Take a good look at yourself You're probably singing along Lying alone in your room Or cruisin' down an empty road Or maybe you're on your feet In a crowd of strangers and friends The spotlight's on someone else But you feel like you're part of the show What's the magic in the music And why does it bring us together like this We all have a longing inside And it keeps us singing song after song after song...
We're all waiting for the best song ever It's somewhere out there, and everyone can feel it We keep waiting for the best song ever And when it arrives the whole world's gonna hear it Yeah, the best song ever Someday we'll all be singing it together
Where will the song come from Who's gonna find the right words Come up with a melody That rings in every human soul Well dig out your instruments Make sure they're all in tune ‘Cause nobody knows how long But we still got some singing to do ‘Cause there's magic in the music Just look how it brings us together like this We all have a longing inside And it keeps us singin' song after song after song
We're all waiting for the best song ever It's somewhere out there, and everyone can feel it We keep waiting for the best song ever And when it arrives the whole world is gonna hear it Yeah, the best song ever Someday we'll all be singing it together The best song ever!
Start with an infant world and an open sky On a perfect day, breath from the mouth of God Sends a quiver through His design of clay And it is good, and it is good
Tell me the story again Tell me the story again Wake to a girl beside Here's a hand to hold and never go away
Now taste the forbidden fruit Make a poor excuse Feel the wall of shame And run and hide, and run and hide
Tell me the story again Tell me the story again Child in a manger bed See the virgin smile, she understood
Now grow up and break your bread Pour your cup of wine On a cross of wood A cross of wood, a cross of wood
Tell me the story again Tell me the story again Tell me the story again Tell me the story again
Time twenty centuries There's a boy on his knees At the river's edge Now plunge with his guilty stains In the cleansing waves And wash his sins away
Oh, happy day Oh, happy day Oh, happy day Oh, happy day
Tell me that story again Tell me that story again Tell me the story, tell me the story Tell me the story, tell me the story again
Start with an infant world And an open sky on a perfect day
City sidewalk, bright Saturday morning Beggar with a halo shuffles up to me He asks me for a coin, and mumbles "Thank you, and God bless you"
Good deeds and halos, not sure what I believe He asks me, "Is there something I can give back to you? How 'bout this halo for an hour or two?" And now I'm
Sneakin' into heaven with a borrowed halo Hopin' no one notices my broken wings Peekin' through these gates and thinkin', Lord have mercy I'm never gonna make it if it's up to me
'Postle Peter, taps me on my shoulder Says, "Son, are you lost?" I say, "Can you show me around?" "Well, I'd be glad too Tell me, what brings you to heaven today?"
"I've always wondered what the fuss is all about" I feel like a kid flashin' a fake I.D. Tryin' to slip past the Authority And now I'm
Sneakin' into heaven with a borrowed halo Hoping no one notices my broken wings Peekin? through these gates and thinkin', Lord have mercy I'm never gonna make it if it's up to me!
Hey Mr. Pedro, I have a little confession I don't belong here, and this halo isn't mine Peter laughs and says "Well, boy, haven't you noticed?
We've all been broken, but now we're doin' just fine ?Cause nobody's good enough And up here we're all the same We all get to heaven under someone else's name!"
Sneakin' into heaven with a borrowed halo Hopin' no one notices our broken wings Peekin? through these gates and thinkin?, Lord have mercy I?m never gonna make it if it?s up to me
Love, how did I find you? Was I even breathing before I knew your name? Who could ever have planned this? Arranged a whole planet to all turn out this way.
Hey, only Heaven knows The dreams behind these things I'm aksing Even our angels look surprised To bump their wings in passing
I love you How can I say, I love you Let the words escape
Though you snuck up behind me I thought I was hiding But oh how I fell for you
My heart beats double inside me As I learn to love it Say my prayers for two
Hey, only Heaven saw The tears I cried On the day I met you
If the whole world goes wrong I'll don a cape And fly to your rescue
Because I love you How can I say, I love you Let the words escape Let the words escape Let the words escape
Here come those eyes There goes my ability to breathe Those legs are walkin' her to me Oh, tell me I ain't dreamin Here comes that smile I can't even move, can't even blink 'Cause I don't wanna miss a thing And I ain't even foolin' when I say the boys are droolin' And the girls are starin' her down My knees go weak and my heart starts to pound
It happens every time She saunters into the room It all blurs and all starts to zoom And then my head starts spinnin' She gets a few feet away And suddenly we're both in slow motion Like we're alone in the deep blue ocean I know it's just a feelin'
But it might as well be real because I Think I might be fixin' to drown My knees go weak and my heart starts to pound
She takes my hand I don't know what to say She understands anyway...
And here come those eyes Can she see what I'm thinkin' on If this is what they call love I can't believe I'm in it Thankin' heaven every minute I'm the luckiest boy in this town My knees go weak and my heart stops I can't catch my breath I think I'd better sit down My knees go weak and my heart starts to pound
So go ahead and ask her For happy ever after 'Cause nobody knows what's coming So why not take a chance on loving Come on, pour the glass and tempt me Either half-full or half-empty 'Cause if it all comes down to flavor The glass is tipping in my favor
Life gave me lemonade and I can't imagine why Born on a sunny day, beneath a tangerine sky I live life without pretending I'm a sucker for happy endings Thanks for the lemonade Thanks for the lemonade!
Now take your time to answer me For the beauty of romancing Is to calm your trembling hand with mine While begging love to fill your eyes I can hardly breathe while waiting To find out what your heart is saying And as we're swirling in this flavor The world is tilting in our favor
Life gave me lemonade and I can't imagine why Born on a sunny day, beneath a tangerine sky I live life without pretending I'm a sucker for happy endings Thanks for the lemonade Thanks for the lemonade!
I've got it made Rest in the shade And hold my love While God above Stirs wiith a spoon We share the moon Smile at the bees More sugar please He really loves us after all We're gonna need another straw! We're gonna need another straw!
Life gave me lemonade and I can't imagine why Born on a sunny day, beneath a tangerine sky I live life without pretending I'm a sucker for happy endings Thanks for the lemonade Thanks for the lemonade!
here we are together i never would have guessed it baby theres a reason and baby there's a message cause we've all seen the glories and we've all heard love stories stranger than this stranger than this punch lines and ironies swirl through the galaxies like dust in the sunbeams that slant through our windows and heartbeats and molecules geniuses and silly fools we're all at the mericies of punch lines and ironies
echoes and rumors of Gods sense of humor leak out of heaven in the mysteries and ledgends and they whisper their glories into our love stories and help us believe yeah help us believe punch lines and ironies swirl through the galaxies like dust in the sunbeams that slant through our windows and heartbeats and molecules geniuses and silly fools we're all at the mericies of punch lines and ironies
So-called reality right htere on my TV if tha's how life's supposed to be, well somebody's lyin' the camera's on and we can tell to keep you fame you have to yell 'cause tensions build, and products sell, and we're all buyin' I hope we're smarter than this
Chorus Everybody take a breath why are all your faces red we're missin' all the words you said you don't have to yell
draw your lines and choose your side 'cause many things are worth the fight but louder doesn't make you right you don't have to yell, oh
you don't have to yell
I tuned in to hear the news I don't want your point of view if that's the best that you can do, then Something's missing and experts on whatever side you plug your ears, you scream you lines you claim to have an open mind, but nobody's listenin' don't you think we're smarter than this?
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Bridge If everyone will take the step back away and count to ten clear your mind and start again we won't have to yell
Hear a newborn baby cry Hear the farmers pray for rain One more soldier gives his life A homeless man begs for change But change won't come easily What does this have to do with me?
And my heart pounds with a thunder And I stop and wonder What should we do with life's surprises? (Everyday the sun rises on us!) Like a swing set in a graveyard, Like a bloom in the desert sands (Look at my tremblin' hands!) 'Cause it hits me like lightning That love must keep fighting And somehow, every time Love is gonna break through! Love is gonna break through! Love is gonna break through! Love is gonna break through!
World inside a clear blue sky Teeming with humanity Tears and laughter intertwine Our comedies and tragedies And History is a runaway
But not so far that Love can't find and save
And my heart pounds with a thunder And I stop and wonder What should we do with life's surprises? (Everyday the sun rises on us!) Like a swing set in a graveyard, Like a bloom in the desert sands (Look at my tremblin' hands!) 'Cause it hits me like lightning That love must keep fighting And somehow, every time Love is gonna break through! Love is gonna break through! Love is gonna break through! Love is gonna break through!
It takes my breath, it's come to this We all bleed red, you can't resist The changing wind, the roaring tide C'mon, get on the winning side
Love is gonna break through! Love is gonna break through! Love is gonna break through! Love is gonna break through!
Pardon my dust, excuse the mess we're making somethin' new out of all of this I'm saying my prayers, and I'm trying to change so give me some time, 'cause I'm still finding my way
Why are you lookin' at me this way? pointing your finger, shakin' your head how 'bout some love along the way, instead
Pardon my dust, excuse this mess I've left a trail of debris, so you've gotta be very careful where you step I've made some mistakes, so what? Done quite a few things wrong
Could you roll up your tidy sleeves and help a brother along?
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Pardon my dust, excuse the mess Please don't be another judge I need to try to impress Stop calling me names, stop casting your stones let the good Lord sort this all out when we are all at home
Pardon my dust, excuse my mess help me believe there's gonna be something beautiful on the other side of this have patience with me, I'm still sweeping floors so pardon my dust, I'll pardon yours
Leave it alone, don't analyze 'Cause love can be your lullaby But love can be your hurricane too And love can take your breath away But love can leave you lonely and blue Oh, what's a heart to do? Oh, what's a heart to do?
Why be afraid No reason to hide Take the chance Put it all on the line Draw in a deep breath and throw open the door 'Cause that's what a heart is beating for
Yeah, that's what a heart is beating for Beating for, beating for
Brace yourselves, take a good look around We've all been thinking upside-down That love's about what life can bring our way Oh but love isn't love unless someone pays And so with love, the only way to gain Is give it all away Is give it all away!
Why be afraid No reason to hide Take the chance Put it all on the line Draw in a deep breath and throw open the door 'Cause that's what a heart is beating for Yeah, that's what a heart is beating for Beating for, beating for
The first thought through my sleepy head when I fell outta my bed is I Hope the sky is grey I'm gonna write a sad song today. So I make up my mind, slip on my shoes, I'm gonna pick up a paper and read the news Cause I'm sure to find enough blues to write my sad song But when I open the door and the sun spills through Takes away my breath and I think of you and the only blues to hit my eyes are those beautiful blues in the clear blue sky So much for my sad song So much for my sorry attitude Let's make this a love song instead Cause I'm so in love with you Come on let's go out and play Save the sad song for another day No time for tears I'm wearing a smile So much for my sad song So much for my sad song So I pick up the news like I said I would Drop my jaw right where I stood Cause the headline reads 'all the news is good because love is on the way"" And love floods the world right before my eyes Everybody is dancing and slapping hi fives And such beautiful music fills the sky and we all sing along And now I snap out of my daydream And I can't believe how real it seems But I keep on dancing anyway It's turning out to be a beautiful day Sometimes I measure my day by how many things go my way And when things go wrong I usually get mad But this time I'm glad my song didn't turn out sad
Am I dreaming such absurdities I'm flying, and you're here with me We fingerpaint the sky Chase constellations sliding by Connect their dots and dance on tightropes in between We twirl and laugh about these crazy things we dream And then I kiss you And I wake myself Still laughing
It's daybreak, and the whole world's new The sun smiles, but where are you? Wish I could hold you again Nothing a daydream cannot mend You smile and promise me you'll always be around I whisper hallelu's and sing your name out loud But no one hears me Well, at least for now I'm smiling
You can't write such a comedy Without some conspiracy Inside there's mutiny and mayhem My secrets all want you to know them I shed a tear because this love can never be But as the saying goes it doesn't hurt to dream As long as you know That I find it all So amusing
I heard a rumor that love will make you crazy. Well is it true? Well that's no rumor; Look at the crazy things that love made Jesus do. Well, the friends He chose were thought to be outrageous (yes they were) And you could even find Him touching the contagious, yeah (yeah you could) And the craziest is how He chose to save us, save us- He gave His life away. Then He had to go and say "Got to love the same way that I love you."
Chorus: Love like crazy, yeah (love like crazy) Gotta love like crazy (love like crazy) Gotta love like crazy The way He loves you and me 'Cause if the world's ever gonna change We gotta love like crazy.
What the world needs now is for love to spread as fast as the rumors do. To make it we gotta take this thing from another whole point of view. Start by keeping our vows and not breaking promises. And bring hope to the Women at the Well, and the Doubting Thomases. And you kids, you gotta cheerfully do what your Pops and your Momma says. 'Cause He gave His life away. Then He had to go and say "Got to love the same way that I love you."
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Well I'm telling you boy, you got a lot to learn. I think your crazy alright, to love for nothing in return. You've lost your marbles; got a few loose screws; and if you count your cards I'll bet you got less than fifty-two. And now you've got me thinking you sorta planted a seed. 'Cause you're just so happy just the kind of love that I need. Nah, your train's off the track; You're from the loony bin; You know that brain that you ordered, Well it never came in. Or else you've fallen on your head and all your brains leaked out. 'Cause your lights are on, but ain't nobody in your house. The elevator doesn't quite reach the top floor; I think you're out in the left field, and I could say a lot more. But you don't care what I think; It doesn't matter what I'm telling you, You got the love of Jesus, and He's the one propelling you to love like He does. gotta love like He does. (echo)
'Cause if the world's ever gonna change. You gotta love like crazy. (love like crazy) You gotta love like crazy. (love like crazy) You gotta love like crazy. The way He loves you and me 'Cause if the world's ever gonna change, If the world's ever gonna change, If the world's ever gonna change, We gotta love...
Can you see the moon tonight Sugar-white perfection Radiant beams of purest light Our hearts' connection Carries me back to a lullaby The sweetest song in my memory Of Mama's voice on moonlit nights To hush her babies, singin'...
I see the moon, the moon sees me The moon sees the one that I want to see God bless the moon, and God bless me And God bless the one I'm longing to see
Did you ever notice the man in the moon He's the master of reflection Somehow he knows and imitates My heart's expressions Some nights he's melting in clouds of tears Or shining my smile like the bright sun But look, tonight the moon looks like He's missing someone
I see the moon, the moon sees me The moon sees the one that I want to see God bless the moon, and God bless me And God bless the one I'm longing to see
Got our heels dug in But time is draggin' us toward The time when time won't matter anymore They say life is but a vapor Just a blip on a radar screen Not the dates on your tombstone But the dash in between There's just today, that's all we got There's just today, that's all we got
Tick-tock, the past is locked The future's far away You can't go back, you can't hurry it up You gotta learn to live today Tick-tock, it's now o'clock The little hand is ours The second hand sweeps us around And the Big Hand has the power The Big Hand has the power
Well am I livin' or am I dyin' Will the world get another day? I hear a baby cryin', and I pluck out another gray I'm always talkin' about a change But talkin's all I've done I'm gonna start tomorrow But tomorrow never comes There's just today, that's all we got There's just today, that's all we got
Tick-tock, the past is locked The future's far away You can't go back, you can't hurry it up You gotta learn to live today Tick-tock, it's now o'clock The little hand is ours The second hand sweeps us around And the Big Hand has the power The Big Hand has the power
Always runnin' late Don't procrastinate Leavin' in a hurry Life is rollin' on Give me just a second Wait another minute Sleep another hour See another day dawn Call you next week See you in a month Celebrate a season Now another year's gone Well there goes a decade, a century, millenium And here comes eternity, eternity, eternity Here comes eternity, eternity What's up with eternity?
Tick-tock, the past is locked The future's far away You can't go back, you can't hurry it up You gotta learn to live today Tick-tock, it's now o'clock The little hand is ours The second hand sweeps us around And the Big Hand has the power The Big Hand has the power
Wake up you sleepyhead sun Rise from your eastern bed Stretch and yawn, now it's time to shine And chase our shadows west Burn in your pathway across the sky And brighten up our stories Wake the continents and oceans to Another blessed morning!
You are the gift, you are the proof The Lord looks down and warms my roof You are the light, you are the sign That I am loved and life is mine
You even played a part On history's saddest day You closed your eyes and the world grew dark While the Father hid His face And then two more circles around the world To weep and wait for glory And then you rose to show the way On Resurrection Morning!
You are the gift, you are the proof The Lord looks down and warms my roof You are the light, you are the sign That I am loved and life is mine
Evening so quickly comes You're ready to kiss the sea Enhancing the colors of our skin You cast our shadows east Your blankets are fading, their purple glows Your sleepy head is turning And to our dreams we'll gladly go And see you in the morning
You are the gift, you are the proof The Lord looks down and warms my roof You are the light, you are the sign That I am loved and life is mine
So go ahead and ask her For happy ever after 'Cause nobody knows what's coming So why not take a chance on loving Come on, pour the glass and tempt me Either half-full or half-empty 'Cause if it all comes down to flavor The glass is tipping in my favor
Life gave me lemonade and I can't imagine why Born on a sunny day, beneath a tangerine sky I live life without pretending I'm a sucker for happy endings Thanks for the lemonade Thanks for the lemonade!
Now take your time to answer me For the beauty of romancing Is to calm your trembling hand with mine While begging love to fill your eyes I can hardly breathe while waiting To find out what your heart is saying And as we're swirling in this flavor The world is tilting in our favor
Life gave me lemonade and I can't imagine why Born on a sunny day, beneath a tangerine sky I live life without pretending I'm a sucker for happy endings Thanks for the lemonade Thanks for the lemonade!
I've got it made Rest in the shade And hold my love While God above Stirs wiith a spoon We share the moon Smile at the bees More sugar please He really loves us after all We're gonna need another straw! We're gonna need another straw!
Life gave me lemonade and I can't imagine why Born on a sunny day, beneath a tangerine sky I live life without pretending I'm a sucker for happy endings Thanks for the lemonade Thanks for the lemonade!
