Well I've a problem you can't see that has the old folks on their knees It seems that in my youth a big mistake I've made I guess my hair's a bit too long and well my music's just all wrong And when it comes to praising God some simple rules must be obeyed They say no talking in church, they say no laughing in church Just sit up straight and keep your feet out of the aisle They say no clapping in church and no feet tapping in church We're glad you're here but this is serious so don't even crack a smile But there's so much joy in my life since the day Jesus came and took away my blues Well excuse me friends, my faith won't let me sit down I've got dancing room in my Sunday shoes I guess I kind of understand why their religion seems so bland They've let their faith sit for so long that now it's stale Maybe if they take a look at me they'll see how great new life can be And those who hold their breath in church might learn how to exhale They say no talking in church, they say no laughing in church Just sit up straight and keep your feet out of the aisle They say no clapping in church and no feet tapping in church We're glad you're here but this is serious so don't even crack a smile They say no talking in church, they say no laughing in church Just sit up straight and keep your feet out of the aisle They say no clapping in church and no feet tapping in church We're glad you're here but this is serious so don't even crack a smile Some may wonder why I have to raise up such a fuss It's 'cause I see the enemy and I'd swear that he is us They say no talking in church, they say no laughing in church Just sit up straight and keep your feet out of the aisle They say no clapping in church and no feet tapping in church We're glad you're here but this is serious so don't even crack a smile |
Well I don't have a Bible that weighs eight hundred pounds And I never passed out flowers at the mall I have never talked to spacemen or howled at the full moon Don't have velvet painting of Jesus on my wall ~ Well I don't have a briefcase or wear a three piece suit And I never ride my bike wearing a tie I have never shaved my hair off or sacrificed a friend Don't want my head chopped off and frozen when I die ~ Well Jesus doesn't want me for a Zombie And He's given me free will so I can choose I've escaped this world's snare but I don't have to be square Oh yes, I have become a Christian but I still know how to groove ~ Well I've never played with cobras or walked on red hot coals And I've never even touched a tambourine I'm not very good at bingo, I don't worship shiny rocks No don't have plans to wed my sister named Irene ~ Well I don't pray to statues, not even if they cry Don't watch that Jesus station on t.v. all day long Well I've never seen Elvis, don't have six billion kids And I don't sing through my nose on every song ~ Well Jesus doesn't want me for a Zombie And He's given me free will so I can choose I've escaped this world's snare but I don't have to be square Oh yes, I have become a Christian but I still know how to groove ~ |
This life You've called me to is not like I thought at all These days I just stay down and save myself the fall Back then I thought Your will for me would just be mountain tops and sun But here the laughter and rejection bear me down ~ I lie awake scared of a future I don't know By faith I wait for You to lead but You're too slow It's just not fair that serving You should cost so much and be so hard I want to follow You but can't You clear the way ~ Make this easy - does it have to be so hard You could never understand how bad I feel Make this easy - I did not expect to fail Take these trials Lord they weren't part of the deal ~ Head bowed and hands pressed to the rock He prays alone The tears flow freely from a pain no one has known He sees the beatings and betrayal that await Him with the sun And for the first time God the human fees afraid ~ "Father please take this cup from me," He sobs in prayer But unlike my selfish pleas doesn't stop there He sets aside His fear and says, "Yet not My will, but Thine be done" He took my burden though it was His right to say ~ Make this easy - I will not suffer for their sake Let the sinners pay the price for what they've done Make this easy - I choose not to take the pain I guess I thought this Savior thing would be more fun ~ How do we dare to make a sound about our burdens Compared to Jesus' burden we're not justified So saturated with self pity we ask Him to ease the load Though what He asks isn't the half of what He suffered when He died ~ Make this easy - does it have to be so hard You could never understand how bad I feel Make this easy - I did not expect to fail Take these trials Lord they weren't part of the deal ~ |
There's so much inside that he doesn't understand Seems he's just never happy these days So consumed with the burden of all he must do So many things that could go wrong so many ways And he worries all the time about how bad things could be Lives his life saying "what if" he wishes he could be free If he'd put his trust in Jesus though that answer seems strange He'd not have to live his life worrying about things he can't change I'll not be afraid I'll not live in fear I'll not let my worries devour all the peace inside I hold so dear I'll trust in the Lord On Him cast my cares My faith is in Jesus, He's promised that all of my burden's He'll share She lives alone so afraid to feel love By herself because she's been hurt before So scared that she'll be rejected again These days she never opens her heart anymore And she worries all the time about how bad things could be Lives her life saying "what if" she wishes she could be free If she'd put her trust in Jesus He'd repair her wounded heart Erase the fear caused by her past and help her make another start I'll not be afraid I'll not live in fear I'll not let my worries devour all the peace inside I hold so dear I'll trust in the Lord On Him cast my cares My faith is in Jesus, He's promised that all of my burden's He'll share |
These paths that I've chosen all end in a wall Each step that I take just prepares for a fall Well I don't know exactly why these doors always close I just can't see the blueprint that only You know But I'm keeping my eyes on the road that You've paved I know You'll carry me through the wind and the rain God, I'm stepping out from the ranks of Your men Asking where You will lead me despite where I've been Though I can't see the puzzle, only my piece When You close the door I know You'll open a window Well, I wish I could say I understand all You've done All the detours You've placed in this race that I run Although sometimes the pathways aren't those I would choose It I went my own way there's no doubt I would lose So I give You my life though I don't see Your plan And when I lose my way, Lord, take me by the hand God, I'm stepping out from the ranks of Your men Asking where You will lead me despite where I've been Though I can't see the puzzle, only my piece When You close the door I know You'll open a window |
Well my life's such a disaster, nothing ever turns out right I'm so stressed with all my problems, can't get any sleep at night Everyone I know's against me and my parents treat me bad Now you know my whole life story, tell me does it make you sad? Taking every situation in the worst possible way I can make anything seem bad, I know all the words to say I exaggerate my stories, make things seem worse than they are Drag my feet and slump my shoulders, acting sad's where I'm a star Look at me everyone, down at the bottom of a well Don't bother rescuing me yet, I've not had time to whine and yell I could climb out if I wanted, this hole's not really that deep At the bottom of the well though, 'cause that's where I want to be Even when the sun is shining I complain of my sunburn Sympathy and aloe vera are the things for which I yearn When my baby wants to snuggle, I say "I wanna be alone" Fun like that just makes me happy, there's no time to frown and moan If I'd cast all of my cares upon the Lord as He commands I know I'd find peace and shelter there inside His loving hands But I'd not get the attention negativity provides I'll just find myself a hole, ask all to watch and jump inside Look at me everyone, down at the bottom of a well Don't bother rescuing me yet, I've not had time to whine and yell I could climb out if I wanted, this hole's not really that deep At the bottom of the well though, 'cause that's where I want to be I need somebody to tell me everything will be all right Feeling miserable's hard work, won't someone pity me tonight Look at me everyone, down at the bottom of a well Don't bother rescuing me yet, I've not had time to whine and yell I could climb out if I wanted, this hole's not really that deep At the bottom of the well though, 'cause that's where I want to be Well my life's such a disaster, nothing ever turns out right I'm so stressed with all my problems, can't get any sleep at night Everyone I know's against me and my parents treat me bad Now you know my whole life story, tell me does it make you sad? |
I remember when You kneeled to wash our feet that night Though I resisted, You explained it had to be As an example of how we should serve each other But as You gently cleansed my feet what did You see? It seems like yesterday we al sat there together And each word You said stirred fire in my soul Vowing I'd be Your most faithful man, come sun or stormy weather But as You smiled at me then you must have known As You gently poured the water You heard me say I never knew You As You wiped away the dust You saw me hide beneath a lie As You anointed me with oil You must have known I wouldn't stay You washed my feet, so I could walk away Looking back I can't imagine how You did it I could not have shown such love if I had known That this man whose feet I washed would soon deny that he had known me Still You humbly served Your servant, now that love cuts to the bone Because I promised that I never would deny You I said I'd rather die than curse Your name And all along You loved me though You knew they were shallow empty words And now each time my feet are washed, it just reminds me of my shame As You gently poured the water You heard me say I never knew You As You wiped away the dust You saw me hide beneath a lie As You anointed me with oil You must have known I wouldn't stay You washed my feet, so I could walk away How could You love me? Why did You love me? Now for the first time I can finally see things clearly You gave love and asked for nothing in return So now I pledge my life to loving others just like You loved me Oh how the memories of that night You washed my feet have set me free As You gently poured the water You heard me say I never knew You As You wiped away the dust You saw me hide beneath a lie As You anointed me with oil You must have known I wouldn't stay You washed my feet, so I could walk away |
Today's the 8th anniversary of the day I was born I've been alive exactly eight years today My name is Joey and I can't see a more valid excuse To have a wild, raging party than my birthday So I invited all my friends to come and started making plans For the greatest party 3rd grade's ever seen All my closest friends and I would go to Skippy's Pizza-rama They've got skeeball and these dancing chimpanzees Every person in attendance would have candy all his own And more pizza than an army could consume I paid everyone's admission and I thought my heart would burst With excitement as we walked into the room But as I turned to see the joy on all the faces of my friends I was shocked to see an empty space where they had all just been I'm so alone And it's my birthday All by myself What is the deal? I'm the only person sitting at a table set for twelve And I just can't help but think that this could be how God must feel how God must feel My best friend Andy's sharing pizza that I bought with some dumb girl And Steven Dobbs is playing air hockey with Jake Kevin's paying Junior Highers with my tokens for his life And I think Jeff is selling slices of my cake Everywhere I look I see those who should be looking at me It's my birthday after all but they don't care I put so much into making this a party they would like I guess I just thought they'd have gratitude to spare But as I turned to see the joy on all the faces of my friends I was shocked to see an empty space where they had all just been I'm so alone And it's my birthday All by myself What is the deal? I'm the only person sitting at a table set for twelve And I just can't help but think that this could be how God must feel how God must feel I'm so alone And I'm their Savior All by myself What is the deal? I'm the only one that saved them from the sins that held them down and I just can't help but think that they don't care how I might feel |
Never rock the boat and I find that the sailing's always smooth From the outside things seem perfect but the inside could improve I make myself the only captain so the rules are always clear With no one else allowed on board, well then I always get to steer But my life is worthless here though ship and cargo are all mine 'Cause an empty life of luxury is still an empty life Though this is what the world calls living beneath these sails it's such a lie If I'm to ever taste real life You make it clear first I must die The choice to end my life is made and I'll not change my mind The time has come to walk the plank and leave this would behind Step out by faith and die to self is all that You ask me to do This bloodstained plank's the only bridge between my soul and You And God You and I so far apart This cruel cross makes such a narrow bridge between our hearts Over the side, self crucified With death in mind I walk the plank to save my life Like, a canyon my sin separates me from the life You give Nothing I can do alone can cause this empty heart to live On this side amidst my treasure I'm the king but still so lost My soul starving for the peace that would be mine if I could cross But despite my sin You love me and that love has made a way To escape this sinking ship if I'll just trust You and obey Over the cross on which You died for me, the plank's on which you bled All the joy of life freely received once my old life is dead The choice to end my life is made and I'll not change my mind The time has come to walk the plank and leave this would behind Step out by faith and die to self is all that You ask me to do This bloodstained plank's the only bridge between my soul and You And God You and I so far apart This cruel cross makes such a narrow bridge between our hearts Over the side, self crucified With death in mind I walk the plank to save my life |
You listen to the preacher and you nod and say "amen" Praying that your neighbor will be convicted and repent Oh the preacher hits your soft spot and you walk on down the aisle Throw a fifty in the plate and leave the building with a smile But inside nothing has happened and your faith is clearly dead Oh your neighbor's having Bible study while you're at home in bed And you do Jesus, just as well as you do Shakespeare And frankly that's not very good at all Oh the church is your theater and tradition is your script But where you gonna be when the final curtain falls Well you know the Bible stories, you quote scripture in your sleep Go to every church held function if the price is not too steep Lead the choir Sunday morning, teach the lesson Wednesday night Singing "Onward Christian Soldiers" but inside losing the fight Cause you only pray at mealtimes and your Bible's gathering dust You've never listened for God's leading and on Jesus you put your trust And you do Jesus, just as well as you do Shakespeare And frankly that's not very good at all Oh the church is your theater and tradition is your script But where you gonna be when the final curtain falls |
So much push to be a stranger,
brick by brick the walls come down Once so strong now open-minded, drank the water now you've drowned Compromise disguised as freedom justifies white flags you've flown Black looks gray and gray looks tasty, but you'll reap the seeds you've sown And you're selling your future on the alter of today Oh the things that once were priceless now you're giving them away Well can't you see just what you're losing, soon there'll be nothing left to save Oh won't you please open you eyes, give me your hand let's walk away Well you're balanced on the fence between what's wrong and what is right Doesn't take much to surrender, takes a lot to stand and fight But you've made choices, taken chances, now you feel you've lost your way Made your bed with sinful sheets and in that bed you'll have to lay And you're selling your future on the alter of today Oh the things that once were priceless now you're giving them away Well can't you see just what you're losing, soon there'll be nothing left to save Oh won't you please open you eyes, give me your hand let's walk away |