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We All Write the Stories
04:30
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We all write the stories
We all write the songs
We all have our glories
We all have our wrongs
There’s more on the horizon
So much more than we can see
It’s when we understand the truth
That we’ll be free
There’s traces of our character
In every place we’ve been
Our faces etched with history
Of every place we’ve seen
There are dust and diamonds
Buried deep inside our souls
And it’s dust and diamonds
That have built the road we’re on
This world is a kaleidoscope
An orchestra of life
A masterful creation
With a million shades of light
Every colour needs the other
There’s no glory on our own
Together we can make a light
That lights the road we’re on
History repeats itself
It has to no-one hears
The lessons that it tries to teach
Through these chaotic years
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Come Take Your Place
04:55
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This journey’s long and the path can be hard on your feet
Beyond the horizon are promises that you can’t see
And the hills are ablaze with the sunlight that’s out of your reach
You’re not alone, no you’re not alone
Come take your place at the table
Come and let go of your cares
Come break the bread and come raise a glass
Come for your place is prepared
You’ll find a door that’s wide open
You’ll find a shelter from storm
You’ll find a heart as wide as the sky
That welcomes you into the warm
When the warmth of the sun brings you memories of brighter days
And the trees whisper secrets passed on by the cold winds of change
When daylight is fading and home can seem so far away
You’re not alone, no you’re not alone
So take off your pack, set it down as you come through the door
Take the weight off your feet, pull a chair up and enjoy the warmth
As we share our stories of places we’ve all been before
You’re not alone, no you’re not alone
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Promised Land
04:18
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Sometimes it feels like I’m standing on the mountain
Got the world beneath my feet
How high I’ve climbed, how many miles, well I’ve stopped counting
Still the dream seems out of reach
These days I’ve learned to count my blessings
Breathe the clean air in my lungs
But I know there’s still a voice inside me calling
Says the road has just begun
To the Promised Land
Seems like only yesterday I was starting
With the energy of youth
Kicked down all the walls that held my heart in
Gonna be nobodys’ fool
Had no plans just my ideals and my guitar
And a bunch of songs I thought I knew
Simone and me we would play the clubs and bars
Tell the many and the few
Of the Promised Land
Was the music kept my feet on the road
And the songs that kept my heart full of hope
And the love that would not let me go
Sometimes people try to change the road they’re given
They dig it up and they start again
Back at the start they don’t change their direction
And it all works out the same
I thought by now, well I’d have reached my destination
But the road keeps winding on
I trip and fall but I know there’s nothing wasted
It’s all treasure that belongs
In the Promised Land
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Nothing Good Is Wasted
03:53
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Where does the rainbow go
When its promise is fulfilled
Where does the great wave fall
When the ocean depths are stilled
There is a place I know
Where things of beauty go
Nothing good is wasted
Nothing good is lost
Nothing is worth nothing
When it’s given at a cost
Nothing good is wasted
Nothing good is lost
Where does the sweet song go
When the music fades
Or the smile of innocence
When it comes of age
Beyond the journey’s road
Are treasures worth more than gold
There is a place I know
Where does a friendship go
When we move on
When good intentions fall away
And life goes wrong
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Homeward Hie
03:20
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You Never Can Tell
03:13
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She grew up in a God-fearing home
Was pure as the fresh laid snow
Had a laugh that sang like a mountain stream
And her face was sun-kissed gold
Everyone around said she would settle down
With a man who was raised up well
Just goes to show that you never can tell
He grew up in a place by the sea
His life was a storm-tossed wave
Spent his days having fun and his nights on the run
And his love on the broad highway
Everyone around said he was going down
With his life that was raising hell
Just goes to show that you never can tell
You never can tell
O you never can tell
Just goes to show that you never can tell
Call it fate or call it chance
Or call it meant to be
But two lives come from worlds apart
And collide for all to see
And they all said that they’d crash down
And they all thought they’d fail
Just goes to show that you never can tell
It was never gonna be an easy road
But then again it never is
But when you’ve got a love that’s closer than a glove
And sweeter than an angel's kiss
You don’t give a thought to what should or shouldn’t aught
Work out in this funny old world
Just goes to show that you never can tell
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The Other Side
04:25
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When night is done and shadows have departed
And blackest blue is pierced by golden rays
When day has come and the only trace of darkness
Are memories that quickly drift away
I will see you there on the other side
When we have walked and the valley is behind us
When we have climbed and reached the mountains crown
When we are free from all the days of struggle
And reach a place to lay our burdens down
When storms have passed and all our fears subsided
And heaven’s sun shines brightly on our face
When battles gone and we are done with fighting
When we have come into love’s embrace
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Wayfaring Stranger
03:58
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I’m just a poor wayfaring stranger
Travelling through this world of woe
There’s no sickness toil or danger
In that bright land to where I go
I’m going there to see my father
Going there no more to roam
I’m only going over Jordan
Only going over home
Those dark clouds are all around me
I know that road is hard and steep
But beauteous fields lie there before me
Where God’s redeemed their vigil keep
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Come O Thou Traveller
03:43
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Come, O Thou Traveller unknown
Whom still I hold but cannot see
My company before is gone
And I am left alone with Thee
With Thee all night I mean to stay
And wrestle till the break of day
I need not tell Thee who I am
My sin and misery declare
Thyself hast called me by my name
Look on Thy hands, and read it there
But who, I ask Thee, who art Thou?
Tell me Thy name, and tell me now
In vain Thou struggles to get free
I never will unloose my hold
Art Thou the Man that died for me?
The secret of Thy love unfold
I wrestle and won’t let Thee go
Till I Thy name, Thy nature know
Yield to me now, for I am weak
But confident in self-despair
Speak to my heart, in blessings speak
Be conquered by my instant prayer
Speak, or Thou never hence shalt move
And tell me if Thy name be Love
’Tis Love! ’tis Love! Thou died for me
I hear Thy whisper in my heart
The morning breaks, the shadows flee
Pure, universal Love Thou art
To me, to all Thy mercies move
Thy nature and Thy name is Love
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10. |
Row On
05:09
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Clouds are upon the summer sky
There’s thunder in the wind
Pull on, pull on and homeward high
Nor give one look behind
Row on, Row On another day
Will shine a brighter light
Ply, ply the oars and pull away
There’s dawn beyond the night
Bare where thou goest words of love
Say more than words could say
Changless affection, strength to prove
Yet speed upon the way
Like yonder river I would glide
To where my heart would be
My bark would soon out sail the tide
That hurries to the see
And yet a star shines constant still
Through yonder cloudy sky
And hope again my bosom fill
Through faith that cannot die
Row on, row on, God speed the way
Thou cannot linger here
Storms hang about the closing day
Tomorrow may be clear
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11. |
Always Heading Home
04:15
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We knew it was coming
Still it caught us unawares
There is always fair warning
But we are so ill prepared
But the sun will rise again today
Like the sun has always done
And we carry on along that way
Always heading home
And promises were made
In good faith and in bad
And memories will fade
Of the darker days we had
And like a breath
Life is here and gone
Burn bright on the eye
And stay when breath has done
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We all write the stories
We all write the songs
We all have our glories
We all have our wrongs
There’s more on the horizon
So much more than we can see
It’s when we understand the truth
That we’ll be free
There’s traces of our character
In every place we’ve been
Our faces etched with history
Of every place we’ve seen
There are dust and diamonds
Buried deep inside our souls
And it’s dust and diamonds
That have built the road we’re on
This world is a kaleidoscope
An orchestra of life
A masterful creation
With a million shades of light
Every colour needs the other
There’s no glory on our own
Together we can make a light
That lights the road we’re on
History repeats itself
It has to no-one hears
The lessons that it tries to teach
Through these chaotic years
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Rob Halligan coventry
Award winning international artist who has worked with Graeme Duffin,Sandy Jones (Wet Wet Wet), Bob Halligan Jr (Judas Priest, Cher), After The Fire, and Paul Evans (Delirious). He has appeared on BBC Radio 2, BBC1 TV, ITV’s Daybreak and many local radio stations. ... more
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