1. |
All Along The Way
03:49
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Time is just the measure
By which we gauge where we have been
And how we've grown
Each day brings new changes
We must learn to trust and cope with life
And the seeds it sows
Trust your heart to follow and obey
Trust your ears to heed the call today
Be open to the Grace that is ours to share
All along the way
Looking back I see
A growth that is only measured by years
Looking back through time
Growing not by leaps but small steps
Like a child I learn to trust
And not hold back
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2. |
Look Into Your World
03:06
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I saw you again today
Faceless and nameless and holding your sign
Begging for a chance to make it through a day
Somehow I managed to walk right on by
Gotta look into your world
See what I can do
Look into your world
And let this love shine through
I see a lot of what I could be
If something went wrong that I couldn't control
Step away out of here
'Cause seeing you here puts me in that role
It's a fine line between you and me
And it's kind of hard
To look at you and wonder if I'll be
Like you holding a final card
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3. |
Let Them In
04:07
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Our eyes they look, they look up to you
You know that sometimes things don't go down
The way you want them too
You know we're trying to find a reason why
But the answers are hard to find
And trusting is the last thing we want to do
There's so much we can't ignore
Seek the reasons we're put here for
Open your hearts but don't close the door
You've got let, got to let them in
I look to find you on the streets
With the homeless and poor that we would meet
You know that sometimes you seem so far away
And sometimes we often stray
'Cause we don't worry about those who are in need
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4. |
Money Blues
05:03
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We live in a black and white world
A world full of power and greed
Where we can get the things we want
Which is always much more than we need
Break the backs of the poor
To get the things that we love
'Cause we're haves and they're have nots
Sometimes our greed fits us just like a glove
Look down from our tower
At everyone down below
We think sometimes we're so much better
I can't believe we sink so low
Sometimes it's money we love
But remember now money is not our Lord
We're haves and they're have nots now
We can take care of them, it's what we can afford
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5. |
The Lens
03:28
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Through out lens
We see the world as an evil place
Where through fear we dare not show our face
For fear of hurt
And through our lens
We see people as less than they are
We judge others and we condemn from afar
Through our lens
Looking through the lens of the Gospel
We see the greatest are the least
The poor are worthy of our greatest feast
And none should be made to suffer
Through our lens
We see a world in need of change
But we'd rather revert to a bygone age
That never was
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6. |
Lies
04:58
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Well...
They look at you
No lie
They got all and they say goodbye
They don't care
About the poor
Out of sight, out of mind
So easy to ignore
You know they're lying with their eyes
They say it's all right
You know they'll never compromise
All you get is lies
Well...
In the name of God
They'll tell you
You're better of with less
So you better make due
As we swing to the right
Sometimes it's and obscene dance
Out of sight out of mind
You never stand a chance
It gets quite dangerous
Out on the streets
Struggle and you strive
Just to make your ends meet
Struggle and scrape
Just to get your family by
Sometimes they don't care
If you live, or you die
You know they're cold
They don't care
They say to do with less
And it's more than fair
You know they got their pile
They're living high
And they can take it all
With them when they die
But Jesus said
For the rich it is hard
Getting to heaven
Is not in the cards
You know that wealth is no sin
What kills is greed
Sometimes we want more
Than we need
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7. |
Queen of the Mountain
05:40
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There was a time when you lived your own heart girl
There was a time when you lived your own soul
Memories of a beautiful angel
Well, they just can't make you whole
Your eyes were bright like a million candles
Your eyes were warm like the summer skies
Now wicked storms, they cloud the horizons
And I just don't know why
Used to be you were Queen of the Mountain
Yeah, used to be - you were the one and only you
Used to be you had life right by the tail, babe
Whatever happened yesterday
Do you remember the beat of your passion
Do you remember the life in your soul
You were on top of your whole situation
You never missed your goals, oh no
I remember when you first touched my heart, babe
I remember when you taught me how
To live my life for me and me alone, girl
Where's that angel now
Used to be you were Queen of the Mountain
Yeah, used to be - you were the one and only you
Used to be you had life right by the tail
My pretty darling
Now I wonder
Oh yes I wonder
Where my angel went
Yeah, yeah, yeah
The one who saved me
Loved me and called me friend
Why'd you leave yourself
Used to be you were Queen of the Mountain
Yeah, used to be - you were the one and only you
Used to be you had life right by the tail
My pretty darling
I remember
Yes, I remember now
And I still hold true
To my lovely, my lovely angel blue
Used to be you were Queen of the Mountain
Yeah, used to be - you were the one and only you
Used to be you had life right by the tail
My pretty darling
What ever happened to yesterday?
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8. |
Broken World
03:07
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If it isn't broken, don't fix it
Better leave it all alone
As things fall down all around us
Sinking like a stone
Nothing seems to move us
We live secure in the lie
Too stupid to even foresee
That so many people would die
And the only thing I know
Is this world is broken
Uphold the status quo
Is what we're about today
And we all want bigger things
That grow bigger day by day
And progress as we are
We forget how to love
As the violence descends upon us
Overruns us like a flood
Put down the gun
Withhold the hand that strikes out hard
To answer wrong with wrong
Won't get you very far
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9. |
Not About Me
03:37
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You know that there's a lot of hurt inside
You just don't want to deal with
And you project it all on me
'Cause I'm the one you're here with
And you equate the things I do
With those you've known before
And I'm waiting to make that mistake
That'll push me out the door
Well, I am not like them
And this is not about me
It's the things you carry inside
You don't let others see
And logically I know this
And I know you'll never see
It has to do with you
You know you can't live your life
Always pushing people aside
When they no longer feel comfortable
And they touch your hurt inside
Those from your past are gone
But they still live with you today
Even though you never see them
They never go away
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Stephen Berg Minneapolis, Minnesota
Stephen is a singer, songwriter, and recording artist from Minnesota, He has been active since the early 1990's as a solo artist. Stephen's acoustically driven songs explore the themes of toil, mortality, loss, politics, greed, nature, regrets, faith, and love. He's also a pretty swell guy! ... more
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