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Rubber Canoe:
Lyrics
Benny (VMI Records - 1972)
1. Give
Your Love Forever
2. No
The End Is Not Near
3. Love
Never Dies
4. The
Bridge
5. We All
Know He's Coming
6. The Painter
7. Malcombe
8. What's
Happened To My Friends
9. Please
Let This Be So
10. Genevieve
1.
Give Your Love Forever
Words & Music by Benny Hester
Two birds sittin' by the side of the pond
One walks away 'til the other one's gone...
Give your love forever, that's not too long
Two trees sittin' on the side of a lawn
One drops a leaf and the other one don't
Give your love forever, that's not too long
For what is yours won't fly
Just hold your hand open wide
How can you stay the same if you realize
Just a big rock sittin' close to the shore
Come on in and get me, I'm not movin' no more
Give your love forever, that's not too long
Some people say it makes you calloused for sure
But you got to find what you're lookin' for
Give your love forever, that's not too long
2. No the End is Not Near
Words & Music by Benny Hester
Mmm took a look to see
The rusted latches on my guitar case
No the end is not near
The end is not nearly what you think
No the end is not near
The end is not nearly were you think it is
Mmm listening for the words
To wind from my head down to my straggly sleeve
Oh now it seems so long
Living in a web I never meant to weave
No the end is not near
The end is not nearly what you think
No the end is not near
The end is not nearly were you think it is
Sad like people sometimes get
I looked down at these scratched old boots
that could not leave
No I haven't made it yet
But if I do then you will know please
pray for me
3. Love Never Dies
Words & Music by Benny Hester
After searching all my life
I've found a place
Where love never dies
Have you seen the people there
They are speaking words of love
From their souls, from their souls
After wanting all my life
I found a place where tears are never cried
Have you heard the people there
They are speaking words of love
From their souls, from their souls
Yatstisha, Chricticta
Take my love
Don't let it die
You loved me then
So love me now
Just take my hand
I'll show you how
4. The Bridge
Words & Music by Benny Hester
It seemed so cloudy today
And they both ended up
With nothing, no nothing to say
It seemed so out of place today
Their eyes reached for the sky
And the clouds turned their backs on them
And faced the other way all today
And as they stood below the bridge
Where pigeons flew and people knew that they
Were waiting for the monster
To come over the hill
When they saw that it was coming
Did they think that it was real
Oh, no, they didn't care
Better wear your raincoats today
Some people stand below the bridge and never
No never escape
It seemed so cloudy today
And they both ended up with nothing
No nothing to say
5. We All Know He's Comin'
Words & Music by Benny Hester
You who ever doubted the Word
Please listen up
For you never really heard
Please listen up
'Cause you never really heard
Roll out across the sky
Gonna wanna know when the heavens open wide
We'll be taken up
Wanna go, truth is gonna give us life
Rise up to meet Him in the clouds, ooh
Come one you know it's true
Stand up with open arms, don't disbelieve
The Word is gonna make us new and
chorus:
We all know He's coming
We all know He's coming
We all know He's coming
We all know He's coming
And if I have to wait
I think I might die
You know what I mean I said I think I might die
So I sit here and I sing my song
Hold on, 'cause it won't be long
You who have ever doubted the Word
Please listen up
For you never really heard
Gotta listen up
If you never really heard
Many men's hearts are gonna wax cold
Watch out don't let it be you
Just like a thief and maybe in your sleep
No, He'll give you no clue
(chorus)
6. The Painter
Words & Music by Benny Hester
Every evening about this same time
You may hear music playin' over and over
And hear the same words until they all rhyme
Haunting on and on
The Painter
So he picks up his guitar once again
And beats out a melody to please his friends
And he doesn't know exactly what to do
He just wants to please me and you
He's just a painter
A painter of words
Hear his sweet guitar as he lays down the colors
He doesn't know himself
But he does know others
The Painter
Today he walks down that same old street again
And in the cold he stops at every single bend
And he wants to wrap the words all around you
You know why
Because he loves you
7. Malcombe
Words & Music by Benny Hester & Jim Stanton
You keep tellin' me
I wanna be free
But I don't wanna be
You keep tellin' me
You won't see me
So that's how you're gonna be
I don't care
You stay there
Maybe bein' there will clear the air
And tomorrow we'll walk in the park
like we used to do
Maybe we'll see Malcombe
Hearing words from the wise
Accepting them with open eyes
Ideas are welcome
We lack understanding
You're not just a fling
If we think hard enough we can hear bells ring
And tomorrow we'll walk in the park
like we used to do
Maybe we'll see Malcombe
You keep tellin' me
I wanna be free
But you know I don't really wanna be
Can't help sighing
Please quit crying
Got to have trust or Malcombe starts dying today
8. What's Happened to My Friends
Words & Music by Benny Hester
What is happening here
Just doesn't seem so clear
It's messin' up my head and I don't know why
They're gettin' in so deep
That I can't get no sleep
And I'm wondering what happened
To my friends, my friends
From all the talks we had
They didn't seem so bad
It's just the things they do that turn me off
I may be gettin' bold
But it seems they were so cold
And I'm wondering what's happened
To my friends, my friends
They said don't worry
No don't you worry
We know what we're doing
9. Please Let This Be So
Words & Music by Benny Hester
I believe I'm about to change
Lose what I've gained
Fall where I've reigned
Oh yes, please let this be so
Then I'm gonna engineer
The greatest plan
To lose your tears
Oh yes, please let this be so
I just want you to know
How much I care for you so
And that the bad must fall
I'm about to change my ways
Yes I am I can feel it today
Oh Lord, please let this be so
Yes I'm gonna walk right down
Open my ears and listen to sounds
Oh yes, please let this be so
10. Genevieve
Words & Music by Benny Hester
And now the end has come
I'm sure we've won
Genevieve,
Genevieve, hear the drum
The word is fine
Your love is mine
Genevieve, Genevieve
Now's the time
Of all the ones that it might be
It's getting cold
Their love grows old
But we're here to stay
We've reached the place
We want to be
We have to be
Touch my face
Realize through our two eyes
We've bent the cage
We've lost our age
Now raise the flag on the new world we've found
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