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Bloodlines

this house has some old demons here from back when my daddy was young
and he fought them hand over fist to see if he could win
and he fought them hand over fist been fighting ever since

so there in the door I heard a voice, a shiver went down my spine
the room was empty, it shook like a storm, the heavens were speaking
the room was empty and shook like a storm, the sound was deafening

this is not your blood to spill
this is not your sin to feel
this is not your crown to wear
cast not your stones

I hear a voice like I’ve never before, right down to my soul
it came to me that I wasn’t alone, so I kicked out a window & you stood on the back porch

lie lie lie lie lie lie …

Hurricane

I can hear thunder deep in my bones
shaking the timber of this wooden home
the howl of the wind the bellowing rain
here it comes again

please don’t leave me like this
just a silhouette of dust and cigarettes
lay me down softly and sing me a song of sweet sweet hallelujah

the truth is I need you like a hurricane
on the day you dragged me away
left me stranded out in the rain
I need you like a hurricane

these woebegone days from the cradle to the god forsaken grave
like a king needs a queen, like a river meets the sea, like the sun and the moon and the air i breathe

Invitation

come by my Lord
come by here

I never shall forget that day
when Jesus washed my sins away

so I will watch and I will wait
until I see my savior’s face

and on that day the saints will rise
carry us o’er to the other side

Redemption

my grandaddy was a workingman
he built a castle with his own two hands
pockets full of ashes, we all fall down
my grandaddy was a wrecking ball
he saw the battle of WWII
he saw it rise he saw it fall
said ” leave it alone if I were you”

my grandaddy drove a Cadillac
he never knew what it meant to slow down
eighty-five miles out of shaky town
he put the hammer down and broke the speed of sound
I never saw him go, stood looking up the road
tracks he made were green and gold

I ‘ll see you on the other side

I will let you down
I’m just a man living in this white-faced town
looking back I see the garden
prettiest thing I ever seen
redemption

old and broken bones
fingers and toes
all aching for a better place to lay down softly
a broken heart will heal
a dead body rise again
a cold and lifeless face will feel the rain

I’ll see you on the other side

Mockingbird Song

I remember all the people saying bye to me
remember all the tears like it was yesterday
o no here we go again

they said it could have been the very best there was
we ended all in ashes and dust to dust
o no here we go again

I know a summer mockingbird
sweetest thing I’ve ever heard
so i pray that all my worried questions fade away
sing me a song so sweet
sing to me slow and long
I’ll try to sing along with you and your mockingbird song

I think I found the secret to the universe
a puzzle for my answer always makes it worse
o no here we go again

I know love’s the only reason that we are free
Love will be forever between you and me
o here we go

and if that mockingbird won’t sing
if that mockingbird won’t sing daddy’s gonna buy you a diamond ring
and if that diamond ring don’t shine…

Swing Low

tear out my eyes
empty my head
replace these poor images
with something beautiful

I know i’m trite
won’t go down without a fight
I can’t wait for you to make
me into something beautiful

the Jordan’s so cold
water so wide
swing low sweet chariot
carry me home

these thoughts in my head
run while you still have your legs

I’ll soon be gone
I’m gonna be beautiful
I’m gonna be beautiful

Lazarus (Don’t Wake Me Up)

I’ve been blind, so unkind living in fiction living a lie
it’s been cold, bury my soul I played my cards
i played what you dealt me but i had to fold

don’t wake me up I’ve had enough living this life down on my luck, I would rather be dreaming of living in love so don’t wake me up

I’ve been resting my bones so long, all of my time is gone here in the dark daylight is fading away, draggin on

it’s all foolishness and filthy rags to listen to your voice that can bring me back to life, I have seen you operate I’ll just stay right where I am and just watch me come undone

Homecoming

you and me like two peas in a pod
standing on the edge of this bridge about to jump off into the wild blue
o I hope we make it through

I remember barefoot in summertime heat so hot have to walk fast just to make it through
that’s kinda like me and you

all the people on the side of the road standing and laughing and telling us not to go home
i wanna go home

sometimes I can never believe just how God and His angels are singing along with me

sometimes it’s like a carnival with a homecoming float
sometimes I just barely slip by with a frog in my throat
staring at the sky watching the day go by
I know I can never stay here no matter how hard I try

all the people on the side of the road standing and yelling and telling us not to go home
let’s go home

sometimes I can never believe just how God and His angels are singing along with me

Everlasting © 2007

I’m down on my knees
I cry reluctant
I’m so sorry
I’m sorry

Lord will you hear me
Lord I need you to be near me
Lord lead me on in your way everlasting

The Late Great Grandpa Jones

the late great Grandpa Jones
he was supposed to live forever
we got the news on the telephone
get the family together

we cried out our eyes that night
twisted our hearts into knots
nothing seemed right, clean out of sight
but we got more than we bargained for
Grandpa Jones was home
it’s gonna be alright

I heard they put Jesus on the evening news
and tore him to pieces
took all but a simple power to choose
right from wrong, up from down, back to front where
I know grace is
I know it’s true
cuz’ I asked Grandpa Jones

he told me all his secrets told me how to live in places
where they crucify the Truth
he was old
his name was Grandpa Jones

The River Saint Peter

I figured I had it down by now
it’s getting crazy trying to walk around this lazy town
don’t stay up too late, don’t talk so loud
I figured I had it down

while I’ve been holding onto nothing but an empty bag of bones
you’ve been running like a river through my soul
burn in me like a fire
turn me into gold
I’m holding out my heart

don’t let it go
please don’t let it go

a fiery love, a burning sun leading me, leading me
a ribbon of blood ties me close to mystery

go on and Lead me Love

there’s nothing fake about these consequences, black-eyed blues
they have me staring at my trouble much more shrewdly
I see a savior face a suffering, a darkest night
we see a light shine in the morning

just let it shine
shine little light of mine

a river that never runs dry
a river that never runs dry
Love is like a river
a river that never runs dry

Plankeye

I threw my caution to the wind again
put my heart out where you can see it
saw my sin on the six o’clock news
don’t know if I can take it no more
don’t know if I can take it

I let this life get the best of me
sometimes it seems this is not my cup of tea
I think I’ll move it on down to San Antonio
start things off again nice and slow

so slowly so slowly I cannot remember when

I don’t wanna waste this life
Hiding from the daylight
Taking my time jumping cracks and telling lies
Don’t waste this life standing still
Don’t waste this life standing still

I know I can never go back
take up the slack or cut down the moon
it’s like I’m tied to the railroad track
on an early morning Saturday cartoon

I could do a lot without my brother’s tears
hang my sister out to dry
did you really mean the things you whispered in my ear?
are you gonna help me with this plank in my eye?