Oh I wonder where you are Are you near or are you far Are you lookin' at the same ole man as me Are you alone tonight Are you safe and warm by a candle light Oh I wonder... Oh I wonder...
In another place and time Could you have been only mine To have and to hold... And cherish your whole life through Was it just not meant to be A sad romance... a tragedy Oh I wonder... Oh I wonder...
Now I walk these streets alone Without your hand to hold And I look into the sky and call your name Well if the world came to an end And I never saw you again Oh I wonder... Oh I wonder... Oh I wonder... Oh I wonder...
When my little girl gets that sleep in her eyes, And she settles in with her head on my chest, Why do I feel like my heart's gonna burst? That I'm willing to die for this angel at rest?
And why am I filled with unshakeable faith, When I look at that child so fragile and sweet? There's something eternal I see in her face, Something much more than her mother and me.
Maybe I'm looking at the face of God. Makes me think I may be looking at the face of God, And He's smiling back at me.
Why do I feel like the smallest of things, When I try to count all the stars in the sky? When I see the world that we're in at it's worst, Why do I feel like it'll all be all right?
I can't see the wind as it moves through the trees. So how do I know that I know that I know, That somebody out there is speaking to me? Saying: "I love you and you're not alone."
Maybe I'm looking at the face of God. Makes me think I may be looking at the face of God, And He's smiling back at me.
Oh, I know that I know that I know that He's out there. Somebody's out there. When I look at the beauty around me, And the love that surrounds me.
Maybe I'm looking at the face of God. Makes me think I may be looking at the face of God, And He's smiling back at me. Maybe I'm looking at the face of God. And He's smiling back at me.
He's halfin' his sandwich, his chips and Baby Ruth Puttin' them back in a sack his mama packed With a sticker that say's 'Jesus Loves You' He's jumpin off the bus, runnin' in the house Talkin' to mom about his day Hidin' that paper sack in a baseball glove Ridin' his bike straight to the freeway Where there's an old man with a shoppin' cart With a dirty face and a purple heart Who's sayin' son you'll never know how much this means?
Boy say's Wouldn't you do this for me If I were reachin' out to you Wouldn't you give me food to eat if I were hungry to Wouldn't you do this for me?
Tonight, that little boy's dad is flyin' down the freeway It's pourin' rain as he leaves the road He's rolling down that concrete bank Through the flames and the broken glass An old man takes his hand Finds a cell phone on the backseat He's sayin' get here fast as you can Now the bum that lives beneath the bridge Pulls him safely from that flooding ditch Man asked why'd you risk your life to save mine?
He said Wouldn't you do this for me If I were reachin' out to you Wouldn't you try to save my life, if I needed you to Wouldn't you do this for me?
Now he's layin' in that hospital bed prayin' a silent prayer And he can't help but ask him, Lord, did you put that beggar there As a nurse pulls back the curtains All he can see is a billboard sign A sixty foot Jesus hangin' on the cross At the bottom, just one line.
Wouldn't you do this for me Wouldn't you do this for me Wouldn't you...
Old Mr. Johnson and his wife attend my church. Fifty-two years and they still love like it's the first. He holds the door, she holds his hand, they kiss a little. He helps her in the truck, she slides right to the middle. And so one day I ask him how they keep the fire alive. He said: "You see two old people, But somethin' down deep inside."
"Love is always sixteen. It's always the same, though people might change Its forever young: Love don't have to turn cold, though lovers grow old. Love don't have to grow weak, 'Cause love is always sixteen."
Baby, don't you find it just a little bit peculiar, However close we get, we're never too familiar. Everyday I wake up lovin' you so much it hurts, And, baby, every kiss we kiss still feels like it's the first. And it turns me on to know this feeling's never gonna fade. I'm still gonna want you even when we're old and grey.
Love is always sixteen. It's always the same, though people might change Its forever young: Love don't have to turn cold, though lovers grow old. Love don't have to grow weak, 'Cause love is always sixteen.
Through all of its phases, it's timeless and ageless. You're like the sun in a clear morning sky.
Love is always sixteen. It's always the same, though people might change Its forever young: Love don't have to turn cold, though lovers grow old. Love don't have to grow weak, 'Cause love: 'Cause love is always sixteen. Is always sixteen...
I've never seen that little town where You were born It was long before my time and far away But as time goes on I think about You more and more
And wonder what it was like in those days I wish I could have walked with You You might have called me friend But there's no way I could've known You then
But I know You now I know Your name A lot of awesome things You did and why You came I didn't know You when
You helped that lame man rise up from his bed I didn't know You when You stood there and called Lazarus from the dead But I know You now
I didn't see You feed that tired hungry crowd With five loaves and two fish one afternoon And I didn't see You catch Peter?s hand So he wouldn't drown
When he tried the walk on water like You I couldn't see Your face When You taught those little kids There's just no way I could've seen You then
But I see You now I see Your love I see a tiny glimpse of You in every one of us I didn't see You on the mount of olives, crying
As You prayed I couldn't see You when You were kissed By Judas and betrayed But I see You now
Oh, I didn't need You when that bitter angry mob Shouted out crucify him And I couldn't have needed You When they laughed and mocked You But it could be I'm a little bit like them
?Cause I need You now I need Your grace And how I needed Your forgiveness to be saved I didn't need You when Pilate's soldiers beat You to the ground
I didn't need You when You hung there Bleeding from Your thorny crown But I need You now Oh, I need You now
There's a church on the corner in a harbor town Where the stained glass lets the sunshine through When Sunday morning rolls around The people come to hear about the truth.
The choir sings “Amazing Grace” Then you could hear the Preacher say, "Love has no walls Love needs no space or time Reach out your heart."
One day a hurricane swept through that town Worst storm you ever did see Next Sunday morning when no church could be found The people still gathered out in the street.
The choir sang 'Amazing Grace' Then, you could hear the Preacher sayin', "Love has no walls Love needs no space or time Reach out your heart." 'Cause love has no walls, yeah Alright, reach out your heart.
There's a church on the corner in a harbor town They're singing about amazing grace.
Love has no walls, alright Love needs no space or time Reach out your heart. 'Cause love has no walls, yeah, alright.
Love needs no space or time Reach out your heart 'Cause love has no walls. Yeah, alright Love needs no space or time Reach out your heart...
It's on the tip of my heart, the words to say But I fall apart and then I walk away There's an angry world pressed against my back And down every turn I keep looking back.
And I know You promise me Love through eternity So why can't I just hold on?
I want to live, I want to love But I'm afraid my simple faith will never be enough I want to laugh, I want to be set free And let You hold all that my soul has deep inside of me But I don't know where to start It's on the tip of my heart.
So want You take my hand Because I'm sinking in To this life I've made, but don't understand The clock moves so slowly Time goes so fast But in this world wind world that will never last.
This love You're giving me It's not just make believe Help me to just hold on.
I want to live, I want to love But I'm afraid my simple faith will never be enough I want to laugh, I want to be set free And let You hold all that my soul has deep inside of me But I don't know where to start It's on the tip of my heart.
Open the sky's Open my eyes And all my fears scatter away So I walk in grace, 'cause I've seen Your face And You are all that matters to me.
I'm gonna live, I'm gonna love I'm not afraid because Your grace will always be enough I want to laugh, I want to be set free And let You hold all that my soul has deep inside of me I want to live, I want to love I'm not afraid because Your grace will always be enough I want to laugh, I want to be set free And let You hold all that my soul has deep inside of me.
But I don't know where to start It's on the tip of my heart...
It's 3 am and I can't sleep I'm watching war on my TV without the sound My family is tucked in tight But somehow God I feel like I let You down.
Did I forget to pray Yeah, get down on my knees Thank You for the things Everything I need today There's a cross around my neck To remind me that You're never far away Have I been missin' all the things That You really have to say God, did I forget to pray.
We're all blessed here on my block Is that where I let my heart stop There's a world out there I see all that pain and sufferin' I been so busy doin' nothing I forgot to care.
Did I forget to pray Yeah, get down on my knees Thank You for the things Everything I need today Here's a cross around my neck To remind me that You're never far away Have I been missin' all the things That You really have to say God, did I forget to pray.
There's a cross around my neck To remind me that You're never far away Did I forget to listen Was I too wrapped up in doin' things my way God, did I forget to pray.
We were born with wings to fly But sometimes we can't reach that high 'Cause it feels like the sky is falling down.
Against the odds, against the rain You dig your heels in to slow that train So many wishes in the lost and found One little thing can turn it all around.
Chorus: Holding on to a dream Trying to keep hope alive You can reach out to me You can reach down deep inside When the whole world's gone insane A ray of light remains The days you know it seems Sometimes the hardest thing is Holding on to a dream.
At times you win, at times you lose Sometimes life puts a rock in your shoe But something in you keeps you walking on.
Leave the fear and doubt in the past Just believe, don't look back.
Chorus: Holding on to a dream Trying to keep hope alive You can reach out to me You can reach down deep inside When the whole world's gone insane A ray of light remains The days you know it seems Sometimes the hardest thing is Holding on to a dream.
Feels like an endless fight All up hill, but that's all right.
Chorus: Holding on to a dream Trying to keep hope alive You can reach out to me You can reach down deep inside When the whole world's gone insane A ray of light remains The days you know it seems Sometimes the hardest thing is Holding on to a dream...
He didn't have the answers To half the questions his son ask him A child's mind is a curious thing But when his son hugged him and said Dad You know I love you How much do you love me Daddy didn't have to think.
With his arms open wide Just as far as they could go He said as far as I can reach Is not enough to show I would give my life for you You are my flesh and blood I love you this much.
She stood there crying Broken-hearted Looking up at Him And said why are You doing this He looks down at her wanting to hold her And wipe her tears away He has to leave and that's the way it is She gave her son one last kiss.
With her arms open wide Just as far as they could go She said as far as I can reach Is not enough to show I would give my life for You You are my flesh and blood I love You this much.
And they raised his broken body above the crowd Drove in the nails as the rain came down.
With His arms open wide Just as far as they could go He said as far as I can reach Is not enough to show I would give my life for you You are my flesh and blood I love you this much.
Oh, I've heard about the streets of gold Since I was just a kid Stories that my grandpa told The truths that he unhid Preacher man sang a song of love Our savior was his pride And he told of the perfect place Just beyond the other side.
Well, there won't be no more sickness Sorrow, death or pain The sun will shine forever No more darkness, no more rain Glory hallelujah Will echo through the halls The other side is waitin' Should our maker come to call.
The other side is perfect It was made just for a king At the right hand of Almighty God The angels start to sing And the light surrounds Your very soul The truth You cannot hide The pearly gates will open If You reach the other side.
The other side is perfect It was made just for a king At the right hand of Almighty God The angels start to sing And the light surrounds Your very soul The truth You cannot hide The pearly gates will open If when You reach the other side.
The wait'l sure be worth it When You reach the other side Oh, the other side...
Fancy cars and diamond rings, I seen all kinds of shiny things, I should be feelin' like a king, But lord I don't. Great big towns, so full of users. Make a million, still a loser. Some may bet on you to win, Most hope you won't. Livin' wild, ain't no mercy being free, When it brings you to your knees. Can't keep lying. I've seen the road now, I know just what I need, To find my way back to Tennessee. I'm going home now, To Southern, is so sweet, And find my way back to Tennessee I was only seventeen, I lived behind my beauty queen, I turned my back on everything, And everyone. Rooms with lots of pretty faces, Still don't fill the empty spaces, Wanderin' where Amazing Grace is, There is none, no. Now I know, there's no comfort in this world. God I miss that hometown girl, Want to hold her. I'm on the road now, I know just what I need, To find my way back to Tennessee. I'm coming home now, To Southern, is so sweet, And find my way back to Tennessee All this time I was chasing after dreams, It was right in front of me, I was lost without her. I'm on the road now, I know just what I need, To find my way back to Tennessee. I'm coming home now, To Southern, is so sweet, And find my way back to you and me, Find my way back to Tennessee.
Too many broken promises Too many trail of tears Too many times you were left cold For oh so many years
Too many times you walked away And was made to feel ashamed And though you only tried to give You were often blamed
How can this world be so dark So unfair and so untrue How did the cards of life Fold right on top of you
God in heaven, hear my prayer If you are still above Send the children hopes and dreams And lots and lots of love For this I only ask of you to conquer all their fears And let them soar like eagles across the trail of tears
She is all I ever could've wanted her to be She always knew just how to give the best of love to me I thought I knew a thing or two about the ways of love But it was soon to become so clear I didn't know enough One day I found a note beside the ring she'd left behind She said that here is all you need to know for better love next time
Say your love is strong and true Let her know all she meant to you Show her she's that special one Who shines in your eyes like the rising sun Give love less room to grow Treat her tender and you will know The secret to the treasures of heaven In the heart of a woman
A bridge was burned and a lesson learned I never will forget And for her timeless wisdom I'm forever in her debt Last night I heard a good friend say he finally found the one I told him to be sure these precious things weren't left undone
Say your love is strong and true Let her know all she meant to you Show her she's that special one Who shines in your eyes like a rising sun Give love less room to grow Treat her tender and you will know The secret to the treasures of heaven In the heart of a woman
In the heart of a woman
Say your love is strong and true Let her know all she meant to you Show her she's that special one Who shines in your eyes like the rising sun Give love less room to grow Treat her tender and you will know The secret to the treasures of heaven In the heart of a woman
Say your love is strong and true Let her know all she meant to you Show her she's that special one Who shines in your eyes like the rising sun Give love less room to grow Treat her tender and you will know The secret to the treasures of heaven In the heart of a woman
In the heart of a woman In the heart of a woman In the heart of a woman
There's a little boy out in the driveway His basketball in hand Saying Daddy could we play a little one on one You pat him on the back and said not now son I'm a busy man
His sister's out on the sidewalk Setting up a lemonade stand Hey Daddy don't you want to buy a glass from me You say maybe later, can't you see I'm a busy man
You got to go, got to run Hit it hard and get it done Everyone can see you're going far You got responsibilities A crazy schedule that you keep And when you say that time's a-wasting You don't know how right you are Busy man
There's a woman in the bedroom crying Saying I thought we had plans You say honey I'm sorry I'll make it up When the job slows down and I'm not such A busy man
You got to go, got to run Hit it hard and get it done Everyone can see you're going far You got responsibilities A crazy schedule that you keep And when you say that time's a-wasting You don't know how right you are Busy man
Have you ever seen a headstone with these words "If only I had spent more time at work"
There's a call one day from the office They need you down in Birmingham You say no way, the weekend's mine I got plans with the kids and a date with my wife I'm a busy man
You got to go, got to run Take a break and have some fun Those that love you most Say you've come far Got some new priorities In that schedule that you keep And when you say that time's a-wasting Now you know how right you are Busy man
