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there’s my chance

Posted on by under Girls, Sad


i was early
i was there
the sun was setting
in the evening air

then there was was
all i could see
i played it cool till
she walked up to me

i was ready
she said hi
opened my mouth
but my mouth was dry

there’s my chance
plain as day
there’s my chance
walking away

i was leaving
head hung low
no more words
they’re gone with the flow

she just smiled
she doesn’t know
i fell in battle
to a friendly foe

now i’m alone
she found a friend
ah, the moment passes
but will it ever come again?

All In My Head

Posted on by under Conviction / Doubt, God

well i’ve got this friend
who’s got it all together
he tells me there’s only one thing
that will ever last forever

“go ahead and try and make your mark”
the whole worlds flammable
and you carry a spark

when i tell my friend i’m not praying for fame
he just smiles and says you must be insane
naw, you just need to take a closer look
to see your place in the history books

he tries to tell me
that God’s all in my head
but my head’s full of selfishness instead
God’s not all in my heart
God’s not all out on my tongue
so don’t tell me God’s all in my head

well i leave my friend
and I go out for a drive
and the billboards i read
say, “man you’re lucky to be alive”

cause with the smoke you’re breathing
just with your windows rolled down
don’t you think it’s time you left this town?

but i respond to myself
i know why i’m here
god has a plan for me
don’t whisper in my ear

you can take a backseat
oh you doubt
or i’ll throw you out

Aisle Over

Posted on by under God

alarm clock bell to bell
just another day under my belt
sure I pause now and then
to think of how God must have felt

to send His son
the sacrifice of Jesus
oh but they knew what lie ahead
and I am so envious

but I can’t just hold God’s plan
and wave it like a four leaf clover
when I won’t see my whole destiny
could be one aisle over

well i never knew his name
but i sure had my thoughts
a first sight judgment
i had him pegged on the spot

i knew he would be there
always askin’ why
tonight i sit surprised
I didn’t expect him to die

i can say he wouldn’t change
he’d be dead anyway
even if i’d spoken up
God i wish i would speak up

but I can’t ignore God’s plan for me
pull off the four leaves of clover
and i can’t see my destiny
was sitting one aisle over

his empty chair is haunting
i should have told him “hi”
cause now more than ever
i wish i’d said, “Goodbye”

fame

Posted on by under Girls, Hope

wakin’ up with her name on my breath
blinkin’ her face from my eyes
venturing out means reality
my life comes as no surprise

same old story, oh so true
boy meets destiny girl
but there’s no chance for him
his hope a fallen world

i can wish and i can dream
that things were different than they seem
but it’s not my time, not my chance
i can’t risk this failed romance
i’m dippin’ my toe into the sea
feeling the fear of being caught
but i can hear a distant call
her nets were further than i thought
so envious of her past
of love i had no part
sympathetic to the ones
who let her break their hearts (don’t let her break your heart)
and again with my assumption
she so wild, she can be tamed
millions try and millions fail
to live with fickle fame

forgetting

Posted on by under Conviction / Doubt, God

prayin’ for rain these months gone by
skies cloud over – i wonder why
how could you force these storms on me
when you knew – i was not ready

so i call it a curse though it’s blessing
i suppose i’m trying to keep you guessing
when will i learn that i’m playing with fire
when i get burned by my desires?

you are all powerful, all places
all knowing in all ways
i am – i’m almost forgetting
you can hear me
when i pray

echoes around this cold stone place
have me chasing a dream at a snails pace
but i wash my hands of all my deeds
all cleaned up i offer you my list of needs

i find you there you hide i seek
i hope you can’t see my sincerity’s weak
a God i should praise – a God I should serve
instead i just whine, what do i deserve

on my knees this time for real
afraid to say please – for how you’d feel

letourneau’s lonley hearts hunters club

Posted on by under Silly Songs

when I came to college
i said here is my chance
to finally try my hand
at romance

but all the girls went underground
i’m just trying to track them down

in class there are so many
i don’t know what to say
but when i get the guts
the bell rings and they run away

walking down to saga
she looks pretty she looks sweet
then she turns around and
oh-wait that’s Pete

it’s my night for a stakeout
so i camp out on the berm
i don’t see any women
just a couple a million germs

a groups reported sighted
so we’re going out tonight
to wander all around and ok
stalk until daylight

We know all the differences
Between the two genders
Yeah that’s the only test
For our new members

A Boy Named Tim

Posted on by under Silly Songs

 

well this here’s a story about a boy named Tim
he lived next door to me but i barely knew him
he said things that made him sound like the coolest boy alive
i remember one time he bought me lunch down at the Hive (food, that is)

Tim spent all night talking on the phone to his girl
he told me about a concert that he claimed would rock my world
he told me pizzas weren’t so very far
so he and i drove there in a stolen car (sorry, Brian)

the next thing i know Tim’s in a bit of trouble
the administration’s trying to burst his self inflated bubble
he tried to shrug it off and say, “i’m so cool”
but everyone around was saying, “Tim, you’re a fool”

Tim is gone now – he’s not here no more
that’s just fine with me ’cause i broke my hand running into his door
now he’s gone and i don’t miss him
and that’s all i have to say about the boy named Tim

because he loves them

Posted on by under Conviction / Doubt, God

 


five o’clock on friday
he’s headed to get his kids
stop lights and trains slow him
and he frowns as he skids

’cause two weeks have ticked by
and he hates being alone
so he smiles as he pulls in front
of what used to be his home

and the kids yell back to mom
do we really have to go
cause it’s no fun, a waste of time
and we love you more, you know

(chorus)
they don’t really mean to hurt him
but they do it the same
but he hides his tears behind his eyes
and he calls them out by name (because he loves them)

9 am on sunday
He’s waiting for his kids
in the auction for their time
He finally has the highest bid

cause all week he was there
but they acted all alone
finally their parking in front
of a building they call his home

they whisper to themselves
do we really have to go
cause it’s no fun, a waste of time
and it’s nothing that we don’t already know

we have divorced ourselves
from the only one who truly cares
all week he’s by our side
and we pretend that he is not there

these times

Posted on by under Conviction / Doubt, God, Struggles


i came here a simple boy
and i’m leaving about the same
but i’ve grown to love some things
that i thought i’d never tame

i used to sleep reluctantly
for i did not what to know
the things that lie ahead
but now I wait on tomorrow

for these times can change a man
God don’t let my ego out grow your hand
oh these times can change a man
so God don’t let my ego outgrow your hand

when i run to you hold me close
out of harms way
hold me tighter still tell me to stay
when i try to run away

(bridge)
this time has changed me
but God don’t let me live my life in captivity
this time has moved me but
right back there with you is where i long to be

I came here a simple boy
Just following your call
now i’m an individual
who can’t hear your voice at all

rusty

Posted on by under Silly Songs

i found out today that my dog died
don’t worry, it was his time to go
i just wish it hadn’t taken to so long
i even had to reload

it must have been Old Yeller
that movie messed with my head
one second i just watching it
and the next my dog was dead

old yeller killed my dog
i thought it was pretend
old yeller killed my dog
now i have no more best friend
old yeller killed my dog
that movie messed with my head
subconsciously

i put it on pause just to get a snack
how was i to know everything was gonna turn south
what a shock when i got back
my dog was foaming at the mouth

i took him out back just like the movie
’cause he must have been rabid
that movie never mentioned
drooling could be just a bad habit