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1. Crash This Gate
I’ve cleared a path the best I can
But you must work with your own hand
To see this business through
Get where you’re going to
You’ve set aside the childish things
Now this bold endeavor brings
Things only you can do
But if I were able to
I’d crash this gate for you
I’d hoist this weight for you
I’d take your steps- and sweat your sweats
And give all that’s left for you
I’d go to the woods and make my home
From withered sticks and jagged stones
And whimper through the night
If that would win your fight
And dying trees could fall on me
I’d be just so much debris
If that gave me the right
To be with you tonight
I’d crash this gate for you
I’d hoist this weight for you
I’d take your steps- and sweat your sweats
And give all that’s left for you
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In the clearing up ahead
As you face your final test
Know that nothing’s changed
If you but say my name
I’d crash this gate for you
I’d hoist this weight for you
I’d take your steps- and sweat your sweats
And give all that’s left- give all that’s left
I’d give all that’s left for you
2. It’s You I Love About It
Roll the credits, pitch the popcorn
Don’t know when I cried so hard
You say: “How ‘bout that Ford commercial
When the kid talks to his car?”
We hit the highway and then I say
Honey, that was some great flick
You ask me what it was I loved
About it- hey
It’s you I loved about it
It’s you who made me smile
It’s you that I saw in it
It was you- all the while
That story is our story
That’s why it meant so much
It’s you I love about it
Every move, every touch
It’s you
The Life of Pi’s that crazy book with
The boy & tiger in one boat
The boy’s aware that any moment
The tiger could go for his throat
Still he’s so in love with God
He figures things’ll be OK
And though it’s him I’m rooting for
You still could say

It’s you I love about it
It’s you who made me smile
It’s you that I saw in it
It was you- all the while
That story is our story
That’s why it meant so much
It’s you I love about it
Every move, every touch
It’s you
Photos of my disco moment
With the silver satin pants
Memories of triumphant times when
I would finally take a chance
You’d think that these would be my victories
Something seen as mine alone
But I know why this life I’ve lived in
Seems like home
It’s you I love about it
It’s you who made me smile
It’s you that I saw in it
It was you- all the while
That story is our story
That’s why it meant so much
It’s you I love about it
Every move, every touch
It’s you
3. Birdhouse
There’s a mouse in the birdhouse
He’s made it his home
I don’t know how he got up there
All on his own
Mother Nature, she’ll make some moves
You could never foresee
I guess the mouse- needs the house
More than me

We greased the pole to keep the mouse out
And let the birds make a bed
But once they did, he slid up there
Now he’s sleepin’ under it instead
He broke my heart, & the birdies' too
Like droppin' nuts from a tree
Guess the mouse needs the house
More than me
Maybe we're lucky
It wasn’t a skunk
Or a snake who climbed up there
Late one nite drunk
We'd prob'ly get used to
One of them, too
Cause what if it was me?
And what if it was you?
There’s a mouse in the birdhouse
And that rascal’s no fool
Now he sees we won't evict ‘im
So he’s puttin’ in a pool
Every year I hate 'im less
Seven years now must be
So I gave the house to the mouse
For free
I guess that mouse taught a lesson to me

There’s a mouse in the house
Where the birdies used to be
There’s a mouse in the house
Chirpin' birdy melodies
There’s a mouse in the house
Where the birdies used to be
There’s a mouse in the house
All the birdies complained to me

(I say: talk to Mother Nature, baby- it’s not my fault
Work it out amongst yourselves- I’m just the caretaker here
Hey now birds: stop that racket out there
You’re wakin’ up the baby
We got some new tenants, and they’re quiet as a mouse)
4. Love Corporation
I’m gonna start a love corporation- & really rake it in
We’re gonna join the love corporation
And you’ll win big my friend- and if I start a
Love corporation- I know where to begin
I’m gonna start with my own heart
And pray for dividends
Never been a better time for love
I’m buyin’ low and
Prayin’ that the value will go up- because the
Competition is so fierce- our tender hearts are pierced
By the jagged greed they sell, well I am here to tell
I’m gonna start a love corporation- & really rake it in
I’m gonna join the love corporation
And you’ll win big my friend- baby it’s a
Love corporation- I know where to begin
I’m gonna start with my own heart
And pray for dividends
The other guys are pretty wise and cool
They know we’re easy
A little greed and magically we’re fooled- into thinking
Anger is the way- acquisitions win the day
But I’m prepared to take a risk
Bet on a rose and not a fist
I’m gonna make a love corporation-& really rake it in
I’m gonna start a love corporation
We’ll win big my friend- baby it’s a
Love corporation- I know where to begin
Gonna start with my own heart
And pray for dividends
Oh I’m prayin’ for love (prayin’ for love)
Prayin’ for love (prayin’ for love)
Pay it forward, pay it backward
Great big love for ever-after
None are left out, none rejected
Love’ll run and be elected
Rule the skies and rule the seas and
Be the goal I get to, please just
Pay it forward, pay it backward
Great big love for ever-after
Pay it forward, pay it backward
Great big love for ever-after
Rule the skies and rule the seas and
Be the goal I get to, please
Gonna start a love corporation- & really rake it in
We’re gonna start a love corporation
We’ll win big my friend- baby it’s a
Love corporation- I know where to begin
I’m gonna start with my own heart
And pray for dividends
5. Ten Million
Ten more days of being here all alone
Is feelin’ more & more like torture, I’m worried that if
I can’t take it bein’ here on my own
How ‘bout the older people, folks w/ no money and
I miss my mother, I miss my dad
All the joy the old world had
So tired I dose and close my eyes & I see
People, ten million people, all in a circle
Calling for love-love-love-love
People, glorious people, all of them equal
Rain down Your love-love-love- from above
Someday things’ll be joyous again
But I’m afraid to pick a “someday”
What happens if when that day comes
The truth doesn’t bend to meet our
Desperate expectations- last night I
Tried to shout it, shout it loud
We must be brave, we must be proud
Then three neighbors came out their doors
And I could then see
People, ten million people, all in a circle
Calling for love-love-love-love
People, glorious people, all of them equal
Rain down Your love-love-love- from above
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People, ten million people, all in a circle
Calling for love-love-love-love
People, glorious people, all of them equal
Rain down Your love-love-love- from above
6. The Once-and-Future Human Race
I got a letter from my friend- she said:
“I had time, what with all this
Time we’ve been stayin’ in
I’ve been thinkin’ ‘bout the people who matter to me
And the things we used to do
Back when freedom seemed free”
Well I began to write her back- and I said:
“You had a vibe, you had a way, you had a knack”
Then I stopped myself talkin’ like life was in the past
Because better or worse, we’re built to last
You know we are the once-and-future human race
We ain’t gonna cheat what could be
And just sit and wait
Cause we’re just getting’ started
Doin’ right by this place
Let’s get back to the future of the human race
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Think of all that we can be
From Milano to New York, and Joshua Tree
All the millions of heartbeats that beat as one
All beating this demon til it’s dead and done
You know we are the once-and-future human race
We ain’t gonna cheat what could
And just sit and wait
Cause we’re just getting’ started
Doin’ right by this place
So let’s get back to the future of the human race

Back to the future of the human race
We’ll be dreamin’ the future of the human race
We’ll be finding the future, makin’ the future
Dreamin’ the future of the human race
7. One Pull Nearer the Shore
Row-row- this this time we gotta row
The Coast Guard ain’t comin’ this time
Our- boat- is bigger than most of the rest
This storm’s putting them to the test
Maybe if we throw a rope out to them
They lash to the mast and we row, get ‘em
One pull nearer the shore
We can do more
Than just survive this
One pull nearer the shore, and maybe
Some of them will be alive after this
Bread- milk- we got to get them this milk
Blood isn’t all that’s been spilt
Lord- take- food to those told to eat cake
We’ve left You no room for mistake
If we lash together and show we have Faith
The ones with no oars can then go
One pull nearer the shore
We can do more
Than just survive this
One pull nearer the shore, and maybe
Some of them will be alive after this
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Maybe when we lashed together in Faith
Maybe ‘t’was You who did row us
One pull nearer the shore
If we do more
Than just survive this
One pull nearer the shore, trusting in
You and we, and they’ll be alive after this
They’ll be alive- they’ll be alive
8. I Can Believe
I can believe in the sun when it’s not shining
I can believe in a face when it’s not smiling
And so when people are hurt & sick & dying
I can believe in You

I can believe in a wheel when it’s not spinning
I can believe in a team when it’s not winning
And so when people are cold-heartedly sinning
I can believe in You
I can believe in You- I can believe in You
I can believe in You
I can believe in my legs when I’m not walking
I can believe in my voice when I’m not talking
And so when people are so poor that they’re starving
I can believe in You

I can believe in my quest ‘cause I’m trying
I can believe in my hope because it’s flying
Because of Your love the power of death is dying
I can believe- I can believe- I can believe in You
9. Used to Be White
This tired old shower towel- used to be white
My tattered, tainted soul- used to be white
Well, it wasn’t just my skin
It was the shape my mind was in
It used to be- it used to be white
Oh, I was bigger, and better
And drier, and wetter
All kinds of smart, clever & uptight
When I used to be white
My record in deportment- used to be white
My friends were an assortment
Of nothin’ but white
Well it wasn’t just a part, it was the whole
Color of my heart-
I used to be- used to be white
Oh, I was bigger, and better
And greener & redder
Articulate & cultured & upright
When I used to be white
Okay, I’m still white, still lie down at night
So sure I’ll wake happy and safe
But now I am smug, cause if they pulled out the rug
I’d spin through the air and land on my faith
Oh, I was bigger and better
Yeah better, way better
So sure, so certain I was right
When I used to be white- now I know Who is right
I don’t think He was white
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Yeah, I used to be white
It’s ok to be white
But I wanna be right
The right kind of white

Well I used to be- used to be- white
(Used to be, used to be) Yeah I used to be white
(Used to be, used to be) Now I wanna be right
10. My Specialty
I must’ve combed my hair in a fun-house mirror
Grooming’s somethin’ I don’t do
With each new task I fail at, it just gets clearer
My specialty is you
Those guys at the reunion were sure successful
Lawyers, doctors, bankers too
When my turn came to brag, I gave them an earful
My specialty is you
They looked sad, and made friendly noises
So the failure wouldn’t feel so bad
Still I could see they envied me my specialty
November 10th or so, usually it starts snowing
The heat bill sure goes through the roof
Each time I write the check, it’s a comfort knowing
My specialty is you
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Well don’t look sad, make joyful noises
Tis a day to rejoice and be glad
There will no long faces be- denying me
My specialty
The birthday candles flicker as we start singing
Your big day April twenty-two
The clock strikes 9 and St. Ann’s bells start ringing
Each year it all seems so new
The best of me- is you
My specialty is you
11. Fall to You
Please before you walk away
I was only tryin’ to say
I love you, need you, more than anything
May be nothin’ I can do
But I’m tellin’ you the truth, my love
If you set me free- no you, no me
If you let me go- you need to know
I was only happy & lucky
I was only getting to be me
Just because of you
My home, my heart, my truth
I will only be what they call me
If I know one day when I’m falling
I will fall to you
I will fall to, I will fall to you
So uncomfortable to see
Your eyes seek anything but me
You’re in no hurry to get over this
Maybe nothin’ I can say
Is makin’ Sunday go away, my love
But another one of those Sundays comes
Be a brand new day- or so I pray
I was only happy & lucky
I was only getting to be me
Just because of you
My home, my heart, my truth
I will only be what they call me
If I know one day when I’m falling
I will fall to you
I will fall to, I will fall to you
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I was only happy & lucky
I was only getting to be me
Just because of you
My home, my heart, my truth
I will only be what they call me
If I know one day when I’m falling
I will fall to you
I will fall to, I will fall to you
12.Twenty Seconds
Twenty seconds of courage is all you really need
Any weaselly coward can sign right up for bravery
All that’s needed to do it
Is to stand up straight & say:
Best o’ luck the rest o’ ya
Today is just my day!
Just look at ya, huddled there in worry
You’re headed down the rabbit hole
(Here’s your hat and what’s your hurry)
Before you’ve ever started, your chance to win is through
Next to weasel in the dictionary’s an ugly picture of you, But
Twenty seconds of courage is all you really need
Any weaselly coward can sign right up for bravery
All that’s needed to do it is stand up straight & say:
Best o’ luck the rest o’ ya
Today is just my day!
Ditch the stupid frown, now, I been there meself
I thought: “Hang me upside down and use my
Head to ring the Liberty Bell”
But this I was told, and of this one thing I’m sure:
If youse are sick of losin’, then quittin’ ain’t the cure, no
Twenty seconds of courage is all you really need
Any weaselly coward can sign right up for bravery
All that’s needed to do it is stand right up & say:
Best o’ luck the rest o’ ya
Today is just my day!

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1. Let Me Find a Way (to Find You)
I love You like a lunatic, I think of little else
I’ll climb the highest steeples, and ring the mission bells
But when life starts to holler and grab me by the collar
And steal me away from everything I know is true
Let me find a way to find You

See Lord, I say the Rosary, and every fervent prayer
I say Your name incessantly while I’m rocking in my chair
But when memories get hold of me & remind me who I was
And distract me so I don’t know what to do
Let me find a way to find You
Let me find a way to find You

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You know I’m a believer, forgive my unbelief
It makes me feel so silly to tell You I still need
To put my hand into Your wound, & see Your empty tomb
And see the back of Your cloak down the avenue

I love the Joyful Mysteries, I mourn the Sorrowful
I just finish the Glorious, and I can feel the pull
Of every foolish human deed, each un-sacred need
And I turn red & hold my breath 'til I turn blue
Let me find a way to find You

Find a way- to get me through the day
When all Your skies are gray & You don’t seem to be there
A way when I feel alone, those moments when Your throne Seems like an empty chair

I love You like a lunatic, I think of little else
And I know after all this time- perfectly well
That I am cradled in Your arms, but even with Your
Charms, sometimes my foolish, foolish mind gets confused
Let me find a way to find You
Let me find a way, let me find a way
Let me find a way to find You
2. She-Ro
You are my She-ro baby, you are my ecstasy
You are the reason that I’m proud to say I got God in me
You are my Wonder Woman, genius at this & that
You are so beautiful in each & every one of your hats

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Mother, sister, friend- servant of the Lord til the end
Keeper of the answers to who, what, why & when
You are my she-ro, baby- You are my ecstasy
You are the reason that I’m
Proud to say I got God in me
You are my Wonder Woman, wonder what’s up with men
How we keep messin up this
Gorgeous world again & again

Love to get you in charge- you’d be the Momma Superstar
Lord we need us some Venus with our Mars

You are my she-ro, baby- You are my ecstasy
You are the reason that I’m
Proud to say I got God in me
You are my Wonder Woman- gray to my black & white
You are the person who I want with me
If there should be a fight

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You’re my she-ro, she-ro
Gosh I love to watch you be that girl
You’re my she-ro, she-ro
You’re my favorite person in this world (x2)

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You are my she-ro, baby- You are my ecstasy
You are the reason that I’m
Proud to say I got God in me (x2)
She-ro She-ro She-ro She-ro, you’re my
She-ro She-ro She-ro She-ro, you’re my
She-ro She-ro She-ro She-ro, you’re my
She-ro She-ro She-ro She-ro
3. Uncontrollably
Uncontrollably, heart & soul of me
Desperate to get to you
Uncontrollably- this you know of me
What I most wanna do

I never told you how I cried that night
Knowing I had let you down
Guy in the mirror was a frightful sight
Most pitiable man in town
I fought the fear that the end was near
That you finally had enough
Well I don’t need to live, I’d have nothin’ to give
If I were to lose your love- whoa-oh-oh-I’m

Uncontrollably, heart & soul of me
Desperate to get to you
Uncontrollably- this you know of me
What I most wanna do

There’s no kind of wine that could taste quite right
There’s no book I could get through
There’s no movie that could have a happy ending
That I couldn’t see with you- would be
Everything erased, everything debased
Every flower turned to stone
Every former joy only would annoy
If I had it all alone- whoa-oh-oh-I’m

Uncontrollably, heart & soul of me
Desperate to get to you
Uncontrollably- this you know of me
What I most wanna do

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Scold me Lord, uphold me Lord, do with me as You will
The bad wolf in me, starve him Lord
Please bind him, keep him still
Take my money, sour my honey, up-end my whole world
Hide away the light of day but let me have this girl
Whoa-oh-oh-I’m

Uncontrollably, heart & soul of me
Desperate to get to you
Uncontrollably- this you know of me
What I most wanna do
4. Fling Em at Your Feet
Hungry hounds are hounding me
Fear & worry, fame & greed
They can taste my tender flesh, see my pace grow slow
Bloody feet and furrowed brow, the wolves they sense:
Their time is now

But even as they close- I grab them by the throat & say
Lord, I fling ‘em at Your feet, the world & it’s
Deceit can’t hurt me when You’re for me
Lord, in You there’s no defeat, I can’t be beat now:
Holy Spirit guide my stride- guardian angel by my side
Hosts of Heaven be my shield- Mary help me never yield
Father show me where to go, Jesus all I need to know is
Take my troubles- & fling ‘em at Your feet

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Lord, I fling ‘em at Your feet, the world & it’s
Deceit can’t hurt me when You’re for me
Lord, in You there’s no defeat, I can’t be beat now:
Holy Spirit guide my stride- guardian angel by my side
Hosts of Heaven be my shield- Mary help me never yield
Father show me where to go, Jesus all I need to know is
Take my troubles- & fling ‘em at Your feet
5. Lucky Street
From the Third of May- right thru today
Been tryin’ to say it right:
You’re my best friend, my worries end
As shadows drowned in your light
I am someone cause of you
You’re just at the heart of all that’s true
You been my reason to get up each day
You been my reason to get down and pray
If it was up to me- they’d be givin’ ya, givin’ ya
Every kind of prize there is
If it was up to me- they’d be givin’ ya, givin’ ya
Gold for all the good you did- but you’re gettin’

No Oscar, no Emmy, no piles of free money
Just me- just me- I agree
That’s tough yeah but it’s good luck for me
No mansion, no Beemer
No handsome world leader
Just me- just me- just me- Glory Be
You married the Mayor of Lucky Street

The neighbors say hello good day
We've stopped to see your flowers
The husband chats, the wife seems glad
To talk to you for hours
But she'll never know you like I do
There’s just no heart more sweet and true
You’ve been the champion for those you love
You been an angel straight from up above
Then I think of me- givin ya, givin’ ya
Nothin but my aches and pains
I oughtta be- givin’ ya, givin’ ya
A haven where it never rains- but you’re gettin’

No Oscar, no Emmy, no piles of free money
Just me- just me- I agree
That’s tough yeah but it’s good luck for me
No mansion, no Beemer
No handsome world leader
Just me- just me- just me- Glory Be
You married the Mayor of Lucky Street

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If it was up to me- they’d be givin’ ya, givin’ ya
Sainthood and a Cadillac
If it was up to me- they’d be givin’ ya, mountains of
Joy and never ask for it back-
but you’re gettin’

No Oscar, no Emmy, no piles of free money
Just me- just me- I agree
That sucks, yeah but it’s good luck for me
No mansion, no Beemer
No handsome world leader
Just me- just me- just me- Glory Be
You married the Mayor of Lucky Street
6. Make Me One of Them
There’s somethin’ creepy ‘bout this guy
Just a look in his eye
There’s somethin’ crooked in his step
A weirdness I don’t wanna catch
But I don’t know his deal, what
Happened when he was 12, when he
Had his last meal, sorry sorry well

Lord bless him stronger than my curse
Delight him more than my words could hurt
Surround him with people kinder than I am
And make me one of them- make me one of them
Make me one of them

She left her chair out in my way
I’m walkin’ here, you take all day
She stares at me, I glare right back
Like I’m willin’ her a heart attack
But I don’t know her heart, why she
Looks so all alone, others left their scars
I did this one on my own

Lord bless her stronger than my curse
Delight her more than my words could hurt
Surround her with people kinder than I am
And make me one of them- make me one of them
Make me one of them

Make me walk a mile in their shoes
And remember when I was hurting too
And how it felt to meet a stranger on the street
Who turns out to be You

Lord bless them stronger than my curse
Delight them more than my words could hurt
Surround them with people kinder than I am
And make me one of them- and make me one of them
Make me one of them- make me one of them
Make me one of them
7. My Regular Angel
My eyes they open- at first morning light
I think of dear friends who had suffered that night
And I use my ten fingers as my rosary beads
And my regular angel- sleeps next to me

First decade a presence- enters the room
A faint smell of sulfur- the sun fights a new gloom
My rosary goes silent- I look up and see
The fallen angel- stand over me

He taunts me with pictures- that dance on the page
Distracts me with humor- then fills me with rage
He reminds me of heroes- that I’ll never be
The diabolical angel’s laughing at me

My prayers they fight harder- but he beats them back
I pledge a new ardor- he points out what I lack
As my teeth are grinding- he can’t hide his glee
The terrible angel- smells victory

I reach for the hand of my true loving bride
And I feel the presence of God at my side
My five other fingers- glad praying will be
For my regular angel
My regular angel sleeps next to me
8. If It’s Your Will
If it’s Your will, Lord- let me land gently
If it’s Your will, Lord- let me have plenty
If it’s Your will, Lord- throw the devil off my scent

If it’s Your will, Your sweet will
If it’s Your will, Lord- Your will

If it’s Your will, Lord- prosper my family
If it’s Your will, Lord- have my friends stand with me
If it’s Your will, Lord- bless what You hand me

If it’s Your will, Your sweet will
If it’s Your will, Your sweet will

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Your will, Your will be done
Your kingdom, kingdom come
Your heart & ours be one (x3)

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And if you won’t, Lord- let me be graceful
Cause if You don’t, Lord- I wanna stay faithful
This is just me, Lord- shape me, guide me

If it’s Your will, Lord- Your will
Give me Your will- Lord, Your will

Your will, Your will be done
Your kingdom, kingdom come
Your heart & ours be one
9. Greater Things
Rinse the brush, tap down the lid
What a gorgeous job you did
Stand with me, admire your work
God above is goin’ berserk

He says: “Look at all the beauty you made
It’s fit for flowers & lemonade
Much you were given, but look at all that you gave
When I say this, I know you’ll roll your eyes
Greater things you’ll do than I

The Lord said: When you stopped that angry mom
Who hurt her girl in front of everyone
The other standers-by were just too scared
How ‘bout Me, I wasn’t even there

My child, look at all the peace you made
Think of all the hurt you saved
As some stood in horror, you were so brave
You didn’t let the chance for love go by
Greater things you’ll do than I

Strident earthly voices all congratulate themselves
For every little victory of wealth & greed & fame
You just say My Name

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You took your father for his tests
The doctor said “Hope for the best”
You said: “The best is what he’s been
We’re home now, Pa, let’s get you in”

The Lord says: “Look at all the hope you made
The first in line in My parade
When the least of mine fell you rushed to their aid
So I make a stern ‘God face’ lest I cry
Greater things you’ve done than I
10. The King & I
There’s a rhythm in my step- behind you on this road
It’s not just me who follows you so
Darling- if I get too close
It’s my partner who pushes me, makes me go
See I prayed: Lord Jesus, walk with me
Help me be who I should be
So I make you this claim- give you my vow
For an unending age- you are my now

But it isn’t I alone provides protection on your way
The King & I will hold you high
Above in love always

Well the King & I walk on- into this blessed day
& you glance back- as if to say
My darlings: I know that you’re here
And no harm will come to me with you near
Well I know the faith that you placed in me
Is faith that our Lord can uphold
So I hold my head high- & trust in His care
If my efforts fall shy- my Lord is there

No it isn’t I alone provides protection on your way
The King & I will hold you high
Above in love always

Now the three of us walk on- into this joyous day
Arm in arm, and in one voice say:
Together- we’ll never slow down
And joy is our victory, love is our crown
Spreading the blessings to everyone
Being the message of peace

Saying be of good cheer, hope is our shield
For we have Our Lord near- never to yield
No it isn’t I alone provides protection on your way
The King & I will hold you high
Above in love always
11. That’s Why God Made Tomorrow
I never went away from you- I just lost who I was
So sorry, love
I hate I made you cry
Now somethin’s in my eye
Was thin-kin’ maybe you’d say I could come by awhile
Hey, well now

That’s why God made tomorrow
To give us a chance to get it right, so here I go
That’s why God made tomorrow
I don’t need a reason just a chance
Cause I love you so (That’s why- that’s why)

I had a bit o’ déjà vu- rememberin’ you and me
In that old tree- laughin’ like we did
You were the cutest kid, you put up with me
So can I try to make you smile?
Hey, well now

That’s why God made tomorrow
To give us a chance to get it right, so here I go
That’s why God made tomorrow
I don’t need a reason just a chance
Cause I love you so (That’s why- that’s why)

God made me love you, God made me care
Let me open up my heart & show you it’s just you in there

That’s why God made tomorrow
To give us a chance to get it right, so here I go
That’s why God made tomorrow
I don’t need a reason just a chance
Cause I love you so (That’s why- that’s why)
12. Down to My Last Dancin’ Day
See how the breezes make that tree limb dance?
That’s how I’m dancing with you
Though we’ve been battered by the winds of chance
The song of life sees us thru
Darling long may it play- & not fade away
Still we can never know- how many chords to go
Just hold me tight & we’ll let it play

The Lord needs us dancing this way
& my heart needs you to hear me say
I will give you my best tho my spark fade away
Right down to my last dancin’ day

The rhythm floats us up when we feel down
The melody’s like a prayer
The chorus of our love keeps turnin’ around
And dances us from here to there
Darling long may it sing
Bells of faith ever ring
Still there are sour notes- that seek to dash our hopes
Those bitter sounds don’t mean a thing

The Lord needs us dancing this way
& my heart needs you to hear me say
I will give you my best tho I’m wrinkled & grey
Right down to my last dancin’ day

And every time the dancing seems to
Sputter & go thud- our feet stuck in the mud
Somewhere there’s an angel saying:

The Lord needs us dancing this way
& my heart needs you to hear me say
I will give you my best tho my voice trails away
Right down to my last dancin’ day
13. Win Me- Win All
You say keep a brave and trusting heart
Lord I try it but You made it so hard
You say: “There’ll be no defeat- remember
Where I am is victory

Win Me- win all- trust that I have you
Win Me- win all
With me for you who can be against you
Keep standing strong and it won’t be long
I’ll never let you down, never let you fall
Win Me- win all”

You say that my spirit can’t be crushed
Lord sometimes the pressure seems just way too much
You say: “Evil will surely flee
Long as my spirit is conquering

Win Me- win all- trust that I have you
Win Me- win all
With me for you who can be against you
Keep standing strong and it won’t be long
I’ll never let you down, never let you fall
Win Me- win all”

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Win Me- win all- trust that I have you
Win Me- win all
With me for you who’s against you
Keep standing strong and it won’t be long
I’ll never let you down, never let you fall
Win Me- win all
I’ll never let you down, never let you fall
Win Me- win all
14. It Is Not This Day
Someday we’ll only have a minute left
Thinkin’ bout it, well it sure makes me cry
When it gets to that slow final breath
One of us there by the other’s side
Heaven will welcome us both, it is true
But on that day, it will be only one
It will surely test our faith, but however scared or brave
We know- that day will surely come

But it is not this day- not this day
No it is not this day- that we will say goodbye
But my love for this day- and always
I am yours, & you’re forever mine

We’ve faced our battles and our trials
Some victorious and some not so much
Yet we’ve learned that each of our wounds
Can be healed by the other’s touch
Well the Lord will lead one of us into His care
Where the other cannot yet go
We will find out if grief- is overcome by belief
How we’ll fare, that day will let us know

But it is not this day- not this day
No it is not this day- that we will say goodbye
But my love for this day- and always
I am yours, & you’re forever mine

Some day people may lose faith that
Love can conquer death & carry on

But it is not this day- not this day
Lord it is not this day- that we will say goodbye
Oh my love for this day- and always
I am yours, & you are forever mine

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1. Sweetest I've Seen
Guys complain about the old ball & chain
Like it's the funniest joke in the world
I don't get where they're coming from
Cause you're still my baby girl
Well I'm not blind, and I don't mind
Seein' who's out there in the world

(chorus)
You always are the sweetest, brightest
Warmest, smartest, prettiest girl that I've seen
Don't matter if it's Kansas, Vegas
Dallas, Key West, after every place that I've Been, you're still the sweetest I've seen

We went to a wedding,
These young girls are getting
Stuffed into the tiniest dresses
But you start dancin' in those slinky pants
And them girls come in second best
I laugh out loud 'cause while they're out
Trying to outdo the rest

(chorus)
You always are the sweetest, brightest
Warmest, smartest, prettiest girl that I've seen
Don't matter if it's Kansas, Vegas
Dallas, Key West, after every place that I've Been, you're still the sweetest I've seen

There are beautiful girls all over the world
God Bless 'em, hey hey
I got mine and I ain't lyin
Every time you hear me say- baby, baby

(chorus)
You always are the sweetest, brightest
Warmest, smartest, prettiest girl that I've seen
Well I can go to Kansas, Vegas
Dallas, Key West, after every place that I've Been, you're still the sweetest I've seen
2. Never Once Thought Twice
We like all the same ice cream
You love my eyes and support my dream
Back when we used to dance
You would always make it seem like
I could be the one you would still be with
When we got older like this

(chorus)
I never once thought twice about you, my love
Knew your love came from up above
I never once thought twice about you my love
You're my love always

Good times they picked us up
Rough times came, and they sure were rough
Looks fade and you wonder if
Your heart will be enough to
Keep me hangin on, make me still care
Praise God you're here & I still stare

(chorus)
I never once thought twice about you, my love
Knew your love came from up above
I never once thought twice about you my love
You're my love always

People say: "How can you be so sure
The bet you made is right?"
I say "Watch this faith endure
I am so sure I bet my life"

(chorus)
I never once thought twice about you, my love
Knew your love came from up above
I never once thought twice about you my love
You're my love always
I never once thought twice
3. Married & Buried
When you smushed that cake on my face
I didn't know that's what people did (wedding day!)
But then, you were shocked when I dropped the law
And became a musician instead (thanks, right?)
But we struggled to make it with our hearts & our purse
The journey started rough & then it got worse
We always used to say how it was keepin' us down
But we'll be married and buried in this same town
So we packed & we hit the city
And we showed 'em what we could do
Then we hit that certain age
And they said: "Now we'd like someone new."
So we headed here, & the folks took us back
Thought I'd feel ashamed, but as a matter of fact
I've been heard to say: "This is Holy Ground
And we'll be married & buried in this same town"
Eddie Popcun fixes my car
Known him since 1958
The Subaru guy was okay in Nashville
Havin' Eddie, I just feel safe
Well I love where I am, it's the Missus and me
And baby to big boy to young man makes three
Forgive if it ain't hip & I don't say with a frown:
We'll be married & buried- we'll be
Married & buried in this same town
4. The Cup
I should have noticed you were
Needing something more
From how you let your shirts just
Pile up on the floor
I should've lent a hand or given you some space
I don't wanna be the shadow that
Passes 'cross your face

(chorus)
I wanna be your favorite movie
I wanna be your favorite song
I wanna be the catchy chorus
That makes you wanna sing along
If I should see your saddest moment
I'll be the wind that lifts you up
And when your heart overflows
I wanna be the cup

I should have seen the worry
When you were on the phone
And tickled your foot so you'd
Know you weren't alone
Against a fickle world
Where friends can wound with words
I'll try hard to be the comfort
Your precious heart deserves

(chorus)
I wanna be your favorite movie
I wanna be your favorite song
I wanna be the catchy chorus
That makes you wanna sing along
If I should see your saddest moment
I'll be the wind that lifts you up
And when your heart overflows
I wanna be the cup, and

Catch all your teardrops
Catch all your laughs
When you need them I'll
Be your unbreakable glass

(chorus)
I wanna be your favorite movie
I wanna be your favorite song
I wanna be the catchy chorus
That makes you wanna sing along
If I should see your saddest moment
I'll be the wind that lifts you up
And when your heart overflows
I wanna be the cup- I wanna be the cup
I'm gonna be the cup
5. Can't Love Without It
It's like readin' a book, readin' the look that you
Give me when I say I'm sorry
Readin' ahead, fillin' with dread
To find out how it ends
As you're walkin' away, I think to say
A thousand things that make it clear that
I'm your bestest friend

(chorus)
If I don't know what's on your heart
How can I guess? Isn't it
Clear that this is the thing I wanna do best?
Well I know how much you love me
Swear to God I'll never doubt it
Your tender touch, I need it so much
I can't love without it- can't love without it

You start comin' around, calming down
And ya talk me thru what's buggin' you
But then you start to open your heart
And turn it back on me
You say: "How bout when we talk and you
Get up and walk
Silently down to the basement
If I disagree

(chorus)
If I don't know what's on your heart
How can I guess? Isn't it
Clear that this is the thing I wanna do best?
Well I know how much you love me
Swear to God I'll never doubt it
Your tender touch, I need it so much
I can't love without it- can't love without it"
Sometimes we talk to God
But not each other
I bet He throws His Hands up
And says: "Work it out with one another!"
(chorus)
If I don't know what's on your heart
How can I guess? Isn't it
Clear that this is the thing I wanna do best?
Well I know how much you love me
Swear to God I'll never doubt it
Your tender touch, I need it so much
I can't love without it- can't love without it
6. This is The Moment
That's how I saw you smiling
When you met me in the aisle
That's how I saw them beaming
After waiting all this while
I pictured you there- I stood just like this
Then you say the words and I say the words
And then here comes the kiss

(chorus)
This is the moment I saw coming
All my life- never knowing
How beautiful it would be, and now I see

That's how I saw you weeping
Tears of joy falling on your clothes
That's how I saw them hoping
Because each one of them knows
My future with you- is your future with me
No worries at all, not if we can fall
In love with what will be

(chorus)
This is the moment I saw coming
All my life- never knowing
How beautiful it would be, and now I see

I see you standing there with two
Angels at your shoulder
I see this day playing out in our lives
Over and over

(chorus)
This is the moment I saw coming
All my life- never knowing
How beautiful it would be, and now I see
7. Make a Road
In the shade of the firehouse on James Street
With a styrofoam cup in his hand
The crumbs in his beard twitched as he talked
And he regaled me & Mick with his plan
He said: "We have planted a forest of fear, boys
We are choked by the seeds that we've sowed
We must join the forces for love
Make a road for my people
Make a road for my people- make a road"
I said "Who are these people, what makes them yours?"
And he inched a bit forward & smiled
"They're said to belong to no one
Tho they've been mine & yours all the while
They're forbidden to mingle among us
And so to that thick forest they're showed
So we must swing the axe of truth & of hope
Make a road for my people
Make a road for my people- make a road"

"They've drunk the same water & plowed the same land
They walk like you walk and they stand like I stand
It's said they were made by the very same Hand"

----INSTRUMENTAL----

Mick & I said goodbye and head homeward
And I carried his words in my mind
And how the old man gripped my hand
And affixed me with eyes deep & kind
And he promised me: "If we stay strong, lad
Just labors must reap what they've sowed
If all voices clearly will say:
There's a road for my people
Make a road for my people
Make a road for my people- make a road"

Make a road for my people
Make a road for my people
Make a road for my people- make a road (x 2)
8. Babysitter
Sid- back when I was a kid- was the guy
Who'd come over, keep an eye on me
When Mom & Dad would go out to the Riviera Cinema
He'd watch Wild Wild West with me
We lost touch til I was 30, I looked him up
He was in the city
He wound up different like it always seemed he'd be
And then when he got sick- it really took him quick
As he lay there still what he was to me

Was the babysitter, the babysitter
He took care of me- was sweet as could be
The world's eyes might criticize
But that friend I loved, that babysitter's all I see

Kate is a comic- she was Kathy back when I was
8 or 9 she'd come sit now & then
She was funny then too
Smart, she was cool
We'd use my reel-to-reel in the den
Well she never got married, that was weird
But the very next time I saw her it all clicked in
People have asked looking back thru your past
Bob, did you know who & what she'd been?

She was the babysitter, the babysitter
She took care of me- was kind as could be
The world's eyes might criticize
That friend I loved, that babysitter's all I see

----INSTRUMENTAL----

Gee I hate to hear a hurtful word
Against my babysitter
Gee it hurts to hear a spiteful word
Against my babysitter
Gee I love to hear good things get
Said about my babysitter
Did Jesus ever say a single thing against my babysitter?
Babysitter

Lai- lai-la-lai, lai la-lai
9. You're Better Than This
Sit down right there- get your butt in that chair
I got somethin' to say to you
I'm not your Dad- but I still can be sad
This is what you are coming to

Well I hear you're hangin' round the groovy people
But some people
They can chew you up & spit you out
And prey upon the way you doubt yourself
And turn you into someone else

(chorus)
You're better than this
You're better than anyone thinks you are
You're better than this
You're brighter than any of heaven's stars, you are, You are

In the dictionary by the word "potential"
Is your picture
So why you wanna mess with folks who just think you're
A joke, they make it true
Cause you practically beg 'em to

(chorus)
You're better than this
You're better than anyone thinks you are
You're better than this
You're brighter than any of heaven's stars, you are, You are

I coulda sworn I heard you say that you believed
And you would never quit
If you needed a chance to prove it
This is it

----INSTRUMENTAL----

Well your mind is bright, your heart is true
But I'm so tired of telling you BELIEVE!
Be the man God made you to be!

(chorus)
You're better than this
You're better than anyone thinks you are
You're better than this
You're brighter than any of heaven's stars, you are, You are-
Show 'em who you are!
10. A-D-O-P-TION
I was born- Mother Ann had me
Was no different in the 50's
Two hearts on love's sea got tossed
She got pregnant, he got lost
How she cried- and prayed for answers
Who in the world would help her?
Then she got the strangest notion
It seems she chose to spell "abortion"

A-D-O-P-TION- A-D-O-P-TION
Yeah she was my only friend
But now look, Lord- look at all of them
A-D-O-P-TION- A-D-O-P

Mary Beth- told her mother
When she could no longer cover
Up what she and Dave had done
Mom said: "You're not the only one
I had you, so I know the worry
'What's this thing inside my body?'
What happens to your body, that's yours to say
But this one has different DNA

A-D-O-P-TION- A-D-O-P-TION
Girl you are her only friend
Think ahead now- think of all of them
Who will love him or her- Give encouraging words
So do you have the nerve- To decide who deserves
A-D-O-P-TION- A-D-O-P-TION
Yeah she was my only friend
11. Never Crossed My Heart
Such talking- kids crying
When Fr. Fenlon starts up Mass
I look left at you, you're beaming
Meaning: "This too shall pass!"
Father says to "Lift Up Your
Hearts" and boy mine goes flyin' high
Thinking of all these Christmases
We've been here side by side

(chorus)
And the thought that we would be apart
Has never crossed my heart
And the thought that we would be apart
Has never crossed my heart

Then slowly- through snow we
Head for our Wegman's grocery run
By 5 we're hoping SU basketball team has won
8:45- we see Ty
Pennington heal somebody's world
I start to cry like always
Cause I'm watchin' it with my girl

(chorus)
And the thought that we would be apart
Has never crossed my heart
And the thought that we would be apart
Has never crossed my heart

5:30- wake early
And I look over at my bride
So pretty, like she's 30
From her sweet left side
Get dressed & head downstairs
Life gets me in its crosshairs
It scares me not as long as there's
This woman in my life

(chorus)
And the thought that we would be apart
Has never crossed my heart
And the thought that we would be apart
Has never crossed my heart
12. How the Light Gets In
You refuse to wear my swimmin' trunks
Cause the style is miles behind
I'm just glad you're swimmin'
All that healin' sure takes time
The night you lay there bleedin'
I thought hope was at an end
There's a crack in my world
Maybe that's how the light gets in
Maybe that's how the light gets in

That's great you made another appointment
Counseling clears your head
Ya told him if not for Chiko
You know you'd be dead
And I fight with the cabernet & say:
"You're not my best friend"
There's a crack in my world
Maybe that's how the light gets in

Maybe the threat of losin' hope
Is what's throwin' me a rope
Maybe the things that are cavin' in
Are what made me hope again

I hear your voice from out by the pool
Sounds like your grin has reappeared
Since '91 I wonder
Do the laughs outweigh the tears
While Satan's countin' ballots
My loving wife walks in
There's a crack in her world
Some days I'm not much of a friend
But if we share this world
Maybe that's how the light gets in
That's how the light gets in
13. Love Isn't Through With Me Yet
Love- has the naggin' nasties
Love is a mangy pet
Life's a wicked case of disasties
But love isn't through with me yet

Justice hangs on the precipice
Falls to an untimely death
Just when I'm this disgusted
Love isn't through with me yet

I think about it & I cry my eyes out
Fly into rage & give as good as I get
Scream til I'm raw & when I'm spent I find out
Ya get down to it- love isn't through w/ me yet

I hate when folks are disrespected
Hate to see 'em drown in debt
Just when hope has been ejected
Love isn't thru with me yet

Hurt is handed out like sandwiches
"You mangy mutts should make a meal on that!"
Just as I yell what a horrible hand this is
Love isn't through with me yet

Forgive us Lord for our enraged religion
Rescue us Lord from what our sins beget
Just when I focus on the dire division
You speak to it, love isn't through with me yet

Hurts ta- love it's work ta- love
Got ta- love Need ta- love
Help me- love, make me- love
Have me- love Let me- love

------INSTRUMENTAL------

Just when I nearly blew it
Love isn't through with me yet
I think about it & I cry my eyes out
Fly into rage & give as good as I get
Scream til I'm raw & when I'm spent I find out
Ya get down to it- love isn't through w/ me yet

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1. I Made Lemonade
Shoulda-coulda-woulda made big money
Tasted the honey, but I got sour
Bitter situations- great frustrations
But somehow in the eleventh hour
I made lemonade from the lemons You sent me
Lemons You sent me day after day
I made lemonade tho the lemons were plenty
They never could tempt me to fade in the shade
I made lemonade
God, You got a brutal sense of humor
't's like a tumor weighin' me down
But with the bitter lesson I find sugar
And stir that sweet salvation 'round
I made lemonade from the lemons You sent me
Lemons You sent me day after day
I made lemonade tho the lemons were plenty
They never could tempt me to fade in the shade
I made lemonade
Sour puss, sour face, whining was my biggest waste of time
Lemons here, lemons there, lemonade is everywhere
It's mi-ee-i-ee-ine

Ya shoulda-coulda-woulda left my flailing
Barely sailing heart to sink
But You came to the rescue, and what's best, You
Were so slick that now I think
I made lemonade from the lemons You sent me
Lemons You sent me day after day
I made lemonade tho the lemons were plenty
They never could tempt me to fade in the shade
I made lemonade
2. Joy On
Johnny looks so solemn & somber
He got some big burden he's So he tunes into W-G-O-D
And he hears him a pretty song:
Trust on- love on- joy on
Trust on- love on- joy on
Johnny pulls into Mackie Dunia's
Wants some music that feels more like his mood does
But when the Dee Jay plays the same dang tune
Johnny can't not clap along
Trust on- love on- joy on
Trust on- love on- joy on
Nobody no way could make him feel like that
He's thinkin' that maybe the music ain't so bad
Maybe love ain't so bad
INSTRUMENTAL
Johnny sees three girls in the shadows
The pony-tailed one blushes and he knows
She's gonna waltz right, strut right over to me
And say: "Let's dance to my fav'rite song!”
Trust on- love on- joy on
Trust on- love on- joy on
3. The King of Everything
The rage and the rhapsody- the rock & the roll
The wave of tragedy- that swamps my poor soul
But the smile that's climbin' back up from my toes
You have made- all these things
You're the King- the King- the King
Of Everything
You're the King- the King- the King
Of Everything
Hated my enemies- You made me feel love
Struggled with poverty- but You gave me enough
Saw my friend on his knees & You said "Pick him up”
You have done- all these things
You're the King- the King- the King
Of Everything
You're the King- the King- the King
Of Everything
Friends are dyin'- same age as me
Cyclones draggin' little kids out to sea
But I think I'm cryin' 'cause I believe
You cry too- at all these things
But You bring us through- all these things
You're the King- the King- the King
Of Everything
You're the King- the King- the King
Of Everything
4. Me-Est Me I Can Be
I'm the Me-est me I can be- with You I feel free
It's the nearest way I can see- ta get from me to You
I'm the Me-est me I can be- with You I feel free
And Your air is all I can breathe- Your love is all I do
Whoo-whoo, da-ba-doo-ba-da-ben-de-da
Whoo-whoo, da-ba-doo-ben-de-ba-do
Whoo-whoo, da-ba-doo-ba-da-ben-de-da-
I'm the Me-est me I can be- with You I feel free
It's the nearest way I can see- ta get from me to You
I'm the Me-est me I can be- with You I feel free
And Your air is all I can breathe- Your love is all I do
Whoo-whoo, da-ba-doo-ba-da-ben-de-da
Whoo-whoo, da-ba-doo-ben-de-ba-do
Whoo-whoo, da-ba-doo-ba-da-ben-de-da-
INSTRUMENTAL
ya say:
What's the You-est you you can do? Straight on,
straight & true, so that all that's old becomes new
fuhget the way ya wuz
Be the You-est you you can do- straight on, straight &
True, if ya stick to Me just like glue
And follow Me because
Whoo-whoo, da-ba-doo-ba-da-ben-de-da
Whoo-whoo, da-ba-doo-ben-de-ba-do
Whoo-whoo, da-ba-doo-ba-da-ben-de-da
I'm the Me-est me I can be- with You I feel free
It's the nearest way I can see- tween me & You
I'm the Me-est me I can be- with You I feel free
And Your air is all I can breathe- Your love is all I do
Whoo-whoo, da-ba-doo-ba-da-ben-de-da
Whoo-whoo, da-ba-doo-ben-de-ba-do
Whoo-whoo, da-ba-doo-ba-da-ben-de-da
5. Right On The Money
In God we trust- In God we trust
It's on my dollar- and so we must
On my nickel- & on my dime
I guess You're not- a waste of time
So we could say- yeah we could say
You're right on the money- every day
Right on the money- in every way
You're in my pocket, in my spirit, in my soul
I'm gonna love ya til I'm gray & tired & old
Cause You're right on the money-
Right on the money
I bought some gum- I bought some bread
With metal words- that no one read
But just because- nobody looks
We can't re-write- them history books
The Founding Fathers- gave You our dollars
You're right on the money- every day
Right on the money- in every way
You're in my pocket, in my spirit, in my soul
I'm gonna love ya til I'm gray & tired & old
Cause You're right on the money-
Right on the money
INSTRUMENTAL
Ya wanna rewrite the books
Cause you think nobody looks
Well I'm watching, and I ain't as dumb as I looks
Right on the money

We spend it all- we spend it tall
Cause life is rough- w/out all that stuff
We've got 2 jobs- OK, three jobs
With all we make- still ain't enough
Before we spend- a quick Amen, cause
You're right on the money- every day
Right on the money- in every way
You're in my pocket, in my spirit, in my soul
I'm gonna love ya til I'm gray & tired & old
Cause You're right on the money-
Right on the money
6. I'll Find You
I've searched the house for the glasses I'm wearing
Turned the key twice to lock the same door
Checked the top shelf for things I spread on the floor
Searched the desk for the notes in my pocket
Read what I wrote but don't remember what for
So much ocean, my poor boat can't find the shore
But I kno-o-ow where, yes I kno-o-ow where
Yeah I kno-o-ow where I'll find You- I'll find You
Took me eons to know I was searching
Spoken volumes to hear what I've said
My heart flows over with things I sought in my head
Still a mystery where I find my patience
How do I keep my poor face from turning red
When it thunders, my courage ain't under the bed
But I kno-o-ow where, yes I kno-o-ow where
Yeah I kno-o-ow where I'll find You- I'll find You
Gonna find You in the gutter- find You in the church
Find You in the best of us, and find You in the worst
Find You in the cradle, find You in the hearse
Find You in the mirror- let me find You in the mirror
So I kno-o-ow where, yes I kno-o-ow where
Yeah I kno-o-ow where I'll find You- I'll find You
7. Let's Do This Thing
Let's do this thing- let's do this thing
We'll take our chances, and dance our dances
Let freedom ring, let's do this thing
Yeah, this divin' board is high
Feels like we're in the sky
But listen, Li, I bet- the worst that we will get
Is scared and soakin' wet
Hey, you're with me!
Let's do this thing- let's do this thing
We'll take our chances, and dance our dances
Let freedom ring, let's do this thing
Li- it's not really a mistake
But your foot's still on the brake
And Momma waits home, and dinner's on the stove
So stomp on the one that goes
And let's be brave
Let's do this thing- let's do this thing
We'll take our chances, and dance our dances
Let freedom ring, let's do this thing
Li- I didn't need a ride
But I'm glad you're by my side
Dr. Conehey says now this treatment usually works
And how much can it hurt
When I hear you say
Let's do this thing- let's do this thing
We'll take our chances, and dance our dances
Let freedom ring, let's do this thing
8. God In There
If you want an X-BOX- you gotta get a job
If you want a job- you gotta do well in the interview
If you wanna ace the interview- you gotta look her in the eye
When she looks you in the eye- you better hope she sees
Hope she sees God in there
Better hope she sees God in there
Gotta hope she sees God in there, cause
If she sees God in there- you'll get to do your share
President of Russia- & the President of France
Make peace with a pow wow
Or they could kill it with a glance
So bring on the compliments- like "I like your hair”
Cause if he looks you in the eye- better hope he sees
Hope he sees God in there
Better hope he sees God in there
Gotta hope he sees God in there
If he sees God in there- you'll get to do your share
Guy in rags- beggin' with a cup
Sure is stinky- and out of luck
He's not Jesus- no way, right? (maybe)
If He looks you in the eye- better hope he sees
Hope he sees God in there
Better hope he sees God in there
Well I hope he sees God in there
Cause if he sees God in there- you'll get to do your share
9. Hug of War
It's a hug of war, don't wanna fight anymore
Wanna hold you close to me
It's a hug of war, don't wanna fight anymore
Wanna let the weapons be
Boys will be boys- but I'm not a boy anymore
We have our choice- to rise above, to reach for love
It's a hug of war, don't wanna fight anymore
Wanna hold you close to me
It's a hug of war, don't wanna fight anymore
Wanna let the weapons be
These angry eyes- melt to tears at what I did
Your faith in me died- but I wanna live- let me live
In a hug of war, don't wanna fight anymore
Wanna hold you close to me
It's a hug of war, don't wanna fight anymore
Wanna let the weapons be
INSTRUMENTAL
Gonna rise above- reach for love
In a hug of war, don't wanna fight anymore
Wanna hold you close to me
It's a hug of war, don't wanna fight anymore
Wanna let the weapons be
10. So Beyond It
You are so beyond it, so beyond it
So beyond it, Lord
You are so beyond it, so beyond it
So beyond it, Lord
I'm stuck on my pain- I'm stuck in the rain
I'm stuck in this ocean of foolish pride
I'm bound by this earth- my fears of what I'm worth
I'm bound by the ceiling upon my sky
You are so beyond it, so beyond it
So beyond it, Lord
You are so beyond it, so beyond it
So beyond it, Lord
I'm drowning in tears- I'm starving for cheers
I'm so needy, I don't know what I need
I'm pressured to win- and I'm scared to begin
I'm worried- if I fight I will surely bleed
But You're so beyond it, so beyond it
So beyond it, Lord
You are so beyond it, so beyond it
So beyond it, Lord
Lord, bring me so beyond it, let me go so beyond it
On Your wings I'll be so beyond it
But You're so beyond it, so beyond it
So beyond it, Lord
You are so beyond it, so beyond it
So beyond it, Lord
(I'm so tired of this life Lord
Where I am is not where I wanna be)
11. I See A Halo
I see a halo up above your head
I see a halo and your wings are spread
I see ya flying high and bold and free
I see a halo- cause you're like an angel to me
When I was lost- cause someone had died
When I was hurt- cause someone had lied
You were right there- right by my side
You were the shoulder on which I cried
I see a halo up above your head
I see a halo and your wings are spread
I see ya flying high and bold and free
I see a halo- cause you're like an angel to me
There was a time- when I could barely feel
There was a day- when life seemed unreal
You were right there- your prayer was a shield
When I was scared- you taught me to kneel
I see a halo up above your head
I see a halo and your wings are spread
I see ya flying high and bold and free
I see a halo- cause you're like an angel to me
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I see a halo up above your head
I see a halo and your wings are spread
I see ya flying high and bold and free
I see a halo- cause you're like an angel to me
12. Good 'ol God
Who forgives you when you're bad
Gets you gigglin' when you're sad?
Good ol' God- good ol' God
Who will take you by the hand
Lead you through the barren land
Good ol' God- good ol' God
Whoa- oa- oa the only way I know
Whoa-oa-oa 's good ol' God
Who's the One who makes the blues
Turn into some decent news?
Good ol' God- good ol' God
Where's the place you go to hide
When your life's a bumpy ride?
Good ol' God- good ol' God
Whoa- oa- oa the only way I know
Whoa-oa-oa 's good ol' God
Who's the petrol in your tank
Who's the money in your bank?
Good ol' God- good ol' God
Everytime you've lost your keys
He says: "Here they are, get off your knees!”
Good ol' God- good ol' God
Whoa- oa- oa the only way I know
Whoa-oa-oa 's good ol' God

When you shiver in the night
Who's the One who shines the light
Good ol' God- good ol' God
When your family fades away
Who's the one who says: "I'll stay!”
Good ol' God- good ol' God
Whoa- oa- oa the only way I know
Whoa-oa-oa 's good ol' God
When you tried to rock'n'roll
Who's the one who gave you soul
Good ol' God- good ol' God
Gave you chocolate birthday cakes
Made you learn from your mistakes
Good ol' God- good ol' God
Whoa- oa- oa the only way I know
Whoa-oa-oa 's good ol' God
He's makin' sure that your mistakes
Get a million second takes
Good ol' God- good ol' God
When good fortune waves goodbye
Gives you other fish to fry
Good ol' God- good ol' God
Whoa- oa- oa the only way I know
Whoa-oa-oa 's good ol' God

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1. Whatever Makes You Dance
Whatever makes you walk with me- I'll do
Whatever makes you talk with me- I'll do
Whatever makes you reach down deep
And pull me through
Whatever makes you leave your seat- I'll do
Whatever makes you dance with me
Though it's in my mind, I am right in time
In a perfect fantasy
When they see you smile
They'll be jealous while they all watch us dance
Whatever makes you hold my hand- I'll do
Whatever makes you like my band- you know I'll do
Whatever makes you maintain command
Of what is true
Whatever makes you take my stand- I'll do
Whatever makes you dance with me
Though it's in my mind, I am right in time
In a perfect fantasy
When they see you smile
They'll be jealous while they all watch us dance
I only wanna dance with you, dance w/ you, Dance
I only wanna dance with you, dance w/ you, Dance
Whatever makes you show me the town- I'll do
Whatever makes you shut me down- I'll do
Fix it so I can see your crown- all regal and true
Whatever makes you hear this sound- I'll do
Whatever makes you dance with me
Though it's in my mind, I am right in time
In a perfect fantasy
When they see you smile They'll be jealous while they all watch us dance
2. Like Jesus Did
Hear me, I'm shoutin His Name out
See, I got the motions down
Lookit how I sway to the music
Praisin' with the best around
Maybe this is just a piece of
My celestial Polaroid
Maybe there's a part of this that
I can't avoid
If I live like Jesus did- If I live like Jesus did
If I live like Jesus did then I'm alright
I'm alright- hey, hey, hey
Hear me, I'm yellin like crazy- Like a holy roller child
Lookit how I reach for the rafters
Man, I got the savin' style
Maybe there's a reason the Good Book has
Those tales of doin' good
Maybe there's a message for me: Do all I could
If I live like Jesus did- If I live like Jesus did
If I live like Jesus did then I'm alright
I'm alright- hey, hey, hey
(If I live like Jesus did) I'll be brave
(If I live like Jesus did) I'll be saved
(If I live like Jesus did) I believe
(If I live like) If I live like- (If I live like) hey
INSTRUMENTAL
Maybe there's a reason the Good Book has
Those tales of doin' good
Maybe there's a message for me: Do all I could
If I live like Jesus did- If I live like Jesus did
If I live like Jesus did then I'm alright
I'm alright- hey, hey, hey
3. Joy-Robbers
I ain't gonna let- the joy-robbers get me
The joy robbers wanna see me cryin' all day
I ain't gonna let- the joy-robbers get me
They can't take my joy 'less I give it away
Jerry & I- we had an argument
Now he don't want his friends to be my friends
He told them: "Hey- you stay away from that guy
The plan between you, well it has to end."
But it doesn't end- Cause they're still my friends
See I ain't gonna let- the joy-robbers get me
The joy robbers wanna see me cryin' all day
I ain't gonna let- the joy-robbers get me
They can't take my joy 'less I give it away
Turn signal on- pulled out the post office
I saw this driver who would let me merge
Then he forgot- or got distracted, I don't know
Plowed into my car, then let go a splurge
Of hurtful expletives-
But we both knew the fault was his
I ain't gonna let- the joy-robbers get me
The joy robbers wanna see me cryin' all day
I ain't gonna let- the joy-robbers get me
They can't take my joy 'less I give it away
So many friends- teachers & relatives
They tell me "Buddy dontcha dream so big
Just get a job- raise a family
You get a shovel and you start to dig
Bury that fantasy!"
But I won't bury ME!!!!!!- ya see

I ain't gonna let- the joy-robbers get me
The joy robbers wanna see me cryin' all day
I ain't gonna let- the joy-robbers get me
They can't take my joy 'less I give it away
I got the joy- I got the joy- I got the joy
I got the joy
You git your mitts off of my joy
My prayer is "Share, don't tear my joy"
I got the joy- I got the joy- I got the joy
I got the joy
Lord please forgive me for so angrily defending my joy
4. Kneeling
You ask me what I think of the war
You ask me what I think it was for
You ask me what I think of our policies
My position- my only position is
Kneeling- my position is
Kneeling- my position is kneeling
You ask me what I think of the Right
You ask me what I think of what's Left
You ask me what I think of your certainties
My position- my only position is
Kneeling- my position is
Kneeling- my position is kneeling
You say I must stand up- for what I believe
But when I stand up- well I'm down on my knees
I'm kneeling- my position is
Kneeling- my position is kneeling
5. Window in the Wall
If it's a dreamer's eyes I see through
Well I wanna see it all
And the dream that I'll be with you
Is the window in the wall
Lights down in a cold room
I stare at the walls of my sadness
Made from separation and a
Yearning that could drive you to madness
Drift away, the visions play
If it's a dreamer's eyes I see through
Well I wanna see it all
And the dream that I'll be with you
Is the window in the wall
Look back at the wrong moves
Now hindsight is helpless to lead you
Mistakes made and a price paid
Well I thought it was supposed to be easy
Maybe not now, but someday, somehow
If it's a dreamer's eyes I see through
Well I wanna see it all
And the dream that I'll be with you
Is the window in the wall
Well brick by brick my heart breaks free
But this wall can't fall fast enough for me

Lights down in a cold room
I stare at the walls of my sadness
Made from separation and a
Yearning that could drive you to madness
Drift away, the visions play

If it's a dreamer's eyes I see through
Well I wanna see it all
And the dream that I'll be with you
Is the window in the wall
6. Shush
Love You from my head- to the tip of my toes
Tellin' evabody: "Say, lookit how my heart glows!"
But some folks are scared- to see me love that much
They tell me keep it to myself- 'n' I say- waddya mean
Shush- I ain't gon' shush- I ain't gon' shush
If there's somethin' to say- Waddya mean
Shush- ain't gon' shush- can't make me shush
If my heart says it's okay
I'm like a babe in Toyland- like a bird in space
You are the smile- that won't come off o' this face
It makes some folks squirm- to see me so in touch
They tell me keep it locked away- 'n' I say- waddya mean
Shush- I ain't gon' shush- I ain't gon' shush
If there's somethin' to say- Waddya mean
Shush- ain't gon' shush- can't make me shush
If my heart says it's okay
(You can't make me) Cause my love must fly
(You can't shake me) Way up high
(You can't break me)

Oh, let my love fly high like an eagle- that all might see
Let it soar forever more- and forever free
Then let it rest in a field of joy- so green and lush
But when I try to tell the world- they all say:
"Shush- just you shush- got to shush
Got too much to say- Know what I mean?
Shush- can't you shush- please, will ya shush"
But my heart, my heart says it's okay
Shush- ain't gon' shush- ain't gon' shush
If there's somethin' to say- Waddya mean
Shush- ain't gon' shush- can't make me shush
Cause my heart says it's okay
7. I Treasure You
Great big piles of gold- great big piles of gold
Waiting to be sold- Great big piles of gold
Let them appear- from of the blue
I treasure you- I treasure you
Jessica Simpson- Jessica Simpson
Tells me I'm the one- Jessica Simpson
Swears she will be – steadfast and true
But I treasure you- I treasure you
INSTRUMENTAL
Great big piles of gold- great big piles of gold
Waiting to be sold- Great big piles of gold
Let them appear- from of the blue-see now:

I treasure you- I treasure you
8. I'm Not Dude, I'm Dad
I love that you wanted to ride with me
You're getting' more and more comfy as we go
I love just havin' you here with me
But there's one thing I need you to know
I'm not dude, I'm Dad
I'm not dude, I'm Dad
Someday you'll be glad
I'm not dude, I'm Dad
I've heard what your classmates say about me
How your momma & I, we just won't bend
And I'm stricter than Principal Honcharski
But God made me your father not your friend
I'm not dude, I'm Dad
I'm not dude, I'm Dad
Someday you'll be glad
I'm not dude, I'm Dad
Maybe Dad's a bit old fashioned
Could be Dad's a tad uptight
Maybe Dad just has a passion to see you turn out right
I don't care if you've imagined
Some other way, some other life
You're stuck with me tonite

I see your left cheek start to glisten
I don't s'pose those are tears of joy
But humour me now- just listen
I so, so love that you're my boy
I'm not dude, I'm Dad
I'm not dude, I'm Dad
All I am is glad
I'm not dude, I'm Dad
I'm not dude, I'm Dad
9. If God Was Chocolate
I can feel Your presence- in the Summer breeze
I can see the distance- between You & me
I can catch Your fragrance- from an April rose
Sure can hear Your rhythms- when the thunder rolls
But I can't taste You- don't think I'm s'posed to
But what would people do
If God was chocolate- everyone loves chocolate
Everyone would want Him- want Him all the time
You can almost taste it- every Godly visit
A party for the spirit- body, soul & mind
If God was chocolate- chocolate- chocolate
Mm-mm- chocolate- chocolate- chocolate
Pray for an end to anger- you get a Hershey's kiss
For each good deed a Snickers- I could get used to this
Pray they stop the fighting- in the Middle East
And the battleground starts changing
To a chocolate fondue feast
The whole world over- we'd discover- a whole new hunger
If God was chocolate- everyone loves chocolate
Everyone would want Him- want Him all the time
You can almost taste it- every Godly visit
A party for the spirit- body, soul & mind
If God was chocolate- chocolate- chocolate
Mm-mm- chocolate- chocolate- chocolate
Chocolate- chocolate Chocolate- chocolate
Can almost taste You
But I think it all through
& I think it's also true
That God is broccoli- asparagus and herb tea
All that stuff that's good for me
That may not taste divine
But it makes a good start at building me a strong heart
So if you eat your broccoli
And you drink your herbal tea
Finish your supper and you will see-you will see
How it can be that

God is chocolate- everyone loves chocolate
Everyone can have it- have it all the time
You can almost taste it- every Godly visit
A party for the spirit- body, soul & mind
If God was chocolate- chocolate- chocolate
Mm- mm- chocolate- chocolate- chocolate
10. Say Yes To You
It's simple- Lord it's simple
I only want to love You
I only want to run toward Your light
It's simple- Lord it's simple
I only want to praise You
I only want to thank You for my life
May all I am, and all I do
Say yes to You
May all I am, and all I do
Say yes to You
It's easy- Lord it's easy
I only want to fall down
I only want to shed myself of me
It's easy- Lord it's easy
I only want to slow down
I only want to listen and agree
May all I am, and all I do
Say yes to You
May all I am, and all I do
Say yes to You
So in my own way
Til my dying day
It is "Yes" I'll say to You

It's simple- Lord it's simple
I only want to love You
I only want to do what You would do
It's simple- Lord it's simple
I only want to praise You
I only want to let Your wish come true
May all I am, and all I do
Say yes to You
May all I am, and all I do
Say yes to You
11. Shut Up and Pray
You got me rockin', nothin' but rockin'
You got me searchin for something that isn't
Just the same old, same old thing
You wanna party, have a big party
I need a ticket, and on that ticket it will
Say: "So who'd you bring?"
I brought him and her and him and her
And Bill and Buddy and Ray
And they're all ears and we're all ears
For what you have to say
You say- Pray, pray pray
For everything you're worth
Pray, pray pray- for wisdom on the earth
Listen to Me- while I- while I- while I
Say say say- shut up & pray
Hang on a minute, a doggone minute
How 'bout the shoutin', screamin' and hollerin'
That Your meek people do?
If they can do it, I'm gonna do it
Can't stop me, Motor Mouth Bobby gonna
Get his message through
Just like him & her & him & her
And Bill & Buddy and Ray
But did they talk and did we talk
Too loud to hear You say?

You say- Pray, pray pray
For everything you're worth
Pray, pray pray- for wisdom on the earth
Listen to Me- while I- while I- while I
Say say say- shut up & pray
Hey wait a- but if ya- just lemme
Was gonna- You need ta- Please lemme

I brought him and her and him and her
And Bill and Buddy and Ray
And they're all ears and we're all ears
For what you have to say
You say- Pray, pray pray
For everything you're worth
Pray, pray pray- for wisdom on this earth
Listen to Me- while I- while I- while I
Say say say- shut up & pray
12. Breastplate of St. Patrick
I bind myself to the power of heaven
I bind myself to the light of the Son
The brightness of the moon
The deepness of the sea
I bind myself to the power of Christ
Christ with me and before me
Christ behind me and within me
Christ to the right of me and to the left of me
Christ above me and beneath me
I bind myself to the virtue of Christ
I bind myself to the guidance of angels
I bind myself to the love of the Lamb
For He alone is Peace
And He alone is Light
I bind myself to the guidance of Christ
Christ with me and before me
Christ behind me and within me
Christ to the right of me and to the left of me
Christ above me and beneath me
I bind myself to the virtue of Christ
In the eyes of all who see me
In the ears of all who hear me
In the hearts of those who know me
Oh Lord, uphold me
Christ with me and before me
Christ behind me and within me
Christ to the right of me and to the left of me
Christ above me and beneath me
I bind myself to the virtue of Christ
I bind myself to the virtue of Christ
13. Die Trying
Kneeling Moustafa's praying: "Allah shall be praised
Send Your angels, keep me brave
As I face this mission
Now into battle as I fight the infidels
Let my efforts serve you well
If I can't make them believe in You I'll
Die trying- I will die trying
With my soul smiling- I will die trying"
Cleaning his rifle Corporal Wilson turns around
Cause he thought he heard a sound
That was vaguely threatening
Picks up a pen and writes "I really miss you, Mom
Yesterday there was a bomb that hit
Close, I hope we win but I may
Die trying- I could die trying
With my soul crying- I could die trying"
Kneeling Regina puts her Bible on the bed
As this war goes through her head
She is really frightened
Still she says: "Lord it's not my lot to be afraid
All my life you know I've made
Efforts to be like You
I'm not yet like You
But Dear Lord I promise I will
Die trying- I will die trying
With my soul sighing- I will die trying
I will die trying- I will die trying
With my soul crying- I will die trying
14. Truth or Trouble
Johnny, your pockets are filled to the brim
Don't they have bags at that store you were in?
You know I'd buy anything that you need
What is this hunger that food cannot feed?
I don't care what happened, I just don't want to hear a lie
I learned the hard way- to tell it straight is the lesser crime
You're almost out of time- So make up your mind- well is it
Truth or trouble?
You know it's truth or trouble
Johnny's the boss of a big company
He's grown up, he no longer answers to me
He spins extravagant tales of success
Can't believe he thinks that I don't hear the rest
You tell your workers you'll soon make good on
Last month's pay
Meanwhile your maid says they came to take
Your Porsche away
You kept some wolves at bay
But soon they too will play- because it's
Truth or trouble
You know it's truth or trouble
Watcha gonna do now, Johnny
Watcha gonna do when the chips are down?
Watcha gonna do now, Johnny
I can tell ya life has got a way of runnin' us out of town

I love you, Johnny, this can't be how you want to live
I think you see now that what you said isn't what you did
It's like when you were a kid
You get what you give- so is it
Truth or trouble?
You know it's truth or trouble

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1. Like a Train
I can see Your love- comin' like a train
Roll into the station, run me down again
& You're 30 feet across, 90 miles high
Smoke stack scrapin' up against the sky
I can see Your love- comin' like a train
Racin' to my rescue, erasin' all my shame
I can see Your love- bowl me over again
I can see Your love- like a trampoline
Flingin' me to heights that I have never seen
In a sky of freedom- big 'n' bright 'n' blue
Then floatin' and a' fallin' I come back to You
I can see Your love- comin' like a train
Racin' to my rescue, erasin' all my shame
I can see Your love- bowl me over again
They say to wait until
A train is standin' still
So I can't afford to climb aboard
But Lord, you know I will- oh, I will!
I can see Your love- comin' like a train
Racin' to my rescue, erasin' all my shame
I can see Your love bowl me over again
2. I'll Stick with My Own
Mick sez "Use your head & stick with us instead
A man must stay with his own crowd
From that side of town, they'll just clown you around
They'll get yer poor head in the clouds
They'll go their own way, they don't care what you say
They'll leave you to fight your own fights"
And when he was through, I sez "Mick, here's to you
And I thank ya, cause man, you're so right!
I'll stick with the Irish- & the English
And the ones with nowhere to call home
I'll stick with the wealthy, the unhealthy
The hungry, the tired, the alone
I'll stick with my own"
Mick sez "So it's true, you're the dumbest magoo
Yer the blindest of men with two eyes
Do you think all your lowlifes and highlifes and 'why-lifes'
Will care if ya live or ya die?"
Well Mick, I don't know- but there's one thing for sho'
In this life there ain't no guarantees
But from now until I've got no more free will
It seems like the best way for me is
Stick with the Irish- & the English
And the ones with nowhere to call home
I'll stick with the wealthy, the unhealthy
The hungry, the tired, the alone
I'll stick with my own
There's nothing to do but to live
There's nothing to take but to give
There's nothing that ever made hatred surrender
Like sayin': "What's mine is HIS!!" So- I'll
Stick with the Irish- & the English
And the ones with nowhere to call home
I'll stick with the wealthy, the unhealthy
The hungry, the tired, the alone
3. My Faith, Your Power
I live in a dungeon- my mind made for me
I peel like an onion- in layers of "Woe is me"
Cause I'm a freight train but somethin's in the way
Cold night who needs to see day
Big mouth with nothing to say- hi-yi-ya-o
Prize fighter- never won a prize
A baptizer- who isn't baptized
I'm nothing- til I wake up, til I realize
All I need- in the darkest hour
Is my faith- Your power
It will make sweet- whatever's sour
My faith- Your power
I twist through a tunnel- of narrow belief
I drip through a funnel- into a tub of grief
Cause I'm a first tenor- hasn't got a tune
Latecomer- shows up too soon
Dish o' Haagen Dazs with no spoon- hi-yi-ya-o
Bat 'n' glove- can't find a ball
Ballerina- walks into a wall
I'm nothin'- got nothing- not til I recall
All I need- in the darkest hour
Is my faith- Your power
It will make sweet- whatever's sour
My faith- Your power

I can rely- on You alone
No one could take your place
I can deny- that You're my home
But You're- my air, my sky, my time, my space
INSTRUMENTAL
Cause I'm a freight train but somethin's in the way
Cold night who needs to see day
Big mouth with nothing to say- hi-yi-ya-o
Prize fighter- never won a prize
A baptizer- who isn't baptized
I'm nothing- til I wake up, til I realize
All I need- in the darkest hour
Is my faith- Your power
It will make sweet- whatever's sour
My faith- Your power
4. Change in Your Pocket
With the change in your pocket
You could change the world
With the change in your pocket
You could change the world
There are millions dying down in Africa
From a disease that we want no part of
Sweet little babies with no ma and pa
With the change in your pocket
You could change the world
With the change in your pocket
You could change the world
So we must help these babies to grow
Straight & tall
And we say: "It is my intent to heed that call
I'll address it the minute that I'm
Back from the mall"
With the change in your pocket
You could change the world
With the change in your pocket
You could change the world
Well a buck-and-a-quarter buys a cuppa joe
And I'm sure I'd enjoy it, but in Equador
That same buck-and-a-quarter feeds a family of four
With the change in your pocket
You could change the world
With the change in your pocket
You could change the world

Nobody here deserves this fate
Nobody here can afford to wait, cause
If we can't be loving, how can we be saved?

Some women are dying as they're giving birth
Some throats are so parched they cannot
Speak a word
Can it be there're still some of us who
Haven't heard
With the change in your pocket
You could change the world
With the change in your pocket
You could change the world
5. Gold God
My life was a struggle
Nothin but strain
But this groovy new prayer I'm prayin'
Made everything change
I used to stay home on Fridays
Nowhere I could afford to go
Now I'm King of the Highways-
Now I'm swimming in dough
I've got a Gold God- He's like a Visa card
All I do is pray- and money comes my way
I've got a Gold God- some people think it's odd
If He wants me to be rich- what's a guy to say
I've got a Gold God- I've got a Gold God
He extended my territory- now I eat at the Ritz
Chew olives in It'ly- and spit out the pits
Pull up in a Lexus- make everyone drool
I'm bigger than Texas- I'm cooler than cool
I've got a Gold God- He's like a Visa card
All I do is pray- and money comes my way
I've got a Gold God- some people think it's odd
If He wants me to be rich- what's a guy to say
I've got a Gold God- I've got a Gold God
Some guys have all the luck-
Some guys get all the gold
Backed up my pick-up truck
Loaded all the gold that it would hold
INSTRUMENTAL
I saw a thing in the Good Book
That isn't so great
Somethin' bout a camel, the eye of a needle
Hope I'm not too late
Lord if I say I'm sorry
Make right what went wrong
There'll be a new way of singin'
The same old song:
I've got a Gold God- He's like a Visa card
All I do is pray- and mercy comes my way
I've got a Gold God- some people think it's odd
If He wants me to be rich- what's a guy to say
I've got a Gold God- I've got a Gold God
6. You Just So Never Know
Joey had a dream- and he pursued it til his
Legs gave out and he fell down
So he dug a hole- he held services and
Buried his dream in the ground
Dropped the shovel- waved goodbye
That's the moment- his dream came back to life
You just SO never know
The mystery of life it is a mystery til the end
You just SO never know
Maybe for tonite it's good enough to know the
Morning comes again
Marie was scared- no, I mean scared to death and
Every child must face this fear
She had to tell- tell her mother something
A mother may not want to hear
Got the words out- and closed her eyes
Mom said: "You made me so happy tonite"
You just SO never know
The mystery of life it is a mystery til the end
You just SO never know
Maybe for tonite it's good enough to know the
Morning comes again
Who woulda thunk it- Who woulda known
If it was a drink you wouldn'a drunk it
If it was a seed you wouldn'a let it be sown

Look to heaven- ask Him when
He'll bring the guessin'- to an end
He says child- it can't be done-
Wouldn't be near as much fun

You just SO never know
The mystery of life it is a mystery til the end
You just SO never know
Maybe for tonite it's good enough to know the
Morning comes again
7. Dead Presidents on Parade
I'm lookin' for ways to stay alive
Got so many bills to pay tonight
I got car insurance, life insurance
Health insurance, home insurance
I can't breathe, cause I can't sleep
Cause I can't pay, & there's no way
But I still pray cause there's gotta be
There's gotta be- there's gotta be- there's gotta
Gotta be a way
Dead presidents on parade
Step over here into the shade of my wallet
I need money, I got love
Comes in handy down here, Bub
Dead presidents on parade
Got bills that have gotta be paid from my pocket
Can't pay what I don't have
Dead presidents, won't you have a seat right here
Don't need to keep ya- Just love to meet ya
Don't have to stay
Just say hello, & I'll send you on your way
I'm lookin' to do what You have asked
But it's been a long and grinding path
Now I teach piano, teach guitar
I teach what little I've learned so far
But it's still rough and it's- so tough and it's
Not enough- no it's never been enough
But I still pray cause I still pay
So I still pray but there's no way
But there's gotta be a way, there's gotta be a way
There's gotta be, gotta be, gotta be a way

Dead presidents on parade
Step over here into the shade of my wallet
I need money, I got love
Comes in handy down here, Bub
Dead presidents on parade
Got bills that have gotta be paid from my pocket
Can't pay what I don't have
Dead presidents, won't you have a seat right here
Don't need to keep ya- Just love to meet ya
Don't have to stay
Just say hello, & I'll send you on your way

Love of money is the root of all evil
Lack of money is a gun that shoots people
That gun, it shot me in the ego
Made me feel a little less equal
If it's bad for me, think of the others
Starvin' children, fathers & mothers
Gotta come up with a better system
Our instincts are good, but we resist 'em
There's gotta be a way- gotta be a way
Gotta be a way- gotta be a way

Dead presidents on parade
Step over here into the shade of my wallet
I need money, I got love
Comes in handy down here, Bub
Dead presidents on parade
Got bills that have gotta be paid from my pocket
Can't pay what I don't have
Dead presidents, won't you have a seat right here
Don't need to keep ya- Just love to meet ya
Don't have to stay
Just say hello, & I'll send you on your way
8. Pencil in Your Hand
Lookin' down's gotta be a chore
On the hatred, pain and war
This is not what You made us for
Some people say that it's all Your fault
That You just don't care at all
You're not a window, You're a wall
If You're thinkin' You better
Write Your people a love letter- well
Let me be the pencil in Your hand
Let me be the pencil in Your hand
Let me be an instrument
That we might better understand
Let me be the pencil in Your hand
If You mean to educate
Make us really radiate
How 'bout the ones sayin' it's too la-ate?
Don't just sit there, send us love
Let it rain from up above
Are You too sad to give it a shove?
Well I'd imagine it's hard
But cha gotta send us a get- well card
Let me be the pencil in Your hand
Let me be the pencil in Your hand
Let me be an instrument
That we might better understand
Let me be the pencil in Your hand
Help me live Your love- I know I can do better
Let me write Your love- in great big letters
INSTRUMENTAL
If you're thinkin' you better
Write your people a love letter- well
Let me be the pencil in Your hand
Let me be the pencil in Your hand
Let me be an instrument
That we might better understand
Let me be the pencil in Your hand
9. Stomp
Throw your jacket in the corner
Everybody's comin' over
Don't you know it's Thursday night and time for makin' merry
Move your boots and jump 'n' shout
It's in you now, so let it out
Throw your worries on the ground and kick 'em til they're dust-just
Stomp- Stomp
Stomp- you got to stomp
Loosen up the best you're able
Johnny here is on the table
In the back they're fryin' fish 'n' chips and tellin' stories
How's about we give a cheer
To the One who put us here
Since we're feelin' good it wouldn't hurt to let Him know, so
Stomp- Stomp
Stomp- you got to stomp

INSTRUMENTAL
Throw your worries on the ground and kick 'em til they're dust-just
Stomp- Stomp
Stomp- you got to stomp
10. This Is October
That short, fat, bald guy
's'a fall baseball guy
He loves to watch his Bombers win- again
Lives through the players
Loves when they hit 'taters
But he's a couch potato and it's been a sin
He wishes he were more
Knows what makes you ready for
A trip to the Hall of Fame- is not some August game
This is October- the kid stuff is over
Time to deliver what the fans pay you to do
This is October
He's Derek Jeter- he hits the heater
He's undefeated in his dreams- at least he dreams
But when he wakes up- he drops the pop-ups
Lets down his son-and-wifely team- and they scream:
"You can do it, do it dad
We know that you're not so bad
So don't just lie about- Time is runnin' out
This is October- the kid stuff is over
Time to deliver what the family prays you can do
This is October"
Fantasy camp- the Mick is there
The Babe says: "Straighten up, comb your hair
You gotta give all you can give
You gotta love- you gotta love- you gotta live
This is October- the kid stuff is over
Time to deliver what the fans pay you to do
This is October- the kid stuff is over
Time to deliver what the fans pray you can do
This is October
11. Hotel Hallelujah
Betty showed me with her eyes
All the pain her limp body tried to hide
I knew the Lord would take her soon
Selfishly I prayed He'd wait awhile
But I knew that she'd get back her smile, when
She checked in to the Hotel Hallelujah
She'll lay down on a bed of gentle grace
There's no end to the love that's rushin' thru ya
In this sacred and most Holy Place
Daddy never made a fuss
He left all the cryin' up to us
I saw that he was fading fast
He said: "Don't shed a tear for me, my boy"
But I knew that he would cry for joy
When he checked in to the Hotel Hallelujah
He'll lay down on a bed of gentle grace
There's no end to the love that's rushin' thru ya
In this sacred and most Holy Place
Leave a world- of so much loss that we must grieve
And finally find a place- that no one has to leave
When we check in to the Hotel Hallelujah
We'll lay down on a bed of gentle grace
There's no end to the love that's rushin' thru ya
In this sacred and most Holy Place
12. Hallways of Always
I'm ready to walk with you- I'm ready to talk with You
Down the Hallways of Always
I'm ready to be by Your side
I'm prayin' that You'll be my guide
Down the Hallways of Always
Always-always-always
Always- bathed in Your light
Always- blessed by Your might
Always- safe in Your sight
Always- (always)- always- (always)
I'm ready to try'n keep step- I'm ready to lose my breath
Down the Hallways of Always
Just think what a leap I'll have made
To be in the grand parade- Down the Hallways of Always
Always-always-always

I've said ev'ry prayer I can say
Hopin I'm closer each day
To the Hallways of Always
Done everything I could do, but now it's all up to you
'F I see the Hallways of Always
Always- at Your command
Always- with You I'll stand
Always- part of Your band
Always- (always)- always- (always)
For every soul who has lived, the greatest reward
You can give is the Hallways of Always
Ready to run thru the fire
Knowing I'll never tire in the Hallways of Always
Always- walk with no fear
Always- run to keep near
Always- the Angels will cheer
Always- (always)- always- (always)

I'm ready to walk with you- I'm ready to talk with You
Down the Hallways of Always
I'm ready to be by Your side
I'm prayin' that You'll be my guide
Down the Hallways of Always

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1. Love Travels
So I stand here and gaze across the ocean
Knowing that I may not ever hold you
Quite the way I told you
But the distance won't silence my devotion
Cause I believe there is still a way to reach out
In my heart there's no doubt
Love travels the miles upon the wings of angels
Love finds you, I swear it's true
I can love you from here- love you from here
So I stare at the photograph before me
Wonderin' if you still believe I love you
I did what I had to do
And then I look and I swear I saw you smilin'
Heaven makes these tender hearts the strongest
Mine beats for you as long as
Love travels the miles upon the wings of angels
Love finds you, I swear it's true
I can love you from here
On moonbeams, on heart strings
Love makes its way through anything
Love finds you, I swear it's true
I will always be near, cause I'll love you from here
Time will never change me
You just gotta believe it
And the dream that saves me is
That you're happy and that you're free

It'll fly through the air with the greatest of ease
As much as you want, now, as much as you need
Across every mountain and all seven seas
The eagles will carry it on God's gentle breeze
And I'll never give up (Never give up)
I'll never give in (Never give in)
And you'll know that it's me when you hear the voice singin'

Lai la lai lai, la lai lai la lai Gotta listen to me, listen to me sing
(Lai la lai lai, la lai lai la lai) And you'l know that it's me
Singin (singin') singin' (singin') singin'
Love travels the miles upon the wings of angels
Love finds you, I swear it's true
I can love you from here
On moonbeams, on heart strings
Love makes its way through anything
Love finds you, I swear it's true
I will always be near, cause I'll love you from here
2. I Don't Need a Picture
I need to call your name
I need to cry in pain
I need to hide in shame
I need to - I need to
I need to know this bliss
I need to not resist
Oh I need to feel like this
I need to - I need to
But I don't need a picture
No I don't need a picture
No I don't need a picture
To see your face - to see your face
I must walk just like you
I must talk just like you
I must learn what to do
I need to - I need to
I must try not to fall
I must climb every wall
And I must do nothing at all
I need to - oh I need to
But I don't need a picture
No I don't need a picture
No I don't need a picture
To see your face - to see your face
Seems like any moment I'll know what to do
Seems like any time I'll be standing with you
Yet it seems like any moment my chance will be through
Seems like any moment - seems like any moment

I have to dream out loud
And have what you're about
But I'll have to empty out
I need to - I need to

I need to scream with light
And tear apart the night
Oh I need to do you right
Oh I need to - oh I need to
But I don't need a picture
No I don't need a picture
No I don't need a picture
To see your face - to see your face
To see your face
To see your face
I don't need a picture
I don't need a picture - picture- picture
3. Do It Anyway
You're scared to put your face in the water- do it anyway
You're scared to color outside the border- do it anyway

You're scared if you say that they will laugh at you- do it anyway
You're scared of what I say cause it might be true
Do it anyway- do it anyway- do it anyway

You're scared if you join up you still won't belong- do it anyway
You're scared that if you leave- you'll be gone- do it anyway

You're scared to let your friends depend on you- do it anyway
You might surprise the both of you and come through- so
Do it anyway- do it anyway- do it anyway

What if you're wrong- and what if you're right
What if you walk the walk- and fight the fight

You're scared that that next peak is too high for you to climb- do it anyway
Afraid that they will laugh if you start to cry- do it anyway

You're scared to tell the world what you're doin' here- do it anyway
You're scared to say "I love you" right in my ear
Do it anyway- do it anyway- do it anyway
4. You Then Me Then You Then Me
It's my turn, it's not your turn
It's my turn, get outta my way
It's my turn, go on complain
I'm comin' through anyway
And don't ask me why I'm like this
But lately I'm wonderin' if
It'll come to pass
That the last shall be first and the
First shall be last- then the voice say
Here's the way it oughtta be
You then me then you then me
I pray one day we'll all agree
And take it you then me then you then me
Life could go you then me then you then me
That's my food, don't touch my food
That's my wine, don't spill a drop
Or I'll whack you across your face
And drop you out of the human race
See I got me the urge to kill
But I wish we could take a pill
So we'd all cool down
And we'd talk like the man who was
Born back in Bethlehem town- betcha he say
Here's the way it oughtta be
You then me then you then me
I pray one day we'll all agree
And take it you then me then you then me
Life could go you then me then you then me
I coulda sworn I was here first- hey hey hey
Well if I'm not the best hey I'm sure not the worst
No not me baby- hey hey yeah

It's your turn, it's not my turn
It's your turn- well let's just say
We'll trade off- here let me light
And pass the peace pipe down your way

Well try it, it could be good
And what if one day it should
Really come to pass
That the last shall be first and the
First shall be last- betcha we say:
Here's the way it oughtta be
You then me then you then me
I pray one day we'll all agree
And take it you then me then you then me
Life could go you then me then you then me
5. Peace Has Broken Out
My dear sweet Ireland- so long fightin'
How came this war to be- Kerrigan 'gainst Connolly
But you stood through the hard rain
Til one day the word came
Did you hear that peace- has broken out?
No one knows why- it's happened now
We just give thanks- that it's come about
Peace has broken out, yeah- it's broken out
Still other fights go on
East-West- right-wrong
Some in God's name begin
How very sad for him
Still he'd let us lay down
Our swords on this holy ground- and the angels say
Did you hear that peace- has broken out?
No one knows why- it's happened now
Just seems like heaven- opened up the clouds
And peace has broken out, yeah- it's broken out
Did you know that we're all black and we're all white
And we're all wrong and we're alright
And them and we is you and me

I live next door to you- hardly know you
Well I'll put on some coffee
And you might get to know me- and they'll all say
Did you hear that peace- has broken out?
No one knows why- it's happened now
We just cry for joy- we scream and shout
Peace has broken out- it's broken out
Yeah peace has broken out- it's broken out
6. That's All the Lumber You Sent
Said a friend to a friend one day:
Was a man who passed away
St. Peter met him at the gate
Pete said: "Walk with me if you will
I'll take you to the house you built"
Man said: "I can't wait!"
Passed a mansion made of stone
But with each new house he's shown
They get smaller by degrees
Stopped in front of a two-room shack
Pete said: "Hope you're happy with that"
Man said: "How can this be?"- Pete say:
"That's all the lumber- that's all the lumber
That's all the lumber you sent
Looks like the builder- man, he's got your number
That's all the lumber you sent"
Man didn't know what to say
Poor guy was blown away
Said: "You mean this is what I deserve?"
Pete said: "I'm afraid it's so
't's too late but now you know
Shoulda done better work"
Said: "You mean not lie and cheat
And helpin' old ladies 'cross the street?"
Pete says: "Well, that's a start
Remember that man back in that great big house?
He found out early what it's all about
Built that place with his heart- as for you
"That's all the lumber- that's all the lumber
That's all the lumber you sent
Looks like the builder- man, he's got your number
That's all the lumber you sent"got your number
That's all the lumber you sent"
What if that man was me
And I failed that miserably
You're showin' me things I don't wanna see!

St. Peter if you can
Send me back to earth again
's'that somethin' you can do?
Pete said: "It ain't up to me
If it was I'd like to see
How you plan to improve"
Said "I'd love God and fellow man
Take a wife and make a stand
Be the givin'est guy I can be
And when I get back to this neighborhood
There'd be a gigantic pile o' wood!
And I'd say: 'What's this I see?'- and you tell me
That's all the lumber- all that's your lumber
That's all the lumber you sent
Big boss'll help you- hammer it all together
That's all the lumber you sent"
7. Tween the Jigs and the Reels
To see you dance would be a treat
Hips and hands and legs and feet
With all the joy your heart can feel
To our new song "Tween the Jigs and the Reels"- c'mon

You lads and lassies here tonight
To see you dance is a wonderful sight
You swirl and twirl and kick your heels
Spreading joy with your jigs and reels

Well the dance you're doin' is a lot like life
Back and forth and left and right
We get confused as to what we feel
With all that happens 'tween the jigs and the reels
Well I lost my job three weeks ago
The boss said: "Hate to see you go
Here's fifteen bucks for a couple of meals
You'll be fine, with your jigs and reels"

Well he didn't know how right he was
It got me mad and it woke me up
To a simple truth that'd been concealed
Life is what happens 'tween the jigs and the reels

You may be sober, may be drunk
But ponder this on which I've thunk
If life is such a dubious deal
How did we get these jigs and reels?

Well if the devil's on our trail tonight
He hopes we'll stumble in the dance of life
But we swirl and twirl and kick our heels
Well you can't catch me 'tween the jigs and the reels

Well you can't catch me 'tween the jigs and the reels
8. Stomp
Throw your jacket in the corner
Everybody's comin' over
Don't you know it's Thursday night and time for makin' merry
Move your boots and jump 'n' shout
It's in you now, so let it out
Throw your worries on the ground and kick 'em til they're dust-just
Stomp- Stomp
Stomp- you got to stomp
Loosen up the best you're able
Johnny here is on the table
In the back they're fryin' fish 'n' chips and tellin' stories
How's about we give a cheer
To the One who put us here
Since we're feelin' good it wouldn't hurt to let Him know, so
Stomp- Stomp
Stomp- you got to stomp
INSTRUMENTAL
Throw your worries on the ground and kick 'em til they're dust-just
Stomp- Stomp
Stomp- you got to stomp
9. The Big Snow
There was no love between John and Joe
If one said stop, the other said go
Darts of hate shot across the road- until the big snow

It came like rain, but seven feet high
Phone rings, John hears Joe's wife cry
It's hard to hate when you can't see the sky
That's when you really know that
The big snow will make you brothers
The big snow will show the way
You learn fast to love each other
When you can't say no
To the big, big, big, big snow
Joe's wife says: "Come quick,' John says "What for?"
She says: "A wall of ice is at our front door
My Joe pushed and pushed and he collapsed on the floor
Curse this big snow!"

Says John: "Hang on, I'll be right there"
His shovel squeals, his lungs scream for air
Must push on, but Lord I'm scared
Sometimes you have to go, cause
The big snow will make you brothers
The big snow will show the way
You learn fast to love each other
When you can't say no
To the big, big, big, big snow
------------INSTRUMENTAL-----------
John's life flashed before his eyes
He recalls the flood of '55
"Somehow that time we all survived- why not the big snow?"

Well he found their door and he broke on through
And with John's help, old Joe came to
Joe looks up and smiles and says: "Who invited you?"
And that's when you really know

That the big snow will make you brothers
The big snow will show the way
You learn fast to love each other
When you can't say no
To the big, big, big, big
Big, big, big, big
Big, big, big, big snow
10. Ceili Rain
There's nothing behind me-there's nothing ahead
There's only this vision of You, and to it I'm led
I've gathered around me- folks who feel like I do
And our only passion is to celebrate You
We gather together, tears of joy in our eyes
Intoxicated just standing under Your skies
We're making a party- we're feeling no pain
We're drunk on the love that pours from above
In Your precious name
Lord, this is some party- but in it there's no shame
We're just high on the heavenly glow of Your glorious Ceili Rain
Pater noster qui est in coeli- Our Father, our Way
We cherish these words that Your Son once gave us to pray
Et Spiritus Sancti- yeah, we answer Your call
To this downpour of heavenly partiness You give us all
So strike up the fiddle, and bang on the drums
We celebrate life and You from Whom it all comes
We're making a party- we're feeling no pain
We're drunk on the love that pours from above
In Your precious name
Lord, this is some party- but in it there's no shame
We're just high on the heavenly glow of Your glorious Ceili Rain
Well this is one party- we don't have to be scared
That we're not hip and groovy cause here nobody cares
See here we're all sinners- all much like myself
We're too busy praying for judging anyone else
So we hold up our glasses- they fill with Your grace
We lift up our voices, we lift them in praise
We're making a party- we're feeling no pain
We're drunk on the love that pours from above
In Your precious name
Lord, this is some party- and You are to blame
We're high on the heavenly glow of Your glorious Ceili Rain
11. 666 Degrees
Thank heaven for the simple things
Room to dance, a girl to bring
Between the tunes, a glass of gin
And dosey-doe, you've fallen in
Take "what's-her-number" by the hand
And say: "This way to the promised land"
But you don't need your overcoat
Cause where you're headed, you won't freeze
666 degrees- 666 degrees

A 99 in chemistry
They say: "A doctor you could be!
You'll heal some sick, you'll make some friends
Among them is Mercedes Benz"
You love the life, you live it high
A scalpel slips, a patient dies
But you win your case and wait to hear
The judgement that the judge decrees- oh, look out
666 degrees- 666 degrees
666 degrees- 666 degrees

We live a life of deep regret
Where heaven is no easy bet
The right & proper way to go
The wisest of us never know
But if you're here for my advice
Check your motives, check 'em twice
Cause should you sit with Satan
You would sell your soul for just a breeze
666 degrees- 666 degrees
666 degrees- 666 degrees
12. It Only Tickles When You Do It
I revel in days of abiding great joy
Bestowed upon me by that one little boy
Well it's true that it smarts when he shouts in my ears
But the silence hurt more before he was here
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Well he laughs til he cries as we flail on the floor
And he pleads with me "Stop!", though he knows there'll be more
With an innocent whimsy he hasn't lost yet
Then he leads me to wisdom I'll never forget
When he says "Now Daddy, you tickle yourself"
And I say: "If I could I'd get to it
But it only tickles when you do it"
---------------------------- Now that my bonnie boy has grown into a man
I am left all alone here with these idle hands
So they reach up to You who've been Father to me
And they're craving the joy that Your touch always means
I say this in not the most reverent terms
And pray You won't misconstrue it
But it only tickles when You do it

....and then the Lord speaks.... :
"I am God, I am happy in heavens above
I've had eons and ages of Myself to love
Still I found it amusing to see Adam come
And the earth did seem greener, and brighter the sun
Well I may try to hide this from even Myself
But clearly you always knew it
That it only tickles when you do it
Yes it only tickles when you do it"

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1. Jigorous
There's no one in the house- it's quiet as a mouse
But eight o'clock they will all be home
Our Momma isn't well- she hasn't been herself
Forgetting things she's always known
Well tonight she's gonna dance, tonight she's gonna sing
Little Momma's gotta shake it, we're gonna get you back into the swing
Let's get jigorous- jigorous
Jig-jivin', jumpin' into the
Swirlin', twirlin', whirl of life that's all around us
Jigorous- jigorous
Get livin' dangerous cause there's
Only so much more daylight
So today will have to cheat its way into tonight
The family loves to dance- we seize on any chance
To kick up our heels and cut a rug
Tom and Linny rhumba, & me and Megan waltz
Lookit Ma & Johnny jitterbug!
You could say it doesn't help her, it's only just a dance
But when you have a partner, you always have a chance- so let's get
Let's get jigorous- jigorous
Jig-jivin', jumpin' into the
Swirlin', twirlin', whirl of life that's all around us
Jigorous- jigorous
Get livin' dangerous cause there's
Only so much more daylight
So today will have to cheat its way into tonight
Jig, jig, everybody- jig jig hand in hand
Jig jig for the love of each pair of feet in the land
Reach out for a partner- grab on, do-si-do
Find you one who won't let go, find you one who won't let go
I got one who won't let go

INSTRUMENTAL
Stealthily I creep- the nurse says she's asleep
I sit on the bed & watch her breathe
Cause when she comes awake- she'll say it's a mistake:
"I don't belong here, son, let's leave!"
Well momma isn't sure of her way from here to there
Like all of us she tries to be brave but she's scared
But when she hears a song that she thinks she's heard before
She reaches for her Partner, and heads out to the floor
She says: Let's get- c'mon now, let's get

Let's get jigorous- jigorous
Jig-jivin', jumpin' into the
Swirlin', twirlin', whirl of life that's all around us
Jigorous- jigorous
Get livin' dangerous cause I want to deserve this light
That's shinin' down on us
Jigorous (jigorous)- jigorous (jigorous)
Jig-jivin', jumpin' into the
Swirlin', twirlin', whirl of life that's all around us
Jigorous- jigorous, ain't it fabulous, cause I'm
Bathin' in the warmest light
And today is gonna cheat its way into tonight
2. God Done Good
I met her on a Sunday- third day of May
Tried not to show her- I was swept away
By her giddy girlish laughter- & long raven hair
And the way that she barely- seemed to care
And I love and admire her still to this day, so I have to say
If I could
God done good- God done good
God done good- God done good
He made a promise- said he would
And God done good
We tried to have a baby- we tried and we tried
We couldn't make it happen- we cried and we cried
Searched for an answer- we prayed and we prayed
Then one day it happened- from far, far away
A baby boy he came and changed our lives- and we cried and we cried
Cause we understood
God done good- God done good
God done good- God done good
He made a promise- said he would
And God done good
Got no money- got no fame
Got no title before my name
Got food and water- brick and wood
Got love and laughter- God done, God done good
INSTRUMENTAL
We watch our baby sleepin'- peaceful and calm
We look at those eyelashes- so graceful and long
He will be a prize for - some lucky girl
And a gift of laughter- to a cold, lonely world
And we wink at the sky and we kneel- and we cry and we cry
And it's understood
God done good- God done good
God done good- God done good
He made a promise- said he would
And God done good
3. The Fighting Chair
I was standin on the shoreline
Fishin' pole gettin' heavy in my hand
As usual catchin' nothin' the story of my life, the story of the man
Then some geezer in a schooner
Said son "Take a look at the sky
Still time to get out where the fish are
Still time to find the gleam in your eye
You wanna catch a big one, you wanna be a hero
You'll never get nothin' standin' over there
So strap yourself in and we'll sail away deep
You only reel 'em in from the fighting chair"
It felt scary, kinda crazy, like things usually feel to me
But it got me thinking I'm standin'
On the shoreline everytime there's somewhere to be
So I jumped up on his schooner
He strapped me in, put the pole in my hand
He said "Twilight is gonna get your head right
You're gonna feel clean, you're gonna make a stand
You wanna catch a big one, you wanna be a hero
You'll never get nothin' standin' over there
So strap yourself in and we'll sail away deep
You only reel 'em in from the fighting chair"
I felt somethin', somethin'- I started tuggin', tuggin'
Said "Brother, this is it, the only way you beat me is if I up and quit!"
Well I ain't quit- well, not yet

In my daydream, I drop my line in, they all swim by laughin' in my face
But I believe if I snag that one big fish it'll make the vision go away
We all have one good catch in us, one sweet day, one perfect moonlight
Gonna sail out into the wind and
I'll taste the salt water on my face tonight
You wanna catch a big one, you wanna be a hero
You'll never get nothin' standin' over there
So strap yourself in and we'll sail away deep
You only reel 'em in from the fighting chair
Wanna find love, wanna find home
Lookin' for peace, lookin' everywhere
The way to peace is a dang hard struggle
Strap yourself in to the fighting chair
I'm gonna make my own peace with the fighting chair
4. Thanks
Thanks- for keepin' track of me
Thanks- for givin' a dang about me
Thanks- for sayin' that you love me
Thanks- just thanks

Thanks- for lettin' me know you care
Thanks- for always bein' there
Thanks- for makin' me do my share
Thanks- just thanks
Can't thank you enough
I'm high from you liftin' me up
Thanks- for sayin' what you said
Thanks- for clearin' out my head
Thanks- for givin' me hope instead
Thanks- just thanks
Can't thank you enough
I'm high from you lifting me up
Thanks- you left me who I was
Thanks- you showed me what a smile does
Thanks- you loved me just because
Thanks- just thanks

Thanks- for cryin' when I bleed
Thanks- for wavin' when I leave
Thanks- for bein' what I believe
Thanks- just thanks
5. Long for You
I know there's water- because I'm thirsty
I know there's food- because I'm hungry
I know there's love- because love is all I wanna do
And I know that you're out there- because I
Long for you
Because I long for you
I know there's air- because I'm breathing
I know there's light- because I'm seeing
I know there's truth- because I believe it to be true
And I know that you're out there- because I
Long for you
Because I long for you
Because I long for you
You know I long for you
I need you to be there- I know you must be there
I know you share what I share
I know you care 'cause I care

I may be wrong- but I ain't never ever seen the proof
So I still believe that you're out there- because I
Long for you
Because I long for you
Because I long for you
You know I long for you
6. Erasers on Pencils
I wrote a "d" when I meant a "b," now I'm stuck with the "d"
(That's what erasers on pencils are for)
I tried to think my thought with "d," but it doesn't come out like me
(That's what erasers on pencils are for)
How come I do this everytime?
I s'poze it's prob'ly not a crime
That don't stop it drivin' me outta my mind
I hate when this happens, I hate when this happens, well
Mama better look here
I made some mistakes, I'm afraid I'll make more
'n she says: "Darlin, when those fears appear
That's what erasers on pencils are for"
I introduced my friend to Bruce, but I called him "Brent"
(That's what erasers on pencils are for)
I'd put the blame on my poor brain, but I don't know where it went
(That's what erasers on pencils are for)
I thought I could but now I know
I'll never be some perfect Joe
But it's so hard to just let go
I hate when this happens, I hate when this happens, well
Mama better look here
I made some mistakes, I'm afraid I'll make more
'n she says: "Darlin, when those fears appear
That's what erasers on pencils are for"
I feel so lowly, so bottom-of-the-bowl-y
So next-to-nearly none
But you won't see me at no pity party
That's a table set for one
Erasing mistakes is supposed to be fun

I've been a loser (That's what erasers on pencils are for)
Been so uptight
I've been so foolish (That's what erasers on pencils are for)
Lo these many days & nights
How come I do this everytime?
Mother, Father this is my crime
I bet it's drivin' you outta your mind
I betcha hate when this happens, you hate when this happens, you say

Darlin' better look here
You made some mistakes, I'm afraid you'll make more
Well I promise, when those fears appear- I will help you
(That's what erasers on pencils are for) I'll be with you
(That's what erasers on pencils are for) I'll forgive you
That's what erasers on pencils are for
7. Barely Stay Inside of My Own Skin
Well I can hardly stand the heightened state I'm in
Barely stay inside of my own skin
Can't believe the life I get to live
Can't conceive the joy I have to give
All because- because of you
Cause you made me- made me new
I am not the frightened guy I've been
Barely stay inside of my own skin

Well I can hardly keep the pace and catch my breath
Barely tell my right foot from my left
Got a giant guyser in my heart
Blowin' up but hopefully not apart
All because- because of you
Cause you made me- chase the truth
Not the timid guy I've always been
Barely stay inside of my own skin
INSTRUMENTAL
Well I can see the dawn of brighter, bold new days
See my troubles wilt and blow away
See us holdin' hands both black and white
See myself, attempting what is right
All because- because of you
Cause you made me- wanna come through
Not the empty promise that I've been
Barely stay inside of my own skin

Jump, jump, jumpin' right out of- jump, jumpin' outta my skin
Jump, jump, jumpin' right out of the rest of the mess to the pickle I'm in
8. It Only Tickles When You Do It
I revel in days of abiding great joy
Bestowed upon me by that one little boy
Well it's true that it smarts when he shouts in my ears
But the silence hurt more before he was here

Well he laughs til he cries as we flail on the floor
And he pleads with me "Stop!", though he knows there'll be more
With an innocent whimsy he hasn't lost yet
Then he leads me to wisdom I'll never forget
When he says "Now Daddy, you tickle yourself"
And I say: "If I could I'd get to it
But it only tickles when you do it"

Now that my bonnie boy has grown into a man
I am left all alone here with these idle hands
So they reach up to You who've been Father to me
And they're craving the joy that Your touch always means
I say this in not the most reverent terms
And pray You won't misconstrue it
But it only tickles when You do it

....and then the Lord speaks.... :
"I am God, I am happy in heavens above
I've had eons and ages of Myself to love
Still I found it amusing to see Adam come
And the earth did seem greener, and brighter the sun
Well I may try to hide this from even Myself
But clearly you always knew it
That it only tickles when you do it
Yes it only tickles when you do it"
9. These Things Have a Way of Working Out
Late late for my date with Lindy Lou
Lead foot doin' 99
Officer please try'n' understand
He said: "The bottom of the ticket's where you pay your fine"
I pull up and she says: "It's over, boy"
I couldn't fight back the tears
Well Lindy Lou is the Missus now
And I haven't had a ticket in 22 years
These things have a way of workin' out
These things have a way of workin' out
Lord knows what it's all about but
These things have a way of workin' out
Swing swing then I swing and miss again
Last out of the final game
Slugger boy cries all the way home
Heads down to the basement in rage and shame
Bang bang my fist on the piano keys
But that sound kinda set me free
Well now baseball's just in the papers
But rock'n'roll been berry good to me
These things have a way of workin' out
These things have a way of workin' out
Lord knows what it's all about
These things have a way of workin' out
You don't get what you want- at least not yet
You don't get what you need
But do you get what you get? Boy, you bet-hey!
Tough times for myself and the family
The day came we had to sell the farm
You can pray and you can think good thoughts
But nobody's ever really safe from harm
Pack up and we hit the highway
A new road where the old one ends
A few kind words, a few smiles and
Hope is back in business again
These things have a way of workin' out
These things have a way of workin' out
Lord knows what it's all about but
These things have a way of workin' out
10. Tween the Jigs and the Reels
To see you dance would be a treat
Hips and hands and legs and feet
With all the joy your heart can feel
To our new song "Tween the Jigs and the Reels"- c'mon

You lads and lassies here tonight
To see you dance is a wonderful sight
You swirl and twirl and kick your heels
Spreading joy with your jigs and reels

Well the dance you're doin' is a lot like life
Back and forth and left and right
We get confused as to what we feel
With all that happens 'tween the jigs and the reels
Well I lost my job three weeks ago
The boss said: "Hate to see you go
Here's fifteen bucks for a couple of meals
You'll be fine, with your jigs and reels"

Well he didn't know how right he was
It got me mad and it woke me up
To a simple truth that'd been concealed
Life is what happens 'tween the jigs and the reels

You may be sober, may be drunk
But ponder this on which I've thunk
If life is such a dubious deal
How did we get these jigs and reels?

Well if the devil's on our trail tonight
He hopes we'll stumble in the dance of life
But we swirl and twirl and kick our heels
Well you can't catch me 'tween the jigs and the reels

Well you can't catch me 'tween the jigs and the reels
11. Life is a Polka
Allright, so we rocked and rolled, we swung a little
We did a jig and maybe a reel
But listen, now- it's Polka Time!

My friend Johnny Cleveland says he feels his
Life's a big baloney and dirt sandwich
Phony chances, girls who leave him
I said well Johnny, now, we can't let our jukebox just play the blues
What I do is picture myself out on the floor in my most comfortable shoes
Aw, well I say that:
Life is a polka- and I'm gonna dance, dance, dance
Life is a polka- I'm gonna dance, dance, dance
Johnny says nice try but since last night I made thirteen phone calls
No one's called me back or loved me back, that's none at all
Well that's how it is, Johnny- some of our partners got two left feet
But they'll never know the great dancer you are if you stay glued to your seat
Aw get out there cause
Life is a polka- and I'm gonna dance, dance, dance
Life is a polka- I'm gonna dance, dance, dance
Stuck in the corner you can't dance, dance, dance
Crouched in horror you can't dance, dance, dance
You're gonna miss it- you gotta risk it
Can't win the Lotto 'til you take a chance, chance, chance, chance

Johnny says: "You're right I danced last night and boy, oh boy
It's like I walked on air like Fred Astaire, man, I held the spotlight
Aw, sweet Johnny- so glad to see you boogaloo
While we're out here- could ya teach us a step or two?
Ow, this crazy
Life is a polka- and I'm gonna dance, dance, dance
Life is a polka- and I'm gonna dance, dance, dance
12. Junkyard
Saw a movie where a guy
Kills another guy- twice
Don't know if I can forget about it
Saw a guy finish a fight
With a butcher knife- slice
Pretty sure I won't forget about it
Is it okay- if I say
My heart is not a junkyard
My mind is not a dump for all the gunk around
My spirit's not a junkyard
No, it's Holy ground
Saw a photo on the net
Can't believe that I've seen
Don't know if I can forget about it:
Two kids were playin' in some dirt
That'll never come clean
Wish to God I could forget about it
No one's safe 'til we all say
My heart is not a junkyard
My mind is not a dump for all the gunk around
My spirit's not a junkyard
No, it's Holy ground
Wanna keep- keep the temple clean
Gotta keep- keep the temple clean
Tryin' to keep- keep the temple clean
How do I keep the temple clean?

A vicious rumor went around
Wrecked my Uncle John's life
Guess he never could forget about it
No one's safe 'til we all say
My heart is not a junkyard
My mind is not a dump for all the gunk around
My spirit's not a junkyard
No, it's Holy ground

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1. That's All the Lumber You Sent
Said a friend to a friend one day:
Was a man who passed away
St. Peter met him at the gate
Pete said: "Walk with me if you will
I'll take you to the house you built"
Man said: "I can't wait!"
Passed a mansion made of stone
But with each new house he's shown
They get smaller by degrees
Stopped in front of a two-room shack
Pete said: "Hope you're happy with that"
Man said: "How can this be?"- Pete say:
"That's all the lumber- that's all the lumber
That's all the lumber you sent
Looks like the builder- man, he's got your number
That's all the lumber you sent"
Man didn't know what to say
Poor guy was blown away
Said: "You mean this is what I deserve?"
Pete said: "I'm afraid it's so
't's too late but now you know
Shoulda done better work"
Said: "You mean not lie and cheat
And helpin' old ladies 'cross the street?"
Pete says: "Well, that's a start
Remember that man back in that great big house?
He found out early what it's all about
Built that place with his heart- as for you
"That's all the lumber- that's all the lumber
That's all the lumber you sent
Looks like the builder- man, he's got your number
That's all the lumber you sent"got your number
That's all the lumber you sent"
What if that man was me
And I failed that miserably
You're showin' me things I don't wanna see!

St. Peter if you can
Send me back to earth again
's'that somethin' you can do?
Pete said: "It ain't up to me
If it was I'd like to see
How you plan to improve"
Said "I'd love God and fellow man
Take a wife and make a stand
Be the givin'est guy I can be
And when I get back to this neighborhood
There'd be a gigantic pile o' wood!
And I'd say: 'What's this I see?'- and you tell me
That's all the lumber- all that's your lumber
That's all the lumber you sent
Big boss'll help you- hammer it all together
That's all the lumber you sent"
2. I Don't Need a Picture
I need to call your name
I need to cry in pain
I need to hide in shame
I need to - I need to
I need to know this bliss
I need to not resist
Oh I need to feel like this
I need to - I need to
But I don't need a picture
No I don't need a picture
No I don't need a picture
To see your face - to see your face
I must walk just like you
I must talk just like you
I must learn what to do
I need to - I need to
I must try not to fall
I must climb every wall
And I must do nothing at all
I need to - oh I need to
But I don't need a picture
No I don't need a picture
No I don't need a picture
To see your face - to see your face
Seems like any moment I'll know what to do
Seems like any time I'll be standing with you
Yet it seems like any moment my chance will be through
Seems like any moment - seems like any moment

I have to dream out loud
And have what you're about
But I'll have to empty out
I need to - I need to

I need to scream with light
And tear apart the night
Oh I need to do you right
Oh I need to - oh I need to
But I don't need a picture
No I don't need a picture
No I don't need a picture
To see your face - to see your face
To see your face
To see your face
I don't need a picture
I don't need a picture - picture- picture
3. Do It Anyway
You're scared to put your face in the water- do it anyway
You're scared to color outside the border- do it anyway

You're scared if you say that they will laugh at you- do it anyway
You're scared of what I say cause it might be true
Do it anyway- do it anyway- do it anyway

You're scared if you join up you still won't belong- do it anyway
You're scared that if you leave- you'll be gone- do it anyway

You're scared to let your friends depend on you- do it anyway
You might surprise the both of you and come through- so
Do it anyway- do it anyway- do it anyway

What if you're wrong- and what if you're right
What if you walk the walk- and fight the fight

You're scared that that next peak is too high for you to climb- do it anyway
Afraid that they will laugh if you start to cry- do it anyway

You're scared to tell the world what you're doin' here- do it anyway
You're scared to say "I love you" right in my ear
Do it anyway- do it anyway- do it anyway
4. Call Home
So you're goin' to your first big party
Halloween Superman, buddy knock 'em dead
I guess you don't need me to walk you to the door
Well I can wait here in the car and wave to you instead
Enjoy yourself, behave yourself
And try to remember
If you need me, if you want me, call home
If it's scary, don't you worry, you're not alone
I will always be there for you
Even when you're not sure it's true
If you need me, you can always call home
Say Mr. Graduate, let's smile for the camera
When'd you get taller than your old man?
While I've got you here I'd like to remind you
Your Momma loves you, write her when you can
Enjoy yourself, take care of yourself
And I hope you remember
If you need me, if you want me, call home
If it's scary, don't you worry, you're not alone
I will always be there for you
Even when you're not sure it's true
If you need me, you can always call home
So you're comin' for your first sleep-over
Pajamas in your bag and mischief in your eyes
I bet your Daddy said the same thing to you
That I used to say to him before we'd wave goodbye
"Enjoy yourself- behave yourself- and try to remember
5. Love Travels
So I stand here and gaze across the ocean
Knowing that I may not ever hold you
Quite the way I told you
But the distance won't silence my devotion
Cause I believe there is still a way to reach out
In my heart there's no doubt
Love travels the miles upon the wings of angels
Love finds you, I swear it's true
I can love you from here- love you from here
So I stare at the photograph before me
Wonderin' if you still believe I love you
I did what I had to do
And then I look and I swear I saw you smilin'
Heaven makes these tender hearts the strongest
Mine beats for you as long as
Love travels the miles upon the wings of angels
Love finds you, I swear it's true
I can love you from here
On moonbeams, on heart strings
Love makes its way through anything
Love finds you, I swear it's true
I will always be near, cause I'll love you from here
Time will never change me
You just gotta believe it
And the dream that saves me is
That you're happy and that you're free

It'll fly through the air with the greatest of ease
As much as you want, now, as much as you need
Across every mountain and all seven seas
The eagles will carry it on God's gentle breeze
And I'll never give up (Never give up)
I'll never give in (Never give in)
And you'll know that it's me when you hear the voice singin'

Lai la lai lai, la lai lai la lai Gotta listen to me, listen to me sing
(Lai la lai lai, la lai lai la lai) And you'l know that it's me
Singin (singin') singin' (singin') singin'
Love travels the miles upon the wings of angels
Love finds you, I swear it's true
I can love you from here
On moonbeams, on heart strings
Love makes its way through anything
Love finds you, I swear it's true
I will always be near, cause I'll love you from here
6. Ceili Rain
There's nothing behind me-there's nothing ahead
There's only this vision of You, and to it I'm led
I've gathered around me- folks who feel like I do
And our only passion is to celebrate You
We gather together, tears of joy in our eyes
Intoxicated just standing under Your skies
We're making a party- we're feeling no pain
We're drunk on the love that pours from above
In Your precious name
Lord, this is some party- but in it there's no shame
We're just high on the heavenly glow of Your glorious Ceili Rain
Pater noster qui est in coeli- Our Father, our Way
We cherish these words that Your Son once gave us to pray
Et Spiritus Sancti- yeah, we answer Your call
To this downpour of heavenly partiness You give us all
So strike up the fiddle, and bang on the drums
We celebrate life and You from Whom it all comes
We're making a party- we're feeling no pain
We're drunk on the love that pours from above
In Your precious name
Lord, this is some party- but in it there's no shame
We're just high on the heavenly glow of Your glorious Ceili Rain
Well this is one party- we don't have to be scared
That we're not hip and groovy cause here nobody cares
See here we're all sinners- all much like myself
We're too busy praying for judging anyone else
So we hold up our glasses- they fill with Your grace
We lift up our voices, we lift them in praise
We're making a party- we're feeling no pain
We're drunk on the love that pours from above
In Your precious name
Lord, this is some party- and You are to blame
We're high on the heavenly glow of Your glorious Ceili Rain
7. Long Black Cadillac
Eight million miles from Buffalo- two score and three more year
I've waltzed across some finish lines, I've drowned in my own tears
But I wonder what they'll speak of me- not worried I will hear
When I lay down in the back of that long black Cadillac

I've made my way with melody- writing many a song
They give me some celebrity- make me feel like I belong
But as good as they have been to me, not one will ride along
When I lay down in the back of that long black Cadillac
When I lay down in the back of that long, long black Cadillac

I believed I was God's messenger, my mission right as rain
See I'd come to soothe the savages, I sing to ease their pain
Well I'll have preached for nothin' should this foolish pride remain
When I lay down in the back of that long black Cadillac

Some nights as I may serenade, rough maidens stand and stare
I like the way they look at me, I fancy that they care
But even if they love me true, how many will be there
When I lay down in the back of that long black Cadillac?
When I lay down in the back of that long, long, long black Cadillac
All the years of sailing- all the fears of failing
All just echoes trailing off
Close the final chapter- on all the things you're after
Say a prayer of thanks they're lost
I hope to roam ten million miles from the place where I've begun
And stride into the hazy night, and stand beneath the sun
But God help me if it matters just how much I've gotten done
When I lay down in the back of that long black Cadillac

Shed only tears of joy for me, bright flowers only send
Cause I will give up gracefully when this life's at an end
See I know I'll get another chance to ride around again- I know I'll rise again
When I lay down in the back of that long black Cadillac
When I lay down in the back of that long, long, long black Cadillac
8. You Then Me Then You Then Me
It's my turn, it's not your turn
It's my turn, get outta my way
It's my turn, go on complain
I'm comin' through anyway
And don't ask me why I'm like this
But lately I'm wonderin' if
It'll come to pass
That the last shall be first and the
First shall be last- then the voice say
Here's the way it oughtta be
You then me then you then me
I pray one day we'll all agree
And take it you then me then you then me
Life could go you then me then you then me
That's my food, don't touch my food
That's my wine, don't spill a drop
Or I'll whack you across your face
And drop you out of the human race
See I got me the urge to kill
But I wish we could take a pill
So we'd all cool down
And we'd talk like the man who was
Born back in Bethlehem town- betcha he say
Here's the way it oughtta be
You then me then you then me
I pray one day we'll all agree
And take it you then me then you then me
Life could go you then me then you then me
I coulda sworn I was here first- hey hey hey
Well if I'm not the best hey I'm sure not the worst
No not me baby- hey hey yeah

It's your turn, it's not my turn
It's your turn- well let's just say
We'll trade off- here let me light
And pass the peace pipe down your way

Well try it, it could be good
And what if one day it should
Really come to pass
That the last shall be first and the
First shall be last- betcha we say:
Here's the way it oughtta be
You then me then you then me
I pray one day we'll all agree
And take it you then me then you then me
Life could go you then me then you then me
9. The Big Snow
There was no love between John and Joe
If one said stop, the other said go
Darts of hate shot across the road- until the big snow

It came like rain, but seven feet high
Phone rings, John hears Joe's wife cry
It's hard to hate when you can't see the sky
That's when you really know that
The big snow will make you brothers
The big snow will show the way
You learn fast to love each other
When you can't say no
To the big, big, big, big snow
Joe's wife says: "Come quick,' John says "What for?"
She says: "A wall of ice is at our front door
My Joe pushed and pushed and he collapsed on the floor
Curse this big snow!"

Says John: "Hang on, I'll be right there"
His shovel squeals, his lungs scream for air
Must push on, but Lord I'm scared
Sometimes you have to go, cause
The big snow will make you brothers
The big snow will show the way
You learn fast to love each other
When you can't say no
To the big, big, big, big snow

------------INSTRUMENTAL-----------
John's life flashed before his eyes
He recalls the flood of '55
"Somehow that time we all survived- why not the big snow?"

Well he found their door and he broke on through
And with John's help, old Joe came to
Joe looks up and smiles and says: "Who invited you?"
And that's when you really know

That the big snow will make you brothers
The big snow will show the way
You learn fast to love each other
When you can't say no
To the big, big, big, big
Big, big, big, big
Big, big, big, big snow
10. Peace Has Broken Out
My dear sweet Ireland- so long fightin'
How came this war to be- Kerrigan 'gainst Connolly
But you stood through the hard rain
Til one day the word came
Did you hear that peace- has broken out?
No one knows why- it's happened now
We just give thanks- that it's come about
Peace has broken out, yeah- it's broken out
Still other fights go on
East-West- right-wrong
Some in God's name begin
How very sad for him
Still he'd let us lay down
Our swords on this holy ground- and the angels say
Did you hear that peace- has broken out?
No one knows why- it's happened now
Just seems like heaven- opened up the clouds
And peace has broken out, yeah- it's broken out
Did you know that we're all black and we're all white
And we're all wrong and we're alright
And them and we is you and me

I live next door to you- hardly know you
Well I'll put on some coffee
And you might get to know me- and they'll all say
Did you hear that peace- has broken out?
No one knows why- it's happened now
We just cry for joy- we scream and shout
Peace has broken out- it's broken out
Yeah peace has broken out- it's broken out
11. I Wanna Be Different
I wanna be like no one's ever been before
And I wanna mean what no one's ever meant before
Get my hat on backwards - I'll be unique
Sing like Eddie Vedder - I'll be unique
I wanna be different- I wanna be different
I wanna be different- just like everybody else
I wanna be different- I wanna be different
I wanna be different- just like everybody else
I wanna go to places man has never been
And I wanna show the world what special really means
I won't drink and I won't smoke- I'll be unique
Steal music from the Irish folk- I'll be unique
I wanna be different- I wanna be different
I wanna be different- just like everybody else
I wanna be different- I wanna be different
I wanna be different- just like everybody else
Hey I (hey I) wanna be (wanna be) different (different)
So when do I (when do I) get to be (get to be) any different (different)?
INSTRUMENTAL
My heart gets so lost- tryin' to be unique
Well that man up there upon the cross- now he's unique
I wanna be- I wanna be
Hey Mahatma Gandhi, and Mother Theres'
(I wanna be) Show me how to be
(I wanna be) Show me how to be
(I wanna be) Show me, show me, show me how to be
I wanna be different- I wanna be different
I wanna be different- just like everybody else
I wanna be different- I wanna be different
I wanna be different- just like everybody else
12. 666 Degrees
Thank heaven for the simple things
Room to dance, a girl to bring
Between the tunes, a glass of gin
And dosey-doe, you've fallen in
Take "what's-her-number" by the hand
And say: "This way to the promised land"
But you don't need your overcoat
Cause where you're headed, you won't freeze
666 degrees- 666 degrees

A 99 in chemistry
They say: "A doctor you could be!
You'll heal some sick, you'll make some friends
Among them is Mercedes Benz"
You love the life, you live it high
A scalpel slips, a patient dies
But you win your case and wait to hear
The judgement that the judge decrees- oh, look out
666 degrees- 666 degrees
666 degrees- 666 degrees

We live a life of deep regret
Where heaven is no easy bet
The right & proper way to go
The wisest of us never know
But if you're here for my advice
Check your motives, check 'em twice
Cause should you sit with Satan
You would sell your soul for just a breeze
666 degrees- 666 degrees
666 degrees- 666 degrees

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1. A Hundred Smiles An Hour
I ran from my house
All the way to Your house
I swear I don't care, sunshine or rain
Nothin' could make me slow down on the way
Nothin' could stop this pull You have on me
You got me doin'
A hundred smiles an hour
A thousand times a day
There's a million volts of your power
Coursin' through my veins
May it always be like this
For all of the rest of my days
If I'm a fool, well
I really don't care who we tell
See I make no excuse, beat no retreat
I just let this soul be a slave to these feet
And I'm a slave who knows that he is free
That's why I'm doin'
A hundred smiles an hour
A thousand times a day
There's a million volts of your power
Coursin' through my veins
May it always be like this
For all of the rest of my days
I'm at your front door
So show me what I'm here for
See I'm still not sure, I just know I cry
When folks say that You are the look in my eye
I'm cryin' and singin' "Glory Be"
Look at me doin'
A hundred smiles an hour
A thousand times a day
There's a million volts of your power
Coursin' through my veins
May it always be like this
For all of the rest of my days
2. Everybody Clap for Everybody
That's my boy- he's wearin' number twelve
It was such a shame, last Tuesday's game
He didn't do so well
On the other team, number nine is his best friend
Well win, lose or draw, I pray they'll be friends in the end, so
Ev'rybody clap for ev'rybody
Ev'rybody cheer for ev'ryone
Ev'rybody clap for ev'rybody
'n' yeah, yeah, the game is won
Han Joong Kim- Lateesha Valentine
Different churches, different schools, different eyes
Well they fell in love, and the families had a heart attack
But what you give in love they say has a
Way of comin' back, so
Ev'rybody clap for ev'rybody
Ev'rybody cheer for ev'ryone
Ev'rybody clap for ev'rybody
'n' yeah, yeah, the game is won
Ev'rybody clap - Ev'rybody clap
Ev'rybody

INSTRUMENTAL
Winston Woods- he votes Democrat
His gal Megan Quinn's Republican
She don't go for that
But one horrible day somethin' happened
That made their differences seem so small
And they said: love stands a chance if we're all for
One and one for all, so
Ev'rybody clap for ev'rybody
Ev'rybody cheer for ev'ryone
Ev'rybody clap for ev'rybody
'n' yeah, yeah, the game is won

Clap for Coach Terry, Coach Mark, Miss Gail, Cara and
Evan & Liam & Javier too
Rocky & Kevin & Ryan & Michael,
I betcha Taylor scores at least two

There's Peter & Tim & Grant and don't forget
Edgar, what a shame he moved away
Hector, Miguel, Jose and Caleb
I love to watch those guys play so
Ev'rybody clap, ev'rybody clap, ev'rybody clap
3. Forty Shades of Green
My people come from Ireland
The folks are mighty proud
They say bein' an Irishman
There's a lot to shout about
We're braggin' on the Emerald Isle
Like that's a color that's all our own
If we thought about it a little while
Surely we'd have known
There are forty shades of green
Forty shades of green
Well the Irish one may be the one you've seen
But there're forty shades of green
There's green grass in Africa
Verdant are the German hills
How 'bout the color Uncle Sam
Put on them dollar bills?
And the kiwi fruit in New Zealand is as
Green as it could be
And there's a slice of the Italian flag
That don't look like pizza to me
There are forty shades of green
Forty shades of green
Well the Irish one may be the one you've seen
But there're forty shades of green
There's nothin' wrong with Irish pride
Nothin' wrong with English pride
Nothin' wrong with self-satisfied
But how about: "I'm on your side!"
"I'm on your side!"

I been to Holland, England, France and
Sweet Ontario
Still haven't been to Ireland
But if they'll have me, I'll sure go

Well I've seen the green around this world
And everywhere we had a ball
Just goes to show it must be so, that
The same guy made us all
There are forty shades of green
Forty shades of green
Well the Irish one may be the one you've seen
But there're forty shades of green
Forty shades of green
Forty shades of green
Well the Irish one may be the one you've seen
But there're forty shades of green

Forty shades
Blue kinda green, brown kinda green, yellow kinda green
(There are forty shades of green)
Short kinda green, tall kinda green, narrow kinda green
(There are forty shades of green)
Wavy kinda green, curly kinda green, kinky kinda green
(There are forty shades of green)
4. Everything Good is You
Everything good in me- is You
Everything I should be - is You
All the unbridled glee- streaming through
Everything good- is You
--------------------------------------- All of this hope I have- is You
Where I go when I'm sad- is You
What you say is automatically true
Everything good- is You
Everybody's searching for the truth
We say it isn't clear
Hardly ever near
Barely even here
But here it Is
Everything strong in me- is You
All that belongs in me- is You
With wisdom that is old you make me new
Everything good- is You
-INSTRUMENTAL-
Everybody has to let it out
Say what they really feel
What they can't conceal
Why they need to kneel
Well You are why- cause
Everything leaves me cold- but You
Everything makes me old- but you
The only story I've been told that I know is true
Is everything good- everything good

Everything brave in me- is You
Everything saved in me- is You
All the love that comes crashing through
Everything good- everything good- is You
5. Ping Pong
I had an idea that I didn't have
Until you gave it to me
And boy, you gave it to me good
I had a lotta love that I didn't have
Until you gave it to me
Like everybody said you would
And you did- now it's my turn to give- watch the love go
Ping pong- you to me, me to you, you to me
It goes ping pong, me to you, you to me, me to you
So sing the song joyfully, from Ivory Coast to Zuider Zee,
we go ping pong, me to you, you to me, me to you I got a big heart that I didn't have
Until you gave it to me
Until you showed me how to care
So many things that I didn't have
Until you gave 'em to me
Until you made me wanna share
Who I am- I knew I could- now I can- watch the love go
Ping pong- you to me, me to you, you to me
It goes ping pong, me to you, you to me, me to you
So sing the song joyfully, from Ivory Coast to Zuider Zee,
we go ping pong, me to you, you to me, me to you
There's lots of love to go around
So let's go around with lots of love
There's lots of love to go around
So let's go around with lots of love
Watch the love go
Ping pong- you to me, me to you, you to me
It goes ping pong, me to you, you to me, me to you
So sing the song joyfully, from Ivory Coast to Zuider Zee,
we go ping pong, me to you, you to me, me to you
6. No You - No Me
Johnny grabbed his coat and ran
Bridget's left to wonder why
Johnny doesn't understand
Not every moment's "Do or die"
She said: "Sometimes, you just go along
And sometimes you re-write the song
And sometimes you just disagree
But Johnny how can you not see:
"No you- no me
No water- then there's no sea
Without your love- I cease to be
No you- no me"
Johnny lands on foreign shores
Eager to be born anew
Walks into an old book store
And the clerk says: "I've got a tale for you
About a man who sets off for Nepal
To seek the meaning of it all
His teacher said: 'Child, here's the key:
You must bow to God and say faithfully:
No you- no me
No water- then there's no sea
Without your love- I cease to be
No you- no me' "
Johnny said: "This God, He reminds me of someone
If I were to crave Him- I'd probably crave Him like
Someone I left behind
Bridget- have I lost my mind?

Johnny makes the journey home
Prayin' Bridget still may care
Sees thru the window she's alone
When he reaches the door, she's standing there
He said: "I prayed to this God that I met
Who listened awhile, then led me here, 'n' said
'Tell her what you told me'
Bridge, I had to leave to see:
"No you- no me
No water- then there's no sea
Without your love- I cease to be
No you- no me"
7. Bliss That I'm Swimming In
Joy to ya baby
Got no ifs, buts or maybes
Just an Invite to join me in this
Bliss that I'm swimmin' in

Don't even think about it
Sing and dance and scream and
Swing me round 'til we're reelin' in this
Bliss that I'm swimmin' in
So real, so fine
S'all love- all of the time
Tune in- turn on
Your worries will be go-go-gone
In nomine patrii- spiritu sanctii
And the radiant Son
The three best guns in the West
'll shoot ya full of fu-fu-fun
Leave your heartache at the door
You don't need it anymore
Turn around, let it drown here in this
Bliss that I'm swimmin' in
INSTRUMENTAL-
Love is contagious
Epidemically outrageous
There's no way to contain us, we got
Bliss that we're swimmin' in
So waltz, so swing
So start quivering
So much to say
So little need be said today
Singin adeste- fidelis
And the vict'ry's won
Free fallin'- Somebody's callin
Us to be some fu-fu-fun
Joy to ya baby
Got no ifs, buts or maybes
Just an invite to join me in this
Bliss that I'm swimmin' in
8. Queen for a Day
A puddle for a mirror, admirin' the dress that is
Draggin' on the ground, so pleased with how she's
Put herself together:
The plastic handbag, the two left shoes, and the floppy hat
She found in the garbage; she cleans off the dirt
And for a moment she forgets to hurt
She's the queen for a day
She holds her head high
Her crown is her hope
Her robe is her pride
Her spirit is strong, today nothing's wrong
She's the queen for a day
Early next mornin' she watches her brother
Go off to school and wonders what it's
Like to water color or read from a book that is
Not just pictures, and picture girls who
Never are hungry, have blankets and a bed
And in that picture in her head
She's the queen for a day
She holds her head high
Her crown is her hope
Her robe is her pride
Her spirit is strong, today nothing's wrong
She's the queen for a day
With the floppy hat on and faith in her heart
No one can tell her she's not
The queen for a day
She holds her head high
Her crown is her hope
Her robe is her pride
Her spirit is strong, today nothing's wrong
She's the queen for a day
9. Live Like a King
My thirst for the things of this earth
Isn't quenched by diamonds and pearls
One man lived the life that I want
He's the One they said ruled the world
Though He only wore a crown of thorns
And He never owned a thing
I wanna live like a king- I wanna live like a king
And my decree it will ring:
"Love will rule everything"
I wanna live like a king
This king did the strangest of things
He befriended the sick and the poor
There was no one too wrong, too right, too black,
Too white for Him to love
He built no walls, left no unopened doors
Well now I could croon a million other tunes
There's just one I wanna sing:
I wanna live like a king- I wanna live like a king
And my decree it will ring:
"Love will rule everything"
I wanna live like a king
I don't wanna be Him- just wanna be like Him
Don't wanna make anyone else be
Anything else they don't wanna be
There's just such power- healing power
In every word that He said, in every deed that He did
I wanna- I wanna
I wanna live like a king- I wanna live like a king
And my decree it will ring:
"Love will rule everything"
I wanna live like a king
And my decree it will ring: "Love will rule everything"
I wanna live like a king
10. House Not Made With Hands
When my earthly home is torn down
There's a new place that I'll land
I'll be welcomed into the house not made with hands
When the temple my soul dwells in
Returns to dust and sand
I will move into the house not made with hands
In the house- in the house
Ev'ry school child understands
You get to live again
In the house not made with hands
When I was young and bold and reckless
I said: "I'm an invincible man
Who in the world needs a house not made with hands"
But when you've spun all of the bottles
And kicked all of the cans
It's mighty good to see the house not made with hands
In the house- in the house
Ev'ry school child understands
You get to live again
In the house not made with hands
There were days when I gave up hope
Thinkin' I don't stand a chance
Of ever walkin' into the house not made with hands
Though they were times I lost my rhythm
And my feet just wouldn't dance
Now I believe I'll waltz into the house not made with hands
INSTRUMENTAL
All the good times I believed that
The whole world watched me dance
They're forgotten in the house not made with hands
So when I've come to the completion
Of all my silly plans
We'll be laughin' in the house not made with hands

In the house- in the house
Ev'ry school child understands
You'll see some long lost friends
In the house not made with hands
In the house- in the house
Ev'ry school child understands
You get to live again
In the house not made with hands
11. I Love You Always Works
There's a buzz across this nation
You can feel it shake the walls
Like Jimmy Stewart when he yells:
"Hello Bedford Falls!"
People wanna reach each other
'n' build the trust up brick by brick
Well the right stones and the right mortar
Will make it stick
Sayin: "I love you" always works
It gets 'em every time
I love you is what you do
If you wanna see 'em shine
What you do becomes true
So I love you is what I do
For thee and me and mine
We look for hip new ways to say it
Something not so status quo
But straight as it is I find it says what
Folks need to know
It's a cliche for a reason
It's a soaring, glorious thing
No voice on earth can reach the notes these three words Can sing
't's why "I love you" always works
It gets 'em every time
I love you is what you do, if you wanna see love shine
What you do becomes true
So I love you is what I do
For thee and me and mine
Sayin: "I love you" always works
It gets 'em every time
I love you is what you do, if you wanna see love shine
What you do becomes true
So I love you is what I do for thee and me and mine
12. We Made it to the Top
We climb, climb- cause somebody's cryin'
No choice- we trudge toward the voice
Now not a word- but we're called to what we heard
Then come a ragin' sound-
But we're gaining ground
By pushin' and climbin' and fightin'
Well we made it to the top
When no one thought we would
Reached the highest spot
Prayin' that we could
Now there's bliss that never stops
For just doin' a little good
They thought that we would drop, but
We made it to the top
It's so still- up here on the hill
No screams- not even in our dreams
What do we do- can't we be put to use?
If we're the best- why must we rest- cause we were
made for
Pushin' and climbin' and fightin', that's how
We made it to the top
When no one thought we would
We made it up to heaven
By askin' if we could
Now there's bliss that never stops
We were just doin' a little good
We thought that we would drop, but
We made it to the top
INSTRUMENTAL

One little girl, one little boy
Let me save somebody, bring a little joy
See I'm not used to letting You do that
For me
Then You told me
You said:
"You made it to the top
When no one thought you would
You reached the highest spot
By prayin' that you could
And no one has forgot
You did a world of good
The tears sure did drop
When you made it to the top"

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1. Call Home
So you're goin' to your first big party
Halloween Superman, buddy knock 'em dead
I guess you don't need me to walk you to the door
Well I can wait here in the car and wave to you instead
Enjoy yourself, behave yourself
And try to remember
If you need me, if you want me, call home
If it's scary, don't you worry, you're not alone
I will always be there for you
Even when you're not sure it's true
If you need me, you can always call home
Say Mr. Graduate, let's smile for the camera
When'd you get taller than your old man?
While I've got you here I'd like to remind you
Your Momma loves you, write her when you can
Enjoy yourself, take care of yourself
And I hope you remember
If you need me, if you want me, call home
If it's scary, don't you worry, you're not alone
I will always be there for you
Even when you're not sure it's true
If you need me, you can always call home
So you're comin' for your first sleep-over
Pajamas in your bag and mischief in your eyes
I bet your Daddy said the same thing to you
That I used to say to him before we'd wave goodbye
"Enjoy yourself- behave yourself- and try to remember

If you need me, if you want me, call home
If you're scared, child, don't you worry, you're not alone
I will always be there for you
Even when you're not sure it's true
If you need me, you can always call home
If you need me, you can always call home"
I hope that you know that you can
You can always call home
Well I hope that you know, I hope you know it never changes, my child
2. I've Never Been to Ireland
It's a bright, sunny day
In the land that they call Ameri-kay
And I'm taking my tea and scones
Paging through photographs of the places I have gone
Italia and Deutschland, faire England
Scotland, I was there too
And Australia didn't seem so far
Not nearly as long as the one trip I won't do
See I've never been to Ireland
Though 'tis sure that I should go
Well if truth be told, I'm frightened
For I fear what I don't know
And I don't know Ireland
And would I dare tell them
That I'd sprung from the seeds they once had sown
Would they throw their ale at me
Laugh and dismiss my claims or invite me to their homes?
And would it feel so grand
That I'd send for my clothes, "Mother Dear, here I'll stay"
And stroll over glens and moors
But will I meet a bullet if too far North I stray?
See I've never been to Ireland
Though 'tis sure that I should go
Well if truth be told, I'm frightened
For I fear what I don't know
And I don't know Ireland
Proud Ireland dares me, son will you appear?
But what's really there for me that I don't have here?

And what of these roots of mine?
Do they come from people, place or thing?
Or truly are Irishman, Englishman, Mother, Son
Just the baggage that we bring?
Well I come from Lord's land
And by God it's a heavenly Emerald Isle
But it's been so long since then
I barely recall how we used to pass the while
It's like I've never been to Ireland
Tho 'tis sure that I will go
Well if truth be told I'm frightened
For it seems so long ago
I pray I'll know Ireland
3. Deeper Darker
Fresh cookies on the counter
I smelled 'em from my room
But Momma said: "They're too hot yet
Your chance is comin' soon"
Then Dad would turn the Dodge off
Boy that thing was loud
Then he'd rush in and scoop me up and
Man I'd feel so proud
But it's a deeper, darker, crueler world
At least I know that now
Wed Linda after college
Got work so we'd survive
Said: "Babe I gotta buckle down
To keep us two alive
Spent weekends at the office
Weekdays out of town
I said: "Babe it's gotta be this rough if
We're to stay around
Cause it's a deeper, darker, crueler world
At least I know that now
Kingdoms fall and babies die
Folks still hate, no one knows why
We scream for answers from on high
But only rain comes from the sky

Well I stand at heaven's doorstep
Four score and three years old
Sweet Jesus says: "Forget that place
And all you've heard and told"
Said: "Now you are with my Father
Come rest here by this cloud"
Yet the smell of Momma's cookies tries to
Call me back somehow

But that's a deeper, darker, crueler world
At least I know that now
4. I Don't Need a Picture
I need to call your name
I need to cry in pain
I need to hide in shame
I need to - I need to
I need to know this bliss
I need to not resist
Oh I need to feel like this
I need to - I need to
But I don't need a picture
No I don't need a picture
No I don't need a picture
To see your face - to see your face
I must walk just like you
I must talk just like you
I must learn what to do
I need to - I need to
I must try not to fall
I must climb every wall
And I must do nothing at all
I need to - oh I need to
But I don't need a picture
No I don't need a picture
No I don't need a picture
To see your face - to see your face
Seems like any moment I'll know what to do
Seems like any time I'll be standing with you
Yet it seems like any moment my chance will be through
Seems like any moment - seems like any moment

I have to dream out loud
And have what you're about
But I'll have to empty out
I need to - I need to

I need to scream with light
And tear apart the night
Oh I need to do you right
Oh I need to - oh I need to
But I don't need a picture
No I don't need a picture
No I don't need a picture
To see your face - to see your face
To see your face
To see your face
I don't need a picture
I don't need a picture - picture- picture
5. Long Black Cadillac
Eight million miles from Buffalo- two score and three more year
I've waltzed across some finish lines, I've drowned in my own tears
But I wonder what they'll speak of me- not worried I will hear
When I lay down in the back of that long black Cadillac

I've made my way with melody- writing many a song
They give me some celebrity- make me feel like I belong
But as good as they have been to me, not one will ride along
When I lay down in the back of that long black Cadillac
When I lay down in the back of that long, long black Cadillac

I believed I was God's messenger, my mission right as rain
See I'd come to soothe the savages, I sing to ease their pain
Well I'll have preached for nothin' should this foolish pride remain
When I lay down in the back of that long black Cadillac

Some nights as I may serenade, rough maidens stand and stare
I like the way they look at me, I fancy that they care
But even if they love me true, how many will be there
When I lay down in the back of that long black Cadillac?
When I lay down in the back of that long, long, long black Cadillac
All the years of sailing- all the fears of failing
All just echoes trailing off
Close the final chapter- on all the things you're after
Say a prayer of thanks they're lost
I hope to roam ten million miles from the place where I've begun
And stride into the hazy night, and stand beneath the sun
But God help me if it matters just how much I've gotten done
When I lay down in the back of that long black Cadillac

Shed only tears of joy for me, bright flowers only send
Cause I will give up gracefully when this life's at an end
See I know I'll get another chance to ride around again- I know I'll rise again
When I lay down in the back of that long black Cadillac
When I lay down in the back of that long, long, long black Cadillac
6. Some Good News
Oh Lord I'm searchin', searchin'
To see where my hope has gone
You know how long I've been lookin'-well the search goes on
You gave me home and family
And placed them in my care
I can't pay our way with money that isn't there
We could use some good news
We could use some good news
Some of that "like it should" news
We really could use some really good news
You taught me not to question
Til now I never tried
If I had nine thousand dollars, I wouldn't ask you why
Like: "Why is my son a poor boy
When I've worked for all these years
Why fill our heads with dreams and our eyes with tears?"
We could use some good news
We could use some good news
Some of that "like it should" news
We really would use some really good news
Lord I'm a good man- you know I am
But I'm still waiting to see your footprints in the sand

Maybe I'm searchin', searchin'
Wrong places for wrong things
May be some other way for me to earn my wings
Maybe the news we're after
Comes from some better place
And maybe we'll read the headlines upon Your face

We could use some good news
Some of Your glorious Good News
No more "like it should" news
We really would use Your really Good News
7. Can You Play Awhile
You have to go where you belong
So I'll be strong as I can
It hurts me that you have to leave
Still I believe it's in the plan
But oh, I hear the car out by the door
Well I don't have the right
But I wanna know, before you go
Can you play awhile with me darlin'?
Can you stay awhile, and can I take your hand?
Can you play awhile so your dear, sweet smile
Is the last thing that I see? Could you do that for me?
I thought that I could save the world
But I'm a fool like any man
Now you're goin' with somebody who'll
Take care of you, cause I just can't
But oh, we had our times, didn't we babe?
Now I, well I promise to write
Hey you gotta go, but just for a minute or so
Can you play awhile with me darlin'?
Can you stay awhile, can I take your hand?
Can you play awhile so your dear, sweet smile
Is the last thing that I see? Could you do that for me?
Well I know what's right, yes I do
I know what things I should've not said to you

I used to know where I belonged
Now I'll be strong if I can
But oh, I hear the car out by the door
Well I- now I don't have the right
But I wanna know, before you go

Can you play awhile with me darlin'?
Can we pray awhile, can we raise our hands?
Can we play awhile so the smile of a child
Is the last thing that I see? Could you do that for me?
8. Kiss Her Goodnight For Me
Leave her a glass of water
On the night stand by the bed
Make sure she knows you're near her
Should a nightmare fill her head
If you don't mind it too much
Once you've done the things I've said
Kiss her goodnight for me
Please hold her tight for me
And if you treat her gently
She will love you well
No one regrets a moment
More than that one, more than I
I guess that's just who I was then
And where the stars were in the sky
Don't let her see this letter
It would only make her cry
Just kiss her goodnight for me
Please hold her tight for me
And if you treat her gently
She will love you well
Enough to know
If you really love her, down to your soul
If you don't, then let her go
Kiss her goodnight for me
Please hold her tight for me
And if you treat her gently
She will love you well
9. Love Travels
So I stand here and gaze across the ocean
Knowing that I may not ever hold you
Quite the way I told you
But the distance won't silence my devotion
Cause I believe there is still a way to reach out
In my heart there's no doubt
Love travels the miles upon the wings of angels
Love finds you, I swear it's true
I can love you from here- love you from here
So I stare at the photograph before me
Wonderin' if you still believe I love you
I did what I had to do
And then I look and I swear I saw you smilin'
Heaven makes these tender hearts the strongest
Mine beats for you as long as
Love travels the miles upon the wings of angels
Love finds you, I swear it's true
I can love you from here
On moonbeams, on heart strings
Love makes its way through anything
Love finds you, I swear it's true
I will always be near, cause I'll love you from here
Time will never change me
You just gotta believe it
And the dream that saves me is
That you're happy and that you're free

It'll fly through the air with the greatest of ease
As much as you want, now, as much as you need
Across every mountain and all seven seas
The eagles will carry it on God's gentle breeze
And I'll never give up (Never give up)
I'll never give in (Never give in)
And you'll know that it's me when you hear the voice singin'

Lai la lai lai, la lai lai la lai Gotta listen to me, listen to me sing
(Lai la lai lai, la lai lai la lai) And you'l know that it's me
Singin (singin') singin' (singin') singin'
Love travels the miles upon the wings of angels
Love finds you, I swear it's true
I can love you from here
On moonbeams, on heart strings
Love makes its way through anything
Love finds you, I swear it's true
I will always be near, cause I'll love you from here
10. The Angel's eyes
Hush now, my baby- no need for cryin'
Somebody wants you to know that he's watchin'
So now and forever you'll always stand
In the gaze of the Angel's eyes
So waltz into the light, dance into the night
Cause you're never out of sight of the Angel's eyes
Laugh along the way through the darkest day
Cause all the love that's in the skies
Shines through the Angel's eyes
He's counted your toes and he's kissed all your fingers
He quiets your troubles with a touch warm and tender
And all while you grow up he'll walk beside you
Watching with Angel's eyes
So waltz into the light, dance into the night
Cause you're never out of sight of the Angel's eyes
Laugh along the way through the darkest day
Cause all the love that's in the skies
Shines through the Angel's eyes
Hush now, my baby, no need for cryin'
The thunder won't hurt you, my precious child
Sometimes the raindrops are only the tears
Of joy from the Angel's eyes
So waltz into the light, dance into the night
Cause you're never out of sight of the Angel's eyes
Laugh along the way through the darkest day
Cause all the love that's in the skies
Shines through the Angel's eyes

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1. That's All The Lumber You Sent
Said a friend to a friend one day:
Was a man who passed away
St. Peter met him at the gate
Pete said: "Walk with me if you will
I'll take you to the house you built"
Man said: "I can't wait!"
Passed a mansion made of stone
But with each new house he's shown
They get smaller by degrees
Stopped in front of a two-room shack
Pete said: "Hope you're happy with that"
Man said: "How can this be?"- Pete say:
"That's all the lumber- that's all the lumber
That's all the lumber you sent
Looks like the builder- man, he's got your number
That's all the lumber you sent"
Man didn't know what to say
Poor guy was blown away
Said: "You mean this is what I deserve?"
Pete said: "I'm afraid it's so
't's too late but now you know
Shoulda done better work"
Said: "You mean not lie and cheat
And helpin' old ladies 'cross the street?"
Pete says: "Well, that's a start
Remember that man back in that great big house?
He found out early what it's all about
Built that place with his heart- as for you
"That's all the lumber- that's all the lumber
That's all the lumber you sent
Looks like the builder- man, he's got your number
That's all the lumber you sent"got your number
That's all the lumber you sent"
What if that man was me
And I failed that miserably
You're showin' me things I don't wanna see!

St. Peter if you can
Send me back to earth again
's'that somethin' you can do?
Pete said: "It ain't up to me
If it was I'd like to see
How you plan to improve"
Said "I'd love God and fellow man
Take a wife and make a stand
Be the givin'est guy I can be
And when I get back to this neighborhood
There'd be a gigantic pile o' wood!
And I'd say: 'What's this I see?'- and you tell me
That's all the lumber- all that's your lumber
That's all the lumber you sent
Big boss'll help you- hammer it all together
That's all the lumber you sent"
2. I Don't Need a Picture
I need to call your name
I need to cry in pain
I need to hide in shame
I need to - I need to
I need to know this bliss
I need to not resist
Oh I need to feel like this
I need to - I need to
But I don't need a picture
No I don't need a picture
No I don't need a picture
To see your face - to see your face
I must walk just like you
I must talk just like you
I must learn what to do
I need to - I need to
I must try not to fall
I must climb every wall
And I must do nothing at all
I need to - oh I need to
But I don't need a picture
No I don't need a picture
No I don't need a picture
To see your face - to see your face
Seems like any moment I'll know what to do
Seems like any time I'll be standing with you
Yet it seems like any moment my chance will be through
Seems like any moment - seems like any moment

I have to dream out loud
And have what you're about
But I'll have to empty out
I need to - I need to

I need to scream with light
And tear apart the night
Oh I need to do you right
Oh I need to - oh I need to
But I don't need a picture
No I don't need a picture
No I don't need a picture
To see your face - to see your face
To see your face
To see your face
I don't need a picture
I don't need a picture - picture- picture
3. Love Travels
So I stand here and gaze across the ocean
Knowing that I may not ever hold you
Quite the way I told you
But the distance won't silence my devotion
Cause I believe there is still a way to reach out
In my heart there's no doubt
Love travels the miles upon the wings of angels
Love finds you, I swear it's true
I can love you from here- love you from here
So I stare at the photograph before me
Wonderin' if you still believe I love you
I did what I had to do
And then I look and I swear I saw you smilin'
Heaven makes these tender hearts the strongest
Mine beats for you as long as
Love travels the miles upon the wings of angels
Love finds you, I swear it's true
I can love you from here
On moonbeams, on heart strings
Love makes its way through anything
Love finds you, I swear it's true
I will always be near, cause I'll love you from here
Time will never change me
You just gotta believe it
And the dream that saves me is
That you're happy and that you're free

It'll fly through the air with the greatest of ease
As much as you want, now, as much as you need
Across every mountain and all seven seas
The eagles will carry it on God's gentle breeze
And I'll never give up (Never give up)
I'll never give in (Never give in)
And you'll know that it's me when you hear the voice singin'

Lai la lai lai, la lai lai la lai Gotta listen to me, listen to me sing
(Lai la lai lai, la lai lai la lai) And you'l know that it's me
Singin (singin') singin' (singin') singin'
Love travels the miles upon the wings of angels
Love finds you, I swear it's true
I can love you from here
On moonbeams, on heart strings
Love makes its way through anything
Love finds you, I swear it's true
4. You Then Me Then You Then Me
It's my turn, it's not your turn
It's my turn, get outta my way
It's my turn, go on complain
I'm comin' through anyway
And don't ask me why I'm like this
But lately I'm wonderin' if
It'll come to pass
That the last shall be first and the
First shall be last- then the voice say
Here's the way it oughtta be
You then me then you then me
I pray one day we'll all agree
And take it you then me then you then me
Life could go you then me then you then me
That's my food, don't touch my food
That's my wine, don't spill a drop
Or I'll whack you across your face
And drop you out of the human race
See I got me the urge to kill
But I wish we could take a pill
So we'd all cool down
And we'd talk like the man who was
Born back in Bethlehem town- betcha he say
Here's the way it oughtta be
You then me then you then me
I pray one day we'll all agree
And take it you then me then you then me
Life could go you then me then you then me
I coulda sworn I was here first- hey hey hey
Well if I'm not the best hey I'm sure not the worst
No not me baby- hey hey yeah

It's your turn, it's not my turn
It's your turn- well let's just say
We'll trade off- here let me light
And pass the peace pipe down your way

Well try it, it could be good
And what if one day it should
Really come to pass
That the last shall be first and the
First shall be last- betcha we say:
Here's the way it oughtta be
You then me then you then me
I pray one day we'll all agree
And take it you then me then you then me
Life could go you then me then you then me
5. Long Black Cadillac
Eight million miles from Buffalo- two score and three more year
I've waltzed across some finish lines, I've drowned in my own tears
But I wonder what they'll speak of me- not worried I will hear
When I lay down in the back of that long black Cadillac

I've made my way with melody- writing many a song
They give me some celebrity- make me feel like I belong
But as good as they have been to me, not one will ride along
When I lay down in the back of that long black Cadillac
When I lay down in the back of that long, long black Cadillac

I believed I was God's messenger, my mission right as rain
See I'd come to soothe the savages, I sing to ease their pain
Well I'll have preached for nothin' should this foolish pride remain
When I lay down in the back of that long black Cadillac

Some nights as I may serenade, rough maidens stand and stare
I like the way they look at me, I fancy that they care
But even if they love me true, how many will be there
When I lay down in the back of that long black Cadillac?
When I lay down in the back of that long, long, long black Cadillac
All the years of sailing- all the fears of failing
All just echoes trailing off
Close the final chapter- on all the things you're after
Say a prayer of thanks they're lost
I hope to roam ten million miles from the place where I've begun
And stride into the hazy night, and stand beneath the sun
But God help me if it matters just how much I've gotten done
When I lay down in the back of that long black Cadillac

Shed only tears of joy for me, bright flowers only send
Cause I will give up gracefully when this life's at an end
See I know I'll get another chance to ride around again- I know I'll rise again
When I lay down in the back of that long black Cadillac
When I lay down in the back of that long, long, long black Cadillac
6. Jigorous
There's no one in the house- it's quiet as a mouse
But eight o'clock they will all be home
Our Momma isn't well- she hasn't been herself
Forgetting things she's always known
Well tonight she's gonna dance, tonight she's gonna sing
Little Momma's gotta shake it, we're gonna get you back into the swing
Let's get jigorous- jigorous
Jig-jivin', jumpin' into the
Swirlin', twirlin', whirl of life that's all around us
Jigorous- jigorous
Get livin' dangerous cause there's
Only so much more daylight
So today will have to cheat its way into tonight
The family loves to dance- we seize on any chance
To kick up our heels and cut a rug
Tom and Linny rhumba, & me and Megan waltz
Lookit Ma & Johnny jitterbug!
You could say it doesn't help her, it's only just a dance
But when you have a partner, you always have a chance- so let's get
Let's get jigorous- jigorous
Jig-jivin', jumpin' into the
Swirlin', twirlin', whirl of life that's all around us
Jigorous- jigorous
Get livin' dangerous cause there's
Only so much more daylight
So today will have to cheat its way into tonight
Jig, jig, everybody- jig jig hand in hand
Jig jig for the love of each pair of feet in the land
Reach out for a partner- grab on, do-si-do
Find you one who won't let go, find you one who won't let go
I got one who won't let go

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Stealthily I creep- the nurse says she's asleep
I sit on the bed & watch her breathe
Cause when she comes awake- she'll say it's a mistake:
"I don't belong here, son, let's leave!"
Well momma isn't sure of her way from here to there
Like all of us she tries to be brave but she's scared
But when she hears a song that she thinks she's heard before
She reaches for her Partner, and heads out to the floor
She says: Let's get- c'mon now, let's get

Let's get jigorous- jigorous
Jig-jivin', jumpin' into the
Swirlin', twirlin', whirl of life that's all around us
Jigorous- jigorous
Get livin' dangerous cause I want to deserve this light
That's shinin' down on us
Jigorous (jigorous)- jigorous (jigorous)
Jig-jivin', jumpin' into the
Swirlin', twirlin', whirl of life that's all around us
Jigorous- jigorous, ain't it fabulous, cause I'm
Bathin' in the warmest light
And today is gonna cheat its way into tonight
7. God Done Good
I met her on a Sunday- third day of May
Tried not to show her- I was swept away
By her giddy girlish laughter- & long raven hair
And the way that she barely- seemed to care
And I love and admire her still to this day, so I have to say
If I could
God done good- God done good
God done good- God done good
He made a promise- said he would
And God done good
We tried to have a baby- we tried and we tried
We couldn't make it happen- we cried and we cried
Searched for an answer- we prayed and we prayed
Then one day it happened- from far, far away
A baby boy he came and changed our lives- and we cried and we cried
Cause we understood
God done good- God done good
God done good- God done good
He made a promise- said he would
And God done good
Got no money- got no fame
Got no title before my name
Got food and water- brick and wood
Got love and laughter- God done, God done good
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We watch our baby sleepin'- peaceful and calm
We look at those eyelashes- so graceful and long
He will be a prize for - some lucky girl
And a gift of laughter- to a cold, lonely world
And we wink at the sky and we kneel- and we cry and we cry
And it's understood
God done good- God done good
God done good- God done good
He made a promise- said he would
And God done good
8. Thanks
Thanks- for keepin' track of me
Thanks- for givin' a dang about me
Thanks- for sayin' that you love me
Thanks- just thanks

Thanks- for lettin' me know you care
Thanks- for always bein' there
Thanks- for makin' me do my share
Thanks- just thanks
Can't thank you enough
I'm high from you liftin' me up
Thanks- for sayin' what you said
Thanks- for clearin' out my head
Thanks- for givin' me hope instead
Thanks- just thanks
Can't thank you enough
I'm high from you lifting me up
Thanks- you left me who I was
Thanks- you showed me what a smile does
Thanks- you loved me just because
Thanks- just thanks

Thanks- for cryin' when I bleed
Thanks- for wavin' when I leave
Thanks- for bein' what I believe
Thanks- just thanks
9. Long For You
I know there's water- because I'm thirsty
I know there's food- because I'm hungry
I know there's love- because love is all I wanna do
And I know that you're out there- because I
Long for you
Because I long for you
I know there's air- because I'm breathing
I know there's light- because I'm seeing
I know there's truth- because I believe it to be true
And I know that you're out there- because I
Long for you
Because I long for you
Because I long for you
You know I long for you
I need you to be there- I know you must be there
I know you share what I share
I know you care 'cause I care

I may be wrong- but I ain't never ever seen the proof
So I still believe that you're out there- because I
Long for you
Because I long for you
Because I long for you
You know I long for you
10. Barely Stay Inside My Own Skin
Well I can hardly stand the heightened state I'm in
Barely stay inside of my own skin
Can't believe the life I get to live
Can't conceive the joy I have to give
All because- because of you
Cause you made me- made me new
I am not the frightened guy I've been
Barely stay inside of my own skin

Well I can hardly keep the pace and catch my breath
Barely tell my right foot from my left
Got a giant guyser in my heart
Blowin' up but hopefully not apart
All because- because of you
Cause you made me- chase the truth
Not the timid guy I've always been
Barely stay inside of my own skin
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Well I can see the dawn of brighter, bold new days
See my troubles wilt and blow away
See us holdin' hands both black and white
See myself, attempting what is right
All because- because of you
Cause you made me- wanna come through
Not the empty promise that I've been
Barely stay inside of my own skin

Jump, jump, jumpin' right out of- jump, jumpin' outta my skin
Jump, jump, jumpin' right out of the rest of the mess to the pickle I'm in
11. Junkyard
Saw a movie where a guy
Kills another guy- twice
Don't know if I can forget about it
Saw a guy finish a fight
With a butcher knife- slice
Pretty sure I won't forget about it
Is it okay- if I say
My heart is not a junkyard
My mind is not a dump for all the gunk around
My spirit's not a junkyard
No, it's Holy ground
Saw a photo on the net
Can't believe that I've seen
Don't know if I can forget about it:
Two kids were playin' in some dirt
That'll never come clean
Wish to God I could forget about it
No one's safe 'til we all say
My heart is not a junkyard
My mind is not a dump for all the gunk around
My spirit's not a junkyard
No, it's Holy ground
Wanna keep- keep the temple clean
Gotta keep- keep the temple clean
Tryin' to keep- keep the temple clean
How do I keep the temple clean?

A vicious rumor went around
Wrecked my Uncle John's life
Guess he never could forget about it
No one's safe 'til we all say
My heart is not a junkyard
My mind is not a dump for all the gunk around
My spirit's not a junkyard
No, it's Holy ground
12. A Hundred Smiles An Hour
I ran from my house
All the way to Your house
I swear I don't care, sunshine or rain
Nothin' could make me slow down on the way
Nothin' could stop this pull You have on me
You got me doin'
A hundred smiles an hour
A thousand times a day
There's a million volts of your power
Coursin' through my veins
May it always be like this
For all of the rest of my days
If I'm a fool, well
I really don't care who we tell
See I make no excuse, beat no retreat
I just let this soul be a slave to these feet
And I'm a slave who knows that he is free
That's why I'm doin'
A hundred smiles an hour
A thousand times a day
There's a million volts of your power
Coursin' through my veins
May it always be like this
For all of the rest of my days
I'm at your front door
So show me what I'm here for
See I'm still not sure, I just know I cry
When folks say that You are the look in my eye
I'm cryin' and singin' "Glory Be"
Look at me doin'
A hundred smiles an hour
A thousand times a day
There's a million volts of your power
Coursin' through my veins
May it always be like this
For all of the rest of my days
13. Everything Good is You
Everything good in me- is You
Everything I should be - is You
All the unbridled glee- streaming through
Everything good- is You
--------------------------------------- All of this hope I have- is You
Where I go when I'm sad- is You
What you say is automatically true
Everything good- is You
Everybody's searching for the truth
We say it isn't clear
Hardly ever near
Barely even here
But here it Is
Everything strong in me- is You
All that belongs in me- is You
With wisdom that is old you make me new
Everything good- is You
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Everybody has to let it out
Say what they really feel
What they can't conceal
Why they need to kneel
Well You are why- cause
Everything leaves me cold- but You
Everything makes me old- but you
The only story I've been told that I know is true
Is everything good- everything good

Everything brave in me- is You
Everything saved in me- is You
All the love that comes crashing through
Everything good- everything good- is You
14. Like a Train
I can see Your love- comin' like a train
Roll into the station, run me down again
& You're 30 feet across, 90 miles high
Smoke stack scrapin' up against the sky
I can see Your love- comin' like a train
Racin' to my rescue, erasin' all my shame
I can see Your love- bowl me over again
I can see Your love- like a trampoline
Flingin' me to heights that I have never seen
In a sky of freedom- big 'n' bright 'n' blue
Then floatin' and a' fallin' I come back to You
I can see Your love- comin' like a train
Racin' to my rescue, erasin' all my shame
I can see Your love- bowl me over again
They say to wait until
A train is standin' still
So I can't afford to climb aboard
But Lord, you know I will- oh, I will!
I can see Your love- comin' like a train
Racin' to my rescue, erasin' all my shame
I can see Your love bowl me over again
15. Stomp
Throw your jacket in the corner
Everybody's comin' over
Don't you know it's Thursday night and time for makin' merry
Move your boots and jump 'n' shout
It's in you now, so let it out
Throw your worries on the ground and kick 'em til they're dust-just
Stomp- Stomp
Stomp- you got to stomp
Loosen up the best you're able
Johnny here is on the table
In the back they're fryin' fish 'n' chips and tellin' stories
How's about we give a cheer
To the One who put us here
Since we're feelin' good it wouldn't hurt to let Him know, so
Stomp- Stomp
Stomp- you got to stomp

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Throw your worries on the ground and kick 'em til they're dust-just
Stomp- Stomp
Stomp- you got to stomp

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