With Angels on a Carousel
The Will To Believe
I see fear in the eyes and there’s no where to hide
From these doom and gloom times they’re preaching
It’s all loss and despair that’s all you ever hear
And it’s taking a toll there if you’re listening
But that’s not the place to give creedence my friend
Stay with your eyes straight ahead
This is no time for your desperation
There is no room for sorry and weak
Give no place to sad contemplation
Only faith and the will to believe
There’s a constant attack meant to throw you off track
Better watch every word you’re saying
It’s a subtle deceit that leaves hope in retreat
And it steals from the prayers your praying
Better lock all the doors and keep them shut tight
The wolf is out howling the night
This is no time for your desperation
There is no use in what about me
Forget thoughts of lost expectation
Only faith and the will to believe
This is where the rubber meets the road
When you’re caught in the hurricane, dripping wet and cold
And there’s no one else to turn to but the savior of your soul
Who can stop the rain in a hurricane
The journey is long so you’ve got to be strong
And believe that there’s always a reason
A purpose and plan you can’t hold in your hand
At the heart of a wintery season
But surrender is never an option my friend
We stand with our eyes straight ahead
This is no time for your desperation
There is no room for sorry and weak
Give no place to sad contemplation
Only faith and the will to believe
Only faith and the will to believe…
At the Dawn of Hallelujah Day
It’s been a battle
A bloody war
Been so much fighting
Don’t know what for
So many hurting
Feeling the pain
Where is the sunshine
Tired of the rain
How much can one man take before he breaks
Hold on hold on hold on all right
Don’t you throw your hope away
Hold on hold on hold on hold tight
We’re at the dawn of halleluiah day
We need redemption
The whole damn truth
Too many greedy
There’s no excuse
Where is the justice
What is the plan
We’re only human
Give us a chance
How much can one man take before he breaks
Hold on hold on hold on all right
Better times are on the way
Hold on hold on hold on real tight
We’re at the dawn of halleluiah day
Shout to the sky
A hopeful cry of longing and desire
Light in the tunnel
We don’t lose faith
Maybe tomorrow
They’ll be a change
Things will get better
We won’t give up
Just keep believing
In the power of love
What's It All About
Life is short and the road is long
A man comes in and goes out alone
Climbs his way up to the mountaintop
Where the air is rare and his dreams don’t stop
Live every moment, love all you can
That’s what it’s all about
What it’s all about
That’s what it’s all about
What it’s all about
Spring comes in and it fills the air
Songbird sings hear it everywhere
In summer heat and the autumn chill
Til the winter comes and it always will
Live every moment, love all you can….all you can
That’s what it’s all about
What it’s all about
That’s what it’s all about
What it’s all about
High’s and lows, in’s and outs
Win and lose, ups and downs
It’s give and take, round and round
Way up high and underground
Dream with a passion, love with your heart
Taste every moment, give all you got
Live every moment, love all you can…while you can
That’s what it’s all about
With Angels on a Carousel
Spending time
With angels on a carousel
Diving in the wishing well
Living in the present with the past
Who knows what tomorrow brings
Could be any one of a million things
Hold on tight cause life is spinning fast
And it goes round
Up and down
It goes round and round again
So grab the ring and clang the bell
We’re riding with angels on a carousel
In this world
Of endless possibility
So many thoughts occur to me
All the things that were and might have been
The melancholy man in me
Dreams of things that still could be
Mourns the ones he’ll never see again
And it goes round
Up and down
It goes round and round again
So grab the ring and clang the bell
You’re riding with angels on a carousel
Oh the mystery of it all
Oh the mystery
It goes round
Up and down
It goes round and round again
So grab the ring and clang the bell
We’re riding with angels on a carousel
Riding with angels
Things Are Changing
Here comes the future
There goes the past
We’re making plans and God laughs
It’s a non-stop go-go, bumpy ride
Don’t look left, brother don’t look right
Keep your hands tight on the wheel
Don’t get lost in the way you feel
Things are changing
There ain’t no forecast to let you know
If it’s sunshine rainstorm sleet or snow
It’s your best guess, Holy Spirit, voice inside
You won’t see it written on a billboard sign
Take control of the things you can
And do your best to try and understand
Things are changing
Things are changing, changing fast
Here’s the future, there’s the past
In a second, in a flash
Things are changing
Ain’t no slow mo it’s high speed
All too real hard to believe
Seems no one really knows what’s going on
Even Warhol well he got it wrong
Turns out 15 minutes is much too long
In a blurry vision right before your eyes
With a puzzled look of the wonder why
Nothing ever stays the same
That’s the way it is in the world today
Things are changing. Changing
In A Stormy Season
Living in a stormy season
Everywhere you look’s a cloud
It’s times like these that test a man
When the hard rain’s coming down
You do the things you have to
And try not to complain…
When it’s early in the morning
But so late in the game
It’s a stormy season
There’s always one more lesson to be learned
When you got no choice you take your turn
The old man he goes wandering…
To rummage through the night
Looking for the memories
That he can’t seem to find
When everyone’s a stranger
You’re no one in his eyes
In the end it’s only love
We always recognize
In a stormy season
Rain rain go away
I sure could use some sun today
It comes from out of nowhere
To interrupt your plans
And you find yourself with questions
For what you can’t understand
Waking in a nightmare
That fell into your hands. they don’t give you half a chance
When you ain’t got no answers
Find God in the circumstance
It’s a stormy season
There’s always one more lesson to be learned
You got no choice when it’s your turn
You meet that cross-eyed nomad
Somewhere on the road
And he takes you someplace scary
That you don’t want to go
Then courage is the virtue
Will you find it in your soul
When there’s no way of escaping
And you’ve got no control
In a stormy season
Rain rain go away
I sure could use some sun today
Living in a stormy season
Everywhere you look’s a cloud
It’s times like these that test a man
When the hard rain’s coming down
When you ain’t got no answers
Find God in the circumstance
It’s a stormy season
Sun's Coming Up
Sometimes the night
Seems so long
Like it’s never going to end
Your mind starts playing tricks
You’re getting scared
Just lying there in bed
The spirits in the dark are whispering in your ears
Painting ugly pictures, playing on your fears
Is this your worst nightmare actually coming true?
No none of it is real they’re just fooling you
Cause the suns coming up
Soon it will be rising
Lady your in luck
The suns coming up
There’s breakfast on the table
And coffee in your cup
So many times
You catch yourself thinking
Oh this must be the end
Can’t bear another minute
Not even one second more
Of this storm you’re living in
Those voices in your head well they keep telling lies
Must be the final curtain that’s right before your eyes
Crying Lord can you help me I need strength to make it through
Then the morning comes with glory and its mercy for you
Yeah the suns coming up
Rising with tomorrow
Like it always does
The suns coming up
There’s breakfast on the table
And coffee in your cup
Life gets lived one day at a time
And there’s always one more mountain to be climbed
It more then begs a million questions but who knows why
You just take it as it comes and enjoy the ride
Cause the suns coming up
Soon it will be rising
Baby your in luck
The suns coming up
There’s light on the horizon
And coffee in your cup
There’s breakfast on the table
And coffee in your cup
Neighborhood of My Dreams
People ask where’ve you been
Are you saved and forgiven
Do you believe that life is everlasting
Have you heard about the coming crash
Do you worship at the golden calf
So many questions that get asked for nothing
I’m living with an angel on my shoulder and the cross of my reality
On the corner of somewhere and tomorrow
A land of in between
In the neighborhood of my dreams
That’s where you’ll find me
People say I hope you’re well
My response is, “As far as I can tell”
Still learning well that life’s about surrender
I’m standing on the promise I’ve been given
In the hope of good things yet to come
With a fragile heart from cracks along the sidewalk
Still the child I used to be
In the neighborhood of my dreams
That’s where you’ll find me
I’ve changed yet I’m still the same
Older maybe wiser, always young at heart
Still finding missing pieces to the puzzle
I’m living with an angel on my shoulder,
A soul redeemed and satisfied
From the avenue of I, hidden valleys in my mind
To know what I believe
In the neighborhood of my dreams
All Those Years Ago
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All those years ago
When we first met
That time in our lives we won’t forget
Sparks and fire, flames of love
Yea, we were the unlikely ones
Yet to us it was plain to see
Me and you, you and me
Were meant to be as one forever
We tried to fight it
We tried to run
But we both lost
And we both won
I lost me and you lost you
We found each other that much is true
Now look at all that we have got to show
Never would have guessed it
All those years ago
All those years ago
When we were young
In those carefree days
When we first fell in love
How we got here is hard to know
It happens fast but comes on slow
Never would have guessed it
All those years ago
All those years ago
When the kids were born
How we fought to hold those babies in our arms
Still wrestling with our dreams
Trying to learn what grown up means
Now that the time was not our own
Always family close at home
How we’d run to be alone somewhere together
We sacrificed for tomorrow
Grew deeper through our days of sorrow
As time went by the more we learned
to trust in God in our lives
And survived the winds of change whenever they would blow
Never would have guessed it
All those years ago
All those years ago
When life was sweet
And everyday was dancing in the street
How we got here is hard to know
It happens fast but comes on slow
Never would have guessed it
All those years ago
All those years ago
When the world seemed right
And the only thing in front of us was life
We never dreamed that you’d be gone
And I’d be left to carry on
Without you by my side
To help me through the night
How it happened girl
We’ll never really know
I never would have guessed it
All those years ago
Beautiful History
We took the days one by one
We made no measure of the time
There was no fear of things to come
We just lived our lives
Dreams into memories
A world of love
Visions of endlessness
Beautiful history
That’s what we made
For all the world to see
A beautiful history
One for the ages
Born of destiny
You were the fire burning bright
I was a flicker to the flame
Piercing through the dark of night
Ashes still remain
Dancing in shadow
Black and white
Seasons of endlessness
Beautiful history
That’s what remains
For all the world to see
A beautiful history
One for the ages
Born of you and me
Looking back what do you see
People living lives,
In harmony with time
And shining
Beautiful history
That’s what remains
A beautiful history