Leave It All Behind

When I walked into the room
And saw you standing there
I was captivated by your smile
And the highlights in your hair
As I gazed into your deep blue eyes
I nearly lost my nerve
For you were everything I hoped for
And more than I deserve

I will leave it all behind
And begin my life anew
Yes I'll leave it all behind
Just to start again with you

I have come to know your heart
Is more precious than the rest
And it fills me with true happiness
Mine has somehow passed the test
I can't believe we're standing here
Beneath these golden rays
So I pledge to you my steadfast love
Until the end of days

I can't wait to spend all my days with you
Cause I want to make all your dreams come true
I'll give everything I have to make everything brand new
To live for you is all I want to do

Will You Marry Me

I can't believe I'm doing this
I'm crazy, yes it's true
But ever since the day we met
I've been crazy over you
My heart is filled with joy
At each mention of your name
And I hope that you are feeling the same

Each day we spend together
Is more precious than the last
The future looks much brighter now
Than ever in the past
I thought my time was over
I had given up and then
Lightning came and struck me again

You have made me the happiest man
This world has ever known
And I want to spend all my days
With you and you alone
So now I ask you this
For all the world to see
Oh my darling, will you marry me

Heroes In High Places

Your destiny's unsettled
The future is unclear
you find yourself wondering
Just what you're doing here
The rut you see you're stuck in
Doesn't have a gentle slope
But I tell you there's a way out
You don't have to give up hope

Reach out your hand, I'll take it
Ask for a path, I'll make it
Just put your trust in me
I won't let you down
I didn't die and rise again
To see you left without a friend
If you're looking for heroes in high places
This one wears a crown

You don't have to wander
Through the desert of despair
Running after each mirage
To find salvation there
The fool's gold of false promises
And things that cannot last
Won't get you what you're searching for
It's to me you must hold fast

Jersey Girl

I'm crazy 'bout a girl I've never met
And she's all that I can think of
She's the one I can't forget
I'm scared about the way she makes me feel
It would surely break my heart
If I found it isn't real
But I'm gonna take a leap of faith
And dream about her warm embrace

Oh Jersey girl, oh Jersey girl
Would you like to be my valentine
Oh please say you'll be my Jersey girl
Give this California boy your heart, be mine

We're supposed to get together in the spring
Down in the dirty south
At the Houston gathering
I just can't wait for the day
That I gaze at her sweet smile
And I have the chance to say
I'm so happy that we're finally here
And I have the chance to hold you near

Now Is Not The Time

I have only known her for a little time
But since we met she's all that's on my mind
I wonder if she feels the same
But I'm afraid of what I'll find
If it's not reflected back to me in kind

I want to tell her how I feel
But now is not the time
I want to take the dream and make it real
Maybe someday I can make her mine
But for now I'll keep on dreaming
That I can turn the water into wine
I'm waiting for a miracle
'Cause now is not the time

If I go and take a leap of faith
Is it my heart's destiny to break
I've been there many times before
But there's only so much I can take
Is the risk too high to let the dream awake

I'm praying that this miracle is true
'Cause it's time I said this song is about you

I've Got A Crush On You

We see each other nearly every day
And every time it happens
I just have the urge to say
That I love the way you smile
Cause it's in your eyes as well
But I'm a little shy in case you couldn't tell

Would you like to go out with me
Cause I'd love to spend some time with you
Get to know you better
Learn the things you like to do
I've got a crush on you

Writing this makes me a little scared
You might see me different
When I have my feelings bared
There's a chance that you won't like it
And think I crossed the line
Well if it's so the blame is purely mine

We've known each other for so long
But never really known
How that we would get along
Once our feelings have been shown
I'm hoping we can see each other
Outside these four walls
Well what do you say
Do you want to play
Will you answer the call

No Plan B

I never lied to you
Every word I said was true
So how can you stand there and tell me
That you were deceived

I told you the way that I feel
My emotions were just too real
And instead of taking me at my word
You refused to believe

I tried to explain
But it wasn't enough
To overcome your doubts

Where do I go from here
What I thought was finally clear
The clouds have taken away
This future from me
All those nights on the telephone
Chasing dreams in search of a home
It was all for nothing
If I can't get you to see
You were no Plan B

Now that a week has gone by
I still don't have a reason why
But whatever made you change your mind
It don't matter to me

If I haven't earned your trust
Everything will just crumble to dust
And there's no solution as far
As these eyes can see

It's all up to you
Take a leap of faith
Or take the easy way out

I don't know what to say
There was no Plan A
There wasn't any game
I was trying to play
You were the only one
That I hoped would be here to stay

It Breaks My Heart

The people that I love
Have lost someone they love
And I don't know what it is that I should say
I want to give them comfort
But I'm at a loss for words
Cause they're really void of meaning anyway
I barely even knew her
But I know the people crying here today

It breaks my heart
To see my friends like this
I want to make it better
But I am so powerless
So I pray to God
To lift them up
And hold them in his arms
To heal and keep them safe from harm

There's a little baby boy
In the hospital again
And nobody knows how long it's going to be
He's been through so much
But he keeps on fighting still
And there's no end to his strength that I can see
My problems seem so little
Cause he is such an inspiration to me

Free Spirit

I don't know what's come over me
I think I made a mistake
I put my heart before my head
And one of them's going to break
This obsession's got a hold on me
And there's no escape that I can see
I'm afraid that this is more thank I can take

The way I feel about you girl
Is more than I can explain
I want to make you mine alone
Forever to wear my chain
I'd be bad for you and worse for me
Cause you gotta be what you gotta be
And I couldn't stand to ever bring you pain

You're a free, free spirit
And you're not the kind to be tied to the ground
You're a free, free spirit
And I know I'd only be holding you down
So fly away from me
And soar while you can
And I'll be here when you decide to land

I know I have a choice to make
It's time for me to find
If I can live inside your world
Cause you don't belong in mine
I have to see if I can live
Will it be enough what you can give
Or do I have to let you be with your own kind

Girl you know my heart is true
I'll do anything for you
Even if it means I have to let you go
If you're gonna break my heart
Then let's hurry up and start
Cause it hurts too bad for me not to know

Salsa Queen

She got moves to make your body sweat
Yes she's something that you won't forget
She's the prize that you can't possess
She wants the best and she won't settle for less

She's the salsa queen
If you know what I mean
And the way she moves 
Really makes a scene
She will make you cry
Honey if you try
No she can't be beat
Cause her hips don't lie 

She's the hottest body on the beach
But her style is so far out of reach
You need proof to make it through the door
Gotta match her rhythm on the dance floor

If you think that you could have a shot
Step on up and show her what you got
You might last until the song is done
But you're still going home alone

Through My Eyes

You're the girl that every man wished he could have
And the one that every girl wished she could be
You're the pinnacle of beauty
Your smile shines like the sun
And I know everybody would agree

I wish that you could see yourself through my eyes
I wish that you could know how truly wonderful you are
I wish that you could understand
How everyone admires you by far
Speaking honestly, you're a star

You're the smartest person I have ever known
And there is nothing that you can't achieve
You can forge your own destiny
Show the world a queen
If only you believe like I believe

Your tomorrow's not defined by your yesterday
And the dreams you once had are not so far away
There is nothing that can stop you once you set your mind to it
So go on out and make them yours today

Angel Eyes

I was feeling sad and lonely
Thinking love had left me behind
I was wondering it if was only
For other people to find
As the door of opportunity
Was closing in my face
A window opened up in its place

Angel eyes and a devil's smile
And the way she loves me makes it all worthwhile
I just can't wait 'til I feel her touch
Cause the time we spend away hurts so much

I was rocked to my foundations
When I saw the new girl in town
I was breathless with anticipation
Cause she was the sweetest around
When she turned her gaze upon me
I was captured under her spell
Now where this leads only time will tell

I am helpless to resist her playful charms
I need to hold this beauty in my arms
She knows that she can do with me
Anything she please
And at her wish I'm falling to my knees

Little Girl

I was looking for something that I could not define
I was wondering if there was someone that I could find
That would take the love I'd give unconditionally
And appreciate the heart she saw of mine

Then I took a leap of faith when a question came
Asking if there was a thing that I could name
That made what I was seeking more unusual
Then she came to me and said she felt the same

She captured my heart with the wink of an eye
And when she smiled at me I never felt so high
I know I'll never find in the whole wide world
A love so big as from my little girl

She is everything I need right from the start
And I know whatever happens that we'll never part
She showed me the way to see things differently
And filled the hole I had inside my heart

She is Daddy's little girl and she's the one for me
When I close my eyes her face is all that I can see
And she's making me the man that I was always meant to be

Deeper Into Black

I hear the voices running through my head
Telling me to not get out of bed
Saying nothing's gonna come of it
The pieces of my life don't fit
And I'll wish I had gone back to sleep instead

My life is broken in pieces
And some of them were lost on the way
I don't know what good my belief is
That anything is gonna be okay
Every step I try to take forward
Always ends up falling to steps back
And it don't matter if I turn on the light switch
Cause I'm slowly fading deeper into black

I have to pick myself up off the floor
But I can't seems to care anymore
It's so hard to get excited
When all my love is unrequited
And there's no use even walking out the door

Another day is slowly passing by
I've given up on trying to wonder why
I don't want to keep on living
Since my heart is unforgiving
Of how my life's turned out to be a lie

Band Of Brothers

We come together in the name of Jesus Christ

Our fearless leader who paid the greatest price

To save us from our sin

So let us now begin

To raise an army to make the devil think twice

 

We are a mighty band of brothers

We are the army of the Lord

And we will battle like no others

Until his kingdom is restored

Yes we will fight with all our courage

Going to war in Jesus' name

And no matter what Satan tries

We will have victory just the same

 

We'll raise our banner so all the world can see

How Jesus came to set all of us free

The greatest story ever heard

Is written in his word

So let's tell what he has done for you and me

 

On this rock I'll make my stand

With the Spirit here to hold my hand

And through his love I understand

Just what we're doing here

 

Melancholy Way

The children are playing in the park
Having the time of their lives
Meanwhile, I'm sitting in the dark
Trying to find the will to survive

I'd give the world to have those dreams again
The promise of a time soon to be
But how do I keep on dreaming when
The ones I had have all abandoned me

I'm in a melancholy way today
I can't escape the feeling
And I don't know what to say
To hold the spirits of the past at bay
And make the sadness go away

 

There isn't any use in pretending
That things are ever going to change
To some tasks I have to keep attending
And others that I must rearrange

I gotta find a new reason for living
And that reason needs to come from within
I guess it has to start with forgiving
Myself so that the healing can begin

 

Road To Recovery

I don't know if I'll find peace
On this road I travel on
Will I feel the sweet release
When my demons are all gone

Will I recognize myself
When I see what I'll become
Or will it be someone else
It doesn't matter
It could be anyone

On the road to recovery
I don't know where it's going
But it's where I want to be
And the greatest discovery
Will be when I see
What is waiting for me
When I've finally been set free

I thank God for my friends
Cause I can't do this alone
They give me love without end
That I don't feel on my own

I'm beginning to learn
To live one day at a time
By the grace I'll never earn
As long as I accept it
It will be forever mine

Oh, pretty good is good enough
There's no point in beating myself up
For not being perfect when nobody can
Yes it's gonna be a struggle
And I know that I'll fall down
But I'll be lifted up by helping hands

Losing Myself

I look at my face in the mirror

The image is starting to crack

Nothing seems to be getting clearer

No one seems to be looking back

I close my eyes in terror

And open them to see

That there is nothing left of me

 

I'm losing myself

And I don't know what for

I'm floating away

From what's kept me on the floor

I'm starting to fade

From the portrait of what my life looked like before

Tell me what will become of me

 

I stumble into the bedroom

To witness a scene bathed in red

My body lie there on the mattress

A fresh bullet hole in my head

How can this have happened

Why am I still here

When will the answers appear

 

Who would have done this

I don't understand

How someone could murder

Such a simple man

Can somebody tell me

Why is there a gun in my hand

 

You Are Loved

I know your heart is breaking

And there's nothing I can say

To give you any comfort

Or brighten up your day

The world has turned against you

And you lost the hope that you were dreaming of

 

You are loved, you are cherished

You're the one that we all adore

And this love will never perish

It will stay the same forevermore

There is nothing in the whole wide world

That can take this love away

And I promise this to you today

You are loved

 

I know we've had our differences

And we barely get along

But in spite of all our conflict

My love for you is strong

So I pray that in your sorrow

That peace descends upon you like a dove

 

You're a beacon to all

For the kindness you show

And the light in your eyes

Makes my heart start to glow

I'd give anything to see

That smile on your face once again

 

Grateful Evermore

It was five and a half hours
In a shiny metal tube
Trying to calm my unsteady nerves
Took seven glasses of lube
I was greeted with smiles and hugs
From people I'd never seen
Only looked at their pictures
On my computer screen

I didn't know what would happen
Didn't know what to expect
When I walked through the door
To a world I won't forget
Didn't realize that I would find
What I had stopped looking for
But I did and I'll be grateful evermore

The surprises kept on coming
One by one it seemed
Everybody was so welcoming
It must have been a dream
To think that all these people
Were happy to meet me
It brought tears to my eyes
For all the world to see

It was a four day party
That I didn't want to leave
I had more fun in that short time
Than I can believe
Now I'm back in the real world
But nothing is the same
I'm a different man than I was before
My life's forever changed