Matthew West Album

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah...
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah...

Well I've been thinkin' about my life
It seems I never take a chance
But I talk about it all the time
But it's just the same ol' song and dance

I wish I'd done that
Maybe tomorrow
Hope to get there someday
Real soon...

But I don't want to talk about it
I just want my life to shout it

[Chorus]
Alright!...Okay!...
I'm on my way.
Take me beyond this ordinary life.
With you I pray my heart will stay.
Take me beyond this ordinary life.

Yeah, yeah, yeah...
This ordinary life!

Well come to find I was standing at the edge
Of all my dreams for all these years.
I tried to put my best foot forward.
I Got tangled up in fear.

Still you were waiting all the while
For me
And I can see it's now or never
I will live for you forever.

[Repeat Chorus]

Yeah!...Alright!...
This ordinary life!

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah...
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah...

I can see it's now or never
So I will live for you forever
Oh..Oh...

[Repeat Chorus]

Alright!...Okay!...
I'm on my way.
Take me beyond this ordinary life.
With you I pray my heart will stay.
Take me beyond...
Take me beyond...yeah, yeah...

[5x] Take me beyond this ordinary life.
Take me beyond...
Take me...
Take me...Hahahahahaha

Lately all my friends are talking bout me
They see something different bout me
All I ever hear is "man you've changed"
Because I don't act like everyone
I march to the beat of a different drum
They think I'm going through some kind of phase

Now they call me names
I can hear them say

I'm a sellout
I'm a loser
I'm a yes-man
And I guess I'm never gonna live it down
I'm a sellout

I must say that my first inclination
Was to save my reputation
Try to blend right back into the crowd
But the more and more I tried to hide
The less and less I could deny
The truth was screaming at me clear and loud

I gave up the fight
I guess they were right

I'm a sellout
I'm a loser
I'm a yes-man
And I guess I'm never gonna live it down
I'm a sellout

I'm a sellout (sold out for the King)
I'm a loser (more of Jesus less of me)
I'm a yes-man (yes I will do anything He needs)
And I guess I'm never gonna live it down
I'm a sellout

Yeah alright
There's a church on the corner in a harbor town
Where the stained glass lets the sunshine through
When Sunday morning rolls around
The people come to hear about the truth

The choir sings “Amazing Grace�?
Then you could hear the Preacher say

Love has no walls
Love needs no space or time
Reach out your heart

One day a hurricane swept through that town
Worst storm you ever did see
Next Sunday morning when no church could be found
The people still gathered out in the street

The choir sang 'Amazing Grace'
Then, you could hear the Preacher sayin'

Love has no walls
Love needs no space or time
Reach out your heart
‘Cause love has no walls, yeah
Alright, reach out your heart

There's a church on the corner in a harbor town
They're singing about amazing grace

Love has no walls, alright
Love needs no space or time
Reach out your heart
‘Cause love has no walls, yeah, alright

Love needs no space or time
Reach out your heart
‘cause love has no walls
Yeah, alright
Love needs no space or time
Reach out your heart

Mr. James sits on a park bench
Feeds the pigeons from the crust of his bread
And I come around from time to time
to hear his stories unwind
cause it helps me clear my head

Mr. James says
ten years ago I was rich man
well I had a corporate office
You know that down on 17th and Main
Somewhere along the line
I guess I just lost all track of time
and tried to make myself a name

Refrain:
Time goes by
Just like yesterday
used to be tomorrow
Time goes by
Just like yesterday
Just like like Mr. James says

Take these pigeons for example
well they never seem to have
a single worry on their mind
well maybe it's because they know
that the good Lord is watching over everyone of us
'cause you know that's the secret of this life

Refrain

Don't worry about tomorrow
Tomorrow will take care of itself
Don't worry about tomorrow
Tomorrow will - take - care of itself

Yeah!

Yesterday I stopped by that old park bench
I fed that Mr. James pigeons from the crust of my bread
Well I watched the world fly by
and I thought all about my life
I remembered what Mr. James said

Refrain x2

Refrain (Background vocals: "Don't worry about tomorrow")

Refrain (Background vocals: "Don't worry about tomorrow")

time goes by
well it's just like yesterday
used to be tomorrrow (Background vocals: "Don't worry about tomorrow")
time goes by
well it's just like yesterday
just like Mr. James said

How many times can a heart be defeated,
before it decides to give in?
How many times can a soul be mistreated,
before being locked up then?
Some days I wish I could make myself cry,
and I wonder if maybe if this well has run dry
But just when I think my emotions succumbed unto fear

CHORUS
That's when You open wide my heart,
I can see it, You open wide my heart,
and I know just the touch of Your hand
lets the healing begins
I see Your river of love rushing in,
when You open wide my heart

You say I stand at the foot of this mountain
pray for the courage to climb
When I am weary lead me to the fountain
that quenches my thirst everytime
Lord you are the water my reason to live
when I feel like I have nothing more left to give
Oh and just when I think I've fallen too far from your grace

Repeat Chorus

When I fall down, You lift me up again
Lose my ground, You bring me back again
Lost and found, I feel alive again

Repeat Chorus

Here I stand at the foot of this mountain
and pray for the courage to climb

[No lyrics]

It was an ordinary morning
At the school upon the hill
The sun was slowly rising
The flag was standing still
And the students were rushing
To face anoter day

But in the middle of the madness
There was one who made her way
She was standing at the flagpole
She bowed her head to pray
She said "I, I will not be afraid."

CHORUS
Who will stand, stand together
Heart to heart reaching out for love
Hand in hand with each other
By God's grace, who will stand?

Now everyone was watching
Staring at the girl
Some of them were laughing
And calling her a fool
They said "She, ohh she will stand alone"

But one by one they stepped out
One by one they came
Breaking formt heir silence
With a simple act of faith
They said "We, no we are not ashamed"

CHORUS
We will stand, stand together
Heart to heart reaching out for love
Hand in hand with each other
By God's grace, we will stand

BRIDGE
And we will stand up for what we believe
We will stand up for our freedom
we wills tand up for one nation under God
With liberty and justice for all!

CHORUS

To a world turning cold as stone
To a world spinning out of control
See the sigh of the times
Feel the emptiness inside
To try to hide the pain inside

CHORUS
May the love of Jesus fll
the heart of every man
May the hope of heaven touch
a life with healing hands
And may all who seek him find
grace enough to stand
May the love of Jesus fill
the heart of every man

To a soul that's too tired to fight
To a heart that's too weary to try
When all faith is taken away
by the trials of the day
When there's nothing left to say

CHORUS

BRIDGE
For God so loved the world that
He gave his Son and
Whoever believes will know His love

CHORUS

Forever and Beyond
I take the pieces of my broken heart I place them in your hands Cause I need answers, and I need reasons But only you could understand Right now I feel like these walls are closing in and I'd give anything to feel your peace within
If I could reach, reach above the clouds
Higher than the rain could find me
And I would reach, reach beyond the stars
Into a place where love will last forever and beyond
For every trial I am facing it only brings me back to you Cause I believe in a place called heaven where all my hopes
and all my dreams will come true
And every tear will be a million miles away
But until then I will be dreaming of the day
When I would reach, reach above the clouds
Higher than the rain could find me
And I will reach, reach beyond the stars
Into a place where love will last forever and beyond
I raise my hands and lift my eyes and let your spirit carry me
You lift me up into the sky you give me wings
I will reach, reach above the clouds
Higher than the rain could find me
And I will reach, reach beyond the stars
Into a place where love will last forever
You take me to the place where love will last forever and beyond

Just Like You
Lord Your wonders never cease to amaze me
Cause every time I get down upon my knees I know You hear me
And I've been less than faithful but you've been more than graceful
When anyone else would have walked away
It's just like you to save me
It's just like me to run and hide
It's just like love to take me as I am and make me just like you
Well I could think of a million reasons why I don't deserve your love
And I could try and try and try and try but I could never be good enough Because I am just a sinner but I am saved by grace
You see the heart in me but you love me anyway
It's just like you to save me
It's just like me to run and hide
It's just like love to take me as I am and make me just like you

Just as I am without one plea but that thy blood was shed for me
You see everything I do and still you choose to love me.