The moon is high and the sunset fades The lullabies have all been sung We’re tuckin’ in another day And stars appear now one by one But the stillness moves an …
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None of us knows and that makes it a mystery If life is a comedy, then why all the tragedy Three-and-a-half pounds of brain try to figure out What this world is all about …
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I was thinkin' the other day What if cartoons got saved? They'd start singin' praise In a whole new way! Fred and Wilma Flintstone sing "YabbaDabbaLujah!" Scooby-Doo and …
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You think I'd have it down by nowBeen practicin' for thirty yearsI should have walked a thousand milesSo what am I still doin' hereReachin' out for that same old piece of …
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Lazy summer afternoonScreened-in porch and nothin' to doI just kicked off my tennis shoesSlouchin' in a plastic chairRakin' my fingers through my hairI close my eyes and …
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He shares a room outside with a dozen other guys And the only roof he knows is that sometimes starry sky A tattered sleeping bag on a concrete slab is his bed And it? …
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Well you already know life ain't easy'Cause you've had more than your share of hard timesBeen so long since you heard the sweet musicOr seen the blue skyFeels like nobody …
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A purple sky to close the dayI wade the surf where dolphins playThe taste of salt, the dance of wavesAnd my soul wells up with hallelujahsA lightning flash, my pounding h …
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I’ve come to my senses How did I get so far from home The lies dissipating Revealing I’m so alone And I remember now how strong love can be And I wonder how d …
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Was I the only one to noticeThat human nature doesn't work that wayThey tell me if I look deep inside meThat I can find my own wayI only find a rebel and a fool thereWho …
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Every day is a journal page Every man holds a quill and ink And there's plenty of room for writing in All we do is believe and think So will you compose a curse Or will t …
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I can’t feel You movin’ inside I don’t hear Your voice whisperin’ in the night And I’ve never seen You with these eyes Am I a fool, am I jus …
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He rode his wagon into town A gaudy spectacle And every gray November brought him there Always entertaining Prestidigitating Pulling rabbits from thin air He would …
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Fresh page, new pen Where do I begin Words fail, tears come I need someone To take the thoughts I almost think And carry them to God for me Deep breath, exhale Bre …
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On a hill far away stands a tall mighty treeWhere a boy and girl used to take turns pushing the tire swingI remember the pocketknife in handAnd her name in my heartAnd th …
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How long until You defend Your name and set the record right And how far will You allow the human race to run and hide And how much can You tolerate our weaknesses Before …
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Oh, it’s been one of those days When You walk with me So close I think I caught the scent of angels’ wings And my, oh my unsuspecting heart Leaps from …
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On the surface not a rippleUndercurrent wages warQuiet in the sanctuarySin is crouching at my doorHow can I be so prone to wanderSo prone to leave YouSo prone to dieAnd h …
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On the surface not a ripple Undercurrent wages war Quiet in the sanctuary Sin is crouching at my door How can I be so prone to wander So prone to leave You So pron …
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Feel the sun in my eyes Swat that clumsy fly Woke me up from a dream about Heaven Smellin' coffee downstairs Yawn a quick little prayer And get up at a quarter to seven
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Standing on the edge of the dock With the wind in our faces Been watchin’ the waves roll in And it feels like we’re sailing Now Russell chimes in with his you …
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Grass is always greener on the other side The search is never over in the pastures of my mind Is the meaning of happiness drowning in smiles Or that dreadful world I left …
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Grass is always greener on the other sideThe search is never over in the pastures of my mindIs the meaning of happiness drowning in smilesOr that dreadful world I left be …
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I would take no for an answer, Just to know I heard you speak, And I'm wondering why I've never, Seen the signs they claim they see, A lotta special revelations, Meant fo …
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Last thing I remember sayin’ bye to yesterday Glad to see it over, pullin’ covers over my head But what were You doin’ while I dreamt the night away  …
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Another night slips away As the events of the day Keep burning deep in your mind Why can’t you leave them behind And there’s no one there in the dark To share …
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Is our world spinning backwardsWhat has brought about this changeCan't you see that people aren't the sameI wish I were dreamin'And could wake up from my sleepAnd find us …
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What am I gonna be when I grow up? How am I gonna make my mark in history? And what are they gonna write about me when I’m gone? These are the questions that shape …
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I’m so thirsty, I can feel it Burning through the furthest corners of my soul Deep desire, can’t describe this Nameless urge that drives me somewhere Though I …
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Tears are falling, hearts are breakingHow we need to hear from GodYou've been promised, we've been waitingWelcome Holy ChildWelcome Holy ChildHope that you don't mind our …
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I hear a sound and turn to see A new direction on that rusty weathervane Suddenly the dead brown leaves are stirred To scratch their circle dances down the lane And now t …
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