Margie, won't you listen to an old man's wish They say it's mighty pretty in Alaska My daddy used to talk about those deep sea fish So there's something, darling, that I …
Andrew Peterson
Daniel hollered goodbye to the old river barge With a dream in his head and a bride in his arms Everyone said, "You're crazy: But everyone longed to go So from Memphis to …
Andrew Peterson
The sun looks down on another day And I stumble on, and I stumble on through it So bright, so I look away to another day And these words that don't come easy now I'll sin …
Andrew Peterson
Well, I'm walkin' in the hills of Carolina Through the heat as thick as the blood That moves my bones And I don't think much about nothing in Carolina But it sure feels n …
Andrew Peterson
Tonight in the line of the merchandise store While they were packing up my bags I saw the pictures of the prophets of the picket signs Screaming, "God hates fags" And it …
Andrew Peterson
Give us faith to be strong Father, we are so weak Our bodies are fragile and weary As we stagger and stumble to walk where you lead Give us faith to be strong Give us fai …
Andrew Peterson
Girl, I'd be lying if I promised you Every word I ever said was true But I can promise you this: I'm gonna fall--blown over like a ship at sea By the howling sins of hist …
Andrew Peterson
A promise spoken is a promise broken An inconsistent life is all I am, I won't deny My secret's showing No way to hold it Cause everything that promises to hide Will one …
Andrew Peterson
Listen to me, Jesus Cause I know you'll understand I've been right back down With the weight of the world on my mind I'm trying hard to salvage joy In spite of circumstan …
Andrew Peterson
Lost my luggage out in Kalamazoo Same way I tend to lose my conscience too Another day in these dirty old blues And I don't seem to mind This is a thing that confounds me …
Andrew Peterson
I wanna open up my eyes And see a more beautiful world Let the hand of God Almighty Sweep his colors through my life I wanna hold tight to the laughter And ride it like a …
Andrew Peterson
I'd give you all of me to know what you were thinking And if I had one wish I'd wish I wasn't sinking here Drowning in this well Oh can't you tell That I can't pick mysel …
Andrew Peterson
He said, "I have wandered far to yonder ocean I have drunk from every fountain in this world I have turned each mossy stone And have found myself alone But I believe ther …
Andrew Peterson
Well, I haven't got a lot to offer Just a rhyme and a melody But I promised I'd write if it took all night A lullaby for thee CHORUS They say there ain't no sleeping in h …
Andrew Peterson
Mary picked the roses Early in the morn Mary picked the roses As the day was being born Mary picked the roses To smell their sweet perfume Mary picked the roses But Jesus …
Andrew Peterson
This is not another song about the mountains Except about how hard they are to move Have you ever stood before them Like a mustard seed who's waiting for some proof? I sa …
Andrew Peterson
Hey, Jamie, would you mind Driving down this road a while Arizona's waiting on these eyes Rich is on the radio And I think we ought to take it slow Arizona's caught me by …
Andrew Peterson
I remember how the shepherds lay in slumber And the angels came and broke them from their dreams And Mary raised her weary head And Joseph stood there grinning When the w …
Andrew Peterson
I could fly, I could fall I could turn my back and walk away Spurn the path and find my way again It's my life after all You know everybody hurts the same And I'm alright …
Andrew Peterson
Rickety fence and a rocking chair The smell of my father's pipe Cackling goose in the summer air The garden is green and ripe Suddenly now I'm far away Even if in my mind …
Andrew Peterson
David's on his throne at sundown His paper and his pen are in his hand He's waiting on a song at sundown As he gazes out across his holy land And he thinks of old Goliath …
Andrew Peterson
I see the thunderheads rise In the northern sky And my heart is sinking In the threatening tide 'cause my portside's heavy With the worries of life And the worries of dyi …
Andrew Peterson
Now and then these feet just take to wandering Now and then I prop them up at home Sometimes I think about the consequences Sometimes I don't Well, I realize that falling …
Andrew Peterson
Late one night I had a notion An epiphany would be a better word So I stumbled in the dark down to the ocean And I pulled my broken heart out of the surf I had told her I …
Andrew Peterson
There were ninety and nine that safely lay In the shelter of the fold But one was out on the hills away Far off from the gates of gold Away on the mountains, wild and bar …
Andrew Peterson
Jesse, go to sleep We're still a long way off I'm just filling Junior up at Texaco There's a schedule that we've got to keep And every time we're late, I think But every …
Andrew Peterson
In this world there's a whole lot of trouble, baby In this world there's a whole lot of pain In this world there's a whole lot of trouble But a whole lot of ground to gai …
Andrew Peterson
