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thank you

Posted on by under Faith, God, Struggles


God stop me if You’ve heard
these painful desperate words
but this life it seems so rotten
is there something You’ve forgotten?

i lack enough to curse what i keep
but own enough to let me sleep
sometimes when i feel stripped bare
i wonder why You just don’t care

but God thank you for this day
thank you for this season
thank you – even though
I can’t think of a reason

i watch those in Your pleasure
sporting more than i can measure
and while i feel so out of touch
i’ve never needed You so much

there’s a couple at my table
and i don’t think I’m able
to believe there’s one for me
and I won’t always be this lonely

God thank You for this day
Thank You for Your promise
Thank you – You wanna prosper me
it won’t always be like this

i’m not that kind of guy

Posted on by under Girls, Sad

i asked her one question
she answered my three
there’s no room left for me

but how do i argue
the logic of my need
and not appear to beg and plead

still she tries to explain
but the reason is too clear
and it is just how i feared

i’m not the kind of guy she falls for
she’s looking for less, she’s looking for more
now i have tarnished what little we had
i am hurt and she feels bad

they say the truth stings
just a little at first
but keeping secrets is much worse

yeah, silence does stagnate
it taints all my thoughts
till i can believe things i should not

but i spit out the words
that i should have swallowed
i abandoned plans i should have followed

i’m not the kind of guy she falls for
she’s looking for less, she’s looking for more
now i have tarnished what little we had
i am hurt and she feels bad

don’t compromise

Posted on by under friends, Girls, Hope, Love, My Favorites

 


never thought i’d start a journey
like the one i’m going through
never knew i could dream so big
till i met you

but i saw deep in your eyes
a fire beneath the blue
you say you only want
someone to marry you
but don’t compromise
for some of those guys
hold on – it can’t be far
to someone who loves you
the way you are
honestly, i can’t understand
why you’re still alone
you’re a beauty, but beyond
you’re the sweetest girl i’ve known

i can’t offer answers
i won’t share my dream
lets just things aren’t as hopeless
as they seem
don’t compromise
for some of those guys
just go to the well with your jar
God’s sending someone to meet you
right where you are

 

better than the belly of a whale

Posted on by under God, Struggles

 

engine off – i have arrived
in a land i will never leave
open the door – out to explore
but God i can hardly breathe

is this my destination
the map was not too clear
this land is cruel and i’m out of fuel
guess i’m stuck here

but God, i cry for You now
rescue me, or show me how
how this is not a fail
how this is better than the belly of a whale

do i have a mission?
or should i already know
it’s so strange that i have changed
still have to be told where to go

so i’ll reach out to the lost
though i don’t really feel that found
i will not tame or abandon my claim
to my flag in the ground

 

well i’m supposed to be too old to cry
i’m supposed to be too wise for why
but the struggle for what is true
God it seems harder than running from You

pack & mail

Posted on by under Silly Songs

well hello there
this is pack ‘n’ mail
well, where are you coming from?

see we’re two lights up
or maybe two lights down
but please don’t come around

yeah like i said
we both pack AND mail
are we can do either one

just bring it in
and just let me see
but please don’t wait till i’m done

cause it’s six oclock in the pack’n’mail
and i’m sweepin’ the floor
oh it’s six oclock in the pack’n’mail
and you can’t stop me from closin’ the store

yes sir – oh-
we have boxes
just tell me what’s your pleasure

i can’t go by this
or by that big
i need numbers – by guess or measure

oh yes sir,
we do overnight
it’s just that you’re way too late

hurry up,
what’s your plan B
there ain’t no way i’m gonna wait

cause it’s six oclock in the pack’n’mail
and i’m sweepin’ the floor
oh it’s six oclock in the pack’n’mail
and you can’t stop me from closin’ the store

yes man, we have stamps
cause your ltr doesn’t have enough
oh you’ll have to buy another one?
all i can say is tough

i can sell you some of that bubblewrap
and tape from off the shelf
and you may wanna buy some tape too
cause you’ll have to pack in by yourself

cause it’s six oclock in the pack’n’mail
and i’m sweepin’ the floor
oh it’s six oclock in the pack’n’mail
and you can’t stop me from closin’ the store

between the lines

Posted on by under Girls, Sad


the conversation’s over and i claim the world is lost
i’m jumping off the bridge that she’s walking across

nothing makes much sense now tell me i just wanna know
if i want to make her happy why on earth did i tell her no?

just yesterday i was fine
just last night the world was mine
i just try to read between the lines
now i’ve lost my place – my peace of mind

a mumble and she’s gone – too late i bite my tounge
i gasp a breath for pause, but “i’m sorry” fills my lungs

i cannot chase her down as she’s walking away
i cannot call her name, but i whisper, “no, please stay!”

just yesterday i was fine
just last night the world was mine
i just tried to read between the lines
now i’ve lost my place, my piece of mind

nothing makes much sense now
tell me i just wanna know
if i dream to just be near her
how could i let her go?

take me

Posted on by under Conviction / Doubt, Faith, God


oh it’s hard to feel
a fire for you Lord
when i won’t approach Your flame

oh it’s too easy to say
i’m saved i guess i’m blessed
and every day is just the same

but i’m dropped my spark in the night
it’s much to dark to find the light

take me – just as i am
to where- i need to be
take me – just as i am
to where- i need to be

oh here’s promise #52
to see a perfect Sunday through
but i’ve given up by sundown

guess it just was not to be
there’s always next for you and me
but am i just a joke in this town

cause i fall oh i fall again
52 times, yet i still try to stand

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”