CROSS COUNTRY
(Written by Michael McMillan, copyright 2017)
ALIVE AGAIN
SHE WHISPERS I LOVE YOU, YOU SAY I LOVE YOU TOO
FORGOTTEN WORDS FROM DEEP INSIDE.
SEVEN YEARS GOD REST HER SOUL,
LONELY DAYS AND NIGHTS SO COLD,
BUT HIS HEALING HANDS CAN’T BE DENIED.
SHE MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU’RE ALIVE AGAIN,
AND EVERY NIGHT YOU KNEEL AND PRAY,
THAT GOD WILL HELP YOU TO SURVIVE AGAIN
AND LIVE TO LOVE ANOTHER DAY.
HE WHISPERS I LOVE YOU, YOU SAY I LOVE YOU TOO,
YOU HOLD YOUR FEAR INSIDE.
BRUISES HEAL THOUGH SCARS REMAIN,
BUT EVERY MAN IS NOT THE SAME,
YOU SEE THE KINDNESS IN HIS EYES
HE MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU’RE ALIVE AGAIN,
AND EVERY NIGHT YOU KNEEL AND PRAY,
THAT GOD WILL HELP YOU TO SURVIVE AGAIN
AND LIVE TO LOVE ANOTHER DAY.
YOU HOPED ONE DAY THE LORD WOULD REACH YOU
AND HELP YOU BREAK THESE CHAINS.
HE SENT AN ANGEL WHO WOULD TEACH YOU, HOW TO LOVE AGAIN.
HE MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU’RE ALIVE AGAIN,
AND EVERY NIGHT YOU KNEEL AND PRAY,
THAT GOD WILL HELP YOU TO SURVIVE AGAIN
AND LIVE TO LOVE ANOTHER DAY.
SHE WHISPERS I LOVE YOU, YOU SAY I LOVE YOU TOO
YOU FEEL ALIVE AGAIN.
DEATH BY BROKEN HEART
HE STOPPED ALONG THE ROADSIDE,
FADED PICTURE IN HIS HAND
SO MANY YEARS SINCE HE CRIED,
HE DIDN’T UNDERSTAND
WHY HIS TEARS FELL LIKE A CURTAIN
ON A LOVE THAT HE THOUGHT WAS CERTAIN
NOW EVERY ROAD HE TRAVELS,
LEADS BACK TO THE START,
THE WORLD ANNOUNCED HIS SENTENCE,
DEATH BY BROKEN HEART
HOMELESS ROMANTICS,
IT WAS FEAR AT FIRST SIGHT,
BUT THEY HELD EACH OTHER TIGHTLY
AND IN THE DARKNESS FOUND THE LIGHT,
BUT THE BRIGHTEST LIGHTS CAST THE DARKEST SHADOWS
AND TROUBLE FOLLOWS HIM WHEREVER HE GOES
AND EVERY ROAD HE TRAVELS,
LEADS BACK TO THE START,
THE WORLD ANNOUNCED HIS SENTENCE,
DEATH BY BROKEN HEART
THERE WAS A LITTLE GIRL THAT SHE ONCE KNEW,
SHE TOLD HIM ALL THE THINGS THEY MADE HER DO,
AND HOW THEY SAID SHE WOULD JUST BE PLAYING THEIR GAME.
AND WHEN SHE WAS ANOTHER’S WIFE,
SHE SAID SHE TRIED TO TAKE HER LIFE,
AS IT ALL CAME BACK TO HAUNT HER AGAIN AND AGAIN.
THE PICTURE IN THE PAPER,
TWO MEN FACE DOWN IN THE STREET,
HE HEARD A PREACHER SAYING,
REVENGE IS NEVER SWEET.
AS HIS TEARS FELL LIKE A CURTAIN
ON THE ONLY LOVE HE THOUGHT WAS CERTAIN
AND EVERY ROAD HE TRAVELS,
LEADS BACK TO THE START,
THE WORLD
ANNOUNCED HIS SENTENCE,
DEATH BY BROKEN HEART
YES EVERY ROAD HE TRAVELS,
LEADS BACK TO THE START,
THE WORLD ANNOUNCED HIS SENTENCE,
DEATH BY BROKEN HEART
FORGOTTEN BUT NOT GONE
HIS FAMILY HAVE ALL MOVED TO SOMEWHERE DOWN SOUTH
THE POSTCARD ARRIVES ONCE A YEAR,
AND THEY LAUGH WITH THE JONES’S
AND SAY HE’S ALRIGHT,
HE’S BEST WITH HIS FRIENDS AND HIS BEER.
THE BOYS LAUGH AT HIM AS HE TRIES TO STAND TALL,
THEY SEE HIM AS SOME KIND OF JOKE,
HIS OLD FRIENDS HAVE PASSED DOWN TOBACCO TRADE ROAD,
AND LEFT HIM WITH MIRRORS AND SMOKE.
SO GIVE THE OLD DEVIL SYMPATHY AS HE WALKS DOWN YOUR STREET,
IT COULD SOON BE A ROAD THAT YOU’RE ON,
IT’S SAD WHEN THERE’S NO-ONE TO MOURN BY YOUR GRAVE,
BUT SAD WHEN YOU’RE FORGOTTEN… BUT NOT GONE.
THE GRAVEYARD WHERE SHIPS WERE ONCE BUILT FOR THE WORLD,
WAS THE PLAYGROUND HE LEARNED WRONG FROM RIGHT,
A LOAN FOR THE RENT AND A LOAN FOR THE FOOD,
ALL ALONE AS THE CROWD WATCHED HIM FIGHT.
YES IT’S HARD TO BELEIVE THAT THIS ONCE AS A MAN,
WHO STOOD TOE TO TOE WITH THE BEST,
HAVE A LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND TAKE IT FROM ME,
THAT TIME WILL TAKE CARE OF THE REST.
SO GIVE THE OLD DEVIL SYMPATHY AS HE WALKS DOWN YOUR STREET,
IT COULD SOON BE A ROAD THAT YOU’RE ON,
IT’S SAD WHEN THERE’S NO-ONE TO MOURN BY YOUR GRAVE,
BUT SAD WHEN YOU’RE FORGOTTEN… BUT NOT GONE.
HE’D BEEN A FATHER, A LOVER , A FRIEND,
HE’S FOUGHT FOR HIS COUNTRY WITH PRIDE.
SOMETIMES A MAN DOES WHAT A MAN HAS TO DO,
AND PEOPLE DON’T SEE WHATS INSIDE
SO DON’T YOU DARE JUDGE HIM AS HE SHUFFLES BY,
DOING THE BEST THAT HE CAN,
HE’S A HERO TO GRANDSONS AND GRANDAUGHTERS TOO,
HE’S A SINNER, A SAINT, YOUR OLD MAN.
SO GIVE THE OLD DEVIL SYMPATHY AS HE WALKS DOWN YOUR STREET,
IT COULD SOON BE A ROAD THAT YOU’RE ON, ITS SAD WHEN THERE’S
NO-ONE TO MOURN BY YOUR GRAVE,
BUT SAD WHEN YOU’RE FORGOTTEN… BUT NOT GONE.
SAD WHEN YOU’RE FORGOTTEN… BUT NOT GONE.
GODS GIFT
LITTLE ONE, ON THE DAY THAT YOU WERE BORN,
HEAVEN PLACED THE BRIGHTEST STARS IN YOUR EYES.
YOUR SMILE, MAKES THE WORLD SEEM WORTHWHILE,
BRIGHTER THAN THE LIGHT OF A SUMMER SUNRISE
THIS LOVE IS A GIFT FROM GOD ABOVE AND YOU MEAN SO MUCH TO HIM
I PRAY THAT AS I WALK WITH YOU SOME WAY,
YOU’LL DRAW A LITTLE CLOSER TO HIM
WEDDING DANCE, I MAY NOT GET ANOTHER CHANCE AS WE PUT OUR AWKWARD STEPS TOGETHER,
HANDSOME BOY WHO FILLS YOUR LIFE WITH SO MUCH JOY,
I PRAY HE’LL DANCE WITH YOU FOREVER
THIS LOVE IS A GIFT FROM GOD ABOVE AND YOU MEAN SO MUCH TO HIM
I PRAY THAT AS I WALK WITH YOU SOME WAY,
YOU’LL DRAW A LITTLE CLOSER TO HIM
LOVE IS PATIENT KIND AND STRONG,
LOVE KEEPS NO RECORD OF YOUR WRONGS,
LOVE ISN’T PROUD IT WONT GET ANGRY WHEN YOU FALL,
LOVE IS THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL
THIS LOVE IS A GIFT FROM GOD ABOVE AND YOU MEAN SO MUCH TO HIM
I PRAY THAT AS I WALK WITH YOU SOME WAY,
YOU’LL DRAW A LITTLE CLOSER TO HIM
YES THIS LOVE IS A GIFT FROM GOD ABOVE AND YOU MEAN SO MUCH TO HIM
I PRAY THAT AS I WALK WITH YOU SOME WAY,
YOU’LL DRAW A LITTLE CLOSER TO HIM
MIRACLES
WHEN I WAS JUST A YOUNG BOY MY GRANDPA SAID TO ME
LIVE YOUR LIFE LIKE TOMORROW MIGHT NOT COME,
AND AS YOU TRAVEL ON LIFE’S HIGHWAY HELP AS MANY AS YOU SEE,
BECAUSE IN GOD’S GREAT PLAN YOU’RE NOT THE ONLY ONE
AND THEN HE TOLD ME WHILE YOU’RE WAITING FOR THAT MIRACLE,
DON’T JUST THINK ABOUT YOURSELF,
INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR THAT MIRACLE,
BE A MIRACLE FOR SOMEONE ELSE.
SO WHEN LIFE HAS TURNED THE HEAT UP AND YOUR FAITH IS TURNING COLD
AND IT SEEMS LIKE ALL YOUR PRAYERS HAVE BEEN DENIED,
WELL THAT’S THE TIME TO GIVE YOUR SEAT UP TO ANOTHER LONELY SOUL
AND TO TELL THEM THAT YOU’RE WALKING BY THEIR SIDE
YOU GOTTA TELL THEM WHILE YOU’RE WAITING FOR THAT MIRACLE,
DON’T JUST THINK ABOUT YOURSELF,
INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR THAT MIRACLE,
BE A MIRACLE FOR SOMEONE ELSE.
YOU'VE GOT TO LEARN TO PAY IT FORWARD TO EVERYONE YOU MEET,
WHO JUST CAN’T MAKE IT ON THEIR OWN,
AND WHEN YOU DO YOU’LL BE REWARDED,
TO SEE THEM ON THEIR FEET,
TO KNOW THEY’LL NEVER FACE THIS WORLD ALONE.
BUT THERE’S ONE THING THAT IS CERTAIN,
MORE IS SAID THAN DONE,
AND YOU’LL STRUGGLE WITH THE THOUGHTS INSIDE YOUR HEAD
YOU NEED TO ASK YOUSELF THIS QUESTION,
HAVE I GOT TOO MUCH JUST FOR ONE AND THINK ABOUT THE WORDS MY GRANDPA SAID
SO JUST REMEMBER WHILE YOU’RE WAITING FOR THAT MIRACLE,
DON’T JUST THINK ABOUT YOURSELF,
INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR THAT MIRACLE,
BE A MIRACLE FOR SOMEONE ELSE.
INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR THAT MIRACLE,
BE A MIRACLE FOR SOMEONE ELSE.
MISS YOU
MISS YOU
OH MY GOD HOW I MISS YOU
YOU WERE ALL OF MY LIFE,
NOW YOU’RE GONE
KISS YOU
WHEN AGAIN CAN I KISS YOU
IN YOUR FAR PARADISE
WILL IT BE LONG.
FAST ASLEEP I HOLD ON TO YOUR HAND NOW,
JUST TO KEEP ME FROM FALLING APART.
FRIENDS CALL AND THEY TELL ME YOUR SAFE NOW
IN THE ARMS OF THE LORD AND BY HIS SIDE
TEARS FALL,
EVERY PLACE IS A MEMORY OF THE LIFE THAT WE SHARED
WE LAUGHED AND CRIED
FAST ASLEEP I HOLD ON TO YOUR HAND NOW,
JUST TO KEEP ME FROM FALLING APART.
MISS YOU
OH MY GOD HOW I MISS YOU
YOU WERE ALL OF MY LIFE AND NOW YOU’RE GONE.
MY BEST FRIEND
GOD KNOWS ALL THE TEARS YOU CRIED,
WORKING HARD TO PROVIDE,
A LIFE FOR YOUR CHILDREN,
I PRAY THAT ONE DAY THEY WILL SEE
HOW GOOD LIFE TURNED OUT TO BE,
WITH ALL THE LOVE THAT YOU GIVE THEM
SO I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I REALLY LOVE YOU
TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU’RE MY BEST FRIEND
WHEN YOU’RE HERE BESIDE ME,
NO PLACE I’D RATHER BE,
YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME YOU’RE MY BEST FRIEND
ALL ALONE WITH SUCH A COLD HEARTED MAN,
YOU HAD SO MUCH TO GIVE
YOU NEEDED SOMEONE TO HOLD YOU.
A LONELY LIFE AS A STRANGERS WIFE
THIS WAS YOUR TIME TO LIVE,
BUT NOBODY TOLD YOU
SO I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I REALLY LOVE YOU
TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU’RE MY BEST FRIEND
WHEN YOU’RE HERE BESIDE ME,
NO PLACE I’D RATHER BE,
YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME YOU’RE MY BEST FRIEND
YOU HAVE A HEART THAT’S AS BIG AS THE SUN
YOU HAVE A HEART THAT’S AS BIG AS THE SUN
YOU HAVE A HEART THAT’S AS BIG AS THE SUN
YOU HAVE A HEART THAT’S AS BIG AS THE SUN
YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME YOU’RE MY BEST FRIEND
NO HEAVY LOAD
ANOTHER LONELY ROAD
LIES AHEAD OF ME,
AS I TRY TO GET
TO WHERE I’M MEANT TO BE,
BUT ITS NO HEAVY LOAD
I AM WALKING FREE,
AS THE LORD ABOVE
WATCHES OVER ME
I SEE A MAN AHEAD
AND I THINK HOW FAR HE’S GONE,
THEN I LOOK BEHIND
AND I REMEMBER WHERE I CAME FROM
AT ANOTHER TIME
THERE WAS A FAMILY,
BUT THE DEVILS DRINK
TOOK THEM AWAY FROM ME.
DRANK AWAY MY FEARS,
GOT DOWN ON MY KNEES
TAKE AWAY MY TEARS,
JESUS HELP ME PLEASE
I SEE A MAN AHEAD
AND I THINK HOW FAR HE’S GONE,
THEN I LOOK BEHIND
AND I REMEMBER WHERE I CAME FROM
SO I WILL WALK WITH YOU
IF YOU’LL WALK WITH ME,
AND I’LL HELP YOU GET
TO WHERE YOU’RE MEANT TO BE.
AND AS WE REACH THE CROSS
YOU HAVE A CHOICE TO MAKE,
THE ANGELS WILL REJOICE
BY WHICH ROAD YOU TAKE
AND I TELL MYSELF
I’M NOT WHERE I SHOULD BE,
BUT AS I LOOK BEHIND
I’M NOT WHERE I USED TO BE.
IT’S NO HEAVY LOAD
I AM WALKING FREE
AS THE LORD ABOVE
WATCHES OVER ME.
SCARS AND STRIPES
DROVE FROM FRISCO BAY,
DOWN TO MONTEREY,
SPOKE WITH PEOPLE ALL THE WAY
UNTIL WE REACHED L.A.
HOLLYWOODS AN AWFUL SIGHT,
HOMELESS PEOPLE BLACK AND WHITE
WON’T SEE ANY STARS TONIGHT,
NONE OF THEM HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT
UNDERNEATH THE STAR STRANGLED BANNER,
WE SAW THE SCARS AND STRIPES,
SO MANY PEOPLE ALONE.
AND THEY BELIEVE THAT THEY NO LONGER MATTER,
GOD BLESS AMERICA,
BUT TAKE CARE OF YOUR OWN
WE MET A NASHVILLE MAN
SAID HIS COUNTRY DIED IN VIETNAM,
NOW HE’S FIGHTING UNCLE SAM,
SAYS HE DOESN’T UNDERESTAND.
YOUNG GIRL DOWN ON BOURBON STREET,
HABIT THAT SHE’S TRYING TO BEAT,
TAKING MONEY FROM THE MEN SHE MEETS,
BUT TONIGHT HER KIDS AINT GONNA EAT
UNDERNEATH THE STAR STRANGLED BANNER,
WE SAW THE SCARS AND STRIPES,
SO MANY PEOPLE ALONE.
AND THEY BELIEVE THAT THEY NO LONGER MATTER,
GOD BLESS AMERICA,
JUST TAKE CARE OF YOUR OWN
YOU SAY IN GOD WE TRUST,
BUT YOU PUT THE DOLLAR FIRST,
IT MAKES NO SENSE TO US,
YOUR CHANGE IS KILLING ALL OF US.
AMERICA AMERICA,
YOU SAY YOU WANT TO WIN THIS FIGHT,
STOP GIVING GOD WHATS LEFT,
START GIVING GOD WHATS RIGHT
THEN BENEATH YOUR STAR SPANGLED BANNER,
HEALING YOUR SCARS AND STRIPES,
NO MORE PEOPLE ALONE.
WHEN THEY FEEL THAT THEY REALLY MATTER,
GOD WILL BLESS AMERICA
TAKING CARE OF HER OWN,
GOD WILL BLESS AMERICA,
TAKING CARE OF HER OWN.
TELL HER
ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT,
AN EMPTY HEAD, A DRINK, A FIGHT
YOU MADE HER FEEL LIKE SHE WAS NOWHERE,
DO YOU THINK IT’S ALRIGHT
THE GIRLS CAN DANCE WITH YOU ALL NIGHT,
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO GO THERE
DON’T LIVE WITH REGRET
YOU DIDN’T MEAN THE THINGS YOU SAID,
BUT BROKEN HEARTS CAN LAST FOREVER.
TELL HER YOU LOVE HER,
HOLD HER AND NEVER LET HER GO
FEELING TWO HEARTS BEAT TOGETHER.
ALONE IN YOUR BED
FOLLOW YOUR HEART AND NOT YOUR HEAD
SWALLOW YOUR PRIDE BE TOGETHER
YOU CAN TAKE IT FROM ME,
I THINK ABOUT HER EVERY DAY,
I LET A PERFECT LOVE GET BROKEN,
I JUST NEED YOU TO SEE
THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO SAY,
TOO MANY WORDS LEFT UNSPOKEN
TELL HER YOU LOVE HER,
HOLD HER AND NEVER LET HER GO
FEELING TWO HEARTS BEAT TOGETHER.
SHOW HER YOU LOVE HER
KISS HER AND PRAY THAT SHE WILL KNOW,
YOU WANT TO BE WITH HER FOREVER.
I HID BEHIND MY ANGER AND MY PRIDE,
NOW I’D GIVE ANYTHING TO HOLD HER
DON’T YOU DENY THIS LOVE YOU FEEL INSIDE
OR THE WORDS I SHOULD HAVE TOLD HER
SO TELL HER YOU LOVE HER,
HOLD HER AND NEVER LET HER GO
FEELING TWO HEARTS BEAT TOGETHER.
SHOW HER YOU LOVE HER
KISS HER AND PRAY THAT SHE WILL KNOW,
YOU WANT TO BE WITH HER FOREVER.
THE MAN
SOMETIME THE ROAD I’M ON GETS TOO HARD
AS I WALK IT ON MY OWN
I REALLY THOUGHT THAT I’D COME SO FAR
BUT ALL I AM IS FAR FROM HOME.
I MET A STRANGER ON A DARK ROAD
HE SAID YOUR BURDON I WILL SHARE
HE SAID IF YOUR LIFE HAS NO DIRECTION
ANY ROAD WILL TAKE YOU THERE
I MET THE MAN WHO WALKS ON WATER,
WHO TURNS THE WATER INTO WINE
THE MAN WHO HEALS THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS
THE MAN WHO GIVES SIGHT TO THE BLIND
I DO THE THINGS THAT I DONT WANT TO DO,
AND I DONT DO THE THINGS I SHOULD,
I’M STILL THE MAN I DONT WANT TO BE,
INSTEAD OF BEING THE MAN I COULD.
THEN I MET THE MAN WHO WALKS ON WATER
WHO TURNS THE WATER INTO WINE
THE MAN WHO HEALS THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS
THE MAN WHO GIVES SIGHT TO THE BLIND
LEAN NOT ON YOUR UNDERSTANDING,
BUT TRUST IN HIM WITH ALL YOUR HEART
BRING TO HIM ALL THAT YOU’RE PLANNING
AND HE’LL BE WITH YOU FROM THE START
THIS IS THE MAN WHO WALKS ON WATER,
WHO TURNED THE WATER INTO WINE
THE MAN WHO HEALS THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS,
THE MAN WHO GIVES SIGHT TO THE BLIND
THIS IS THE MAN WHO WALKS ON WATER,
WHO TURNED THE WATER INTO WINE
THE MAN WHO HEALS THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS,
THE MAN WHO GIVES SIGHT TO THE BLIND
THREE’S A CLOUD
HE REALLY COULDN’T TAKE IT ANY MORE,
HIS BROKEN HEART IN PIECES ON THE FLOOR,
HE THOUGHT ABOUT ONCE UPON A TIME,
BUT HAPPY EVER AFTER DIDN’T RHYME.
HE USED TO BE HER SHELTER FROM THE STORM,
A HEART SO BIG COULD MELT HER, KEEP HER WARM.
BUT WHEN HE SAW THAT COLDNESS IN HER EYES,
THE OTHER MEN WERE REALLY NO SURPRISE
THREES A CLOUD THAT DARKENS EVERY DAY,
THREES A CLOUD THAT STEALS THE SUN AWAY,
THREES A CLOUD THAT CAUSES TEARS TO FALL LIKE POURING RAIN,
THREES A CLOUD THAT’S COMING BACK AGAIN.
NOW EVERY TOWN HE PLAYS IN WITH HIS SONGS,
ANOTHER WOMEN TELLS HIM HE BELONGS.
BUT HOME IS WHERE THE HURT IS HE SINGS,
HE SAW HER AT THE BAR REMOVE HER RING.
A HOTEL ROOM FOR ONE NIGHT SHE COULD STAND,
HE TURNED HER DOWN SHE’D NEVER UNDERSTAND,
A LOVE LIKE THIS WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE,
HER MAN AT HOME THINKS TWO IS COMPANY
THREES A CLOUD THAT DARKENS EVERY DAY,
THREES A CLOUD THAT STEALS THE SUN AWAY,
THREES A CLOUD THAT CAUSES TEARS TO FALL LIKE POURING RAIN,
THREES A CLOUD THAT’S COMING BACK AGAIN.
HE FEELS SO TIRED HE FEEL SO OLD
AND SUMMER NIGHTS ALL FEEL SO COLD,
SHE HIDES HER LYING EYES AGAIN, HE SEES THE DARK CLOUDS ROLLING IN
THREES A CLOUD THAT DARKENS EVERY DAY,
THREES A CLOUD THAT STEALS THE SUN AWAY,
THREES A CLOUD THAT CAUSES TEARS TO FALL LIKE POURING RAIN,
THREES A CLOUD THAT’S COMING BACK AGAIN.
THREES A CLOUD THAT DARKENS EVERY DAY,
THREES A CLOUD THAT STEALS THE SUN AWAY,
THREES A CLOUD THAT CAUSES TEARS TO FALL LIKE POURING RAIN,
THREES A CLOUD THAT’S COMING BACK AGAIN.
TURN UP THE SILENCE
WHATS GETTING IN OUR WAY TODAY,
WHAT STOPS US MOVING ON
THERE’S SOME THINGS I NEED TO SAY TODAY,
SOME THINGS FORGOTTEN BUT NOT GONE
I TRY TO DO THE BEST I CAN, BUT I DON’T UNDERSTAND
I SAW HIM DRIVE AWAY TODAY,
YOU SAID HE HADN’T BEEN AROUND
GOT ON MY KNEES AND PRAYED TODAY,
THAT GOD WOULD TAKE HIM FROM THIS TOWN.
YOU ASK ME TO TRUST YOU,
BUT YOU CANT TRUST YOURSELF.
SOMEBODY TURN UP THE SILENCE AND LOOK IN MY EYES,
SOMEBODY TELL ME THE TRUTH
I’M TIRED OF LISTENING TO SO MANY LIES
AND YET ANOTHER EXCUSE.
I HEARD HE WENT AWAY TODAY,
HE DIDN’T TELL YOU ABOUT HIS LIFE
HE SAID HE COULDN’T STAY TODAY,
HE DIDN’T TELL YOU ABOUT HIS WIFE
BUT HE TOLD YOU HE LOVES YOU,
READ BETWEEN THE LIES.
IT DOESN’T HAVE TO END THIS WAY
AND IF YOU’RE WILLING SO AM I
THERE’S SOMETHING ELSE I NEED TO SAY TODAY,
IT BREAKS MY HEART TO SEE YOU CRY
SO IF YOU STILL LOVE ME, I STILL LOVE YOU TOO
SOMEBODY TURN UP THE SILENCE AND LOOK IN MY EYES,
PLEASE TELL ME THE TRUTH
DON’T WANT TO LISTEN TO ANY MORE LIES
AND YET ANOTHER EXCUSE.
TURN UP THE SILENCE AND SWITCH OFF THE WORLD,
DON’T NEED TO HEAR ANY MORE,
WILL YOU FIGHT FOR THE LOVE THAT WE HAD,
BEFORE I WALK OUT THAT DOOR
YOU’RE MY SON
SO MANY TIMES I TRIED TO TELL YOU,
AND I REMEMBER EVERY ONE
NOW I HOPE THESE WORDS WILL HELP YOU,
I’M SO PROUD, YOU’RE MY SON
I’M SORRY OUR LIFE WASN’T EASY,
AND DIDN’T TURN OUT LIKE WE PLANNED
BUT YOU KNOW I’VE ALWAYS BEEN THERE,
AND I’LL ALWAYS TAKE YOUR HAND
AND IF I COULD TURN BACK THE CLOCK,
WOULD YOU WANT ME TO
IF I COULD BE LIKE SOMEBODY ELSE,
I’D WANT TO BE LIKE YOU.
AND IF I COULD TURN BACK THE CLOCK,
WOULD YOU WANT ME TO
IF I COULD BE LIKE SOMEBODY ELSE,
I WOULD BE LIKE YOU.
SO MANY TIMES I TRIED TO TELL YOU,
AND I REMEMBER EVERY ONE
NOW I HOPE THESE WORDS WILL HELP YOU,
I’M SO PROUD, YOU’RE MY SON