Lyrics, Lamentations & Love Songs*

When I am weak When I am weary When my legs fear to stand You seem to know  Just when I’m falling And reach out a Helping hand It may be the wind Telling me  Which direction to go Or just a ray of sunlight Along the path As I move forward In the deepest Recesses of my mind When I beat myself up You teach me how to be kind (To myself) You protect me from the enemy  As I tempt fate and stand in its wake You remind me that I’m human Open your arms  And say  “It’s okay” “I know you are tempted I’m here when you stray I know the road before you  Seems shaky But I AM THE WAY!” “Trust that It will be okay. I love you Everyday” 01/31/25 clc “The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.” Psalm 28:7

To ‘Someone’ ⁃ Still Unknown Someone to pray with,  someone to lay with Someone that sees heaven in her eyes Someone who knows the darkness,  someone who’s been there too  Someone who’s ready for something new. Someone… I wonder who. Someone… Like you? 01/30/25 clc

You see me You see all the pain and sadness You see all the joyful madness You know everything  I’m hiding Search my heart And see when I’m afraid Let your love continue  to show me the way You pick me up for the 37th time  I fall down Without condemning You surround Me with your love Clear my path I’ve made it so, damn rough Like it wasn’t rough enough  You make clear Which way I need To go You point forward Even when I step back You are always where I’m at Even when I try to lead You are there Waiting for me to  Come and lay my burdens down At your feet. Search me Know me Help me, Lord I need  You. 01/30/25 clc “Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalms‬ ‭139‬:‭23‬-‭24‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Sun is rising Stars seem to melt Into the horizon As thoughts dwell… On one moment at a time One step forward Hoping to find Peace. 01/29/25 clc 

I am Rushing wind over the ocean I am Sunlight over the pines I am Birdsong awaking the morning I am  Right before your eyes I am The Mighty Mississippi  I am Heights the mountains try to reach I am The stillness in the valley I am Hope that covers you as you sleep I am I am I am Comfort when you’re shaking When you’re a little lost  out in the cold I am Peace that won’t be shaken You can cling to wherever you go I am I am I am That still soft voice that reminds you You are never truly alone I am Here child I will not falter Come to me, I already know Your loneliness Your fear Let me  Wipe away those tears I am Your father Let me show you That you matter To me I am All you need  Even when you don’t understand I am And I’ll never leave. I am. 01/28/25 clc “And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”  Matthew 28:20

Is there room for me? It’s cold and rainy And I’m tired Oh, so tired Is there room by the fire? Please take me in I’m drowning from within Dark clouds seem to Sit on my soul Just want to get warm Trust is often fleeting Can’t say I do completely Wish I did But that’d be a lie I know I still try I love you Yet I wish I wasn’t so hard Inside I know your path But I’m stuck in my heart Wishing you’d open up Maybe it’s me Who doesn’t feel enough… <sigh> This is my heart. 01/27/25 clc Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5–6 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you.” John 14:1–2

My soul may weep My heart may leap All the emotions That I keep Will one day see The great I am Sunrise, and there I stand Arise, my whole being Starts to understand You are here And you’re oh, so real… My thoughts may sway Through harder days And when I’m in the midst of troubles Often forget to pray Yet, you are there Always so near And I can always stop And clearly hear Your voice Above all the noise  Steadfast Amazing Sometimes Subtle Always Mighty Resonate in my being You guide my steps You give meaning To my everyday Thank you All I know to say is I love you Lord Late at night I hear the symphony  Crickets and bullfrogs sing Look up towards heaven Reminded again Resonate in my being You guide my steps You give meaning To my everyday Thank you All I know to say is I love you Lord. 01/26/25 clc

Come As you are No need to pretend I know your heart Come  When you’re weary When you need rest I am here, child Come and confess Come  As you hunger And I will feed your need Come  And witness How I make complete  Come In your tattered and faded blue jeans Tear stained cheeks You’d rather I not see  I see you Just as you are No need to pretend I see your heart Let me  Console you Feel my warm breath Deep in your spirit Let go And confess All that you are Is exactly enough Come My child Let me show you My love Wrap my arms  around you Let me show you My love. 01/25/25 clc “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.” Isaiah‬ ‭55‬:‭1‬ ‭NIV‬‬ “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is e...

Back to broken pieces, Where’s the superglue Thought my heart was mended But this feeling’s nothing new Wake up so fucking lonely Keep praying, try to keep My head above water As my tears stain the sheets Guess I’ll get up Guess I’ll get up Hope for a little peace. 01/24/25 clc

Keep me In that secret place Hold me when I’m falling Out of place Lead me As the day moves on Let me see you Help to warm My spirit Let it shine From the love  You radiate inside… Arise Let my spirit  Fly. 01/23/25 clc

Plant me  Like a mustard seed Along the river In your valley deep Hope comes  With the rising sun With each breath My heart becomes Watered Tended By your great love That is where My Hope comes from  Let your mercies Water me Sprouting forth  I finally see Your light I am fully aware I grow in your  Loving care You alone can  Feed my heart’s desires Plant me Let me grow Reaching towards heaven  My fruits,  I hope will show. 01/22/25 clc “But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God’s unfailing love for ever and ever.” Psalm 52:8 “But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” Jeremiah‬ ‭17‬:‭7‬-‭8‬ ‭NIV‬‬

I said Mississippi Said she didn’t want to go Wondered why it seemed so hard For her to go back home It was the place she talked of Placed that she once dreamed I said ‘take me to see’ Another part of your history Didn’t understand the fight The struggle to show Did she even want me To really ever know? ‘It’s not the same without my kids’ I said, there’ll be other times Why the hell couldn’t she Realize that before her eyes Was someone who truly wanted to know That learning about her grandpa and her family Just might help my love grow So we went But it was hard She got sick As if it was wrong For me to be a part  - - - - - I’d have driven to Missouri To see her brother’s world She said it was important I said I understood But she decided to run away there Without me December 31st Why couldn’t she see? Just talk To me I’m not the asshole Who’d taken  All her dreams I spent new years Looking at the clock Still amazed that I was alone Guess I was in shock Run away Oh, Run away Fr...

Street corner prophet  Former (high school) beauty queen One preaches the gospel The other smiles and waves And they both realize There’s truth behind the lies One fights for forgiveness One fights with time Realizing they both struggle Both see their dreams Lost within the battle To be known and be seen Prophet preaches She plays the crowd Not so different In the truths they’ve found Both want to be known One turns to God The other prays as well Peace isn’t found Inside they hope The day will come When they both find Peace that overcomes The shouts  The clapping The praise ‘hallaluh’ The lonely nights Are nothing new He raises his hand to Heaven She raises hers there too They may seem so different But they’re just like me and you… 01/19/25 clc

See the mountains From the valley Wonder how I’ll make it to their peaks Down here, as I’ve struggled Wonder if I’ll ever Stand and clearly see Will I ever reach? The road is long Before me The day seems to never end One foot, then another My body aches  Struggling to stand Yet, I know It’s not over I know One day I’ll understand The journey will Come to an end But as I look up Each mountain tells the story Of others who’ve traveled on The long and dusty road I am reminded  Like arrows pointing Towards heaven Each one shows My heart the way home From the road It’s how my heart bends To what I already know I breathe And I move on… The mountains beckon My spirit listens  And I won’t forget Each stop along the road Sometimes I linger  A while to take in The view before me And the strength I’ve been shown That comes from  inside these bones One step at a time Til I’m Home. 01/18/25 clc In the distance you see snow-covered peaks glistening in brilliant sunlight. Your...

Hope is a bread crumb Faith is a wagon wheel Ready to carry the burden Move us along valleys and over each hill Like manna from Heaven Each breath is a gift of peace A reminder there’s so much bigger Than our hurts and needs Not that our lives Weren’t worth the price Paid by a man On a cross Each doubt is echoed  with a mustard seed of love I breathe Knowing that is enough In him, I am enough. 01/17/25 clc

Cannot be silent That comes with years I’ve tried To be what someone wanted It all ends in wordless lies I’m not a bad man I’m waiting, looking for my match Not in some old fantasy From 40 years back I know I have a purpose I know I long to be heard Sometimes that comes with talking loud And possibly seeming a little absurd There is a deeper side Where a hope still grows Inside the cavern Rests this lonely man’s soul And I hurt When I hurt others I feel the sting  When I do them wrong I have beaten myself up When I can’t be Their picture from that Country song Yet I’ll rest Knowing I’m still trying,  striving to be Me. That’s all I know to be. I’m still learning, Still growing And I’m here Hoping God will see… 01/17/25 clc

Subtleties Like winter breeze Cooling my insides Trying to let go Caught up in The memories  So many left Even if I know That time will bring her  Back to me Maybe just in a thought Hopefully, she remembers me Don’t have to wonder  ‘bout that Think I already know But the future Isn’t a Disney movie It’s often times More like losing And moving on Breath it in Think I already know See my breath On the wind Escapes, And then I breathe again It’s amazing How such a little gesture Seems to show It’s not just about letting go It’s also about Knowing There’s spring After the snow… Wake up heart Only God truly knows And we get so caught up Tossing to and fro Winter morning - Help my weary soul. 01/15/25 clc

This beautiful peace More than I can measure When I stop I often find it’s presence  I breathe in Breathe out It seems to flow Though days will come When I don’t feel it calling Wound up inside my mind I struggle, just with trying  To Breathe Can’t seem to see That peace is never far No matter Just have to start Inside Where oft I hide Open deep my lungs And breathe… This beautiful peace Will find release For the burdens  In your soul He listens, As we pray He always knows… 01/14/25 clc 

Wonder if her heart‘s  still in Mississippi? Whispering Pines go back in time Wonder if she’s missing? A little peace, piece of her soul Often times those are the hardest  places to let go Roots Run deep Life may twist and turn I wonder if she keeps Looking west To a place her spirit yearns  To be Oh Mississippi, I hope her heart finds peace I still say a prayer For her to be Back in Mississippi,  if that’s where she’ll find peace 01/14/25 clc

Those  Marvelous mysteries Like sunlight above the trees Often we behold so many wonders Right below our nose  With a sigh Realize there’s so much to this life Hope seems  such a distant cause When in our thoughts  we find ourselves lost Looking so far  down the line That we stumble over the sublime At our feet In our grasp Miss it while  holding on to the past… <pause> If we can stop Take a breath Take solace in where we’re at I know it’s hard but gotta try There is more If we open our eyes… To those  Marvelous mysteries. 01/13/25 clc