1. Worry Too Much (Mark Heard)
it's the demolition derby
it's the sport of the hunt
proud tribe in full war-dance
it's the slow smile that the bully gives the runt
it's the force of inertia
it's the lack of constraint
it's the children out playing in the rock garden
all dolled-up in black hats and war paint
sometimes it feels like bars of steel
i cannot bend with my hands
oh - i worry too much
somebody told me that i worry too much
it's these sandpaper eyes
it's the way they rub the luster from what is seen
it's the way we tell ourselves that all these things are normal
till we can't remember what we mean
it's the flicker of our flames
it's the friction born of living
it's the way we beat a hot retreat
and heave our smoking guns into the river
sometimes it feels like bars of steel
i cannot bend with my hands
oh - i worry too much
somebody told me that i worry too much
it's the quick-step march of history
the vanity of nations
it's the way there'll be no muffled drums
to mark the passage of my generation
it's the children of my children
it's the lambs born in innocence
it's wondering if the good i know
will last to be seen by the eyes of the little ones
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2. There's A Higher Power (Ira and Charlie Louvin)
when burdens seem to overcome there's a higher power
whose faithful and refuses none there's a higher power
then why ask men to help you through there's a higher power,
they're helpless pilgrims just like you there's a higher power
let's sing it shout it walk it talk it
there's a higher power
lay down your soul 'cause jesus bought it.
there's a higher power
amen amen there's a higher power
amen amen there's a higher power
those men have built these mighty guns
they've built these automobiles that run
but brothers and sisters mark this down
they can't build you no heavenly crown
go tell them people lost in sin. there's a higher power,
they need not fear the works of men. there's a higher power
believe in him who rest on high. there's a higher power
unless they do they'll surely die. there's a higher power
let's sing it shout it walk it talk it
there's a higher power
lay down your soul 'cause jesus bought it.
there's a higher power
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3. Shelter Me (Buddy and Julie Miller)
the earth can shake the sky come down
the mountains all fall to the ground
but i will fear none of these things
shelter me lord underneath your wings
dark waters rise and thunders pound
the wheels of war are going round
and all the walls are crumbling
shelter me lord underneath your wings
(shelter me lord)
hide me underneath you wings
hide me deep inside your heart
in your refuge - cover me
the world can shake
but lord i'm making you my hiding place
the wind can blow the rain can pour
the deluge breaks the tempest roars
but in the storm my spirit sings
(when you) shelter me lord underneath your wings
(shelter me lord)
hide me underneath you wings
hide me deep inside your heart
in your refuge - cover me
the world can shake
but lord i'm making you my hiding place
now on the day you call for me
someday when time - no more shall be
i'll say oh death where is your sting
you shelter me lord underneath your wings
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4. With God On Our Side (Bob Dylan)
oh my name it is nothing' my age it means less
the country i come from is called the midwest
i was taught and brought up there the laws to abide
and the land that i live in has god on its side.
oh the history books tell it they tell it so well
the cavalries charged the indians fell
the cavalries charged and the indians died
oh the country was young with god on its side.
the spanish-american war had its day
and the civil war too was soon laid away
and the names of the heroes i was taught to memorize
with guns in their hands and god on their side.
the first world war, boys it came and it went
the reason for fighting i never did get
but i learned to accept it and accept it with pride
or you don't count the dead when god's on your side.
when the second world war came to an end
we forgave the germans and then we were friends
though they murdered six million in the ovens they fried
the germans now too have god on their side.
i've learned to hate russians all through my whole life
if another war comes it's them we must fight
to hate them and fear them to run and to hide
and accept it all bravely with god on my side.
but now we got weapons of the chemical dust
if fire them we're forced to then fire them we must
one push of the button and a shot the world wide
and you never ask questions when god's on your side.
in a many dark hour i've been thinking' about this
that jesus christ was betrayed by a kiss
but i can't think for you you'll have to decide
whether judas iscariot had god on his side.
so now as i'm leaving' i'm weary as hell
the confusion i'm feeling' ain't no tongue can tell
the words fill my head and fall to the floor
if god's on our side he'll stop the next war.
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5. Wide River To Cross (Buddy and Julie Miller)
there's a sorrow in the wind
blowing' down the road i've been
i can hear it cry while shadows steal the sun
but i can not look back now
i've come to far to turn around
and there's still a race ahead that i must run
i'm only halfway home i gotta journey on
to where i'll find the things that i have lost
i've come a long long road still i've got miles to go
i've got a wide wide river to cross
i have stumbled i have strayed
you can trace the tracks i made
all across the memories my heart recalls
but i'm just a refugee won't you say a prayer for me
cause sometimes even the strongest soldier falls
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6. Fire And Water (Buddy and Julie Miller)
a man can walk - a million miles
and just be standing still
he can close his heart - and believe - he is strong
you were left - with a broken wing
the one - love left behind
in the arms - of the night - with nowhere to go
standing out - out in the rain
looking for - your way home
you walked on - on through the storm
through fire and water - you have come
like a storm carries a seed - away - upon the wind
when it falls to the ground - it brings life - back again
now everything - you longed to see
you hold - in your own hands
and on the wings - of the wind - you ride high
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7. Don't Wait (Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale)
well i been so wrong
brought lots of suffering on
and it's been so long
since i walked right and strong
just look at me so lost and weak
heed my warning when this fool speaks
well i hate to see your sun sinking down
and the path you take while you're losing ground
there's precious time to change your ways
don't drag along while it's getting late
don't wait don't wait
don't wait it's late
don't wait don't wait
don't wait don't wait don't wait don't wait
temptation will rust
crawls in with the fog
eats away at your trust
mean as a wild pack of dogs
uses you up throws your life away
don't let it win for another day
don't wait don't wait
don't wait it's late
don't wait don't wait
don't wait don't wait don't wait don't wait
now i'm praying for strength
to get one last try
from mercy's cup to drink
before it's time to die
and all the wicked they best
start to change their ways
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8. This Old World (Buddy Miller and Victoria Williams)
this old world just stays the same
one man wants what the other man gained
one man's greedy one man's not
you can't worship money and god
cain killed abel that was his brother
sons of abraham still killing each other
c'mon children understand
jesus washed all away the sins of man
pray pray
time to love every man woman and child
just forgive and let live for a little while
shake my head and wonder how much more
the bells are tolling on the streets of the world
what time is it help me understand
why is war in the heart of man
children of abraham hagar and sara
sing a new song cheer the way for heaven
jesus endless praise to thee
people better get down on you knees
pray pray
time to love every man woman and child
just forgive and let live for a while
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9. Is That You (Buddy and Julie Miller)
is that you my lord
is that you my lord
is that you my lord
talking to my heart
i can hear a sound / over the waters
i can hear a sound / coming on the rain
i can hear a sound / whisper on the wind
sounds like the spirit calling out my name
it's calling to me in the morning
and it comes to me in my sleep
it tells me (hey/boy) lay down all these worthless things
and let me give you something you can keep
(trade me in for)
did you wear a crown / was the devil laughing
did you wear a crown / and was the curtain torn
did the thunder pound / and did heaven look away
did you wear a crown and was it made of thorns
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lord did you go down / and take on the devil
lord did you go down / to hell for the key
buried in the ground / and then did you rise up
did you go down to hell and back for me
is that you my lord / walking on the water
is that you my lord / knocking at the door
is that you my lord / calling us to follow
calling us to follow you forevermore
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10. Returning (Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale)
this traveling on the inside
can be a harder journey
escaping from the dark side
unanswered questions burning
some parts are hard to look at
from the other end of a telescope
beyond where it's too sad
past to where there is no hope
returning to the living waters
mothers and fathers
sons and daughters
returning to the living waters
just a few more miles or so
while we're talking soul to soul
now here we go
there's still some ground to cover
while rain washes spirits clean
just starting to discover
what life is like getting free
close to the oasis
where manna from heaven falls
passing sacred places
before i could recall
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11. Fall On The Rock (Julie Miller)
oh lord won't you come to me
on my dying bed
let me from the book of life
hear my name be read
children listen to me now
these words are not my own j
esus said a man is gonna
reap what he has sown
you've got to fall
you've got to fall
you better fall on the rock
or the rock's gonna fall on you
there's a time a coming soon
and it's a day coming fast
god will make the last the first
and the first will be last
man looks on the outside but
the lord he looks on the heart
he sees every secret
hidden in the deepest part
you've got to fall
you've got to fall
you better fall on the rock
or the rock's gonna fall on you
jesus is the rock that was rejected and refused
but he is the cornerstone that god almighty has used
like a little lamb he came
down to the children of men
but he'll be the king of kings
when he comes back again
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