Anthology

1. That's All The Lumber You Sent

Said a friend to a friend one day:
Was a man who passed away
St. Peter met him at the gate
Pete said: "Walk with me if you will
I'll take you to the house you built"
Man said: "I can't wait!"
Passed a mansion made of stone
But with each new house he's shown
They get smaller by degrees
Stopped in front of a two-room shack
Pete said: "Hope you're happy with that"
Man said: "How can this be?"- Pete say:
"That's all the lumber- that's all the lumber
That's all the lumber you sent
Looks like the builder- man, he's got your number
That's all the lumber you sent"
Man didn't know what to say
Poor guy was blown away
Said: "You mean this is what I deserve?"
Pete said: "I'm afraid it's so
't's too late but now you know
Shoulda done better work"
Said: "You mean not lie and cheat
And helpin' old ladies 'cross the street?"
Pete says: "Well, that's a start
Remember that man back in that great big house?
He found out early what it's all about
Built that place with his heart- as for you
"That's all the lumber- that's all the lumber
That's all the lumber you sent
Looks like the builder- man, he's got your number
That's all the lumber you sent"got your number
That's all the lumber you sent"
What if that man was me
And I failed that miserably
You're showin' me things I don't wanna see!

St. Peter if you can
Send me back to earth again
's'that somethin' you can do?
Pete said: "It ain't up to me
If it was I'd like to see
How you plan to improve"
Said "I'd love God and fellow man
Take a wife and make a stand
Be the givin'est guy I can be
And when I get back to this neighborhood
There'd be a gigantic pile o' wood!
And I'd say: 'What's this I see?'- and you tell me
That's all the lumber- all that's your lumber
That's all the lumber you sent
Big boss'll help you- hammer it all together
That's all the lumber you sent"

2. I Don't Need a Picture

I need to call your name
I need to cry in pain
I need to hide in shame
I need to - I need to
I need to know this bliss
I need to not resist
Oh I need to feel like this
I need to - I need to
But I don't need a picture
No I don't need a picture
No I don't need a picture
To see your face - to see your face
I must walk just like you
I must talk just like you
I must learn what to do
I need to - I need to
I must try not to fall
I must climb every wall
And I must do nothing at all
I need to - oh I need to
But I don't need a picture
No I don't need a picture
No I don't need a picture
To see your face - to see your face
Seems like any moment I'll know what to do
Seems like any time I'll be standing with you
Yet it seems like any moment my chance will be through
Seems like any moment - seems like any moment

I have to dream out loud
And have what you're about
But I'll have to empty out
I need to - I need to

I need to scream with light
And tear apart the night
Oh I need to do you right
Oh I need to - oh I need to
But I don't need a picture
No I don't need a picture
No I don't need a picture
To see your face - to see your face
To see your face
To see your face
I don't need a picture
I don't need a picture - picture- picture

3. Love Travels

So I stand here and gaze across the ocean
Knowing that I may not ever hold you
Quite the way I told you
But the distance won't silence my devotion
Cause I believe there is still a way to reach out
In my heart there's no doubt
Love travels the miles upon the wings of angels
Love finds you, I swear it's true
I can love you from here- love you from here
So I stare at the photograph before me
Wonderin' if you still believe I love you
I did what I had to do
And then I look and I swear I saw you smilin'
Heaven makes these tender hearts the strongest
Mine beats for you as long as
Love travels the miles upon the wings of angels
Love finds you, I swear it's true
I can love you from here
On moonbeams, on heart strings
Love makes its way through anything
Love finds you, I swear it's true
I will always be near, cause I'll love you from here
Time will never change me
You just gotta believe it
And the dream that saves me is
That you're happy and that you're free

It'll fly through the air with the greatest of ease
As much as you want, now, as much as you need
Across every mountain and all seven seas
The eagles will carry it on God's gentle breeze
And I'll never give up (Never give up)
I'll never give in (Never give in)
And you'll know that it's me when you hear the voice singin'

Lai la lai lai, la lai lai la lai Gotta listen to me, listen to me sing
(Lai la lai lai, la lai lai la lai) And you'l know that it's me
Singin (singin') singin' (singin') singin'
Love travels the miles upon the wings of angels
Love finds you, I swear it's true
I can love you from here
On moonbeams, on heart strings
Love makes its way through anything
Love finds you, I swear it's true

4. You Then Me Then You Then Me

It's my turn, it's not your turn
It's my turn, get outta my way
It's my turn, go on complain
I'm comin' through anyway
And don't ask me why I'm like this
But lately I'm wonderin' if
It'll come to pass
That the last shall be first and the
First shall be last- then the voice say
Here's the way it oughtta be
You then me then you then me
I pray one day we'll all agree
And take it you then me then you then me
Life could go you then me then you then me
That's my food, don't touch my food
That's my wine, don't spill a drop
Or I'll whack you across your face
And drop you out of the human race
See I got me the urge to kill
But I wish we could take a pill
So we'd all cool down
And we'd talk like the man who was
Born back in Bethlehem town- betcha he say
Here's the way it oughtta be
You then me then you then me
I pray one day we'll all agree
And take it you then me then you then me
Life could go you then me then you then me
I coulda sworn I was here first- hey hey hey
Well if I'm not the best hey I'm sure not the worst
No not me baby- hey hey yeah

It's your turn, it's not my turn
It's your turn- well let's just say
We'll trade off- here let me light
And pass the peace pipe down your way

Well try it, it could be good
And what if one day it should
Really come to pass
That the last shall be first and the
First shall be last- betcha we say:
Here's the way it oughtta be
You then me then you then me
I pray one day we'll all agree
And take it you then me then you then me
Life could go you then me then you then me

5. Long Black Cadillac

Eight million miles from Buffalo- two score and three more year
I've waltzed across some finish lines, I've drowned in my own tears
But I wonder what they'll speak of me- not worried I will hear
When I lay down in the back of that long black Cadillac

I've made my way with melody- writing many a song
They give me some celebrity- make me feel like I belong
But as good as they have been to me, not one will ride along
When I lay down in the back of that long black Cadillac
When I lay down in the back of that long, long black Cadillac

I believed I was God's messenger, my mission right as rain
See I'd come to soothe the savages, I sing to ease their pain
Well I'll have preached for nothin' should this foolish pride remain
When I lay down in the back of that long black Cadillac

Some nights as I may serenade, rough maidens stand and stare
I like the way they look at me, I fancy that they care
But even if they love me true, how many will be there
When I lay down in the back of that long black Cadillac?
When I lay down in the back of that long, long, long black Cadillac
All the years of sailing- all the fears of failing
All just echoes trailing off
Close the final chapter- on all the things you're after
Say a prayer of thanks they're lost
I hope to roam ten million miles from the place where I've begun
And stride into the hazy night, and stand beneath the sun
But God help me if it matters just how much I've gotten done
When I lay down in the back of that long black Cadillac

Shed only tears of joy for me, bright flowers only send
Cause I will give up gracefully when this life's at an end
See I know I'll get another chance to ride around again- I know I'll rise again
When I lay down in the back of that long black Cadillac
When I lay down in the back of that long, long, long black Cadillac

6. Jigorous

There's no one in the house- it's quiet as a mouse
But eight o'clock they will all be home
Our Momma isn't well- she hasn't been herself
Forgetting things she's always known
Well tonight she's gonna dance, tonight she's gonna sing
Little Momma's gotta shake it, we're gonna get you back into the swing
Let's get jigorous- jigorous
Jig-jivin', jumpin' into the
Swirlin', twirlin', whirl of life that's all around us
Jigorous- jigorous
Get livin' dangerous cause there's
Only so much more daylight
So today will have to cheat its way into tonight
The family loves to dance- we seize on any chance
To kick up our heels and cut a rug
Tom and Linny rhumba, & me and Megan waltz
Lookit Ma & Johnny jitterbug!
You could say it doesn't help her, it's only just a dance
But when you have a partner, you always have a chance- so let's get
Let's get jigorous- jigorous
Jig-jivin', jumpin' into the
Swirlin', twirlin', whirl of life that's all around us
Jigorous- jigorous
Get livin' dangerous cause there's
Only so much more daylight
So today will have to cheat its way into tonight
Jig, jig, everybody- jig jig hand in hand
Jig jig for the love of each pair of feet in the land
Reach out for a partner- grab on, do-si-do
Find you one who won't let go, find you one who won't let go
I got one who won't let go

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Stealthily I creep- the nurse says she's asleep
I sit on the bed & watch her breathe
Cause when she comes awake- she'll say it's a mistake:
"I don't belong here, son, let's leave!"
Well momma isn't sure of her way from here to there
Like all of us she tries to be brave but she's scared
But when she hears a song that she thinks she's heard before
She reaches for her Partner, and heads out to the floor
She says: Let's get- c'mon now, let's get

Let's get jigorous- jigorous
Jig-jivin', jumpin' into the
Swirlin', twirlin', whirl of life that's all around us
Jigorous- jigorous
Get livin' dangerous cause I want to deserve this light
That's shinin' down on us
Jigorous (jigorous)- jigorous (jigorous)
Jig-jivin', jumpin' into the
Swirlin', twirlin', whirl of life that's all around us
Jigorous- jigorous, ain't it fabulous, cause I'm
Bathin' in the warmest light
And today is gonna cheat its way into tonight

7. God Done Good

I met her on a Sunday- third day of May
Tried not to show her- I was swept away
By her giddy girlish laughter- & long raven hair
And the way that she barely- seemed to care
And I love and admire her still to this day, so I have to say
If I could
God done good- God done good
God done good- God done good
He made a promise- said he would
And God done good
We tried to have a baby- we tried and we tried
We couldn't make it happen- we cried and we cried
Searched for an answer- we prayed and we prayed
Then one day it happened- from far, far away
A baby boy he came and changed our lives- and we cried and we cried
Cause we understood
God done good- God done good
God done good- God done good
He made a promise- said he would
And God done good
Got no money- got no fame
Got no title before my name
Got food and water- brick and wood
Got love and laughter- God done, God done good
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We watch our baby sleepin'- peaceful and calm
We look at those eyelashes- so graceful and long
He will be a prize for - some lucky girl
And a gift of laughter- to a cold, lonely world
And we wink at the sky and we kneel- and we cry and we cry
And it's understood
God done good- God done good
God done good- God done good
He made a promise- said he would
And God done good

8. Thanks

Thanks- for keepin' track of me
Thanks- for givin' a dang about me
Thanks- for sayin' that you love me
Thanks- just thanks

Thanks- for lettin' me know you care
Thanks- for always bein' there
Thanks- for makin' me do my share
Thanks- just thanks
Can't thank you enough
I'm high from you liftin' me up
Thanks- for sayin' what you said
Thanks- for clearin' out my head
Thanks- for givin' me hope instead
Thanks- just thanks
Can't thank you enough
I'm high from you lifting me up
Thanks- you left me who I was
Thanks- you showed me what a smile does
Thanks- you loved me just because
Thanks- just thanks

Thanks- for cryin' when I bleed
Thanks- for wavin' when I leave
Thanks- for bein' what I believe
Thanks- just thanks

9. Long For You

I know there's water- because I'm thirsty
I know there's food- because I'm hungry
I know there's love- because love is all I wanna do
And I know that you're out there- because I
Long for you
Because I long for you
I know there's air- because I'm breathing
I know there's light- because I'm seeing
I know there's truth- because I believe it to be true
And I know that you're out there- because I
Long for you
Because I long for you
Because I long for you
You know I long for you
I need you to be there- I know you must be there
I know you share what I share
I know you care 'cause I care

I may be wrong- but I ain't never ever seen the proof
So I still believe that you're out there- because I
Long for you
Because I long for you
Because I long for you
You know I long for you

10. Barely Stay Inside My Own Skin

Well I can hardly stand the heightened state I'm in
Barely stay inside of my own skin
Can't believe the life I get to live
Can't conceive the joy I have to give
All because- because of you
Cause you made me- made me new
I am not the frightened guy I've been
Barely stay inside of my own skin

Well I can hardly keep the pace and catch my breath
Barely tell my right foot from my left
Got a giant guyser in my heart
Blowin' up but hopefully not apart
All because- because of you
Cause you made me- chase the truth
Not the timid guy I've always been
Barely stay inside of my own skin
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Well I can see the dawn of brighter, bold new days
See my troubles wilt and blow away
See us holdin' hands both black and white
See myself, attempting what is right
All because- because of you
Cause you made me- wanna come through
Not the empty promise that I've been
Barely stay inside of my own skin

Jump, jump, jumpin' right out of- jump, jumpin' outta my skin
Jump, jump, jumpin' right out of the rest of the mess to the pickle I'm in

11. Junkyard

Saw a movie where a guy
Kills another guy- twice
Don't know if I can forget about it
Saw a guy finish a fight
With a butcher knife- slice
Pretty sure I won't forget about it
Is it okay- if I say
My heart is not a junkyard
My mind is not a dump for all the gunk around
My spirit's not a junkyard
No, it's Holy ground
Saw a photo on the net
Can't believe that I've seen
Don't know if I can forget about it:
Two kids were playin' in some dirt
That'll never come clean
Wish to God I could forget about it
No one's safe 'til we all say
My heart is not a junkyard
My mind is not a dump for all the gunk around
My spirit's not a junkyard
No, it's Holy ground
Wanna keep- keep the temple clean
Gotta keep- keep the temple clean
Tryin' to keep- keep the temple clean
How do I keep the temple clean?

A vicious rumor went around
Wrecked my Uncle John's life
Guess he never could forget about it
No one's safe 'til we all say
My heart is not a junkyard
My mind is not a dump for all the gunk around
My spirit's not a junkyard
No, it's Holy ground

12. A Hundred Smiles An Hour

I ran from my house
All the way to Your house
I swear I don't care, sunshine or rain
Nothin' could make me slow down on the way
Nothin' could stop this pull You have on me
You got me doin'
A hundred smiles an hour
A thousand times a day
There's a million volts of your power
Coursin' through my veins
May it always be like this
For all of the rest of my days
If I'm a fool, well
I really don't care who we tell
See I make no excuse, beat no retreat
I just let this soul be a slave to these feet
And I'm a slave who knows that he is free
That's why I'm doin'
A hundred smiles an hour
A thousand times a day
There's a million volts of your power
Coursin' through my veins
May it always be like this
For all of the rest of my days
I'm at your front door
So show me what I'm here for
See I'm still not sure, I just know I cry
When folks say that You are the look in my eye
I'm cryin' and singin' "Glory Be"
Look at me doin'
A hundred smiles an hour
A thousand times a day
There's a million volts of your power
Coursin' through my veins
May it always be like this
For all of the rest of my days

13. Everything Good is You

Everything good in me- is You
Everything I should be - is You
All the unbridled glee- streaming through
Everything good- is You
--------------------------------------- All of this hope I have- is You
Where I go when I'm sad- is You
What you say is automatically true
Everything good- is You
Everybody's searching for the truth
We say it isn't clear
Hardly ever near
Barely even here
But here it Is
Everything strong in me- is You
All that belongs in me- is You
With wisdom that is old you make me new
Everything good- is You
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Everybody has to let it out
Say what they really feel
What they can't conceal
Why they need to kneel
Well You are why- cause
Everything leaves me cold- but You
Everything makes me old- but you
The only story I've been told that I know is true
Is everything good- everything good

Everything brave in me- is You
Everything saved in me- is You
All the love that comes crashing through
Everything good- everything good- is You

14. Like a Train

I can see Your love- comin' like a train
Roll into the station, run me down again
& You're 30 feet across, 90 miles high
Smoke stack scrapin' up against the sky
I can see Your love- comin' like a train
Racin' to my rescue, erasin' all my shame
I can see Your love- bowl me over again
I can see Your love- like a trampoline
Flingin' me to heights that I have never seen
In a sky of freedom- big 'n' bright 'n' blue
Then floatin' and a' fallin' I come back to You
I can see Your love- comin' like a train
Racin' to my rescue, erasin' all my shame
I can see Your love- bowl me over again
They say to wait until
A train is standin' still
So I can't afford to climb aboard
But Lord, you know I will- oh, I will!
I can see Your love- comin' like a train
Racin' to my rescue, erasin' all my shame
I can see Your love bowl me over again

15. Stomp

Throw your jacket in the corner
Everybody's comin' over
Don't you know it's Thursday night and time for makin' merry
Move your boots and jump 'n' shout
It's in you now, so let it out
Throw your worries on the ground and kick 'em til they're dust-just
Stomp- Stomp
Stomp- you got to stomp
Loosen up the best you're able
Johnny here is on the table
In the back they're fryin' fish 'n' chips and tellin' stories
How's about we give a cheer
To the One who put us here
Since we're feelin' good it wouldn't hurt to let Him know, so
Stomp- Stomp
Stomp- you got to stomp

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Throw your worries on the ground and kick 'em til they're dust-just
Stomp- Stomp
Stomp- you got to stomp