Grace Is Amazing

(Cherie Call)

I've got a mountain made of pennies, and it's gotten ten feet high
I know it doesn’t reach to heaven, but I’m sure gonna try
To make it high enough to lift me; I will build it with my hands
I’ll mow a hundred thousand lawns, and I’ll make lemonade stands

I’ve got a bucket full of quarters to take my soul and get it cleaned
I’ll use the fanciest detergent, I will try the best machines
The muddy patches fade a little, but it mostly stays the same
I wade around in all the bubbles when all I need is a name
One name cleans my slate and marks my way

Chorus: Every day and every moment that I turn my heart to Him
He’s gonna reach and pull me in; you know,
Grace is amazing
So you’ve heard the people saying it a hundred times before
I’m gonna tell you a thousand more; you know,
Grace is amazing, grace is amazing, grace is amazing

I pin a number to my outfit and I swim a sea of tears
I’ve been trying now to cross it for 150 years
I’ve been treading ‘round in circles, and I might not even place
I got lost in all my seeking in this crazy human race

I’ve got a mountain made of pennies, but it’s only ten feet high
I spent my bucket full of quarters, and I just break down and cry
But Jesus finds me in my sorrow, and He heals and makes me whole
He’s paid the ultimate to save me and buy me back my soul
One name heals my heart, unlocks the gate

Chorus: Every day and every moment that I turn my heart to Him
He’s gonna reach and pull me in; you know,
Grace is amazing
So you’ve heard the people saying it a hundred times before
I’m gonna tell you a thousand more; you know,
Grace is amazing, grace is amazing, grace is amazing

Bridge: I forgive and I’m forgiven, I cry and someday heal
He is the reason; grace is the reason
It’s simple and it’s difficult, it’s impossible but real
He is amazing, grace is amazing

Still Small Voice

(Cherie Call)

I was looking for a vision
I was trying just to see some sign
To let me know that God is with me
And that he didn’t just pass me by
A blackbird and a daffodil
Tried to show He’s always been right there
But I kept trying to find Him everywhere

(chorus)
I looked for Him in the fire, He wasn’t in the fire
I looked for Him in the windstorm, but He was not there
I looked for Him in the lofty words of the men on the mighty thrones
But I could not find Him till I was alone
When I heard a still small voice

I tried to find which way to go
And figure out if I should say yes or no
I tried to find redemption
And I was feeling closer but I did not know
I tried to find the answers
I wished that I could see a ray of light
And I wondered if God could see me through the night

(chorus)
I looked for Him in the fire, He wasn’t in the fire
I looked for Him in the windstorm, but He was not there
I looked for Him in the lofty words of the men on the mighty thrones
But I could not find Him till I was alone
When I heard a still small voice

I have sought him in the shining stars
And I have found him with my broken heart

(chorus)
I looked for Him in the fire, He wasn’t in the fire
I looked for Him in the windstorm, but He was not there
I looked for Him in the lofty words of the men on the mighty thrones
But I could not find Him till I was alone When I heard a still small voice

Not the Only One

(Cherie Call)

There’s a man who is trembling at the edge of the sea
With thousands of people leaning on him
And the enemy’s gaining, there’s no place to hide
So he raises his staff and he runs
Into the mists of the water that followed the will of the Lord
Into the place where you’re living on faith that is
Stronger than fear, stronger than swords

Chorus:
I am not the only one who has ever been cornered
When suddenly God splits the sea
I am not the only one who has needed a Savior
And prayed for the one who could save me
I’m not the only one

I have never had water from the center of a stone
I have never tamed lions or lived in a whale
And the fiery furnace surrounding me now
Is only my doubts and my fears
But deep in a heart that is hurting, I still have to trust in the Lord
But the words of the ancients tell of a God who is
Stronger than kings, stronger than swords

Chorus:
I am not the only one who has ever been friendless
Or lost in a wilderness place
I am not the only one who’s been rescued by mercy
In exchange for my slivers of perfect faith
I’m not the only one

So many people changed by the truth through the ages of time
So many miracles amazing and new when I hear them for the thousandth time

I am not the only one who will worship my maker
On the day that I fall at His feet
I am not the only one who will cherish the heroes
Who lived all these stories that saved me
I am not the only one
I’m not the only one
I am not the only one who has needed a Savior
And prayed for the one who could save me
I’m not the only one

Empty

(Cherie Call)

We found a new place with a little more space
So we made the down payment and packed up our things
But the real estate sign stayed in the old yard
So we lowered our price and we worked so hard
I watched every show on HGTV
And did what they said to do
We made it over till it looked like new

Chorus:
We scrubbed the windows and the doors, and you replaced the kitchen floor
We left the couches and the beds just the way the realtor said
The old place never looked so good
But when we locked the doors and left it late at night
It was empty

One night I painted the walls till there was no trace
Of the lines that we drew when our little girl grew
And I filled in the holes where there used to be nails
Holding up pictures of me and you
And I heard the wind blow as the clock struck one
And chills went down my spine
Even though I’ve slept there hundreds of times

Chorus:
We shoveled sidewalks in the snow, we timed the lights so they would glow
Every night at eight p.m. till the morning came again
Every room was fresh and clean, but without you it didn’t mean at thing to me
It was empty

And sometimes miracles take a long time to come true
But in the hardest of times, at the end of the day
I still have you

Love is right inside the door, and pizza picnics on the floor
Our favorite pictures on the wall, and baby laughing in the hall
Every day’s a mess to clean
But there’s one thing that my life with you will never be
Empty

Already a Butterfly

(Cherie Call)

You wore butterfly wings
And your hair was in rings
And you thought a Superman cape
Would be the perfect thing
So we velcroed it on in an awkward way
And it crumpled up your wings
You said, “You don’t need a cape if you’re already a butterfly”

Chorus:
Butterflies fly through the sky without a care in the world
I wish you could see as the years go by
No matter what, you’re still that little girl

Take a look at those eyes
And the smile on your face
You will color this world
In your butterfly way
You were never meant to be anyone else
And you were truly made to fly
And you don’t need a cape if you’re already a butterfly

Chorus:
Butterflies fly through the sky without a care in the world
I wish you could see as the years go by
No matter what, you’re still that little girl

And it’s easy to believe you’re beautiful when you’re three years old
But when fifteen comes around, I hope that you still know

Chorus:
Butterflies fly through the sky without a care in the world
I wish you could see as the years go by
No matter what, you’re still that little girl
You’re still that girl, you’re still that girl

Walk You Through the Night

(Cherie Call)

I don’t have eyes in the back of my head
I don’t wear bright red knee high boots or a leotard with an “S”
And I only have five senses, the sixth one’s never there
When I don’t know why you’re crying and I have to guess
I see you’re having trouble sleeping, so am I.
I’ve been hoping I know how to raise you right
I can’t cast a magic spell, but I can take you for a trip around the block
Rest your head now while I hold you tight
And I will walk you through the night

As we walk beneath the sparkling stars
Your body’s getting heavier, you’re finally giving in
And my mind slips through the future, to the troubles you could have
And I don’t know how to fix them, I just have to guess
You are bound to have some nightmares, so am I
But you can count on me to hold you when you cry
I can’t take it all away
But I can tell you I’ve been down this road before
I can’t promise that I’ll always get it right
But I will walk you through the night

And if it’s raining, I will drive you
And if it’s late at night, I don’t care what time you call
I may not be the best at very many things
But I believe I love you perfectly.

Time goes by so relentlessly
I hope that you outlive me, that’s how it’s meant to be
And I believe in Heaven, but there are still some things
That I can’t fully fathom, I just have to guess
If God will grant my wish, I will wait for you
Beyond the veil just before you slip through
And as you softly close your eyes
I will sing my lullabies to you
And before you make your way into the light
I will walk you through the night

Hurricanes

(Cherie Call)

Rain fell from her eyes as she watched him go
And thunder crashed when he slammed the door
She can’t believe he looked her in the eyes and told her
“I don’t need you anymore”
Things have changed since he was just a baby
She used hold him tight
But now on stormy nights

Chorus:
When she hears about hurricanes
She wonders if he’s okay
Because she doesn’t even know if it’s raining where he is
But if he really has to live this kind of life
With the storm winds blowing by all the time
She prays that God will keep him in the eye
And she’s still standing by

She knows that God can’t make him change his mind
She prays that time will change his heart
A flash of lightning used to send him to her arms
Now he’s out there in the dark
But every night she keeps the porch light burning
And she waits up alone
In case he comes back home

Chorus:
When she hears about hurricanes
She wonders if he’s okay
Because she doesn’t even know if it’s raining where he is
But if he really has to live this kind of life
With the storm winds blowing by all the time
She prays that God will keep him in the eye
And she’s still standing by

And clouds of worry and anger and sadness
Spiral in her heart and bring her to her knees
She prays for sunlight and blankets for his shoulders
And love enough to break him down
And bring him back around

Chorus:
When she hears about hurricanes
She wonders if he’s okay
Because she doesn’t even know if it’s raining where he is
But if he really has to live this kind of life
With the storm winds blowing by all the time
She prays that God will keep him in the eye
And till the day she dies
She is standing by

River of Tears

(Cherie Call/traditional)

Chorus:
Build me a boat that can carry two
Cause I just can’t cross this river of tears without you
Give me a heart that can know the truth
Cause I just can’t cross this river of tears, just can’t cross this river of tears
Just can’t cross this river of tears without you

In this world I’m living in, full of sorrow, full of sin
I have fallen and I’ve been burned, I have lost and I have learned
But I’m still struggling; I try to reach the other side
Of the hurt that pulls me down
Don’t you know that I need you by my side

Chorus:
Build me a boat that can carry two
Cause I just can’t cross this river of tears without you
Give me a heart that can know the truth
Cause I just can’t cross this river of tears, just can’t cross this river of tears
Just can’t cross this river of tears without you

The way is dark in front of me, light these stones so I can see
Through the waves and through the storm, change this heart to keep me warm
Cause I’ve been shivering, holding on with all my might
To a heartbreak memory, but now I only long to see the light

Chorus:
Build me a boat that can carry two
Cause I just can’t cross this river of tears without you
Give me a heart that can know the truth
Cause I just can’t cross this river of tears, just can’t cross this river of tears
Just can’t cross this river of tears without you

The winds and the waves obey your will
And in my darkest hour you will save me still
I know you always will

There is a ship that sails the sea, it’s loaded deep as deep can be
But not so deep as the trouble I’m in, I know not how I sink or swim
I don’t have what it takes to live life perfectly
And I don’t have wings to fly
You’re the only one who can lift me

(repeat chorus)

Invincible

(Cherie Call)

I am friendly and I’m only five foot three
I don’t think anybody’s ever been afraid of me
I never learned how to take a punch
Let alone how to throw a good one
I get frightened by the stupidest little things
Something crazy always seems to get the best of me
Milk that’s past the expiration date
And the emergency broadcast sound on TV

Chorus:
But when you need me I will be the best that I can be
I get better, I get braver than I can believe
Amazingly
Love makes me invincible

I’ve run farther than I ever though I could
I’ve climbed higher than I ever even though I should
When I thought someone believed in me
When I’ve felt the strength that someone else might see
I throw aside the things that stifle me
I think I’d swim across a shark infested raging sea
If I had to save my little ones
It would hardly matter what became of me

Chorus:
But when you need me I will be the best that I can be
I get better, I get braver than I can believe
Amazingly
Love makes me invincible

And even when I die
My love will still have changed things
And when I meet my maker
Love will save me

Chorus:
But when you need me I will be the best that I can be
I get better, I get braver than I can believe
Amazingly
Love makes me invincible

Photographs

(Cherie Call)

Here’s a picture of him, he is standing with his thumb out in the wind
A traveling preacher with his suitcase and book that saves your soul
He’s far from home
Here’s a picture of her, in the backyard on a warm day in summer
Just a baby taking care of everyone the best she can
Living off the land
It was all they could do to just be brave
But they smiled for the camera anyway
Sometimes all you can do is just take a picture to hold your place in time
As the days go by, the days go by, the days go by

When they met at the dance, her card was full but she still gave him a chance
There was something in his eyes that just would not let her go
And she didn’t know
That she’d be here dressed in white, sweet and shy before her neighbors threw the rice
And she is standing with the tall handsome man who stole her heart
And they will never part
And the rest of the world could fade away
But they smiled for the camera anyway
Sometimes all you can do is just take a picture to hold your place in time
As the days go by, the days go by, the days go by

Days go by in blazing color
But the memories look best in black and white
And the looks on the faces tell the story of a lifetime
Of laughter and tears when you read between the lines

Now she’s studying his face, and he is living in another time and place
She glues his pictures into big memory books so she won’t forget
And she hasn’t yet
And she longs for that great reunion day
But she smiles for the camera anyway
We’re only here for a moment so we take a picture to hold our place in time
As the days go by, the days go by, the days go by

Leave it Like it Is

(Cherie Call)

I have lists of things I tell Him every night
About the ways that I’ve been wishing that my life could be
I close my eyes and say, “help me get some sleep tonight,
I’ve got a great big day tomorrow, help me get it right”.

Chorus:
And on and on go all the wishes for the money and the business
That will come and go so quickly
But then time stands still
And I watch the sleeping faces of the ones that I adore
I see this life I love and I plead with God above
To leave it like it is

The next day’s a normal day, but I have changed somehow
There’s a halo made of sunlight touching everything
I hear my husband laugh, I see my baby smile
But we’re just talking over breakfast for a little while

Chorus:
And all the questions and the wishes and the clean and dirty dishes
That are spread out on the counter
Seem to disappear
And I am living in a picture with the ones that I adore
I see this life I love and I plead with God above
To leave it like it is

And it feels so fragile sometimes
Because it’s more than I deserve and it takes my breath away
I watch my baby put a blanket on a doll
And I know that she’ll grow up and move away
But not today

Chorus:
And all the wishing and the wanting and the dreaming and the haunting
Will come back again tomorrow
Time will not be still
But as I live here in the presence of the ones that I adore
I know this night won’t stay
But I ask God anyway to leave it like it is

Peace on Earth to Me

(Cherie Call)

Baby Jesus sleeping in His mother Mary’s arms
Hear the beating of His gifted infant heart
Feel the majesty of what He came to be
This is peace on earth; this is peace on earth to me

See the beauty of the children He adores
Feel Him hold you when you stand at sorrow’s door
Hear Him whispering what He knows you’ll be
This is peace on earth; this is peace on earth to me

I’m not saying that we don’t have a long ways to go
To worldwide brotherhood that binds us here below
But look at all the heaven here that hints at what’s above
Look at all the simple things we change with love

Feel the smile that comes when a good friend thinks to call
Hear “I love you” when it echoes in your halls
And wonder just how much more blessed your life could be
This is peace on earth; this is peace on earth to me

Starting Again, Again

(Cherie Call)

Every year when a chill hits the air people run around to make a holiday
And the snow just covers up all the things that were worrying them only yesterday

Because it’s wintertime again
And the last leaf falls on what has been
And as this year comes to an end
I am thinking about starting again, again

Pretty soon I will start some seeds of hope in my windowsill
And in the Spring I will plant these dreams, but for now, the snow makes time stand still

Because it’s wintertime again
And the last leaf falls on what has been
And as this year comes to an end
I am thinking about starting again, again

And maybe words I never said are only things that I haven’t told you yet
And maybe love that I have missed is only love that hasn’t touched me yet
And maybe hope I’ve never had is only faith that I haven’t shown you yet
And maybe dreams that never happened are only miracles that haven’t happened yet

Because it’s wintertime again
And the last leaf falls on what has been
And as this year comes to an end
I am thinking about starting again, again

The Man Behind the Scenes

(Cherie Call)

Some say I am a famous man, I guess it’s something I can’t see
I’ve lived my best and never wished for glory; that just isn’t me
I loved a woman and her holy son, and I know that they loved me
We tried to be the family we should be, behind the scenes

Mary gave Him her tender heart; God gave Him everything
I tried to teach Him how to walk, and I held Him on my knee
I pulled splinters from His gentle hands when He worked the wood with me
I tried to save Him from the pain, but He was saving me, behind the scenes

Once when I touched His hands, I felt what they would one day be
I knew that they could heal the sick; I knew that they would bleed for me
I will not live to see Him die; my time here is getting brief
And I wonder if I’ve been the man that God hoped I would be

In my mind I see hosts of Heaven; and they stand to honor me
I don’t know if this is in a vision or if it’s just a dying man’s dream
But I’ll be waiting when my Jesus returns to Heaven as the angels sing
And I’ll be waiting for my chance to worship at His feet, behind the scenes

I Just Knew

(Cherie Call and Tyler Castleton)

He’s the son of a king, but He came to us with nothing
No purple robe, no crust of bread
With His soft tiny hands, He reached out for me to hold Him
There was no crown upon his head
So I guess that I should not have been surprised
When I saw the human tears in His holy infant eyes

And no one ever taught me how to sing
A lullaby for the son of a mighty king
But when I held Him in my arms
And I rocked Him just the way that mothers do, I just knew

Just as we knew he would be, He lived so selflessly
He was a legend in the land
People came from far and wide, they looked at Him with pleading eyes
Longing for the healing in His hands
And in those endless busy days
He still had time for me, He always found a way

And no one ever told me how to love
A healer and a teacher sent from up above
But when He cared for me and helped me
In the tender way that only He could do, I just knew

In sunlit moments I could see me in the traces of His smile
I know He came from me
But He was better than this world would allow
I could not save Him when He died
Now it seems that He’s the one who holds me when I cry

And everybody asks me how I’m sure
That the little boy I raised is our Redeemer
I could list the dreams and prophecies
And miracles that prove His mission true
But in all honesty
Every moment I was with him, I just knew

I Wonder As I Wander

(Traditional)

I wonder as I wander out under the sky
How Jesus the Saviour did come for to die
For poor on'ry people like you and like I;
I wonder as I wander out under the sky

When Mary birthed Jesus 'twas in a cow's stall
With wise men and farmers and shepherds and all
But high from God's heaven, a star's light did fall
And the promise of ages it then did recall.

If Jesus had wanted for any wee thing
A star in the sky or a bird on the wing
Or all of God's Angels in heaven to sing
He surely could have it, 'cause he was the King

Gifts

(Cherie Call)

He told her it was special, he wrapped it up in red
It was a painting of his first grade hand
And she believed what he said
‘Cause she knew underneath the wrapping she would find a work of art
It was from his heart, it was from his heart

He told me it was nothing; I didn’t think that could be true
And when I read the secret note on the card
That’s when I knew
That it may not be expensive, but it was given in true love
It was from his heart, it was from his heart

All the sweaters and the diamonds and the chocolates and cologne
Are nothing next to love that makes the magic out of cards and socks and hugs and kisses
And the feeling that you never have to be alone

I told Him it was broken, but it was all that I had
And He said that it was just what He wanted
And somehow I believed what He said
And it wasn’t gold or Frankincense like they gave Him from the start
It was just my heart; it was just my heart

The First Noel

(Traditional)

The first Noel the angel did say
Was to certain poor shepherds
in fields as they lay;
In fields as they lay, keeping their sheep,
On a cold winter's night that was so deep.

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,
Born is the King of Israel.

Broken Hearts Like Mine

(Cherie Call)

It was right around this time of year, not too long ago
That was when I heard the news that he wasn’t coming home
Now there’s just something about this holiday that just tears me up inside
But Jesus was born, and He lived, and He died for broken hearts like mine

I see the gifts and the Christmas trees, and I don’t think these things are wrong
I just don’t want to break down under all these lights, so I still can’t sing the songs
Because the melodies turn to memories, and the only peace on earth I find
Is knowing Jesus was born, and He lived, and He died for broken hearts like mine

I can feel the tenderness of friends who care
I can see the children playing everywhere
I just try to fade into the scenery
‘Cause everyone is meant to be Christmasing
I am not homeless or alone or poor
Sometimes I’m content to be ignored
But that doesn’t mean that I don’t believe
Believing is what saves me in times like these

Jesus was born in a stable, so He must know how it can be
Sometimes I feel like this holiday doesn’t have a place for me
But when it’s all I can do just to make it through this bittersweet Christmastime
I remember Jesus was born and He lived and He died
For broken hearts like mine

I’ll be singing once again, I just need a little time
I’m thankful that Jesus was born, and He lived, and He died for broken hearts like mine

One Star

(Cherie Call)

One star, one manger,
One child, one tiny little life
So meek in the arms of His mother,
Could this be our Savior from evil and strife
One soul in a stable,
With the beasts He created with His hands
Now sleeps in the hay and dreams of one plan

Five loaves, two fishes,
Five thousand hungry people fed
Two hands, one voice,
To make the blind to see and to raise the dead
One life selflessly given,
Bruised and torn in the hands of angry men
Every nation redeemed by one man

We like sheep have all gone astray
We’ve turned every one to his own way
And He like a lamb was the sacrifice
So we can return to our Father someday

Every land, every nation
Every rock, every leaf on every tree
Trembles to know the name of their creator
Spirits numbered as the sands of the sea
One voice, when you lift it,
Reaches onward, travels far
Let it ring on the wind as it speaks of one star

Silent Night

(Traditional)

Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon Virgin Mother and Child
Holy Infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace

Silent night, holy night!
Shepherds quake at the sight
Glories stream from heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!
Christ, the Saviour is born
Christ, the Saviour is born

Silent night, holy night
Son of God, love's pure light
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth

Faith to Find the Answers

(Cherie Call)

I've been looking through windows into the night sky
Wondering if all the prayers that I pray ever reach that high
'Cause sometimes life can get so crazy, I can hardly make sense of it
These are the times when I really discover what believing is

I use my faith to find the answers to the harder things
I lift my questions to the sky and find the peace it brings
I do my best to solve the problems that are in my hands
And I leave the rest up to Jesus, and He understands

I've been looking for answers all my life
And sometimes the best I can do is just pray that everything will work out right?
There are solutions to every mystery, but I don't always know what they are
And what about the questions in my worrying mind as I live beneath these stars?

I use my faith to find the answers to the harder things
I lift my questions to the sky and find the peace it brings
I do my best to solve the problems that are in my hands
And I leave the rest up to Jesus, and He understands

When He sees the darkness closing in
He gives His soft command
And the shadows start to scatter just enough for me to take
One step at a time, one foot past the next
Until the time will come when I can see Him face to face

I use my faith to find the answers to the harder things
I lift my questions to the sky and find the peace it brings
I do my best to solve the problems that my heart controls
And I leave the rest up to Jesus, and I just let go I just let go

When the wind begins to blow
Will I have the strength to stand?

And when I'm reaching for the stars
Will I have a place to land?

Faith to find the answers

Holding On

(Cherie Call)

If I had to move away, if I had to pack a box today
There are some things I'd have to let go before I headed down the
interstate. My favorite dress that doesn't fit anymore, and all the papers in my
old desk drawer Bad habits and old grudges, I'd take them all to the second hand store.
But there's a list of things I'd have to take with me
No matter how long this winding road turns out to be

I'm holding on to the valentines
And letters I've read a thousand times that say
"We believe in you," and "never give up your dreams."
I'm holding on to my own backyard
I hope that I can fit it all in my car
When the whole world's letting go
I'll keep holding on

You can't keep a harvest moon, it fades away all too soon
And even the trees let go of their leaves much quicker than you'd ever
choose So many people say goodbye, I see those teardrops in their eyes
And I start to wonder how I'd live without love
And I'm glad I never have to try
Cause hardly anything lasts forever anymore
But there will always be a few things that I'm gonna keep fighting for

I'm holding on to my father's love
And my mother's faith in God above
She says "We believe in you," and "never give up your dreams."
I'm holding on to my true love's hand
And I know that he will always understand
When the whole world's letting go
I'll keep holding on

Shooting stars and red balloons
Ice cream cones and breezy Junes
I love them all, I hold them dear, but they so quickly disappear
These are the things I'll keep with me, no matter where my life will
lead me A loving word, a gentle kiss, I need nothing more than this

I'm holding on to the valentines
And letters I've read a thousand times that say
"We believe in you," and "never give up your dreams."
I'm holding on to my own backyard
I hope that I can fit it all in my car
When the whole world's letting go
I'll keep holding on

I'm holding on to my father's love
And my mother's faith in God above
She says "We believe in you," and "never give up your dreams."
I'm holding on to my true love's hand
And I know that he will always understand
When the whole world's letting go
I'll keep holding on

Family Tree

(Cherie Call)

She still remembers the way her heart broke
On the day that she watched him drive away
How the tears fell, and how the wind blew
And tore the branches from a tree near the driveway
And she didn't think she'd make it through the day
Sometimes all she could think to do was pray

That God would tend the broken branches of this tree
So as the years went by, her children still would see
That their love is a circle, even with this missing piece
If God would tend the broken branches of this family tree

And as the years passed, that tree would hold strong
Through every rainstorm it proved that it would stay
Through all the teardrops and all the ball games
And all the every other weekends when the kids would go away
Because she knows that their daddy loves them too
She prays for strength to face the changes that they've all been going through

And God tends the broken branches of this tree
He keeps His watchful eye on every tiny leaf
And their love is a circle in ways that only God can see
As He tends the broken branches of this family tree

And in the end I don't know how it will all be sorted out
All I know is that the circle won't be broken
There will be hands to hold, and there will be love unfeigned
And it will bridge the gaps between all the things we can't explain
But in the meantime

God will tend the broken branches of the trees
And as eternity goes on this will be
Because our love is a circle in this human family
And God can mend the broken branches
And He will tend the broken branches
Because He loves all the branches
Of His family tree

Heaven

(Cherie Call)

I've been wandering through this world I call my home
And I've been seeing nearly every place I roam
That there are traces of our heavenly home above
In all God's creations, and every simple work of love

Heaven, Heaven
Is more than a mansion in the sky, or a dream of a place where angels fly
Lately, sometimes
When I look then I find Heaven sometimes is right before my eyes

Cause I've seen moonlight that has caught me unaware
And I've seen raindrops spread wildflowers everywhere
And I've seen people who are kind when no one is around
And I've seen angels who have never left the ground

Heaven, Heaven
Is more than a mansion in the sky, or a dream of a place where angels fly
Lately, sometimes
When I look then I find Heaven sometimes is right before my eyes

And when I see these beautiful things
Something in my poor heart sings
A melody just out of reach, a song with words no man can teach
That's when I feel that there's even more
Beyond what this world has in store
These are the times that I'm very sure
That I am just a visitor

So I try to picture just the way it all will be
But my mind gets tangled, so I'll just have to wait and see
But then I stumble onto hints of a world I knew before
And I think I might feel right at home when I walk through Heaven's door

Heaven, Heaven
Is more than a mansion in the sky, or a dream of a place where angels fly
Lately, sometimes
When I look then I find Heaven sometimes
When I look then I find Heaven sometimes is right before my eyes

Only Love

(Cherie Call)

They say home is where you hang your heart
But most people get their start
Someplace warm that cast its spell
No matter where they roam
And it makes them fly like boomerangs
Back to simple songs they sang
There is Beauty All Around
When you know you have a home

It's a big responsibility
But it's somehow comforting
When every little thing you do
Touches someone else's life
So you gravitate to a simple spark
That puts a family in your heart and you
Search the world for something right

Is there anything strong enough
That it can take you to the stars above?
Only love, only love

Hesitated compliments turn into new found confidence
And conversations on the phone
Pretty soon you're making plans
Going out, and holding hands
And your house becomes a home

Is there anything strong enough
That it can take you to the stars above?
Only love, only love

Everybody knows the sound of a train with the whistle flying by So lonely
And everybody tries to find a place where they can feel so safe inside
A place to belong

The truth is indisputable
If you're looking for something beautiful
You've got to wait it out sometimes
But it's gonna take you by surprise when you look at someone on a
moonlit night
And you see the future flash before your eyes

Is there anything strong enough
That it can take you to the stars above?
Only love, only love
Only love

He

(Cherie Call)

He is riding on a horse
In my childhood memories
He's teaching me how to hold the reins
Or sometimes he is whistling
As he opens the garage
When it's time to mow the lawn
Or we're riding in his car
With the country station on

Sometimes he feels far away
When I am in my high school life
But he is standing in the back
With a camera to his eye
And I am in The Sound of Music
And he is there to be my fan
I am a nun like fifteen others
But he knows which one I am

Some say dads are not the same
And that they don't have tender hearts
And they are not for kissing bruises
They're here to play a different part
I don't know about other men
I only know what I can see
And I have seen my father's mighty tears
And I know they fall for me

These days I hold him close
Though we live so far apart
And most times a Sunday phone line
Connects the space between our hearts
I know he lives a complicated life
In this complicated world
But I hope he never will forget
That I am still his little girl

Names

(Cherie Call)

He's been known throughout time by so many names
Creator of worlds and the ruler of all
And I do not disagree with the ones I have heard
Like The First and The Last, and Wonderful
Eternal and Endless, Provider and King,
And His Majesty
But when I think of the hundreds of prayers that I've prayed
There are so many more that I'd add to these, like

Mathematician, Concert Musician, Master Physician
and Listening Friend
Who knows all about cars, and my fragile heart
So the best name would still have to be
Heavenly Father

When I'm helping a friend He has sharpened my mind
When I've asked that my lips could say all the right things
He can part the Red Sea and still keep me from shaking
When I've prayed that my hands could hit all the right strings
He has always been there to handle the big things
But He can still find a way
To help me with tricky equations and dark twisty highways
And children with fevers
I know I can pray to the

Mathematician, Concert Musician, Master Physician
and Listening Friend
Who knows all about cars, and my fragile heart
So the best name would still have to be
Heavenly Father

And isn't it just what a father would do
Helping His children with all that He knew
And then using His wisdom to step back sometimes
On some of the answers we're just meant to find for ourselves

So we can be mathematicians, concert musicians,
Mothers, physicians, and listening friends
And we can learn about cars, and we can heal broken hearts
With the love that we've learned first hand
From a Heavenly Father

No

(Cherie Call)

A little boy at the end of a day knelt by his bed to say a prayer
And Father up in Heaven heard the prayer he prayed
And listened to each word with greatest care
The boy said,
"Please bless that tomorrow I won't have to take a bath,
And bless that they will cancel school for snow."
And God had the power to protect him and never let him grow
But He said, "No."

A young man was holding tightly to the hand of a girl who had to say goodbye
And as she walked away he had to whisper a prayer
As he fought every tear that filled his eyes
He whispered,
"Please can you make her turn around and change her mind?
It's the deepest hurt that I have ever known."
And God had the power to protect him and never let him grow
But He said, "No."

And there are yeses that our father can hardly wait to give
And they are packed in every crevice of the lives we live
Sometimes God will pour down miracles and amazing twists of fate
And other times He chooses just to whisper, "Wait."

How many times have I prayed for blue skies
So no one has to cancel the game
And I feel so abandoned when the sky gets dark
Never knowing all the ones who prayed for rain
And usually the story's even trickier than this
With solutions that only God could know
But if you ask Him if He's ever overlooked you
Or ceased to love you so
He'll say, "No."

Delivery

(Cherie Call)

She was only seventeen and she knew she couldn't keep him
But at that very moment she wished that she could try
He was sleeping in her arms with his hand around her finger
When a woman came and told her it was time to say goodbye
So she wrapped him in a blanket as her tears fell on his head
And she sent him with a letter, and this is what it said;

"I delivered you from Heaven, from God's gentle loving care
And I've entrusted you to mortals who have wished and prayed you there
They will be your earthly parents
Listen well to what they say
So they can deliver you back to Heaven
And I'll meet you there someday"

One day a few weeks later someone gave her a letter
And as she read the words she had to wipe the tears away
It said, "We don't know how to thank you
There are things that words can't say
He's the sunshine and the happiness that brightens all our days
And we couldn't live without him, and we love him as our own
He has filled the empty spaces in our family and our home

You delivered him from Heaven, something only you could do
And you have trusted us to love him and to teach him what is true
You have been our earthly angel
And I hope you know we pray
That we can deliver him back to Heaven
And that we'll meet you there someday

And even though you may not get to hold him for a while
A piece of you will be with him
Every time he smiles
And when he looks at his reflection, he'll see traces of the face
Of the one who made the sacrifice to send him to this place

Last night we read a story of a man who had a son
Who was from a different father, but he loved him as his own
And as he laid Him in a manger there were angels that were singing
And he knew that as a father he would never be alone
There are times we feel like Joseph
We need help from up above
And when you gave your son, you showed that father's kind of love

When you delivered him from Heaven
From God's gentle loving care
And you entrusted him to mortals who had wished and prayed him there
And when this life's laid out before us
I hope we all can say
That we delivered this child together
When we meet again someday
We'll deliver him back to heaven
And we'll meet you there someday

She

(Cherie Call)

She is not the picture on the magazine
She's the woman just behind you at the checkout stand
She may appear to be common but she mystifies
In all the ways the wisest men and children understand
'Cause she has eyes that sparkle with her love
And she has a smile that's as gentle as a dove
And no woman from a movie or an ad could ever hope to be
As beautiful as she

She is not a highly honored diplomat
Held responsible to lead the world to peace
But what she does is every bit as serious
Amidst the turmoil everywhere that will never cease
'Cause she has hands that wipe the tears away
And she has a voice that makes everything O.K.
And no woman from the papers or T.V. could ever hope to be
As indispensable as she

And it breaks my heart every time I see her wonder
If she means anything in this world that pulls her under
And she doesn't always see the way that Heaven smiles above her
That's the reason I try to always tell her that I love her

'Cause she may not be known for giving millions
To the charities and auctions on the news
But I believe she's given more than anyone
In all the times she's ever had to choose
To give up sleep to rock her children every night
And give her heart to always hold their dreams so tight
And the best that you or I could ever hope to be
Is as wonderful as she

And the best that you or I could ever hope to be
Is as wonderful as she

I Will Never Leave Him

(Cherie Call)

There is a Savior, this truth I humbly know
He gave His life so that I might be allowed
Back to His arms on the day He calls me home
And I know that I will never leave Him now

I've been in danger, I've walked a sinner's way
I've felt the weight when my weary head would bow
Then Jesus came and erased my every debt
And I know that I will never leave Him now

He paid the highest price for me
And still He tells me I am free
But where would I ever wish to go
How could I leave the everlasting love He's shown

So as I live in this wild and wondrous world
There is no force that will ever pull me down
My love for Jesus will always be my guide
And I know that I will never leave Him now
And I know that I will never leave Him now

Holding On

(Cherie Call)

If I had to move away, if I had to pack a box today
There are some things I'd have to let go before I headed down the
interstate. My favorite dress that doesn't fit anymore, and all the papers in my
old desk drawer Bad habits and old grudges, I'd take them all to the second hand store.
But there's a list of things I'd have to take with me
No matter how long this winding road turns out to be

I'm holding on to the valentines
And letters I've read a thousand times that say
"We believe in you," and "never give up your dreams."
I'm holding on to my own backyard
I hope that I can fit it all in my car
When the whole world's letting go
I'll keep holding on

You can't keep a harvest moon, it fades away all too soon
And even the trees let go of their leaves much quicker than you'd ever
choose So many people say goodbye, I see those teardrops in their eyes
And I start to wonder how I'd live without love
And I'm glad I never have to try
Cause hardly anything lasts forever anymore
But there will always be a few things that I'm gonna keep fighting for

I'm holding on to my father's love
And my mother's faith in God above
She says "We believe in you," and "never give up your dreams."
I'm holding on to my true love's hand
And I know that he will always understand
When the whole world's letting go
I'll keep holding on

Shooting stars and red balloons
Ice cream cones and breezy Junes
I love them all, I hold them dear, but they so quickly disappear
These are the things I'll keep with me, no matter where my life will
lead me A loving word, a gentle kiss, I need nothing more than this

I'm holding on to the valentines
And letters I've read a thousand times that say
"We believe in you," and "never give up your dreams."
I'm holding on to my own backyard
I hope that I can fit it all in my car
When the whole world's letting go
I'll keep holding on

I'm holding on to my father's love
And my mother's faith in God above
She says "We believe in you," and "never give up your dreams."
I'm holding on to my true love's hand
And I know that he will always understand
When the whole world's letting go
I'll keep holding on

The Ocean in Me

(Cherie Call/Tyler Castleton)

I know when a storm is coming on, and I can tell when tears are gonna fall
And I know what it's like when disappointments seem to make you feel so small
I've become the extra when I wished to be the lead
And I have been the friend when I wished to be the girl
And sometimes all the faith in the world
Can still never change what isn't meant to be

Chorus:
But if I feel like just a teardrop in the rain when I meant to be a river
God sees the ocean in me
And in the depths of all my sorrow and my pain, when I ask to be delivered
He shows the ocean to me
He sees the ocean in me

He sees all the things that I can't see, and He dries every tear that falls down
And sooner or later He opens my eyes
And finally I turn around
And find that as a servant I had really been a queen
And I had been a diamond when I thought that I was glass
And I know every heartbreak will pass
Just when it seems the hardest to believe

Cause if I feel like just a teardrop in the rain when I meant to be a river
God sees the ocean in me
And in the depths of all my sorrow and my pain, when I ask to be delivered
He shows the ocean to me
He sees the ocean in me

And I'm an ocean drawn to the light
Reaching for the sky
Pulled by gravity
And after every storm, I take another shape
Landing on a shore far beyond my dreams

And if I feel like just a teardrop in the rain when I meant to be a river
God sees the ocean in me
And in the depths of all my sorrow and my pain, when I ask to be delivered
He shows the ocean to me
He sees the ocean in me
He sees the ocean in me

One Good Woman

(Cherie Call)

Mary Chilton never knew what the salty winds would do
When she stepped aboard and sailed away on a 1620 autumn day
At Plymouth Rock she was the first to touch dry ground
But she became an orphan when the winter came and the tears fell down
But she grew, and married a good man
And they had eleven children
And they would never understand what she'd been through but they knew
That a girl of just thirteen
Crossed one big ocean
And that she grew up to be
One good woman

And Polly Angel didn't know what the hands of time would show
When she dressed in white and said, "I do" in the fall of 1832
Her life would change that very year forever more
When they heard the message of two strangers at their door they headed west
And Polly had six children, but only two survived
And they could never understand what she'd been through
But they knew that a woman of great faith
Crossed one big country
And that they were being raised
By one good woman

There they are, written in the spaces of a family tree
Till it al comes down to me

I know that I can never say that I'm the only one who's prayed
For pain to end or love to last or for time not to go by so fast
But it will fly and in a hundred years from now
Will there ever be someone who reads my name and wonders
If I laughed
Or if I believed in Jesus
Or if my heart were ever broken
They may never understand what I go through
But I will live the best that I know how
For one big lifetime
It's not too much to ask

Of one good woman

A Secret I Can't Keep

(Cherie Call/Tyler Castleton)

I have a secret that I just can't keep
I have a light that I can not turn out
I have a face that wears a constant smile
And people ask me what this smile is about

Chorus:
Somebody loves me and knows my name
And I'm filled with joy that I can't contain
Somebody loves me the way that I am
And it's something I just can't keep all to myself

It's not the kind of love that falls apart
It's not the kind of love that fades away
My name is written on a perfect heart
And I have been saved by amazing grace

repeat chorus

It's the worst kept secret in town
It's like keeping the sun from a room with fifty windows
And I don't even want to try to pull the shutters down
This love is all around me

I have a secret that I just can't keep
I have a light that I cannot turn out
I wake each morning with a heart so full
And every night I fall asleep so sound

repeat chorus

I Wouldn't Last a Day

(Cherie Call/Tyler Castleton)

I can go two nights in a row without sleeping
And just more than a day without food
I can get around without a car
And I can go the summer without wearing any shoes
There are a thousand things that I could live without
But I have no doubt

Chorus:
(That) I couldn't live without your love
Or take one step without your smile from above
And if I had to live without all the things I'm used to, I could find a way
But without you, I wouldn't last a day

Even if I shielded my eyes from all the beauty
And never set foot outside my door
Even if I covered my ears
So I couldn't even hear music anymore
It would only take the beating of my heart
To remember how merciful you are

repeat chorus

And even when I have to live without sunlight
You send beautiful rain
And even when I stumble you wait for the day when I will ask you
To take away all my pain

Try Again

(Cherie Call)

There was a girl who rode a bike
And her father held the seat
And ran for his life right behind
And when he was sure she wouldn't know
Sometimes he'd just let go
And there she was going on just fine
But every time she looked back
She crashed and burned
You'd think she would have learned
Still her dad was there to kiss her cheek and say

"You have to try again
Even if the world has seen you crying
Try again
It may be the hardest thing to do,
But I'll be there to catch you when you fall."

The girl grew up and lost her heart
When she gave the deepest part
To a person who would turn and walk away
And as the weeks would pass her by
She cried every tear there was to cry
Till she was sure
She was through with those sad days
But every time she looked back
She crashed and burned
You'd think she would have learned
But she would call her friends and they would always say

"You have to try again
Even if the world has seen you crying
Try again
It may be the hardest thing to do,
But we'll be there to catch you when you fall."

Everyone will fall a time or two and
Time and mercy heal the wounds
But the most important thing you can do
Is whisper a prayer, and then as soon as you dare,
Try again
Try again

Cause there is a world that's full of light
But sometimes I can't forget
Mistakes that I have made from time to time
I wonder how different life would be
If I'd gone a different way
At some crossroad that's a thousand miles behind
And every time I look back
I crash and burn
You'd think I would have learned
But there's still a voice inside me that will say

"You have to try again
Even if the world has seen you falling
Try again
Try again
Even if the world has seen you crying,
Try again
And the Lord will see you through,
And he'll be there to catch you when you fall."

More Than Enough

(Cherie Call)

Every day when I walk down the street
I see at least one person walking alone
And staring at the ground, looking so sad
For some reason alone
And just as they pass me by
I try to find a reason why

chorus:
When there is more than enough love to go around
That there are so many people who just don't know where it's found
And not enough eyes that see every single need for love
When all the while there was more than enough

Here I am with my foolish pride
Pointing my finger when I'm the one who let that person pass me by
And I didn't smile or look him in the eye
It wouldn't have taken any time
How could I be so blind

repeat chorus

Everywhere I go, every day I live
Passing by strangers and those I can't forgive
What would I lose if I gave my heart
I'd only lose all the pain and anguish that could tear me apart

repeat chorus

Prayers in a Car

(Cherie Call)

I was in a car sitting with my mother
A couple miles from home at a store just down the street
And I was getting restless
Cause nothing seemed to happen when she turned the key
That's when she turned to look at me
And she said, "Darling we can get home soon
But there's only one way that that can be"
There was no place to kneel but she knew that God would hear
If we closed our eyes and said a prayer
No sooner was it done when the engine turned right over
That's when I learned His love is never far
He heard my prayers in a car

I was in that car
Fifteen years later
Driving home from work when I got turned around
And I started feeling restless when I found myself on the wrong side of town
That's when a prayer came to my mind
And I told my Father all about my day till I started seeing familiar signs
And I couldn't close my eyes
But I told Him of my home
And somehow He led me safely there
In the middle of the night on unfamiliar highways
I knew His love was never far
He heard my prayers in a car

And I can't count the times
When I would just get in that car and drive
Trying to sort things out
Or just forget some pair of deep blue eyes
And I've pulled to the side to whisper prayers while cars sped past
And for a moment those tinted windows were stained glass

And I'm pretty sure
That God is no respecter of the makes and models of cars where people pray
They could be Volkswagons, eighteen wheelers or Cheverolets
Cause every time His children are in need
He will hear the words they whisper
No matter where they might be
And every chance I get I will try to show my honor
By getting on my knees every time I pray
But even when I can't my heart still cries out
And I know His love is never far
He's heard my prayers in a car

No Ordinary Girl

(Cherie Call)

Like a lily in the field
You were meant to shine in the sun
Stretched so tall in clean open spaces
So far away from dark smoky places
And when the raindrops fall
It only helps your roots grow deep
So that those who would pull you away from your faith
Would just scrape their hands, give up and walk away
And in your blinding beauty, you remind everyone who your Maker must be

Like a princess in a castle, you were meant to dance in the light
Handled with honor by those who would dare
To take you by the hand and twirl you everywhere and
If there villains be, they would turn around and just go home
Laughing at themselves that they ever even tried
To make you forget about your palace on high
And in your blinding beauty
You remind everyone who the King must be

There you are in a great big world full of meadows and castles and dances
But you are no ordinary girl
You were meant for something more

Like a star in the sky
You were meant for higher heights
Lifted by dreams and the plans that you've made
The work that you've done and the prayers that you've prayed
And in the darkest night
You will help to show the way
For everyone else who would be like you
Shedding more light over everything true
And in your blinding beauty
You remind everyone where your kingdom must be
You remind everyone who your Maker and King must be

Somebody Else's Shoes

(Cherie Call)

Cinderella was a young girl
She did her best to please the people who would never let her dreams come true
She wore the rags that they passed down
Until the day she found a perfect pair of shoes
She could tell by the size they were only meant for her
And when she put them on, from that moment she was sure when she said

"I've been waking too long in somebody else's shoes
I've been tripping on the laces, running into empty spaces
And I've been hanging around with people who make me blue
But I'm not walking anymore in those shoes"

Back here in real life,
I read that story and I wonder if I'm just the same as she
I'm wrapped in worldly visions, and my split decisions take me places
That I never meant to be
And now the great and spacious building has me scrubbing down the floors
And I've got to find a way to tell them
I can't work there anymore cause

I've been walking too long in somebody else's shoes
I've been tripping on the laces, running into empty spaces
And I've been hanging around in places that hide the truth
But I'm not walking anymore
In those shoes

Give me shoes that are comfortable on the straight and narrow way
With a soul that God can see straight through
Because my toes are curling under in the ones that I've been wearing
I need a pair that makes me feel brand new

I've been walking too long in somebody else's shoes
I've been tripping on the laces, running into empty spaces
And I've been hanging around in places that hide the truth
But I'm not walking anymore
In those shoes
I'm not walking anymore in those shoes

All That I Can Give

(Cherie Call/Tyler Castleton)

He gives me snow covered mountains
Beautiful sunsets and skies full of stars
He gives me pictures from children
Meadows for picnics
And songs with guitars
And all that I can give Him is my voice
To whisper His name, to sing and rejoice
And it couldn't be enough if I praised Him every day I live
But it's all that I can give

He gives me people who love me
And friends who can make me laugh till I cry
He gives me a place to go home to
And blankets to warm me on cold winter nights
And all that I can give him is my heart
To cherish these things and know how precious they are
And it couldn't be enough to show I love Him every day I live
But it's all that I can give

How I wish that I could give Him something I could truly call my own
But even every breath I take
He's given me
He's showing me

That He gives me mercy unending
Love everlasting and answers to prayers
He gives me directions to find Him
And faith to believe He will always be there
And all that I can give Him are my sins
To leave them behind for as long as I live
And all that He will ever ask of me
Is everything I am and all that I can give

When I Sang

(Cherie Call)

There were pictures everywhere
And my teacher said that this was His house,
So I knew He must be there
And even though I never saw His face
I know He walked the halls,
And I knew that He could hear
When I sang that I could be His sunbeam
That I could love my neighbor
That I could fold my arms and bow my head
And I knew He was just around the corner
In the light behind the stained glass
I wasn't quite sure where,
But He was always there

When my freckles went away
And all the dresses and the lace-trimmed socks
Began to get too small
I saw churches everywhere, I saw so many children go inside
And I wondered if He knew my name at all
But I sang that I would be my brother's keeper
And I felt the tempest raging
But I kept singing "Peace, peace, be still"
And I hoped that He was still around the corner
In the light behind the stained glass
I searched everywhere
And He was always there

And I stand all amazed
Confused at he grace He gives to me
With all the ways I wander
A pilgrim and a stranger
But in the distance I can always see
The light that kindly leads

I am older now
But every day I try to be a little more
Like the child I used to be
And I think the times
I start to feel that way the most
Are the moments that I pray
And when I raise my voice to sing
To praise the Lord Almighty
The King of Creation
Somehow I know that He can hear
By the way my spirit trembles
He's just around the corner
In the light behind the stained glass
It doesn't matter where
He is always there

Believe

(Cherie Call)

I've been there and I've seen with those eyes
Green with envy, dark with anger
Or just plain blue
And I know the last thing you really want to hear
Is just what I'm about to tell you
But you have to hear the truth
I know it's stylish to be cynical these days
So there's only one thing left to do

Believe
Sometimes traffic lights are green,
Sometimes people keep their word
In spite of everything you've heard, it's true that
Sometimes nice guys finish first,
Sometimes true love really lasts
Sometimes all the world can change
If only you believe

Still you say the phone rings every time you want to take a bath
Or take a nap, or you just need peace
But tell me this, did you really want to be
So all alone as you are now?
Don't you need a friend who knows
It's in the way you see the glass
Once you know that it's half full, it overflows
Every time that you

Believe
Sometimes Christmases are white,
Sometimes wedding days are clear
Sometimes rain falls right on time
To wash away your tears
Sometimes cornfields touch the sky,
Sometimes sunsets make you cry
Sometimes you see what Jesus sees
When you look in the mirror

And love isn't something that is just for everyone else
It's for you
Believe what I say is true
In spite of all the ways you feel right now
You've got to find out some way somehow to

Believe
Sometimes the good live long,
Sometimes kindness reaches far
Sometimes you hear your favorite song
Right when you get in the car
You don't have to move the sky
But you can chase the clouds away
You don't have to change the world,
But you might do it anyway

Believe
Believe sometimes nice guys finish first
You don't have to change the world,
But you might do it anyway

He Gives Flowers to Everyone

(Cherie Call/Tyler Castleton)

She didn't try to catch the bouquet
She knows it's not her turn, and it's okay
Usually it doesn't even cross her mind
That's what she likes to tell her friends anyway
But she can finally say, maybe it was for the best
And there are lots of things she hasn't even missed
Now and then she starts to feel alone
But then she looks outside
She knows she's got roses of her own

Cause He gives flowers to everyone
Not just the girlfriends or the brides
He sees the beauty deep inside
And He gives flowers to everyone

She hangs up the green satin dress
She laughs at how they're always out of style
It was just like all the others in the line
And when they asked her she told them
She'd never been more fine
But still she wonders what it would be like
To talk to someone when she gets home late at night
Sometimes she likes to pray out loud
That's when she knows she's not the only girl alone in a crowd

Cause He gives flowers to everyone
Not just the clever or the elegant
Her cares will never be irrelevant
He gives flowers to everyone

And when they're out of season, she has snow
And when she's in the desert where they hardly ever grow
He gives her diamonds in the midnight sky
Season after season, His love will never die

He gives flowers to everyone
Not just the mothers and the wives
He sees the beauty in our lives
And He gives flowers to everyone

How to Move a Mountain

(Cherie Call)

When I was young I heard the stories
About the people who could make the mountains flee
And every now and then, someone would tell me
I could do the same if I believed
So one summer night, I looked out my window
And I closed my eyes and listened to the wind blow

And I tried to move a mountain
I wished for it to crumble at my feet
I tried one thing after another
but I couldn't shake a leaf

I never knew that the mountain
Had a lesson it would teach
Cause as tall as I got, I still lived in its shadow
I watched it tower over me
Till one summer day, I thought I heard it call me
So I closed my eyes and then changed into my blue jeans

And I learned how to move a mountain
It was harder than I dreamed it would be
But I set one foot down past the other
Till the mountain was under me

And I felt like I could see forever
When the truth hit my senses suddenly
This mountain wasn't nearly the first one that I'd moved
God had seen my victory
Every time I put my weaknesses behind me
And I close my eyes and let His mercy find me

I know how to move a mountain
I have to fall down on my knees
Then I get back on my feet and head on upward
Till I make it to the peak
And the mountain's under me

Beautiful

(Cherie Call)

Look at all the signs, Look at all the shows
All the glamorous people who claim to know
What perfection is and what makes beauty stay
But when all the styles go out and the labels fade away

It's what you give that makes you beautiful
It's how you live that makes your dreams come true
Keep your faith in this world,
And let the light of the Lord shine through
That's what makes you beautiful

Nothing burns as bright, nothing shimmers so
As the smile of a friend when hope is running low
And how your hand feels warm when you dry a tear
Love is still in fashion at the end of every year

Chorus

Even roses fade away in the snow
But the beauty in your heart can always grow

Chorus

Somebody Cares

(Cherie Call)

I know my way, I've been on this road for miles now
And I'm not afraid, I've been on my own for a while now
And I know I'm good at being strong
But when everything goes wrong
And emotions finally bring me to my knees

Somebody cares
Somebody hears me when I cry
Somebody knows
Somehow my tears can find their way across the sky
And they reach somebody there
Somebody cares

I'm not the kind to admit when I get to feeling blue
But sometimes I need a hand to hold or a friend that's true
In the smile or phone call late at night
Hoping everything's alright
All these things just bring me to my knees

Cause somebody cares
Somebody hears me when I cry
Somebody knows
Somehow my tears can find their way across the sky
And they reach somebody there
Somebody cares

When I'm down to my last dime
And the engine won't turn over
When I feel like my whole world is just a three-leaf clover
When the rain is coming down
And I just need an umbrella
Well I've been through all these things and I can tell you

Chorus

Where Faith Lives

(Cherie Call/Tyler Castleton)

It doesn't live at the end of a rainbow,
It doesn't sleep at the edge of your bed
And sometimes it doesn't fit so well
With the plans you're making in your head
But just before you reach the service station,
Right before the car runs out of gas
In the eye of the tornado
With all the strong winds blowing past

That's where faith lives
That's where fear tries to go
That's where everybody guesses
And you're the one who knows
And it may take the most that you can give
To find the place where faith lives

It lives in the fiery furnace, and it lives in the lion's den
And sometimes in the wilderness where it lives and dies and lives again
It lives where the doors fly open, it lives where the sun comes out
It lives in the window where you throw away all your doubts

Chorus

You can't find it any easy way
Because it's all about the things that you can't see
But all the same it's right before you
Every time you get down on your knees

Chorus

Promises I Keep

(Cherie Call)

If we share this road for a portion of our way
There's something I should tell you in the light of day
Before this goes too far, before I fall too deep
You need to understand about the promises I keep

Because there's strength I want and there's peace I need
In the words I say, in the things I read
From the clothes I wear to the place I choose to sleep
Everything goes back to these promises I keep

It's not that I don't care for you and want to hold you near
When the hour gets late and I say I have to go
Closer to the truth is that I'm honoring the One
Who loves us both more than we know

So you may think I'm wise, or you may think I'm strange
But my mind's made up and my heart won't change
And when the world falls down you can trust in me
Because I trust Him, and there are promises I keep

I trust in Him, and there are promises I keep

It Passes All My Understanding

(Cherie Call)

I was sitting on a southbound plane,
I was buried in a magazine
When the man in the next seat over
Wanted to talk to me
He talked about the universe,
He talked about Saturn's rings
He said, "I might be an atheist,
Except for just one thing:

It passes all my understanding
How it all worked out just right
The distance that we live from the sun,
The stars that shine at night
We may prove that it was just an accident
But how did it begin?
It passes all my understanding"

I told him, "You are a scholar;
You know things that I don't know
But I believe a God in heaven
Made everything below
And I know we are his children;
I've known it since I was two
But when it comes to being struck with awe,
I'm just like you

It passes all my understanding,
All the beauty we have here
From the majesty of the canyons
To a tiny baby's ear
And even when I can't believe it,
He still believes in me
It passes all my understanding"

We watched the sun set through the clouds
In a tiny little airplane window
With people sleeping all around
And I thought of how we just expect this world to be
And when the flight attendant passed me by
I threw away my magazine

It passes all my understanding,
That the Lord knows both our names
And that He made this world for everyone
That was sitting on that plane
And in spite of all of man's distractions
He offers us His peace
That passes all my understanding

Only the Brokenhearted

(Cherie Call)

Who can hear your sorrow?
Who can listen right?
Who can tell you stars shine through
The darkest and the longest lonely night?
Only the brokenhearted can
Who can feel the fire?
Who can taste the rain?
Who can laugh till tears fall?
Who can know your pain and take your hand?
Only the brokenhearted can

How are you gonna take a stand?
How are you gonna hear the band?
How are you gonna love the sunlight
If those precious summer days never had to end
You have to learn like only the brokenhearted can

Broken hearts are deeper;
They've been open wide
And the tears become containers
To hold more love inside
And truly feel what only the brokenhearted can
If you need a shoulder, bow your head and pray
He'll wrap you like a blanket
With love to face the day
Because He knows like only the brokenhearted can

How are you gonna comprehend
Love that has no end?
Why'd you ever have to leave Eden
If you were never truly meant to understand?
You had to live like only the brokenhearted can

Who can love you deepest?
Who can hold you tight?
Who can tell you stars shine
Through the darkest lonely night?
You know I can
Like only the brokenhearted can
The brokenhearted can
The brokenhearted can

Pilgrim Go!

(Cherie Call)

Some go by land, some go by sea
Some with a map, some in mystery
Some go by mind, some go by soul
Some go with God, some never go
Some know the sun, some know the rain
Some know hunger, some know pain
Some know the woodlands, some know the roads
Some know deserts, some never know
Peregrino, let the sunlight kiss your eyes when the morning winds blow
Peregrino! Pilgrim go! Pilgrim go!

Dream of true loves, dream of games
Dream of victors, dream their names
See with your eyes closed while you roam
And when you wake, dream of home
Peregrino, let the sunlight kiss your eyes when the morning winds blow
Peregrino! Pilgrim go! Pilgrim go!

You must go and take your chances, go take all the midnight dances,
Pilgrim go! Pilgrim go!

Memphis

(Cherie Call)

I didn't bring any blue suede shoes, but it had
nothing to do with Elvis anyway
We were down at the bluebird, and the songs were
through, and neither of us had ever been to Memphis
So we left on a dare in the middle of the night, we
drove out into the stormy moonlight
In a rental car with unlimited miles
The radio played songs about busy men, and we both knew
That first you wish, and then you dream, and then you turn the ignition
And you're on your way

We took a road called music highway, but there were
times when it was just the rain
Or just my heartbeat when you held my hand, but it was
all too much, so we turned the radio on again
And we left on a dare in the middle of the night, we
made our way through the stormy moonlight,
And we went half a mile past the boundary of "just friends"
It all went by in just a blur and through it all,
you can wish, or you can dream, but just keep floorin' the pedal
And you're on your way

We saw a bridge out in the distance, and it was lit up like a carnival
And it crossed the Mississippi before we knew what happened
We never knew that we'd hit Arkansas, we laughed out in the rain
But we had to get back to Nashville in time to catch our plane

It says now or never in the Elvis song, but just this
once I hope he's wrong
'Cause there was no time left to kill,
And there's that kiss we didn't steal
But we left on a dare in the middle of the night, I'll
always remember that stormy moonlight
In all the times when I will think of you
'Cause I know Memphis taught you well, and I know that
first you'll wish and then you'll dream and then
you'll catch a plane
And you're on your way

I Can't Hold Your Shadow

(Cherie Call)

In a dream I am walking by a cold and restless sea
Through the wind I think I hear your voice calling to me
And I can feel your arms as they hold your heart to mine
But I awaken holding a shadow; I am lost in a darkness
that makes me blind

Tell me, how long will I hold this shadow, when will I see the light?
Every time I feel you near me you are somehow lost in the night
How long will you leave me wondering, will you ever choose to stay?
Every time I thought you loved me you have suddenly slipped away
And I can't hold your shadow

I am standing in the rain trying to rid my thoughts of you
But all I think of are those nights you left me
speechless and confused
You touch my hand, I feel my heart begin to slip
And your eyes taunt me with a love that is just beyond my grip

Tell me, how long will I hold this shadow, when will I see the light?
Every time I feel you near me you are somehow lost in the night
How long will you leave me wondering, will you ever choose to stay?
Every time I thought you loved me you have suddenly slipped away
And I can't hold your shadow

I'm afraid to fall for you again, I tell my heart beware
Will you be there to catch me or will I shatter into
pieces that I can't repair?

The Key to My Heart

(Cherie Call)

Try as I may to believe it, it's something that can't be true
That I'd really find me another who could make me
forget all about you
Their intentions are true but they just can't get to me
Baby, can't you see

There's only one key to my heart
And there's only one man who can turn that key
And the way that it looks, there is only one place it could be
You're the only one for me

Other guys try to make themselves a copy with their
amateur locksmith skills
But they're just cheap and shiny imitations; still I
long for the one that is real
Baby, can't you see the mistake my life would be
Without you holding me

There's only one key to my heart
And there's only one man who can turn that key
And the way that it looks, there is only one place it could be
Please bring it back to me

Bring it back, bring it back, bring it back to me
Baby, please, can't you see? You're the only one for me

Wednesday

(Cherie Call)

I only think of you on Wednesday when the toast is done and the grass is green
And the sun is rising in a Technicolor sky
And it's just the kind of morning that I wish you could have seen
Some people miss their lovers on Monday when they're particularly blue
You don't remind me of anything that lonely Wednesdays are the only days I ever think of you

I only think of you on Wednesdays in silly places like the grocery store
When I remember when you let me wear your sweater
When you were picking out the ice-cream bars
Some people miss their lovers on Friday when they've got no place to go
I only think of you on Wednesdays for all the simple happiness we ever used to know

You've been long enough gone that I have long since forgotten
All the nights we used to paint the town
On ordinary days when I go about my business
That's when I notice that you're not around
That's when I start to get to feeling down
So if you wonder if I miss you in wintertime when the snow begins to fall
I don't think about you every single day, but that doesn't mean I never think of you at all
Some people miss their lovers on Christmas amidst the customary cheer
I only think of you on Wednesdays and every other ordinary day of the year

Paint it Red

(Cherie Call)

Blue lady on a chair by the window, thinking how her dreams and reality collide
Blue sky how it mocks her emotions, laughing in the face of the nights she's cried

Stand up, move your feet, change your life to an upbeat
You've got to turn around, look straight ahead
Take your world and paint it red

Green man on a bench by the streetway, staring at the girl on the other guy's arm
Green grass, like his soul that she walks on; he was safety but she went for the charm

Stand up, move your feet, change your life to an upbeat
You've got to turn around, look straight ahead
Take your world and paint it red

Like the color of your heart
Like the color of the dreams you can't ignore
So what are you waiting for?
Red!

I Am Not A Fortune Teller

(Cherie Call)

I am not a fortune teller, I am not your psychic friend
I don't claim to know tomorrow, I don't even try to pretend
But I can be your storyteller, and I can be your oldest friend
And I can be the sentinel for all the dreams that you defend

I am not a mystery, I am not a foreign code
I am not an ancient myth that any man has ever told
But I can be your miracle, and the coat that covers you
And when the windy world tells lies, my love will tell the truth

And if we ever really said goodbye, it's nothing I've rehearsed
Maybe I could laugh it off, maybe my whole heart would burst
I don't know if time will be a blessing or a curse
I can't hold the second hand, but you can hold my first

I can't give you dark or danger to make you realize what you've had
But every time we try to act like strangers, it only makes us both feel sad
I am not a fortune teller, but I can tell a fortune true
Ever time it stands before me, and every time I think of you

One More Star

(Cherie Call)

Is it the color of your eyes? Is it the shape of your lips?
Is it just me, cause I have never seen you quite like this
Is it the sound of your voice, the way you're saying my name?
Call me crazy, but I'm telling you it's not the same

Maybe with one more star in the sky, one more taken chance, one more dance
Just one less space between you and I, and you could be starting something

I always liked your smile the way it was before
But tonight it's different, and I'm wondering what that smile is for
The way it stops my heart, the way it takes my breath
If it's just you, well then why am I so scared to death?

Maybe with one more star in the sky, one more taken chance, one more dance
Just one less space between you and I, and you could be starting something

Hear my voice, listen to my song, lose your head and take me along
Strike the match that lights this flame
Kiss me and I'll forget my name

One more star in the sky, one more taken chance, one more dance
Just one less space between you and I
And you could be starting something

Going Home

(Cherie Call)

They play guitars underneath the sky, I've seen it all firsthand
And they sing and they dance and they smile, and speak a language that I understand
And the starlight makes it's magic just the way I've seen it happen a thousand times before
And if so much is the same, there's no way I could be that far from home

These bridges all have railways, the streets have dotted lines, it comes as no surprise
And with every mile that passes underneath my wheels, the pictures change before my eyes
As the sunlight hits the buildings in the rising and the setting of familiar warmth and gold
And if so much is the same there's no way I could be that far from home

Beyond this city there's a bakery; across the borders I can smell its gravitational pull
Beyond this country someone's praying; do they know that I'll be back before they know?
I break my fifty and I trade it for a one-way bus pass headed north
And the landmarks fly straight past me out the window of everything I've seen before
And the engine takes to humming, I fall asleep and start to dream of all the happiness I know
But if I can smell the bread, check the mail, get the phone, climb my roof, see your house, hear the bells, have this dream
There's no way in this world that I could ever really be that far from home

Heart Made of Wind

(Cherie Call)

Close your eyes and wait to hear your name like a whisper in your soul
And in a moment I'll be rushing over you in a memory of a moment we once stole

With a heart made of wind I will run through the
clover and I'll fly to the city
Slip away through the trees
And though I'm far away I will love you all over the
face of the earth
With my heart made of wind

You will find I'm not you're average breeze; I can tear down a house when I get strong
And in the nighttime I'll go dancing in the trees, and I will soothe you with my warm and gentle song

With a heart made of wind I will run through the
clover and I'll fly to the city
Slip away through the trees
And though I'm far away I will love you all over the
face of the earth
With my heart made of wind

And I'll be gone as quickly as I came, but I'll mess up your hair before I go
And if I'm wilder than the ones you knew before, I'm
just holding you the only way I know

Taken

(Cherie Call)

I can't count the times that I've been told
One day this love is gonna get old
But it's older than the hills
And it hasn't lost the thrill
And when they ask me I will say, "I'm still taken"

And when you look at me, there's something in your face
That always seems to make me lose my place
When others try to catch my glance
They don't even have a chance
And when they ask me I will say, "I'm still taken"

I am taken by everything that makes you what you are
In every way I'm totally enthralled
By all the sentimental qualities that anyone could love
And all the things that drive me up the wall

And all those faithless fools, they haven't got a clue
They never had the chance to fall in love with you
Cause the way I feel today
Pushes every doubt away
And through the ages I will say
"I'm still taken"

Still Standing Here

(Cherie Call)

Face to face we stand here, and yet you seem a world away
Beyond this mindless chatter, there are words that you can't say
Empty spaces in conversation seem to last forever
Somehow the words I choose to say don't seem so clever
What is happening here?
The truth is now what I most fear
I know you're gone
Even though you're still standing here

Surrounded by the silence, my heart is screaming
Wondering what happened to this dream I once was dreaming
I remember when you would share your plans of each endeavor
Somehow the words I choose to say don't seem so clever
Where did this go wrong?
The truth is now what I most fear
I know you're gone
Even though you're still standing here

You are standing here as I look into your eyes
There is a truth that you no longer will disguise
It is over everything has changed somehow
I know you're gone
Even though you are standing with me now

And from this endless dream I guess it's time I've 'wakened
And I'm astounded by the time that it's been taking
Maybe I'm mistaken and things aren't half as bad as they really seem
But here I am holding helplessly to the same old childish dream
My heart went wrong
And the truth I must no longer fear
I know you're gone
Even though you're still standing here

Only the Mountains Know

(Cherie Call)

I always knew you'd say goodbye
And I know I will survive
Just let me make my way
To the place where pavement ends
And the trees are near their friends
My emotions come alive

Chorus:
Where else can I go when my feelings start to show?
I must hide my tears till they no longer flow
What else can I do to release my heart from you?
I will leave you so only the mountains know

They never ask me where you've been
They never question the state I'm in
Cause all I hear is the wind
And when I'm home I'll play my game
Pretending I don't feel the same
When it happens again

repeat chorus

As I'm sleeping under the stars
I'll dream of the nights that once were ours
With nobody there to see me cry
Only the company of the sky

Restless Soul

(Cherie Call/Alexander Jenkins)

I think it's time to look inside myself
In truth I think I'm scared of what I'll see
Facing this discrepancy of what I am
And what I want to be
Staring at the mirror with this heartless gaze
I can read between the lines
That go along the forehead of this anxious face
That isn't even mine

Chorus:
Oh, my restless soul
Trying hard to take control
Worn out from standing still
Knowing what I am and hoping that I can find
A way to make it real

I think it's time to look inside my heart
To face the insecurities I hide
Still it seems so hard to struggle past the gates
That are guarded by my pride
Looking at the self that no one else can see
Maybe it was better to be blind
But the mirror in my hand is seen with different eyes
Reflecting only truth within my mind

repeat chorus

The Seven Wonders of My Heart

(Cherie Call)

When you left I locked the door
But didn't know you made a hundred thousand copies of the key to my soul
You don't know how hard I've tried to protect what's left
Of the heart that you once stole
I feel you turn the key
What's come over me?

I wonder can I trust the way I feel?
Are the things you say for real?
Have I lost my head?
Or am I just remembering the wrong things?
Is this a game?
Can we both win?
Or will I lose myself?
These are the seven wonders of my heart
The seven wonders of my heart

Have I made the mistake of opening my heart enough for you
To get your foot stuck in the door
Should I let you in?
Do I have a choice when you just touch me and I find that you have
Already mad yourself at home again
Am I on the edge of the Grand Canyon, or have I already fallen over?

repeat chorus

Is it fear or is it common sense to wonder, before I give my heart
Should I slowly count to ten?
Am I lost or am I found when I feel your arms around me again?
All these things I wonder

repeat chorus

Lasagna

(Cherie Call)

I tried to eat some lasagna today
It didn't taste how it did when I made it
Come to think of it that was Tuesday
Maybe I shouldn't have saved it
The microwave gives it a radioactive crisp
Which is not what you're after
I still have half a pan left
Wish you were here

Went to a restaurant and saw these two
They had a table near the band
And when the band played a slow one
He reached over to touch her hand
Well I think they saw me staring
So I went to pay the bill
And somehow it made me
Wish you were here

It's not like I can't stand on my own
It's not like I don't have friends who will call on the phone
And boys who will take me out
That's not what this is about

Cause I've never missed you before
But lately sometimes I do
And I don't know where you are
Or if there's even such a thing as you
All I know is today hasn't been any different
From any other day of any year
And maybe that's what's wrong
Wish you were here
You've been gone too long
Wish you were here
Wish you were here

Two Story House

(Cherie Call/Tyler Castleton)

From the outside the walks are paved with gold
But on the inside a story goes untold
Outside the lighting gives the house a welcome glow
Inside the lights went out a long time ago
All these years, and all these tears
Nothing's ever quite what it seems

Two story house
Trying their best to survive
Two story house
Hiding the truth of their lives
Standing tall on the outside
Too many walls on the inside
How do you know what to feel?
How can you tell what is real?

So many memories this place can still recall
But all that's left is what you're hearing in the halls
For all the shouting they can't seem to understand
They can't remember why the gold is on their hands
All these years and all these tears
No one's listening, and no one believes

Two story house
Playing the usual parts
Two story house
Nobody knows who they are
Standing tall on the outside
Too many walls on the inside
How do you know what to feel?
How can you tell what is real?

He says there's nothing wrong, and doesn't take the time
She sees reality and knows what's on the line
If life is just about the things we can pretend
What are we ever really left with in the end?

He reads a story till the baby falls asleep
She reads again and tries her hardest not to weep
At all the fairy tales and sunsets in the book
She wipes her eyes and she prays he doesn't look
All these years and all these fears
Nothing's turned out quite like their dreams

Two story house
Trying their best to survive
Two story house
Hiding the truth of their lives
Standing tall on the outside
Too many walls on the inside
How do you know what to feel?
How can you tell what is real?

Love is Out There Somewhere

(Cherie Call)

There's a hole in the universe containing everything I've lost
There must be fifteen sets of keys
And a hundred mateless socks
Along with my mind and a couple thousand pens
Along with all the other things I hope to see again
And if all of this is true then I know
That love is out there somewhere

Love is out there, love it is, love is out there somewhere
Love is out there love it is

There's a store in the universe where you can buy the things you've lost
But it's never quite the same, and have you seen how much it costs
It's not that I don't think that I should have to pay a price
Maybe it's just that I hoped I wouldn't have to pay it twice
All the same it's still the truth
That love is out there somewhere

Love is out there love it is, love is out there somewhere
Love is out there, love it is, love is out there somewhere
Love is out there love it is, love is out there somewhere
Love is out there, love it is, love is out there somewhere

There's a star in the universe reflecting everything that's passed
And on a night I least expect it, it will come falling down at last
Then all that I'm afraid of will just have to disappear
Cause there'd be nothing left to evidence all these crazy fears
And all my wishes would come true
Cause love is out there somewhere
Love is out there, love it is, love is out there somewhere . . .

I Don't Care

(Cherie Call)

You think you've got my number, you don't know that it's been changed
Since we've last spoken my priorities have been rearranged
You've come to save me with your piece of news to share
Your love's come back to town and I don't care

You hoped that I would always long for you till the end of time
These times are changing and it frustrates you that I'm just fine
You claim I'm heartless and you say that I'm not fair
Your love's come back around and I don't care

I don't care if you have changed your ways or said that you've come back to stay
The love that once ran down my face has left my heart without a trace

This game is over and I'm sorry you can't claim your prize
You think I'm joking, just come closer, you can search my eyes
Look among the broken hearted
You won't find me there
My tears have dried and I no longer care
My tears have dried and baby, I don't care
I don't care
I don't care
I don't care

Midnight Always Lasts Forever

(Cherie Call)

Midnight pebbles at my window, midnight philosophies underneath the stars
Sleepless nights that are filled with dreams
Midnight thoughts that last for hours
Midnight letters in the door jam, midnight confessions to a friend Midnight always lasts forever, but sometimes forever ends

Midnight honesty that shakes me, midnight moon behind your eyes
Midnight feelings in the corner of your heart that you never could disguise
Midnight leaving out the details, midnight secrets you suspend
Midnight always lasts forever, but sometimes forever ends
Hanging on with calloused hands
Ravaging the past
They tell you "happily ever after", but what comes after that?
Riding in the sunset, everyone pretends
That the sun will never have to rise again

Midnight tears across my pillow, scattered pictures on the floor
Midnight analyses of where it all went wrong
Midnight wondering what it's floor
Midnight rain against my window, midnight heart that tries to mend
Midnight always lasts forever, but sometimes forever ends

Time's Gonna Fly

(Cherie Call)

All you need is time, you say, as you look into her eyes
She says, "If all you need is time, you've had plenty"
You say, "Let me be the one to decide"
You know you need her so, but you've got mountains left to climb
And time's gonna fly, and you're gonna cry when she says goodbye

You tell her you love her more than life itself, and you mean what you say
But what can she believe when you turn and walk away
This dream is there before you, wake up and make it stay
Cause time's gonna fly and you're gonna cry when she says goodbye

The highest mountain left for you to climb is the mountain of your fear
It faces you and all you say is "No, not now, not here"
You turn and run but you can't see that time runs just as fast
And one day it may catch up with you at last

And it's gonna take time for you to forget the pain of the dreams you've lost
So before you wait your life away, think of what it might cost
Take this moment while you may, and say the things that you've gotta say
Or time's gonna fly, and you're gonna cry when she says goodbye