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The Dirty & The Broken
08:12
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Seasons change and I been runnin too long
Show me love Lord for the dirty and the broken
Cuz I remember it wasn’t all that long ago
You reached out to me in the prison of my shame
Sometimes we can make the road we travel so long
Sometimes I can think I’m right but be so wrong
Sometimes climbin ladders leads to a dirty floor
And sometimes the people on the floor, well - that’s what we’re livin for
The dirty and the broken
I watch my brothers - and I see my own mistakes
We speak with passion - but you can’t sell love mixed with hate
And I remember - it wasn’t all that long ago
When my good deeds were - nuthin but a show
Sometimes we can make the road we travel so long
Sometimes I can think I’m right but be so wrong
Sometimes climbin ladders leads to a dirty floor
And sometimes the people on the floor, well - that’s what we’re livin for
The dirty and the broken
Come full circle - humbled in my low estate
Cat hair and foxtails - on the floor of my place
Time escapes me - take a call from a new friend
We share the passion - to not forget where we been
Cause sometimes climbin ladders leads to a dirty floor
And sometimes the people on the floor, well – that’s what we’re livin for
That’s what im livin for –
That’s who He came here for -
The dirty and the broken
Cuz I remember - it wasn’t all that long ago
That you showed love Lord –
When
I was dirty and
Broken
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Made to Shine
06:30
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7/4/09
Growin tired of all that people say
growin tired of games
Come on now tell it to me strait
or I’ll be on my way
Don’t care too much for status quo
Or what some clown just wrote
Bout how to think and do and be like him
And how to wear his skin
Your talking out of someone else’s mouth
Your wearin his clothes too
Well I aint gonna play that kind of game
And I cant wear that face
Can you wiggle out your suit and chokin tie
Can you let your hair fall down
Can you get down to the real you deep inside
Can you tell us what you find
Now I aint talking bout all your slime
I’ll tell you I got mine
What you gotta see is who you’re made to be
The truth will set you free
Cause you were made to be just who you are
And you were made to shine
You aint here to be no body else
Just to be your self
But you wont ever know just who you are
Until you see the light
The one who came to be the light himself
The way the truth the life
Cause you were made to be just who you are
And you were made to shine
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Part One - Perimeter Dash
Where do I go from here?
I’ve been dropped into a den of lions
I circle the land for fear of giants
Where do I go from here?
Like dancing around the edges
When the waters too cold
Sooner or later
I’m goin in I know
Well I’m not afraid of anything
And that for sure is a lie
No I aint afraid of anything
Except for what’s inside
I dash along the perimeter
Now inside the fence
The fence was tall but now it’s a wall
And it’s too tall to climb
No turning back - this is the way
Unpack the mess I’ve made
Face the pain
Break the chains
This is the only way
Part Two - Ragamuffins and Prodigals
If I don’t jump in real soon - I’ll just keep on runnin
Take another lap or two – write a song or somethin
I just wanna chill – with the Ragamuffins and prodigals –
I swear I’ve had my fill – of hubris and self righteous fools
A winding weathered road we run – we learn along the way
Layers deep our fears can run and its only love that breaks – the chains
Break the chains
Love - break the chains
Restin in the arms of love – why’s it so damn hard
To let the love come shinin through - and burn that angry farm
Burn it down
Some say you gotta dig – and jump through all the hoops
Gotta find out what’s gone wrong inside – gotta get down to the root
Well the root is far beyond my reach so Jesus took my breach
My hope is built on nothing less then Jesus blood and righteousness
I will rest
In His righteousness
So I’m just gonna chill – with the ragamuffins and the prodigals
Real love will find us there – cuz he’s the one who cares
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What kind of song should I sing?
What kind of gift should I bring?
Runnin circles tryin to hide from cliche's and I am what I am
Anyway
Can I come around - and see the light again
Can I come around - and feel right again
Can I lay it down - their words - they penetrate
Am I lying to myself - a runaway
In a dream
What's it all for - anyway
I'd be lying if I said I walked away from that
question
When my mind is stretched and I can't make a move
When my hands are tied and I'm fixin to lose
When every road leads back
to that question
When the words won't come
When my fingers go numb
When all that's good and right and true seems shattered
I will sing
I will sing
So what kind of song should I sing?
What kind of gift should I bring?
Running circles trying to hide from cliche's
and I am who I am
Anyway
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