Tear This Old House Down
The floorboard creaks
Somebody threw a rock through the window
The roof leaks
We just sit around and listen to the wind blow
The door gets jammed
I'll be damned
If I'm gonna live like this
Brick by brick
I'm gonna tear this old house down
Stick by stick
I'm gonna burn it to the ground
To save my soul I gotta tear this old house down
The framework's shot
Strong wind sets the whole place to shakin'
Something's rotten
I believe that it's in the foundation
The paint is peelin'
I gotta feelin'
Something's gotta give
(Chorus)
Tear it down 2x
This is the end
It's time to condemn
Nail a sign to the door
Russellville
I had big plans in the city
They all fell out one by one
Filled my tank up and I was ready
Headed for the midday sun
Driving backroads in Kentucky
Wandered into Russellville
Shared a park bench with a stranger
Found a blessing waiting there
Sometime you gotta get lost
To find your way, to make your day
And prayers that go unanswered
Will work out in the end
You don't know where you're going
'Til you know where you've been
Mr. Humphries told me stories
About the bank robbed by Jess James
And the place they hold in their hearts
for the old Orphan Brigade
Then I sang him one of my songs
Felt like time was standing still
He said God Bless and remember
Come on back to Russellville
(Chorus)
Sometimes gifts from heaven come pouring down like rain
Something extraordinary in an ordinary day
Do You Know Me
Hey, do you know me, I live down the hall
Of the Evergreen retirement home
My house is just four walls
Every day I read a book to my friend who cannot see
Hey, do you know me
Hey, do you know me, I teach the second grade
I always get there early
And I always stay there late
I give them all I can for who they are and who'll they'll be
Hey, do you know me
There are angels all around
In the sky and on the ground
They walk beside us every day
Giving love away
There are saints on every street
you might be the one I meet today
Hey, do you know me
Hey, do you know me, I drive the city bus
I see a lot of people who are down on their luck
I keep a pocket full of change
For those who cannot pay
Hey, do you know me
(Chorus)
Hey, do you know me, I'm a beggar on the street
I know I'm good for something
If only for one thing
Maybe to remind you that you have all you need
Hey, do you know me
In My Dreams
The sun was falling to the ocean
And I was falling in your arms
And in the wash of this emotion
Complete surrender of the heart
I've never known this kind of lonely
Since you had to go away
Until I hear you calling to me
I will listen for my name
And I wonder where you are tonight
Are you looking at the same moonlight
Are you feeling the same emptiness without me
I am lost without words to say
For remembering this magic place
So I'll fall asleep with yesterday
In my dreams
I would wait for you forever
If my desire could bring you here
I wish the power of my passion
Could somehow always keep you near
Everyday a piece of my heart
Is broken by the way I feel
Knowing I will never find you
Or another love so real
(Chorus)
I've come undone
Ain't Got Nothin'
Last night I wished upon a star
That you would cure my achin' heart
You give me something but not enough
I'm tryin' to tame your gypsy love
When I look into your eyes
I see the feelings you can't hide
You said slow down a thousand times
But I can read between your lines
Oh fallin' in love is a leap of faith
Good things come to those who wait
I'll wait as long as I have to
'Cause I ain't got nothin' if I ain't got you
What's hit me hard ain't hit you yet
You're playin' harder to forget
But everything I'm goinin' ground
And I know that you will come around
(Chorus)
A perfect love is in the makin'
And I'm the chance you should be takin'
And you're not takin'
(Chorus)
Same Train
There's a young man buying a diamond ring
A movie star in a limousine
And a girl in the Detroit depot begging for bus fare home
There's a trucker on an endless highway
A waitress knows everyone by name
And a mama praying her soldier boy won't be gone long
Everybody's riding on the same train
Everybody's looking for the same thing
Gotta have love
Nobody's got enough
So we never stop trying
Everybody's riding on the same train
On a street that's full of strangers
I know everyone cause there's
A heart and soul behind each pair of eyes I see
Everybody's got a story
Everybody's got their pain and joy
All I know is they all need the thing I need
(Chorus)
And you can't get off, no, no
You won't get where you're going
And you can't give up, no, no
Love is waiting somewhere down the line
My Whisper
When the day has come and gone
Your house is empty
But you hear a song
Coming back to your mind so clear
That's my whisper in your ear
There will be times
Out on your own
You feel forsaken
All alone
Then someone tells you
I'm glad you're here
That's my whisper in your ear
Miles between us
Years apart
Always with you
Inside your heart
In the raindrops
In the wind
In the treetops
In a friend
Listen closely
I'll be near
With a whisper in your ear
You won't feel me stroke your hair
You won't see me but I'll be there
Listen closely and you will hear
My whisper in your ear
Catch The Wind
Teardrops runnin' down my face
A wound time will not erase
All the memories I have inside
And it's something I can't hide
I know it happens everyday
Guess mine's just another face
First we say we do and then we don't
Now I'm out here on my own
Was it you / Was it me
Is it just a broken dream
To start over again - loving you
Is like trying to catch the wind
Did we know it all along
Can we both admit we're wrong
Though it hurts to go
It hurts us more to stay
Going through emotions everyday
(Chorus)
Let's cut our losses and just
Let the armor unrust
Hold our breath and let's trusst....
Meant to be
(Chorus)
Passin' Thru
I have stood upon the mountain
I have seen the other side
I've wrestled with the devil
I've wrestled with my pride
I've been down in the valley
I've stood out in the rain
I've seen my love forsaken
Felt the pleasure and the pain
There's one thing that's for certain
One chord that rings true
It's a mighty world we live in
But the truth is, we're only passin thru
I have cried the tears of sadness
I have cried the tears of joy
I have found a life worth livin'
Found peace within the noise
I have turned my back on hatred
Lyin', prejudice and greed
Found the future in the present
Found hope within a seed
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Passin' thru, passin' thru
It's a mighty world we live in
But the truth is we're only passin thru
I have seen my bucket empty
I have seen my well run dry
But there's water down the road
And I'm only goin' by
If I'm settin' on dead ready
When my chances come and knock
I'll make it where I'm going
I'll be tall just like a rock
There's one thing that's for certain
One chord that rings true
It's a wicked world we live in
But the truth is, we're only passin thru
Yeah, it's a mighty world we live in
But the truth is, we're only passin' thru
Down To Love
I have to choose
I get pulled from every side
I get confused
Never sure which face to
Hide this one / Let that show
Pull this close / Let that go
Then you walk in
I hear your voice
I touch your skin
I have no choice
I lose myself
The world gets small
And in the end it all comes down (to love)
I fall down
And you're there at every turn
To bring me round
You'd think by now I'd
Learn to let the small things pass
I still forget just one thing lasts
(Chorus)
Love Came Just In Time
It was 3 a.m. he was all alone again
Still too angry to sleep
He thought of leaving town
As his world came crashing down
In a room at fifty bucks a week
When his heart was all but gone
When it could break or turn to stone
He laid down his pride, picked up the phone and called her
Love came just in time
It was waiting on the line
Love came just in time
The day she watched him leave
She kept nothing of the dream
Never thought she'd want to hear his voice
She held in a world of hurt
And as he spoke such tender words
The walls began to fall without a choice
She said I thought all hope was gone
He said I want to come back home
And in a moment they knew miracles still happen
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How powerful a thought can be
Just one thought of forgiveness
How much hope a choice can bring
The whole world changes when it's love
From Where I Stand
Have I ever been the judge of you
Have I criticized your point of view
I can love without so many strings
Can you give the same thing back to me
What's wrong with wearing my heart on my sleeve
What's wrong with having faith in my own dreams
In my heart of hearts I know who I am
It's not wrong from where I stand
Who made these rules you ask me not to break
Who will win should I decide to change
I have been so many things to you
When all is said and done
You still can't change the truth
(Chorus)
What if I weep / What if I sing
What if I tell you everything
I don't really need to make a plan
I just need to tell you where I stand
(Chorus)
Broken Things
You can have my heart
Though it isn't new
It's been used and broken
And only comes in blue
It's been down a long road
And it got dirty on the way
If I give it to you
Will you make it clean
And wash the shame away
You can have my heart
If you don't mind broken things
You can have my life
If you don't mind these tears
Well I heard that you make old things new
So I give these pieces all to you
If you want it you can have my heart
So beyond repair
Nothing I could do
I tried to fix it myself
But it was only worse
When I got through
Then you walk right into my darkness
And you speak words so sweet
And you hold me like a child
'Til my frozen tears
Fall at your feet
You can have my heart
If you don't mind broken things
You can have my life
If you don't mind these tears
Well I heard that you make old things new
So I give these pieces all to you
If you want it you can have my heart