Signs of Life lyrics

Well, I couldn´t reach the pedals, but I could hold on to the wheel
I was driving in the Indy in my Daddy´s Oldsmobile
And I took the checkered flag and never took the car out of park
Maybe I was sitting still, but I was driving in my heart
And then one day this young man´s dreams came true
Dad threw the keys to me and said let´s see what you can do

I can still feel the prayers you prayed for me all those years
And I see now more than ever what a difference they have made
And I can still hear your words spoken from a heart of great concern
Saying keep your eyes on Jesus and love Him more than anything
And I've watched the wind blow hard against you
And I've seen your faith get weakened by the pain

G-O-T-T-O-B-T-R-U
Well normally at this point you'd hear me sing
And I'd be doing that acoustic guitar thing
So by now you're probably wondering what's going on
'Cause this is really starting to sound like one of those rap songs
Well let me tell you what the boy's up to
You see I like rap music and the beat box groove
And sometimes I gotta admit I close all the doors

You're a little piece of heaven

You're a golden ray of light.

and I wish I could protect you

from the worries of this life.
but if there's one thing i could tell you

it's no matter what you do

hold to Jesus, Hes holding onto you

The world will try to tell you

that might is more than rate

and beautys on the outside

and being goods a losing fight

Another day is off and running

And I hear somebody pounding on my door

It's opportunity knocking

Says what I need is just a little bit more
Every time I turn around I'm finding

Another chance to climb a little higher up

But it's never what I thought once I get there

And I'm left wondering "How much is enough?"

I can live like a prisoner to all that could be

On the bank of the Tennessee River
In a small Kentucky town
I drew my first breath one cold November morning
And before my feet even touched the ground
With the doctors and the nurses gathered ´round
I started to dance
I started to dance
A little boy full of wide-eyed wonder
Footloose and fancy free
But it would happen, as it does for every dancer

The sun was beating down inside the walls of stone and razor wire
As we made our way across the prison yard
I felt my heart begiin to race as we drew nearer to the place
Where they say that death is waiting in the dark
The slamming doors of iron echoed through the halls
Where dispair holds life within its cruel claws
But then I met a man whose face seemed so strangely out of place

Mirror, mirror on the wall
Who´s the biggest fool of all
You don´t have to answer me
´Cause when I look at you I see
A prisoner set free from his chains
Acting like he´s still a slave
To the prison he´s been set free from
You may say it´s only natural for me to act his way
Well I know it´s only natural
But I have not been made...

Only natural, only natural

We were the dreamers, the boys on the wild frontier
The new believers with nothing in the world to fear
We had discovered the treasure of the love and the grace of God
And it burned like a fire in our hearts, and we would...

Throw back our heads and run with the passion
Through the fields of forgiveness and grace
We carried the eternal flame
With an undying hope and a blazing conviction

I´m no stranger to your gentle reminders
That the world does not revolve around me
But no sooner have you spoken the words
Then your love comes once again to surround me
And every time I look in your eyes
I see the reflections of myself
But this time I want to look deeper
And see you and nobody else

So, tell me what you think, and tell me what you feel

She was a lovely girl, a charming brown eyed beauty
You were the bright young man who swept her off her feet
The high school class ring soon became a wedding band
And you went off to sail the seas for Uncle Sam
But they say it was the demon in the bottle
That took you far away never to return
And you never knew your son would be my father
And now sometimes I think about you and I wonder

Come in base I've landed my ship on a planet here in space

This is the one they say is inhabited by the human race

And I'm going out to look around and see what's here

And I'll tell you what I find

Confirmation on the inhabitants they're running everywhere
And their technology is beyond what I've seen anywhere

But I'm trying to communicate and they don't hear me

I hear you say your heart is aching
We´ve got trouble in the making
And you ask if I´ll be praying for you please
And in keeping with convention
I´ll say yes with good intentions
To pray later making mention of your needs
But since we have this moment here at heaven´s door
We should start knocking now, what are we waiting for?

Let us pray, let us pray, everywhere in every way

I´ve got a Grandpa Rudd
He gave thirty years to the lumber yard
Loving his family and working hard
Got a faith like a solid rock
He´s just doing the walk
I´ve got a friend named Larry
He sends me letters from a foreign land
He moved there with his kids and his pretty wife Mary
To answer a holy call
He´s just doing the walk

You can run with the big dogs