Change In Your Pocket

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
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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