I'll get a little whittling knife
And a block of wood
Here is a brand new start on a work of art
This is gonna be good

Something great will be liberated
Like I know that it should
I'm gonna take it, scrape it, put some shape in it
This is gonna be good

Do you have any idea
What's the first thing in your mind
To carve out something real
An original one of a kind

Six days it'd take the Creator to make
The best world he could
And on the seventh day was when he would say
This is gonna be good

Shavings cover the floor
It's looking better all the time
It's what you're looking for
An original one of a kind

Six days it'd take the Creator to make
The best world he could
And on the seventh day was when he would say
This is gonna be good
This is gonna be good

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You start on a lonely journey of a thousand miles
Your first step will be so hard to make
Whatever that road you think it over once in a while
You have doubts about the route you'll take

Chorus:
Look up to the sky and let yourself be restored
In the power and the grace of the Lord
Look up to the sky to grow in the light of the sun
And the wonderful things God has done

You pick up a heavy burden carry it every day
People look away and they don't care
But heaven will help you keep your balance and find a way
No one told you life is always fair

(Chorus)

You want to know you're forgiven really to feel set free
And you want to know that you are loved
Deciding your life demands an answer - what will it be
You can say yes to all of the above

(Chorus)

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You could talk, I could listen - we've got a lot to say
You see this but I see that in a different kind of way
It's a plain idea, the main idea - we've got everything to gain idea
Why didn't we think of this before?

If we would agree to keep a little more open mind
Common sense on common ground is the best place we can find
It's a great idea, clean slate idea - never gonna be too late idea
Why didn't we think of this before?

Just two people together what a simple situation
Just two people together it's an easy combinatio

Why not let me take your hand - why not say why not
So between us we will know that we gave it our best shot
It's a free idea, a key idea - lifetime guarantee idea
Why didn't we think of this before?

Just two people together could be great communicators
Just two people together we don't need a mediator

We can find a better way - we can say we can
We're not part of the problem, we're gonna be part of the plan
It's a loud idea, a proud idea - light bulb glowing in a cloud idea
Why didn't we think of this - why didn't we think of this
Why didn't we think of this before?

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You had a smile and so I'd know my own
In just a while I really felt at home
Elemental sentimental in your gentle way I have known
You had a smile I really felt at home

You had a smile a simple gift for free
It was your style I couldn't help but see
First impression your expression that gave my life back to me
You had a smile I couldn't help but see

You knew I was lonely and needed a miracle
First thing I remember and yet the last I'll forget

You had a smile a candle in the night
The reason why I came into the light
Incandescent luminescent you can make everything all right
You had a smile I came into the light
You had a smile I came into the light

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He'll take a rumor and spread it into a smear
It grows just like a tumor and plays on all of your fears
With just insinuation and planting a seed of doubt
You have this fascination whenever the latest news is out
Isn't this the gossip story you really wanted to hear?
When the devil asks you a question
He whispers it in your ear

He knows your one desire from a careless confession
The heat becomes a fire and turns into an obsession
It burns on television and rages in a magazine
It's all by repetition the message gets through - you know what I mean
Won't you like to taste this juicy apple from the tree?
When the devil asks you a question
The question won't let you be

Thinking thinking thinking - I don't know
Thinking thinking thinking - so it goes
Thinking thinking thinking - I don't know
Thinking thinking - makes it so

He knows your secret sin and he won't have to remind you
He speaks from deep within, seems you can't keep him behind you
Lust anger jealousy envy gluttony sloth and pride
Have you tried this year's model you've got the keys go for a ride
Wouldn't it be nice to have one vice to call your own?
When the devil asks you a question
The question won't leave you alone

When the devil asks you a question
The question won't leave you alone

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It isn't about the game or making the rules
It isn't about the shame or playing it cool
It isn't about that line from some tragedy
It isn't in losing time when we need to be free

The way that I hope the way that I hope
Though we were just losing ground down a slippery slope
The way I could see you returning to me
Though it wasn't meant to be that is the way that I hope

It isn't about success one more dollar bill
It isn't about the stress they say is a thrill
It isn't about the past what everyone knows
It isn't in holding fast when we need to let go

The way that I hope the way that I hope
Though we were just hanging on at the end of our rope
The way I could see you returning to me
Though it wasn't meant to be that is the way that I hope

To know a love everlasting is the first thing we all learn
If we give a lifetime filled with love and receive it in return
In return . . .

The way that I hope the way that I hope
Though we were just losing ground down a slippery slope
The way I could see you returning to me
Though it was not meant to be that is the way that I hope
That is the way that I hope

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Well what do you know about feeling low
What do you know about that
When somebody knocked your mighty block
You can't get up off of the mat
You can't fake it you've got to make it
What do you know about that

Well what do you say about drifting away
What do you say about that
When you float in the air but you're going nowhere
You don't think that you're coming back
You can't fake it you've got to make it
What do you say about that

Are you one of those people who never will understand
That life is what is happening while you're making other plans

Well what do you do about feeling blue
What do you do about that
You're a nervous wreck, but you're on deck
Soon to be up at the bat
You can't fake it you've got to make it
What do you do about that

Are you one of those people who never will understand
That life is what is happening while you're making other plans

Well what do you know about feeling low
What do you know about that
When somebody knocked your mighty block
And you can't get up off of the mat
You can't fake it you've got to make it
What do you know about that

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Gwendolyn you could be laughing now
All the hurt is far away
Days gone by are better forgotten now
Let the happiness in
Have a laugh Gwendolyn

Gwendolyn you could be singing now
Don't you hear the melody
Be yourself live in the moment
Life's a game you could win
Take a chance Gwendolyn

There was no use in pretending
That everything would come your way
May not be a storybook ending
But tomorrow will be your day

Gwendolyn you could be dancing now
Doesn't matter what the tune
Soon there'll be music for everyone
Let the dancing begin
You and me Gwendolyn

So if you get over denying
You have a friend who cares for you
Though don't ever give up on trying
No matter what you do

(repeat verse three)

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Won't you come and join me, it's summer and we're walking hand in hand
Over that direction affectionately
Let me see that sweet look in your eyes that says you love me so
Yes, it sure seems like a daydream to me

You know we could find some happiness along that bend in time
Laziest river the shadiest tree
When I close my eyes and once again I hold you in my arms
Yes, it sure seems like a daydream to me

Oh, man - Oh, man - I don't know if I can
Stand to be waking up again

Everything I have is nothing when there's no one to share
It's a simple matter of factuality
So I build a life of loving you and I won't ask for more
Yes, it sure seems like a daydream to me
Yes, it sure seems like a daydream to me

Oh, yeah . . .
Like a daydream - oh, yeah . . .
Like a daydream - oh, yeah . . .

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I march into the arena
And you watch from the front row
One nod to my coach and my teammates
At last I am ready to go
When my anthem plays and my banner waves
Of the land that I call my own
May this game I play be my best today
It's honor to my home

Chorus:
Honor to my home - Honor to my home
For I know that I'll hold that medal of gold
It's honor to my home

Now each of us shall be a winner
As we reach our own finish line
As we run for our very best distance
As we turn in our very best time
Watch that sweeping arc heading for its mark
The javelin has been thrown
As my family will be proud of me
It's honor to my home

(Chorus)

"Well done, my faithful servant,"
May these words be spoken to me
For my name and the names of my fathers
Are threads in a new tapestry
And for what shall be our legacy
I stand here but not alone
I say to you - I relay to you
It's honor to my home

(Chorus)

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Listen for some one needs to know that you care
Take time to hear what they say
A seed planted long ago is growing right there
You could be somebody's angel today

Make up your mind to put a smile on your face
A miracle meant for a friend
They will know if your heart is in the right place
You could be somebody's angel again

Whoever you are - whatever you do
Whoever you are - God has a plan for you

Someone is hurting though they don't ask for much
Lost in a world of despair
One word would lift them up - and one gentle touch
Somebody's angel like you could be there
Somebody's angel like you could be there

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The sunlight fades to maroon and red
Your own room grows darker as you play
My little princess you know it's time for bed
Please let me put your coloring book away
Many crayons many shades
Many pictures to be made
No don't be afraid of the dark my darling

What's that tiny noise that woke you up again
It may not be as frightening as it seems
Without a great big hug I couldn't tuck you in
Without darkness there would be no dreams
Don't let the shadows murmur their lies
Or to play games with your eyes
No don't be afraid of the dark my darling

See beneath the bed there is nothing scary there
Nothing's gonna harm you - Daddy is here
Light's in the hallway and I will be downstairs
Nothing's gonna harm you - Daddy is near

I can see the best in life ahead of you
I can see your special star shine above
Only a moment you'll be grown up too
In a story for this little girl I love
The world is turning through the night
In the morning there will be light
No don't be afraid of the dark my darling
No don't be afraid of the dark my darling

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TLooking glass growing dark I can only see a part
Of the number of my days that lie ahead
In a crowd I'm a face at some time in some place
Someday you will see another face instead

Chorus:
I'll see you later - I'll see you later
Though we may not every really meet again
I'll see you later - I'll see you later
See you later in this life as a friend

Looking glass won't reflect what we've grown to expect
What made you and me think we could have it all
Take this pain from my heart won't you leave it in a cart
At the lot outside the great American mall

(Chorus)

Looking glass makes up dreams puts them on a picture screen
While I turn the dial another comes into view
What a stranger I've become to my dreams when I was young
I can't be a stranger anymore now to you

(Chorus)

Looking glass fading out it won't matter years from now
When the things we do are ancient history
Look at you look at us tell me who there is to trust
When we must have love to solve this mystery

(Chorus)

Was a time that I knew someone who someone knew
Somebody I tried to see but could not get through
To someone who someone knew someone who someone knew
Six degrees it looked to be a lot like you

(Chorus)

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