The night is dark, A storm comes in
Lightning, Paints the horizon
The sight, Was frightening (Frightening)
Was it a vision, An apparition
Was it a nightmare, Was it a daydream
Was I awake, Or was I sleepin'
His sword is sharp, The war begins
He sounds the charge, Of righteousness
Cause life, Is priceless
With a lion's heart, He'll come conquering
As horn and harp, Proclaim Him King
Bells ring (Bells ring)
And angels sing (Ahhhh)
I don't know if I, I couldn't even say
I don't know if I was, Sleepin' or awake
Was it a nightmare, Was it a daydream
Was this God's plan, Or the devil's scheme
Was I in dire straits, Or at Heaven's gate
Was I sleepin', Or was I awake
His sword is sharp, The war begins
He sounds the charge, Of righteousness
Cause life Is priceless
If you were to ask me, I couldn't even say
Till this day (Till this very day)
If you were to ask me (Don't even ask me)
Till this very day, I couldn't even tell you
If I was asleep or awake
NEVER BE THE ONE
Hey Man
What's goin' on here
Now I just can't get
Anywhere
For all that I've done right
Everything's gone wrong
I've tried with all my might
And I'm very strong
Hey (Don't know why)
Say it (I guess I'll never be the one)
So tell me (If I try - Ohh)
(To ride the white horse into the sun)
Why can't I
(Be top gun or drive in the winning run)
Sometime (Sometime)
Get the girl when the movie's done
What's goin' down here
Now everybody knows
It just ain't fair
I've done all that I can
But it's not enough
I always take a stand
And I'm very tough
Hey (Don't know why)
Say it (I guess I'll never be the one)
So tell me (If I try - Ohh)
(To ride the white horse into the sun)
Why can't I
(Be top gun or drive in the winning run)
Sometime (Sometime)
I just wind up back where I started from
Cause this is real life
And it's a cruel cruel world
You got to help me Lord
Cause it's a long road
(Lift us up - lift us up - lift us up Lord)
Hey there ma'am
What's goin' wrong here
Nobody knows
Or nobody cares
The more I do
The more things come undone
It's much harder to lose
If you've never won
SOLO
Say there man
What's goin' on here
Now I just can't
Get anywhere
How could all that's good
Have come to so much bad
Is there something that I missed
Or have I just been had
Hey (Don't know why)
Say it (I guess I'll never be the one)
So tell me (If I try - Ohh)
(To ride the white horse into the sun)
Why can't I
(Be top gun or drive in) The winning run
Sometime (Just one time)
Get the girl when the movie's done
Cause it's the real world
And these are hard hard times
And you've got to help us Lord
Like you would a little child
Lost out there, Ready to be devoured
So take my hand
(Lift us up - lift us up - lift us up Lord)
Before darkness falls
(Lift us up - lift us up - lift us up Lord)
In that cruel hard world
Before darkness falls, In that foolish world
(Lift us up - lift us up - lift us up Lord)
(Lift us up - lift us up - lift us up Lord)
(Lift us up - lift us up - lift us up Lord)
LONG GONE WALTER
Long gone Walter, What did he call for?
I've often wondered where you've been
And where were you when the world came crashing in
Walter
I do recall there was a letter
It didn't really make things any better - Walter
You've been Long gone, Head strong, Doggone
Dead wrong - Walter
Ya know (Looking back it didn't have to be that way)
It didn't have to be that way
(You said you would) Oh no no
(But you never came) No no no no noooo
(Looking back) It didn't have to be that way
(You said you would but you never came)
But you never came (Ooooh Walter)
You've been, Long gone, Head strong, Doggone
Dead wrong - Walter
Was he calling for me, Was he calling for you
I've often wondered where you are
Long gone Walter, What did you call for
I'm curious, Where did life take you
Did it make you, Did it break you
Or forsake you (Ooooh Walter)
Ya know (Looking back it didn't have to be that way)
It didn't have to be that way
(You said you would) No no
(But you never came) No no no no nooo
(Looking back you were playing games)
You were playing games
(You said you would) You said you would
(But you never came) But you never came
There've been times when I've wondered
Where you are
Long gone Walter
Was he calling for me, Was he calling for you
After all this time, What did you want me to do
Was he calling for me, Was he calling for you
I'm not really sure, But I'm not falling for it
Was he calling for me or you
IN YOUR EYES
If you look deep inside yourself
You'll start to see somebody else
Because the man you used to be
Is just not who I see
I can see it there in your eyes (There in your eyes)
I can see it in your eyes
When a man is born
He's blameless and innocent (Oooh)
But before too long
He's shameless and ignorant (Ahhhh)
And I can see it, It's there in your eyes
(There in your eyes)
I can see it, It's there now
Why can't you face it, Make it right
And prepare to fight, The good fight
He can't lift you up, Till He brings you down
Can't get to the top, If the bottom drops out
He can't raise you higher, Till you're tried in His fire
Can't fill you up, Till He spews you out
You can't drink from His cup
If you don't live in His house
Why get caught in a trap, If you're not a mouse
When the rain don't come, Things will wither and die
You're fooling yourself, I can see it in your eyes
Ya know, The true measure of a man
Is not how tall he stands
When a man is wrong
He's got to stand up and admit it (Oooh)
When a man is torn
He's got to find out what caused the rippin' (Ahhhh)
And I can see it, There in your eyes
(There in your eyes)
I can see it, There in your eyes
I can see it, It's there now
In your eyes
I can see it, It's there in your eyes
Eyes (There in your eyes)
There now in your eyes
We're praying for you brother
IN HIS SHOES
Before you judge somebody, I'll tell you what to do
Just walk for a while, In his shoes
You heard it before, But the saying it's true
You don't know someone
Till you go what he been through
You better walk, Before you talk
You better walk
And I'll tell you something, If you do
It won't be long long now, You'll sing another tune
You better walk, Before you talk
You better walk
Walk through hardship, Walk in pain
Walk alone, Walk with disdain
Walk on the water, Walk to the sky
Walk right into, The color of your eyes
Walk depraved, Walk deprived
Walk through the door people hide behind
Keep on going for as long as you can
Just keep on walkin', Till you stop talkin'
Before you judge somebody, I'll tell you what to do
You just better walk a while, In his shoes
You heard it before, But the saying it's true
You don't know someone
Till you go what he been through
You better walk, Before you talk
You better walk
SOLO
Keep on walkin', You better walk
Walk through hunger, Walk in pain
Walk alone, Walk with disdain
Walk into the fire, Walk in shame
Walk in between the letters of your name
Walk depraved, Walk deprived
Walk through the door people hide behind
Don't stop till you wear the sole off those shoes
Just keep walkin', Till you stop talkin'
Keep on walkin', You better walk
(GOIN' TO SEE) JONI
Goin' to see Joni
The one and only
Who can steal your heart
With a song
Just watching the way that she moves
Swaying with the groove
As she sings her songs
I never saw such motion
Just like honey flowing
I never saw such fire in blue eyes
And if I could
I swear I would
Freeze this moment in time
Goin' to see Joni
The one and only
Who could steal your heart
All night long
Just watching the way that she moves
Swaying with the groove
As she sings her song
The curtain opens slowly
Suddenly there's Joni (Ahhhhh)
It feels surreal, Ooooh, Ooh
Goin' to see Joni
The one and only
Who could steal your heart
With one song
Just watching the way that she moves
Swaying with the groove
As she sings her song
I never saw such motion
Just like honey flowing
I never saw such fire in blue eyes
And if I could
I swear I would
Freeze this moment in time
The curtain opens slowly
Suddenly there's Joni (Ahhhh)
I can't believe she's really there
Sky blue eyes and golden hair (Ohhhhh)
Help me I think I'm falling (Ahhhhh ahhh)
THE LEDGE
Out on a ledge, With nothing to hold on to
Way out there, Teetering on the edge
Caught in a web, How easy it ensnared you
In a tangled mess, Now you're as good as dead
Some day I don't know when
You'll think back
When we were friends
And lament what could have been
Until then
You're out on a ledge, With nothing to grab on to
Way up there, Without a net
Things that were said, Oh how they've changed you
Played with your head, Robbed you of all sense
Some time I don't know when
You'll think back
When we were friends
And regret what should have been
Until then
You're out on a ledge, With no one there beside you
You're just hanging there, Without a friend
SOLO
Yeahhhh----
Some day I don't know when
I know we'll meet again
My fair weather friend
Or maybe in a while
God's truth like his deep blue sky
Will just open your eyes
Or in a distant time
We'll stop and talk of life
But first take off your disguise
Said yeah
My fair weather friend
Until then
You have nothing to hold on to
You're just hanging there
Without a friend
Caught in a web, What a tangled mess
Nothing to grab on to, Without a friend
No one's there
HOLY JOE
I was walking down, The street one day
When I thought I heard, Some funky band play
Crossed the street, Cut through the alley way
Till I came upon, Where it was happening
Those mothers played, Like you never heard
They were talkin' bout, The Holy Word
I heard his name, They called him Holy Joe
To tell you the truth, He looked more like a hobo
With worn out shoes, And tattered clothes
Yet they say he healed a man, With Oleo
Joe said
(Your preachers have failed you) They've failed you
(Don't believe what they say cause it's just not true)
Don't believe a word they're saying
(Did they tell you what they changed or they took away)
They changed - they changed it
(Cause you need it more now then you did yesterday)
It was about that time, They were saying God had died
That Holy Joe walked through the country side
Saying He's alive (He's alive)
With worn out shoes, And tattered clothes
To tell you the truth, He looked more like a hobo
Don't believe, The lies you heard
Cause Holy Joe, Preaches the Holy Word
Joe said (Your preachers have failed you)
They've failed you
(Don't believe what they say cause it's just not true)
Don't believe a word they're saying
(Did they tell you what they changed or they took away)
They changed - they changed it
(Cause you need it more now then you did yesterday)
Joe said,
I may look like a bum, But I'm telling you the truth
I know where you're from, People dress to the tooth
I don't need no chains, I don't wear no bling
The gold that I have, Is in the words that I sing
Some say I'm a prophet of God, To others I'm an albatross
Why should I care what you think
Since the whole damn world is on the brink
I said the whole damn world is on the brink
So c'mon people let's get real, The Savior won't deceive you
But the devil will, I said the Savior won't deceive you
(He won't deceive you)
But the devil will (He will) He will
RACECAR
You don't think it is, The way I said it was
You doubt that they did, What I say they done
It's hard to envision, All that has passed
It's like being in a racecar, Things go by too fast
All I know is, That I get the shivers
Down to my bones
And my voice gets that quiver
That I can't control
So save us Lord, In the sanctuary of our hearts
(Save us Lord)
In the house you made for us there
(Being in a racecar - racecar)
In view of the world that is unaware
(Racecar - racecar)
Now I don't care
What it is that you believe
So who are you to tell me
What it is that I perceive
It's hard to remember
So much has passed
It's like being in a racecar
Things go by in a flash
SOLO
So save us Lord (Save us Lord)
In the sanctuary of our hearts
(Racecar - racecar)
In the shelter that you prepared
(Being in a racecar)
Hidden from a world that is unaware (Save us)
So you don't think it is, The way I said it was
And you doubt they did, What I say they done
You can't even remember
What I just told you last
If you speed in a racecar
Sometimes you crash
So save us Lord, In the sanctuary of our hearts
Save us (Being in a racecar)
The devil went driving
Driving through your mind
Save us Lord - Like being in a racecar
Ahhhhhhh - Being in a race car
The devil goes driving
Driving through your mind in a racecar
Save us - Save us Lord - Racecar