The United States Soccer Federation (USSF), commonly referred to as U.S. Soccer, is the official governing body of the sport of Association Football primarily known as soccer in the United States. Its headquarters are located in Chicago, Illinois. It is a member of FIFA and is responsible for governing amateur and professional soccer, including the men's, women's, youth, futsal and Paralympic national teams. U.S. Soccer is also responsible for sanctioning referees and soccer tournaments for most soccer leagues in the United States.
U.S. Soccer was originally known as the United States of America Football Association. It formed on April 5, 1913 and on August 15 of that year was accepted as one of the earliest member organizations of FIFA and the first from North and Central America. The affiliation was temporary and at the following year's FIFA Congress in 1914, the USFA, as it was abbreviated at the time, was accepted as a full FIFA member along with the Spanish federation. The governing body of the sport in the United States did not have the word soccer in its name until 1945, when it became the United States Soccer Football Association. It did not drop the word football from its name until 1974, when it became the United States Soccer Federation.
When butterflies leave their silk palaces
And the scent of the garden blows towards Heaven's way
Like the toils of man, those who work for tomorrow
I like to take a walk out in the midday
Checking life out in the park
I like to take a walk out in the midday
But avoid city after dark
Oh, I love to see the children playing in the rain
Splashing books and kicking mud
Oh, I love to see the kids playing in the rain
But avoid city after dark
I love to feel the ocean blowing in my face
Wave as the old boats depart
I love to feel the wind blowing in my face
His wisdom flowed from heaven's book
Just like threaded pearls,
Just like threaded pearls
He left his self to flee to God
And God sent him back to us
He was born to be the beloved
A will of the Divine
He was born to be the beloved,
He was born to guide
He prayed all his nights alone
And stars and angels sighed
And in the day he lead the way
With blazing words so bright
He was born to be the beloved
A will of the Divine
He was born to be the beloved,
He was born to be kind
He taught the people to worship
Bowing to one God,
Bowing to one God
His mercy stretched from East to West
To every man, woman and child
He was born to be the beloved-
A will of the Divine
He was born to be the beloved,
Nature Sublime
He opened up the doors of love
For every heart parched with thirst
He was a mercy to the words
And unto the human births
He was born to be the beloved
A will of the Divine
He was born to be the beloved,
In this world of darkness,
Evil rules by night,
But somewhere in the shadows, someone's seeking light
No one knows his neighbor here,
Nobody has the time,
No one cares for anyone else,
In a world where the sun don't shine
Shamsia...
Shamsia...
Some sons dream of leaving,
While they're young at heart,
But few choose the path towards the land beyond the dark,
One day at a time
We can learn to leave the past behind
One day at a time
We can look the future in the eye
One day at a time
We can learn to live
The gates of the garden are open
Wide and the trusting
70 thousand will enter
Of them without reckoning
One day at a time
We can learn to leave our fears behind
One day at a time
We can stare our hopes in the eye
One day at a time
We can learn to live
And if you meet the evening
Don't wait for the sun to rise
One day at a time
We can leave all treasures behind
One day at a time
We can watch the clocks unwind
One day at a time
A child is born into this world eyes blind
One day he will find his sign
And glimpse some other kind of life
To live by, one day
One day at a time
We can put machines behind
One day at a time
We can learn how birds survive
One day at a time
Everybody's thinking about the rain, (x2)
Wonder if the sun is gonna come again,
Oooo...
Things are looking bad,
Everybody in the world, in the world's looking so sad,
Everybody's thinking about the storm, (x2)
Wonder where all the good weather's gone,
Oooo...
Things are looking bad,
Everybody in the world, in the world's looking so sad,
Tell me if I got to build a boat to carry us to sea,
Tell me what the shape of it will be,
Tell me if it's gonna be a home for every kind of beast,
Tell me who the lucky ones would be,
Tell me if you gotta build a world,
What that world would be,
If we're gonna build it well enough for thee,
Tell me if it's gonna be a home for all humanity,
Will it be believers with me...
Ooohooo...
Everybody's thinking about the flood, (x2)
Wonder if the water's gonna turn to blood,
Oooo...
Things are looking bad,
Everybody in the world, in the world's looking so sad,
The eternal source of love
Was implanted
In every part of existence
The desire for another
Though night and day
Outwardly appears enemies
Yet both serve one purpose
All kinds of roses, all kinds of roses
All kinds of roses grow in my garden
All kinds of creatures, all kinds of creatures
All kinds of creatures run on my land
All kinds of children, all kinds of children
All kinds of children play in my yard
So many feelings, so many feelings
Flow through my blood
All kinds of people, all kinds of people
All kinds of people make up my life
All kinds of faces, all kinds of faces
All kinds of faces show me their love
All kinds of lanterns, all kinds of lanterns
All kinds of lanterns light up the dark
But there's only one God, only one God
Has a place in my heart
All kinds of roses, all kinds of roses
When i hold your hand,
I could fly a zillion miles with you.
When I see your grace,
I can see you're God's words come true.
Every little bird above the haze,
And fish beneath the waves,
Knows about you...
Wouldn't they do.
When I see your eyes,
I can see rainbows in the sky.
Being with you,
All who parted reunite.
Every little pearl drop in the clouds,
And stones beneath the ground,
Are waiting for you...
Wouldn't they do.
Whatever you say
Lightens up the burden of the day.
Whatever you do
Makes us ever want to follow you.
Whatever they say,
Whatever they do,
I'll always love you.
Every burning comet that zooms,
And angels too,
Think about you...
Wouldn't they do.
Thinkin' bout you,
I could climb a mountain in the dark.
Listenin' to you,
Flowers dance in the park.
Whatever they say,
Whatever they do,
We'll always love you.
The words that you say,
Lightens up the burdens of the day.
Whatever you do,
Makes us want to follow you.
Whatever they say,
Whatever they do,
Roadsinger came to town, long cape and hat,
people stood and stared then closed their doors, as he passed,
he strolled the empty street, kids banged on tin cans,
then the panting dogs began to bark, as the Roadsinger sang
Where do you go, where do you go,
when hearts are closed,
when a friend becomes a stranger,
nobody wants to know
Where do you go, where do you go,
when the world turns dark,
and the light of truth is blown out,
and the roads are blocked
He stopped by a stall, between the barrels and sacks,
a child's face peeped out and gave a smile, and ran back,
behind a misty glass, on a windowpane,
a little finger drew a perfect heart, and a name
Where do you go, where do you go,
in a world filled with fright,
only a song to warm you, through the night
Where do you go, where do you go,
after lies are told,
and the light of truth is blown out,
and the night is cold
Mmm... Mmmm... Mmmm... Mmmm...
Roadsinger rode on, to another land,
though the people spoke a different tongue, it understand,
they showed him how to share, and took him by the hand,
showed him the path to Heaven, through the desert sand
Where do you go, where do you go,
to find happiness,
in a world filled with hatred, (Cheers)
where do you go, where do you go,
if no one cares,
There is peace
you can taste it if you try
can embarrassed it if you try
There is love
you can live it if try
you can give it if you try
People walk this earth
people rush around
but there is no rest till they hearts bow down
There is a dream
you can reach it if you try
you can make it if you try
There is a guard
you can know him if you try
you can aproched him if you try
There are angels
there are with you day and night
you can know them if you try
I have searched this world
I have seen the sights
But i will not rest till i past the line
There is heaven
you can oknow it if you try
you can go there if you try
Saw a sign on the path,
"All seekers this way".
A fairy sat and laughed
and threw a peddle my way.
As I neared the bridge,
two soldiers stood and stared.
No one passes by us, but hey.
You're welcome here.
Carried on down the road
to the market place.
I was still alone
no one knew my face.
Then a stranger sang,
the voice like the wind,
then the hails began to sing,
Welcome in.
Time rolls on. Ain't no good to sit and moan.
Time rolls on. And so we travel on.
Never did I imagine
what a dawn could be.
Till I opened my eyes to see.
It was welcoming me.
At the end of my days
on my way home
I paused a while to gaze
upon the sacred stone.
There it stood in the middle
of the holy domain
then the people came out to say
welcome home again.
Time rolls on. And so we carry on.
Time rolls on. Ain't no good to sit and moan.
Time rolls on. And so we travel on.
The moment you walked inside my door
I knew that I need not look no more,
I've seen many other souls before - ah but,
Heaven must've programmed you
The moment you fell inside my dreams
I realized all I had not seen,
I've seen many other souls before - ah but,
Heaven must've programmed you.
Oh will you? Will you? Will you?
I go where True Love goes,
I go where True Love goes
I go where True Love goes,
I go where True Love goes
And if you walk alone and if you lose your way,
don't forget the One who gave you this today
Follow True Love, follow True Love,
Follow True Love, follow True Love
Oh will you? Will you? Will you?
I go where True Love goes,
I go where True Love goes
I go where True Love goes,
I go where True Love goes
And if a storm should come and if you face a wave,
that may be the chance for you to be saved
And if you make it through the trouble and the pain,
that may be the time for you to know His name
The moment you walked inside my door
I knew that I need not look no more,
I've seen many other souls before - ah but,
Heaven must've programmed you
The moment you fell inside my dreams
I realized all I had not seen,
I've seen many other souls before - ah but,
Heaven must've programmed you.
The moment you said "I will"
I knew that this love was real,
and that my fate was sealed - oh Heaven must've
programmed you
The moment I looked into your eyes
I knew that they told no lies, there would be no
goodbyes - Ah 'cause Heaven must've programmed you
I go where True Love goes,
I go where True Love goes
I go where True Love goes,
I have dreamt of a place and time
Where nobody gets annoyed
But I must admit, I'm not there yet
But something's keeping me going
Maybe there's a world that I'm still to find
Maybe there's a world that I'm still to find
Open up, oh world and let me in
Then there'll be a new life to begin
I have dreamt of an open world
Borderless and wide
Where the people move from place to place
And nobody's taking sides
Maybe there's a world that I'm still to find
Maybe there's a world that I'm still to find
Open up, oh world and let me in
Then there'll be a new life to begin
I've been waiting for that moment
To arrive
All at once, the palace of peace
Will fill my eyes, how nice
Maybe there's a world that I'm still to find
Maybe there's a world that I'm still to find
Open up, oh world and let me in
Then there'll be a new life to begin
I've been waiting for that moment
To arrive
All at once, the wrongs of the world
People, do you understand me now?
Sometimes I feel a little mad
Don't you know no one alive can always be an angel?
When things go wrong, I seem a little sad
But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
You know sometimes, I'm so carefree
With a joy that's hard to hide
And sometimes seems that all I have is worry
And then you're bound to see my other side
But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
If I seem edgy, I want you to know
That I never mean to take it out on you
Life has its problems and I get more than my share
But that's one thing I never mean to do
I don't mean it
People, don't you know I'm only human?
Don't you know I have thoughts like any one?
But sometimes I find myself alone regretting
Some little thing, some foolish thing
That I have done
But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
You can't bargain with the truth
'Cause whether you're right or you're wrong
We're gonna know what you've done
We're going to see where you belong – in the end
You can't bargain with the truth
Whether you are black or you're white
We're going to know who's right
We're going to see you in the light – in the end
O and every little thing you do
You'd better know it's coming back to you
You can't bargain with the truth
'Cause one day you're gonna die
And good's going high,
And evil's going down – in the end
You can't bargain with the truth
Whether you're old or young
We're going to see what you've done
There'll be nowhere else to run – in the end
You can't bargain with the truth
'Cause whether you're rich or you're poor
You're going to meet at the same door;
You're going to know the real score – in the end
And if you want to help your fellow man
You better start with what is in your hand
You can't bargain with the truth
'Cause whether you're right or you're wrong
We're going to know what you've done
We're going to see where you belong – in the end
You can't bargain with the truth;
'Cause if the world you chose
No further than your nose
Will be where the doors will close – in the end
You can't bargain with the truth
'Cause for those who were deceived
There'll be no reprieve
There'll be no time to believe – in the end
O and every little thing you do
You better know it's coming back to you
You can't bargain with the truth
'Cause one day you're gonna die
And good's going high,
I used to trust nobody, trusting even less their words,
Until I found somebody,
There was no one I preferred,
My heart was made of stone;
My eyes saw only misty grey,
Until you came into my life,
I saw everyone that way.
Until I found the one I needed at my side,
I think I would have been a blind man all my life.
I think I see the light -
I think I see the light,
I think I see the light
I used to walk alone, every step seemed the same.
This world was not my home,
So there was nothing much to gain.
Look up and see the clouds,
Look down and see the cold floor.
Until you came into my life,
I saw nothing, nothing more.
Until I found the one I needed at my side,
I think I would have been a blind man all my life.
I think I see the light -
I think I see the light, (shine, shine, shine!)
I think I see the light, (shine, shine, shine!)
I think I see the light,
So shine, shine, shine!
shine, shine, shine!
shine, shine, shine!
I think I see the light,
coming to me, coming through me,
Giving me a second sight.
So shine, shine, shine!
shine, shine, shine!
shine, shine, shine!
shine, shine, shine!
shine, shine, shine! (think I see the light)
shine, shine, shine! (think I see the light)
shine, shine, shine! (think I see the light)
Keep on shining!
I think I see the light
I think I see the light
I think I see the light
In this glass world, we stop feeling pain,
Going nowhwere, we've got everything,
In this glass world,
People who live below, wish they were here, just looking in
In this glass world
In this glass world
In this glass world
In this glass world, we bathe by starlight,
No troubles here, that's on the outside,
In this glass world, sittin' without a cake,
No need to move, it's way too nive up here
In this glass world
In this glass world
Every time I dream I keep seeing,
streets and alleyways, places that I've never known,
Every time I dream I am being,
lifted to a height, that I too frightened to go,
Then I wake up and find everything's away, it seems, one night ago,
Every time I sleep I keep hoping,
this would be the night of nights that I see you again,
As I close my eyes like rims and curtains, slowly rising on an empty stage,
Then I'm back in the stall sitting all alone waiting for the show to begin,
Ooooo... Oooooo...
Every time I dream I would often find myself running,
From a wild pack of lice,
'Till I reach a house and hear the gurge upstairs,
And look for a place to hide,
But if I saw you there,
I wouldn't dare dream again of opening my eyes,
Dream on [2x]
Dream on, through the darkness,
Dream on [2x]
Dream on, 'till the light
Dream on [2x]
Dream on, 'till it's bright,
Dream on [2x]