praying and digging your way out
When I pull for my view of truth
Well, I seem to push you farther away
Is there any chance you'd listen to my reasoning
Instead of closing down when you hear Jesus name
I'm just looking for any possibility
Vulnerability - some place to start
But your heart is like a rock
He's at the door but you can't hear the knock
Have you lost the combination to the lock
Well, it's hard to know
Cause your heart is like a rock
So it seems you just shut me out
Well have all my ideas been pidgeonholed
Don't you know that my intentions are well-meaning
With a genuine concern for your soul
I just want to give you what's been given me
But your hostility gets in the way
Cause your heart is like a rock
He's at the door but you can't hear the knock
Have you lost the combination to the lock
Well, it's hard to know
Cause your heart is like a rock
Can't you hear the ticking of the clock
The ship is sailing but your still on the dock
And you let it go
Cause your heart is like a rock
I just want to give you what's been given me
But your hostility gets in the way
Cause your heart is like a rock
He's at the door but you can't hear the knock
Have you lost the combination to the lock
Well, it's hard to know
Cause your heart is like a rock
Can't you hear the ticking of the clock
The ship is sailing but your still on the dock
And you let it go
I've seen You calm the waters raging
In the rivers of my mind
Your spirit blows a breeze into my soul
And I've felt the fire that warms the heart
Knowing that it comes from You
Then I've let it turn as cold as a stone
Sometimes I feel like I'm as close as your shadow and
Sometimes I feel like I'm looking up
At You from the bottom of the
Grand Canyon, so small and so far
From the Grand Canyon, with a hole in my heart
And I'm a long way from where I know I need to be
When there's a Grand Canyon between You and me
I've had the faith that gave me strength
For moving any mountainside
I've felt the solid ground beneath my feet
But I've had the bread of idleness while
Drinking from a well of doubt
And it shakes the core of all I believe
Sometimes I feel like I'm as close as your shadow and
Sometimes I feel like I'm looking up
At you from the bottom of the
When there's a Grand Canyon between You and me
Sometimes I feel like I'm as close as your shadow and
Sometimes I feel like I'm looking up
At you from the bottom of the
I've got a witness not too stable
It wouldn't get me very far
I've got one hand on the table
And one in the cookie jar
I've got sins that need eviction
From a temple that's a wreck
I've got a chain of contradiction
Hanging around my neck
So I go down, I go down, down
I go down on my knees
I feel the bitter winds grow colder
They are dancing with my pride
I've got a chip on my shoulder
Bigger than a mountainside
And these claws of human nature
Hold me tight within their clasp
I'm not worthy of forgiveness
But I just had to ask
So I go down, I go down, down
I go down on my knees
(Chorus)
Feed my hunger - slake my thirst
For a spiritual rebirth
Light my darkness
Move in me
Make me more than what you see
As I go down on my knees
When I've all but killed the fire
And my soul's in desperate need
But I wallow in the mire of complacency
That's when I go down on my knees
I want to taste the fruit I'm missing
And yet I feast only on the bread
My desire's alive and kicking
But my drive is dead
So I go down on my knees
(Chorus)
You bear the weight of condemnation
Cleansing with the blood of truth
So with my humble acclamation
I want to give myself to you
So I go down, I go down, down
I go down on my knees
I go down, I go down, yea
I go down on my knees
I go down, I go down, down
As I travel far from kinships
As I wander far from home
May He grace you with His favor
And breathe the fragrance of His love
May His angels watch and keep you
As you slumber through the night
The gentle hand of God will touch you
As He wakes you with the morning light
May He bring you hope
Hope you have never, never known
May the Christ of hope
Embrace you evermore
As I travel far from kinships
As I wander far from home
May He grace you with His favor
And breathe the fragrance of His love
May He bring you hope
Hope you have never, never known
May the Christ of hope
Embrace you evermore
May He bring you hope
Hope you've never, never known
May the Christ of hope
Embrace you evermore
May He bring you hope
Hope you've never, never known
May the Christ of hope
Embrace you evermore
May He bring you hope
He was 21 when he got married
His son was born when he was 23
He watched his wreckless days of youth
Turn to years of responsibility
His world became routine and he got restless
The family ties that bind just tied him down
He felt his life was passing him by
Felt his dreams were crashing to the ground
And that grass was looking greener
Beyond the limits of that simple town
Cause he wanted a life of adventure
So he left behind a wife and a child
They begged him to stay
But he threw it all away
And he answered the call of the wild
He lived it up out there in Arizona
He got rowdy down in Tennessee
Making up for lost time
Crossing the line now that he was free
But when the dust finally settled
He saw just how alone a man can be
But he wanted a life of adventure
So he left behind a wife and a child
But the freedom he loved
He was now a prisoner of
Since he answered the call of the wild
And somewhere in the darkness
He began to see the light
He wondered what his chances might be
To make things right so
He went running back to where he came from
In hopes he'd be received like the prodigal son
But in the place he once called home
He found it was no longer home to anyone
And in a house cold and empty
Through tears he cried,"My God what have I done?"
But he wanted a life of adventure
So he left behind a wife and a child
They begged him to stay
But he threw it all away
And he answered the call of the wild
(Susan Ashton, Chris Eaton, Wayne Kirkpatrick)
FOR THE KIDS AT BIG OAK RANCH
Once I was lost
Hurting inside
Dangling over the edge
But the history of pain
Barely remains
Once I was blind
But could it be
That the excess of light
Is shading the weary past
With the shadow it cast
And as sin gives way
To atoning blood
And a debt is paid
With the riches of love
There's a hope that I see
There's a freedom in me
There's a comfort in death and in life
Knowing that I belong
To the Savior who's making me whole
Body and soul
Now, I can feel
A sense of resolve
Choosing a new point of view
Going against the grain
Breaking the chain
And the shackles fall
On the road to peace
And I lose them all
As I find my release
(And that) Hope eternal springs in me
(And that) Freedom seems to willingly carry me
Through a world of fears I've stored inside of me
Lord, abide in me
And as sin give way
To atoning blood
And a debt is paid
I said I'd never let that hungry wolf come
Blow this house down
But I left myself unguarded
I said I'd never let the tempter of my heart
Come back around
But now look at what I've started
I've unlocked a box of confusion
I've lost all my reason
Clear to the left, clear to the right
Without a sound it came around
Hit me on the blind side
Look to the front, look to the back
Down for the count, I'll tell you how
Hit me on the blind side
And though I could see
The truth staring right at me
Well, I did not ready myself
For the blind side, hey, yeah, yeah
So I went walking through
The garden of temptation unaware
And I tasted what I wanted
Not looking for the subtle warnings
That might be hidden there
And I barreled through undaunted
Oh, I was soon deuced by a craving
That left me defenseless
Clear to the left, clear to the right
Without a sound it came around
Hit me on the blind side
Look to the front, look to the back
Down for the count, I'll tell you how
Hit me on the blind side
And though I could see
The truth staring right at me
Well, I did not ready myself
For the blind side
Oh, not going the whole way
A little bit here, a little more there
I was short on self denial
Clear to the left, clear to the right
Without a sound it came around
Hit me on the blind side
Look to the front, look to the back
Down for the count, I'll tell you how
Hit me on the blind side
And though I could see
The truth staring right at me
Well, I did not ready myself
For the blind side
Going down
Going down
Going down
Going down on the blind side
I'm going down
I'm going down
I'm going down on the blind side
I'm going down
I'm going down
I'm going down on the blind side
I'm going down
I'm going down
I'm going down on the blind side
I'm going down
I'm going down
I'm going down on the blind side
I'm going down
I'm going down
I'm going down on the blind side
I'm going down
I'm going down
He fell to his knees and he cried out for mercy
Heart-felt confessionals to an angry mob
But vengeance was theirs as they bellowed for justice
"Death to the man who has sinned against God"
I joined in the chant feeling so high and mighty
Pointing the finger from up on my throne
'Til I looked in his tears and I caught my reflection
And I knew that I could not cast the first stone
Let the gavel fall slowly tho' truth's been revealed
Sequester the jury for a moment to feel
And in the courts of compassion I hope we can appeal
To the better angels of our nature, to the better angels of our nature
I walked along on my soft streets of plenty
She walked the alleys of anguish and need
While clutching my greed I was struck by a vision
But for the grace of God, that could be me
And we gather in chambers of lofty ideals
Still debating the giving when handed the bill
But in the congress of kindness I hope that we can yield
To the better angels of our nature, to the better angels of our nature
Angels of mercy, angels of light
Angels of darkness, angels of might
Angels with voices that whisper so clear
Who do I lean to, who do I hear?
We are building our world with a fevered emotion
While trying to keep it from coming apart
But as we reach for the dream can we still reach within us
We won't have the hope if we don't have the heart
'Cause we've tossed in the gale of a moral decline
As we drink from the grail of society's wine
But at humanities table I hope we choose to dine
With the better angels of our nature,
I long for the shape of things to be true to their form
Love in a circle, hearts in a line
Molded by sacred design
But I see a diversity of opinion unfold
Discerning masons building a wall
But I need help to stand, not to fall
I'm taking a road that I've never been down
I'm doing the best I can
I really believe I'm where I need to be now
Tell me You understand
Chorus:
I'm following a voice in faithful pursuit
I'm searching my soul to do what I'm called to do
I need Your benediction, where's Your benediction
I'm battling the odds through faces of doubt
And it would mean so much if You could send me out
With Your benediction, I need Your benediction
VAMP
Don't turn and close Your eyes to the vision I see
Don't leave me defenseless in fields of reproach
Now, when I need You the most
I'm taking a road that I've never been down
Tell me that You'll be there
Helping to turn a discouraging word
Into a word of prayer
CHORUS
I need Your, I need Your, I need Your
Benediction
The touch of His hand will let me know
He takes me in and lets me go
If not for love, who would believe?
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, in you and me
We're lifted up by angels
Higher than the world
Strong enough to leave it
Bound to learn the secrets
Angels never heard
Close enough to heaven
Far above the rain
Darkness cannot reach us
Let the angels teach us
Only love remains
We're lifted up by angels
To understand, yet never say
How every plan would fade away
If not for love, where would we be?
Ashes to dust, water to rust, eternally
We're lifted up by angels
Higher than the world
Strong enough to leave it
Bound to learn the secrets
Angels never heard
Close enough to heaven
Far above the rain
Darkness cannot reach us
Let the angels teach us
Only love remains
We're lifted up by angels
Given wings to fly
Leave the night behind us
Trust the light to find us
Even as we rise
We're lifted up by angels
Higher than the world
Strong enough to leave it
Bound to learn the secrets
Angels never heard
Close enough to heaven
Far above the rain
Darkness cannot reach us
Let the angels teach us
Only love remains
Standing on this battlefield of strong opinion
Among the verbal brush and briar
Plenty of weaponry and ammunition
We say ready aim fire
So you argue points of logic until I'm put in my place
And I argue my convictions until I'm blue in the face but
We just keep on going round in circles
Lost, found, life is such a mystery
We search and we find opposing answers
Maybe we should just agree to disagree
Can we meet on nuetral ground
For surrender
And carve a path for restitution
Because my love for you is surely strong enough
To find some kind of resolution
Cause we can have our differences
And that won't change the way I feel
About you and about me and about God
And His whole deal but
We just keep on going round in circles
Lost, found, life is such a mystery
We search and we find opposing answers
Maybe we should just agree to disagree
Cause we are getting nowhere fast
When the concrete and the supernatural clash
So we will stand at other ends with all this stuff
But can't we find a common thread in love
And in our thirsting quest for knowledge
Maybe one day we will find
That I finally see it your way
Or you finally see it mine
We just keep on going round in circles
Lost, found, life is such a mystery
We search and we find opposing answers
It's just me and you and the
man in the moon shining down.
A blanket of stars up above
and a quilt on the ground,
I've waited so long
to get you all alone in the dark
I just wanna hold you
'til i feel the beat of your heart.
I wanna get Closer, Closer
Closer to moonlight that your
bodys wrapped in tonight. Yeah
Closer to heaven than i've ever been in my life
Before the nights over I wanna get closer.
My two achin arms have been
longin to hold you this way.
these lips have been prayin
that i'd find the right words to say
I dont want to own you or try to control how you feel
I want you to need me believe me the feeling is real.
I wanna get Closer, Closer
Closer to moonlight that your
bodys wrapped in tonight. Yeah
Closer to heaven than i've ever been in my life
Before the nights over i wanna get closer.
(ooohh)(Yeah)
Ohhhhh, Closer to moonlight that your
bodys wrapped in tonight. Ohhh
Closer to heaven than i've ever been in my life
Our love knows no limits
And our love knows no bounds
Hear it ring through the hills and canyons
Isn't love profound?
It shows us the life that we know we can live
It teaches us how to forget and forgive
It gives us the harvest from sweet mercy fields
It rescues, it nurtures, it calms and it heals
'Cause our love knows no limits
And our love knows no bounds
Oh, it confounds the wisest of sages
Isn't love profound?
Oh, it sings when we're weary from so many tears
And rocking us gently it cradles our fears
In those times when we feel like we've come to our end
It gives us the strength to start over again
? Cause our love knows no limits
And our love knows no bounds
It will stand even tried by fire
Isn't love profound?
Our love knows no limits
And our love knows no bounds
Hear it ring through the hills and canyons
Isn't love profound?
Some find their solace in a bottle of gin
Some find it still better when their horse comes in
It's a way to deal when life ain't grand
You just a pack it up, hang your head and fold your hands
She worked all day long on a street named Despair
In a town with no pity, she was going nowhere
Well, funny how her heart, well, it grew colder and colder
With the weight of the world crashing down on her shoulder
But when the going gets tough
And the tough are long gone, just to
Walk on, walk on, walk on, walk on
Walk on, walk on, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Walk on, walk on, walk on, walk on
Walk on, walk on, yeah, yeah, yeah
You can take your words made of psycho babble
I don't need no shrink to see my life's unraveled
Pay you a mountain of gold to candy coat my lies
I'm at the end of my rope, time I realize
That when the going gets tough
And the tough are long gone, just to
Walk on, walk on, walk on, walk on
Walk on, walk on, walk on, walk on
Walk on, walk on, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Walk on, walk on, walk on, walk on
Walk on, walk on, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Well, I know we ain't seeing the best of times
And I long stopped dreaming those crazy dreams of mine
These days get so long and my heart grows weak
And honey, we ain't living on no easy street
But when the going gets tough
And the tough are long gone
It's just you and me, baby, left to walk on
Walk on, walk on, walk on, walk on
Walk on, walk on, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Walk on, walk on, walk on, walk on
Walk on, walk on, yeah, yeah, yeah
Walk on, walk on, walk on, walk on
Walk on, walk on, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Walk on, walk on, walk on, walk on
Walk on, walk on, yeah, yeah, yeah
Spinning like a wheel round and round I go over you
Too good to be real, how you're moving me
I'm lost in a whirlwind so this is how it feels
Spinning like a wheel so in love with you
Falling like the sand
Deeper than I ever have before
When you take my hand
You take me to forever
A sweet touch, a heart rush
Now I can't catch my breath
Falling like the sand
Through the hands of time
And who knows why
Sometimes a love is not enough to hold its own
But I know I can see enough of love in us to know
That this is good and this is strong
So hold to me and I'll belong to you
And who knows why
Sometimes a love is not enough to hold its own
But I know I can see enough of love in us to know
That this is good and this is strong
So hold to me and I'll belong to you
Spinning like a wheel round and round I go over you
Too good to be real, how you're moving me
I'm lost in a whirlwind so this is how it feels
Spinning like a wheel so in love with you