Let This Be The Year

I know you've had your share of disappointments

The past is not the way it should have been

You're tired of the hand that fate has dealt you

And looking for a way to start again

 

I know that we're not getting any younger

And I dream about the future we will find

So as I watch the ball drop from the comfort of my easy chair

A new year's resolution comes to mind

 

Let this be the year

That we find a way to make it happen

Let this be the year

That we go the extra mile

Let this be the year

That we vow to spend our lives together

Let this be the year

That I walk you down the aisle

I want to share with you each hope and joy

Each sorrow and each tear

Oh baby, let this be the year

 

My life was changed the first time that I saw you

You smiled at me and took hold of my heart

There's no way I could ever live without you

I suffer with each day we spend apart

 

The hours we're not together pass so slowly

I want to spend forever by your side

So tell me by the next broadcast of New Year's Rockin' Eve

I'll finally get a chance to kiss the bride

Navigator

I'm afraid of letting go

Surrendering control

I'd rather stick to the familiar

Habits that I know

 

But there's a better plan for me

And it's something I can't see

And I realize I have to learn

To trust God completely

 

So I'll set out on this journey

With Jesus at my side

The Bible as my compass

And the Spirit as my guide

 

I am the pilot

But alone I know I'll never find my way

I am the pilot

But by myself I always go astray

When I can't see the horizon

I got Jesus to focus my eyes on

And He'll keep me flying true

Whether skies are cloudy or blue

On the course set by my Creator

He is the navigator of my soul

Favorite Movies of the Past 50(+1) Years (Part II)

Let's not waste any time.

1986 - Aliens
1987 - Full Metal Jacket
1988 - Die Hard
1989 - Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade
1990 - Goodfellas
1991 - The Silence Of The Lambs
1992 - Reservoir Dogs
1993 - Jurassic Park
1994 - Pulp Fiction
1995 - The Usual Suspects
1996 - Fargo
1997 - Men In Black
1998 - Saving Private Ryan
1999 - Fight Club
2000 - X-Men
2001 - LOTR: The Fellowship Of The Ring
2002 - LOTR: The Two Towers
2003 - LOTR: The Return Of The King
2004 - Anchorman
2005 - Serenity
2006 - The Departed
2007 - 300
2008 - The Dark Knight
2009 - Watchmen
2010 - Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 1

And unsurprisingly, my pick for 2011 is Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 2. This was a fun project, with way too much time spent on Wikipedia going through the lists of movies for each year.

Favorite Movies of the Past 50(+1) Years (Part I)

I'm a nerd. I like lists. Used to make them all the time. Since I'm kinda starved for ideas, either song or rant, I thought I'd resurrect a little list project I was working on a while back.

The concept is simple - favorite movie from each of the last 50 years. Not the "best" movie - the movie that you would choose to watch if you were channel surfing and ran across it. As to be expected, there are quite a number of "guy movies".

1961 - The Guns Of Navarone
1962 - The Longest Day
1963 - The Great Escape
1964 - Goldfinger
1965 - Battle Of The Bulge
1966 - The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly
1967 - The Dirty Dozen
1968 - Bullitt
1969 - True Grit
1970 - MASH
1971 - Dirty Harry
1972 - The Godfather
1973 - The Sting
1974 - Blazing Saddles
1975 - Monty Python & The Holy Grail
1976 - Rocky
1977 - Star Wars
1978 - Animal House
1979 - The Jerk
1980 - The Empire Strikes Back
1981 - Raiders Of The Lost Ark
1982 - Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan
1983 - Return Of The Jedi
1984 - The Terminator
1985 - Back To The Future

Part II upcoming.

Can I See You Tonight

Desperation
I'm callin' out your name
I feel the ache inside
Can you take away the pain
I'm tired of waiting
To finaly see the day
I can hold you in my arms
There has got to be a way

Oh baby, can I see you tonight
Baby, will you turn on the light
The one that leads me to your door
'Cause I can't find it anymore
Ever since the day you told me goodbye

Times are changin'
And I've fallen off my stride
I can't live another day
Without you by my side
I can't escape it
The feeling is too strong
Our lovin' is so right
I just know it can't be wrong

Just Another Christmas Song

Well Halloween is barely gone

There's Black Friday deals on Amazon

But I don't understand why they're on

'Cause it ain't Thanksgiving yet

There are Santas on my TV screen

With the networks raking in the green

And in all the excitement it seems

That there's one thing we forget

That's the reason for the season

This is just another Christmas song

And it won't be here for very long

'Cause when January comes along

They're put away where they belong

So let's sing a song to Jesus Christ

Who took our sin and paid the price

See it's not about the presents or a tree

It's about eternal life for you and me

The PA's in the shopping malls

Play "Jingle Bells" and "Deck The Halls"

And I wonder if we know at all

What we're really doing here

'Cause we'll wait five hours in the rain

For a Barbie doll or Xbox game

And we never really act the same

Any other time of year

Let it lead us back to Jesus

Let's put the Christ back into Christmas

And never miss a chance to witness

To what the Savior's doing in our lives

And let's sing our songs to Jesus Christ

Who took our sin and paid the price

And sacrificed himself upon the tree

To buy eternal life for you and me

Where Do I Belong

Father, if you're listening

I need to talk to you

There's a burden on my heart

And I don't know what to do

 

I've always tried to follow

Where the spirit leads

But the place that I have come to

Conflicts with what I read

 

How can something feel so right

When the Bible says it's wrong

Your word is written on my heart

And it's been there all along

So how do I explain

Why this feeling is so strong

Father, please tell me

Where do I belong

 

Lord, if you got time

I got something to say

I'm tired of feeling all alone

Each and every day

 

So tell me if you can

Is the one I'm waiting for

The one that I would give my heart

For now and ever more