HEAVEN SENT RANCH
(Written by Michael McMillan copyright 2023)
HEAVEN SENT RANCH
THERE’S A PLACE SO CLOSE TO HEAVEN THERES A PEACE YOU WON’T BELIEVE
WHERE YOU CAN LEARN TO LIVE AND LAUGH AND LOVE
A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN BREATHE
WE MAKE A LIVING FROM THE THINGS WE GET
BUT WE MAKE A LIFE FROM WHAT WE GIVE
WE MAY NOT HAVE THE ANSWERS YET BUT WE CAN HELP EACH OTHER LIVE
COME TO THE PLACE WHERE EVERYONE KNOWS YOUR NAME
WHERE THE GOOD LORD…GIVES YOU…ONE MORE CHANCE
WITH THAT SMILE ON YOUR FACE THINGS WILL NEVER BE THE SAME
AND YOU WILL DO YOUR OWN DANCE… ON HEAVEN SENT RANCH
JUST LIKE DOUBTING THOMAS WOULD NOT BELIEVE TILL I WAS SHOWN
I WILL NOT FOLLOW ANY CROWD I WANT A WALK THAT IS MY OWN
NOW I’VE SEEN IT WITH MY OWN EYES AND I KNOW THAT I WAS WRONG
YOU TAUGHT ME HOW TO TRUST AGAIN YOU MADE ME FEEL THAT I BELONG
WHEN I CAME TO THE PLACE WHERE EVERYONE KNOWS MY NAME
WHERE THE GOOD LORD…GAVE ME…ONE MORE CHANCE
I SAW THAT SMILE ON YOUR FACE AND THINGS WILL NEVER BE THE SAME
YOU HELPED ME DO MY OWN DANCE… ON HEAVEN SENT RANCH
WHEN MY DAYS ON EARTH ARE OVER AND THE GOOD LORD CALLS TO ME
BEYOND THE GATES OF HEAVEN IN THE DISTANCE I CAN SEE
THERES A BIG MAN STANDING SMILING WITH HIS LADY BY HIS SIDE
TWO HEARTS AS BIG AS TEXAS AND THEIR ARMS ARE OPEN WIDE
NOW I’VE COME TO THE PLACE WHERE EVERYONE KNOWS MY NAME
WHERE THE GOOD LORD…GAVE ME…ONE MORE CHANCE
WITH THAT SMILE ON MY FACE MY LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME
YOU LET ME DO MY OWN DANCE….ON HEAVEN SENT RANCH
NOW I CAN DO MY OWN DANCE….ON HEAVENS SENT RANCH
BROKEN
I RAN WITH DOGS AND I WALKED WITH HORSES
SEEN A WORLD WHERE NO REMORSE IS
EASIER THAN ADMITTING THAT YOU'RE WRONG
I CROSSED THAT LINE AND LOST MY SENSES
IN A BROKEN WORLD WITH NO GOOD FENCES
TRYING HARD TO PROVE THAT I WAS STRONG
A TWO HORSE RACE IN A ONE HORSE TOWN
SOMEONE'S GOING TO LOSE
AND THEY ALWAYS CHOSE THE FAVOURITE OVER ME
BUT EVEN A BROKEN CLOCK GETS TO BE RIGHT TWICE A DAY
MY TIME IS COMING SOON JUST WAIT AND SEE
DID SOME THINGS THAT I’M NOT PROUD OF
TRIED TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD OF
PEOPLE WHO ALL SANG A DIFFERENT SONG
BECAME A MAN I DID NOT ASK FOR FOR
FOUND A LOVE THAT DID NOT LAST FOR
IN MY LIFE…NOTHING LASTS FOR LONG
A TWO HORSE RACE IN A ONE HORSE TOWN
SOMEONE'S GOING TO LOSE
AND YOU ALWAYS CHOSE THE FAVOURITE OVER ME
BUT EVEN A BROKEN CLOCK GETS TO BE RIGHT RIGHT TWICE A DAY
MY TIME IS COMING SOON JUST WAIT AND SEE
I HOPE ONE DAY YOU UNDERSTAND
WHY I CHOSE THE ROAD WHERE GYPSY’S SANG
I DO NOT REGRET A SINGLE DAY
FOR LIFE IS HARD WHEN YOU HAVE NO CHOICE
AND HARDER STILL WHEN YOU HAVE NO VOICE
AND NO-ONE REALLY CARED MUCH ANYWAY
A TWO HORSE RACE IN A ONE HORSE TOWN
SOMEONE'S GOING TO LOSE
AND YOU ALWAYS CHOSE THE FAVOURITE OVER ME
BUT EVEN A BROKEN CLOCK GETS TO BE RIGHT RIGHT TWICE A DAY
MY TIME IS COMING SOON JUST WAIT AND SEE
MY TIME IS COMING SOON JUST WAIT AND SEE
THIS TIME
THIS TIME IS GONNA BE THE LAST TIME
I SAW IT FOR THE FIRST TIME, ALL YOU CARE ABOUT IS YOU
AND WHEN YOU HAVE TIME I’M SIMPLY JUST A PAST TIME
MAYBE JUST A GOOD TIME SOMETHING YOU SHOULD DO.
I WONT WASTE ANOTHER MINUTE IN MY LIFE
SITTING WAITING BY THE PHONE
DON’T WANT TO HEAR ANOTHER WON’T BE THERE TONIGHT
BECAUSE YOU’RE BETTER OFFER CAME ALONG
FOR THE FIRST TIME I'M GONNA HAVE A GOOD TIME
WALKING IN THE SUNSHINE WITH SUCH A BETTER VIEW
I KNOW THIS TIME I WILL NEVER LOOK BEHIND
AND THERE WONT BE A NEXT TIME I’LL EVER THINK OF YOU
I WONT WASTE ANOTHER MINUTE OF MY LIFE
WHILE YOU’RE OUT THERE ON THE TOWN
NO MORE WONDERING IF YOU’LL TURN UP LATE TONIGHT
WHEN YOUR BETTER OFFER LETS YOU DOWN
I WONT WASTE ANOTHER MINUTE OF MY LIFE
AND I WILL SING A BRAND NEW SONG
IF YOUR STILL WONDERING WHERE IT ALL WENT WRONG TONIGHT
WELL MY BETTER OFFER CAME ALONG
SHUT THE FRONT DOOR
YOU’VE GOT TO PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER AND GIVE US ALL A BREAK
YOU CANT KEEP PASSING THE BLAME FOR ALL YOUR OWN MISTAKES
TAKE A GOOD LOOK IN THE MIRROR IF YOU’RE STILL NOT SURE
I NEVER WANT TO HEAR YOU SAY “ITS NOT FAIR” ANYMORE
SO WHY DON’T YOU STOP FEELING SORRY FOR YOURSELF
YOU BETTER UNDERSTAND YOU’RE JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE
JUST SHUT THE FRONT DOOR COS YOU AND I ARE THROUGH
THE ONLY PROBLEM IN YOUR LIFE...IS YOU
YOU SAY YOU’RE HIGHLY STRUNG AND YOUR LIFE’S SWINGING TO AND FRO
THERES MANY WISH YOU WERE AND THEY’D PAY TO SEE THAT SHOW
BUT IN THE ORCHESTRA OF LIFE THATS WHY THEY STUCK YOU IN THE MIDDLE
BECAUSE THE ONLY PART THAT YOU WONT PLAY….IS SECOND FIDDLE.
SO WHY DON’T YOU STOP FEELING SORRY FOR YOURSELF
YOU BETTER UNDERSTAND YOU’RE JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE
JUST SHUT THE FRONT DOOR COS YOU AND I ARE THROUGH
THE ONLY PROBLEM IN YOUR LIFE...IS YOU
YOU CONSTANTLY COMPLAIN AND MOAN ABOUT YOUR LIFE
HOW LONG AGO YOU REALLY HAD A SHOT
BUT THERE’S SOME WHO’D GIVE THEIR RIGHT ARM FOR ALL YOU THREW AWAY
AND BE HAPPY WITH EXACTLY WHAT YOU’VE GOT
SO PLEASE JUST STOP FEELING SORRY FOR YOURSELF
YOU BETTER UNDERSTAND YOU’RE JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE
JUST SHUT THE FRONT DOOR BECAUSE YOU AND I ARE THROUGH
THE ONLY PROBLEM IN YOUR LIFE....IS YOU
IT DOESN'T TAKE COLUMBO TO FIND THE MISSING CLUE
THE ONLY PROBLEM IN YOUR LIFE...IS YOU
THE ONLY PROBLEM IN YOUR LIFE.......IS NOT ME
I WILL KEEP ON WALKING
I THOUGHT NO ONE CARED WHERE I WAS GOING TO.
IT SEEMED LIKE NO ONE CARED WHAT I WAS GOING THROUGH
BUT I DID NOT SEE YOU WALKING,
NO I DID NOT SEE YOU WALKING WITH ME
THROUGH THE YEARS I JUST STOPPED LISTENING
TO ALL THE LIES AND TWISTED WHISPERING
SO I DID NOT HEAR YOU TALKING,
NO I DID NOT HEAR YOU TALKING TO ME
MANY TIMES I FELT SO BROKEN
I COULDN'T FACE ANOTHER DAY
YOU SAID MEET ME AT THE CROSS TONIGHT
AND I’LL SHOW YOU A BETTER WAY
AND THOUGH I DO NOT KNOW WHERE I’M GOING TO
AND I DO NOT KNOW WHAT I’LL BE GOING THROUGH
I WILL KEEP ON WALKING
YES I WILL KEEP ON WALKING WITH YOU
THAT’S WHY I KEEP ON WALKING,
THAT’S WHY I CAN KEEP ON WALKING
BECAUSE I WALK THIS ROAD WITH YOU.
WHAT CAN YOU DO
WAS THIS SOMETHING HE SHOULD HAVE DEALT WITH
WAS THERE SOMETHING HIDDEN GOING DOWN
WHEN THE PAST FADES AWAY WILL THE MEMORY STAY
WHEN SODDOM AND GOMORRAH HIT THE TOWN
SHE BROUGHT HIM HEARTBREAK, BUT HE ENDURED IT
BECAUSE HE LOVED HER HE WOULD WEAR THIS THORNY CROWN
BUT HE WAS PAYING THE PRICE FOR THE SIN AND THE VICE
AND FOR ALL THE OTHER MEN THAT LET HER DOWN
WHAT CAN YOU DO WHEN THE GHOST GIVES UP ON YOU
WHAT CAN YOU SAY WHEN YOUR SPIRIT SLIPS AWAY
WHAT DO YOU HEAR WHEN YOUR ANGEL TREADS YOUR FEAR
WHAT CAN YOU DO WHEN HER FOOT IS ON ANOTHER’S SHOE
SHE ALWAYS SAID SHE WANTED HONESTY, JUST STRAIGHT, ON ICE, WITH NO LIES
BUT HE KNEW THAT DRANK ON THOSE HONESTY NIGHTS
FROM THE WELL SHE SAID THAT SHE DESPISED
AND THE TACTICS THAT SHE WAS TEACHING
WAS NOT THE PRACTICE SHE WAS PREACHING
AND HER ENDLESS HOPE FACED A HOPELESS END
WITH THE LETTERS HER HEART FORGOT TO SEND
WHAT CAN YOU DO WHEN THE GHOST GIVES UP ON YOU
WHAT CAN YOU SAY WHEN YOUR SPIRIT SLIPS AWAY
WHAT DO YOU HEAR WHEN YOUR ANGEL TREADS YOUR FEAR
WHAT CAN YOU DO WHEN HER FOOT IS ON ANOTHERS SHOE
HE IS LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT ROAD
THE ONE HE SHOULD HAVE TAKEN FROM THE START
AND HE KNOWS IF HE STAYS ITS A VERY LONG WAY
ON THAT JOURNEY FROM HER HEAD BACK TO HER HEART
WHAT CAN YOU DO WHEN THE GHOST GIVES UP ON YOU
WHAT CAN YOU SAY WHEN YOUR SPIRIT SLIPS AWAY
WHAT DO YOU HEAR WHEN YOUR ANGEL TREADS YOUR FEAR
WHAT CAN YOU DO WHEN HER FOOT IS ON ANOTHER’S SHOE
THE (HAPPY) SONG
I USED TO SAY THAT LIFE WAS BAD AND I’D MISS THE BLESSINGS THAT I HAD
THEN I MET A MAN WITH A GREAT BIG SMILE, WHO SAID….LETS WALK A WHILE
HE SHOWED ME HAPPY, HE SHOWED ME SAD,
HE SHOWED ME ALL THE THINGS I HAD
HE SHOWED ME LIFE CAN BE SO GOOD, IF WE CHANGE OUR ATTITUDE
NOW I’M HAPPY WHEN THE SUN COMES AROUND AGAIN
AND I’M HAPPY TO WALK IN THE POURING RAIN
I’M HAPPY WITH THIS LIFE THAT I GET TO DO
AND I’M HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH YOU
BUT I’LL TELL YOU FOLK RIGHT FROM THE START
HAPPY’S NOT FOR THE FEINT OF HEART
IT TAKES HARD WORK AS YOU CAN SEE, TO BE A HAPPY GUY LIKE ME
IS YOUR GLASS HALF EMPTY OR YOUR GLASS HALF FULL
THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE HALF IS COOL
IF YOU THINK THAT BEING HAPPY’S STRANGE
TRY SMILING FOR A CHANGE
AND BE HAPPY WHEN THE SUN COMES AROUND AGAIN
BE HAPPY TO WALK IN THE POURING RAIN
BE HAPPY WITH THIS LIFE THAT YOU GET TO DO
BE HAPPY THAT WE’RE HERE WITH YOU
DON’T GET ME WRONG LIFE WILL GET YOU DOWN
AND YOU'LL MEET SOME FOLKS YOU'D LIKE TO DROWN
BUT YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN’T CHANGE A THING
SO RAISE A GLASS AND SING
WE'RE HAPPY WHEN THE SUN COMES AROUND AGAIN
WE'RE HAPPY TO WALK IN THE POURING RAIN
WE'RE HAPPY WITH THIS LIFE THAT WE GET TO DO
WE'RE HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH YOU
I’M HAPPY WHEN THE SUN COMES AROUND AGAIN
I’M HAPPY TO WALK IN THE POURING RAIN
I’M HAPPY WITH THIS LIFE THAT WE GET TO DO
I’M HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH YOU
YES I’M HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH YOU.
WITHOUT YOU
ANOTHER NIGHT ALONE, MEMORIES FILL MY HEAD
HOLDING ON TO A PICTURE OF YOU, I SHOULD BE HOLDING YOU INSTEAD
STARING AT THE PHONE I KNOW YOU’LL DO THE SAME
FOOLISH PRIDE FOLLOWS UNKIND WORDS
ITS SUCH A FOOLISH GAME
I CAN SEE YOUR FACE I KNOW YOU SEE ME TOO
THESE WORDS LEFT UNSPOKEN, THAT I SHOULD HAVE SAID TO YOU
YOU ARE MY HEART. EVERY BREATH THAT I TAKE
AND I WAS A FOOL TO EVER DOUBT YOU
I CANT FACE THIS WORLD ALONE DON’T WANT TO MAKE IT ON MY OWN
I WON’T TAKE ONE MORE STEP WITHOUT YOU
PICKING UP THE PHONE I SAY A SILENT PRAYER
I CAN HEAR YOU SMILING I CAN FEEL THAT YOU STILL CARE
AWKWARD MOMENTS PASS, WE LAUGH AWAY THE TEARS
NO MORE WORDS LEFT UNSPOKEN, WORDS WE BOTH NEED TO HEAR
YOU ARE MY HEART. EVERY BREATH THAT I TAKE
AND I WAS A FOOL TO DOUBT YOU
I CANT FACE THIS WORLD ALONE DON’T WANT TO MAKE IT ON MY OWN
I WON’T TAKE ONE MORE STEP WITHOUT YOU
I WONT TAKE ONE MORE STEP.....WITHOUT YOU
A GREAT BUNCH OF GUYS (Michael)
WHEN I’M NO LONGER HERE WILL YOU THINK OF ME AT ALL
A PHOTOGRAPH WHEN YOU WERE TAKEN WITH ME
OR JUST THE TIMES YOU WATCHED ME FALL
THERE SURELY MUST BE SOMETHING
I GOT RIGHT ALONG THE WAY
ONE SIMPLE ACT OF KINDNESS
THAT MIGHT JUST PASS AS BEING OKAY
I LOOK AROUND THIS CROWDED BAR
SO MANY BROKEN HEARTS AND SCARS AND
A MAN WHO LAUGHS WITH SADNESS IN HIS EYES
NOW I HAVE NO STORIES LEFT TO TELL
AND THOSE WHO THOUGHT THEY KNEW ME WELL
JUST SMILE AND SAY……YEAH MICHAEL
HE WAS A GREAT BUNCH OF GUY
WHEN IM NO LONGER HERE WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO MY SONGS
WILL ANYBODY SING THEM IF THEY DO I’LL SING ALONG
A CLOWN, A CHILD, A DREAMER,
A LOVER AND A FRIEND,
WHO WAS THERE WHEN YOU ALL NEEDED HIM
AND WHO IS HERE WITH YOU AGAIN
BUT LONELINESS IS NOT THE SAME AS BEING ON YOUR OWN
SURROUNDED BY MY FRIENDS TONIGHT
WHY DO I STILL FEEL SO ALONE
I LOOK AROUND THIS CROWDED BAR
SO MANY BROKEN HEARTS AND SCARS
AND A MAN WHO LAUGHS WITH SADNESS IN HIS EYES
NOW I HAVE NO STORIES LEFT TO TELL
AND THOSE WHO THOUGHT THEY KNEW ME WELL
JUST SMILE AND SAY YEAH MICHAEL
HE WAS A GREAT BUNCH OF GUYS
NOW I SEE YOU STANDING THERE ALONE
AND YOU READ THE WORDS UPON THAT STONE
THAT SIMPLY SAY……MICHAEL
HE WAS A GREAT BUNCH OF GUYS
SCOTLAND
THOUGH I WALK THIS ROAD ALONE, AND IM A THOUSAND MILES FROM HOME
I KNOW YOU'RE WITH ME, YOU'LL ALWAYS BE WITH ME
AND IF I SING AN OUTLAWED SONG, ABOUT THE PLACE WHERE I BELONG
YOU'LL SING IT WITH ME, I KNOW YOU'RE SINGING IT WITH ME
I CAN HEAR THOSE CITY STREETS CALLING OUT MY NAME
IT WONT BE LONG UNTIL I’M BACK WITH YOU AGAIN
BECAUSE SCOTLAND YOU'RE IN THE HEART OF ME
IN EVERY PART OF ME, DEEP IN MY SOUL
AND IN MY LAND THERE IS A PLACE FOR ME
SOMEONE WHO WAITS FOR ME….NOW IM GOING HOME.
ON THIS DISTANT HILL WE STAND, AND AS WE SHARE ONE FINAL DRAM
I KNOW YOU'LL MISS ME, BUT YOU WILL ALWAYS BE WITH ME
AND WHEN I SING THIS SONG OF HOME,
ABOUT THE PLACE WHERE I COME FROM
YOU'LL BE SINGING IT WITH ME, I HEAR YOU SINGING IT WITH ME
I CAN HEAR THOSE HILLS AND GLENS, CALLING OUT MY NAME
IT WONT BE LONG UNTIL I'M BACK WITH YOU AGAIN
BECAUSE SCOTLAND YOU'RE IN THE HEART OF ME
IN EVERY PART OF ME DEEP IN MY SOUL
AND IN MY LAND THERE IS A PLACE FOR ME
SOMEONE WHO WAITS FOR ME….NOW I'M GOING HOME.
YES IN SCOTLAND THERE IS A PLACE FOR ME
SOMEONE WHO WAITS FOR ME….NOW I’M GOING HOME.
WILD HORSES
OREGONS GHOST JUST A MEMORY
THE PAIN AND THE HURT HAVE NOW HEALED
AS THE MAN WITH HER HEART LIES BESIDE HER
SHE SMILES WITH THE LOVE SHE NOW FEELS
THE LORD SENT AN ANGEL STRAIGHT FROM MICHIGAN
PREPARED FOR A TIME SUCH AS THIS,
HE HELPED HER TO DREAM TRUST AND WISH AGAIN
AND TO FINALLY KNOW WHO SHE IS
SHE’S THE LADY WHO WALKS WITH WILD HORSES
WITH THE DOGS WHO ARE THROWN ON THE STREETS
SHE’S THE LADY WHO TALKS TO WILD HORSES
AND THEY WILL FIND PEACE AT HER FEET
THE ROAD THAT SHE WALKED HASN’T BEEN EASY
WITH ONE STROKE SHE WAS NEAR THE ABYSS
BUT THE DREAM GIVER LEAD HER THROUGH DARKNESS
TO A PLACE WHERE SHE KNOWS WHO SHE IS.
SHE’S THE LADY WHO WALKS WITH WILD HORSES
WITH THE DOGS WHO ARE THROWN ON THE STREETS
SHE’S THE LADY WHO TALKS TO WILD HORSES
AND THEY WILL FIND PEACE AT HER FEET
THE HILLS ABOVE COMFORT RING WITH LAUGHTER
THEIR HEAVEN ON EARTH LOOKS LIKE THIS
AND THE GHOSTS OF THE PAST NOW BOW IN SILENCE
BECAUSE THEY NO LONGER GET SAY WHO SHE IS
SHE’S THE LADY WHO WALKS WITH WILD HORSES
WITH THE DOGS WHO ARE THROWN ON THE STREET
SHE’S THE LADY WHO TALKS TO WILD HORSES
AND THEY WILL FIND PEACE AT HER FEET
AND SHE HAS FOUND PEACE AT HIS FEET