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Rubber Canoe:
Lyrics
United We Stand/Divided We Fall (Frontline/Benson
Records 1990)
1. Closer
To Me
2. Love
Is Made of This
3. These
Old Dreams
4. Restless
Nights
5. Noonday
Night
6. You
Can Have Mine
7. Rain, Rain,
Rain
8. Too Bad
She Didn't Want Me
9. Two Blue
10. Break Out
11. Climbing Jacob's
Ladder
1.
Closer To Me
Words by Benny Hester. Music by Benny Hester and Marty Walsh
When I wake up in the morning and I see Your face
Then I look in the mirror, things look out of place
The way I feel I know I can't go far
I hope You can hear me from where You are
They say You live in a room of white
But it's o.k. to ring You day or night
So here I am, I'm calling You now
chorus:
Come on get a little closer to me
I'll let You in if You'll set me free
Won't You, come on, come on, come on,
Come on get a little closer to me
Well You know what I'm thinking and I'd change if I could
It's so hard to trust, though I think I should
I'm down so low, You seem so high
They said if I need You, You'd be by my side
When it gets so hard, so hard I can't stand
I reach out and take, I take Your hand
A little bit, a little bit at a time
(chorus)
I can't go on, I can't go far
You can hear me from where You are
And if You hold the world in the palm of Your hand, I gotta
I gotta believe that You'll understand, so won't You
(chorus)
2. Love Is Made Of This
Words & Music by Benny Hester
One more day still it's You I miss
I tell You something love is made of this
And when You whisper "I'll be back soon"
You make my heart sing a different tune
chorus:
Love is made of this
Love is made of this
Love is made of this
Love is made of this
Well, the hour is late, some say I'm wrong
Cause You left us here and said "I won't be long"
But all I can think of as the minutes tick by
Is if You don't hurry back I'll just die
(chorus)
While I'm waiting here I know it's true
What I feel I can't explain
But when the words won't come I'll just keep trying
And I'll find a way I ain't lying
So just give me one more glimpse and another fine day
You bring me hope and chase my fear away
(chorus)
3. These Old Dreams
Words by Benny Hester. Music by Benny Hester & Marty Walsh
Oh God hear my prayer
See Your face but You're no there
No You're not even near
Though I hear Your voice very clear
So low, feel it again
These old dreams can break my heart
Day is gone when I had a home
Loved ones that I called my own
Shattered so suddenly
Sadness found a friend in me
So low, feel it again
These old dreams can break my heart
What's a man to do
When his dreams fall apart
But begin again, anew
He must have a new start
Remembering takes its toll
Makes a hollow in my soul
Shadows that won't go 'way
I fight them back most everyday
And I'm so low, feel it again
These old dreams can break my heart
Walk straight down one road
Live one life and live one code
Nights disappear like sand
And with each I try to understand
But tonight I'm low and feeling again
That these old dreams can break my heart
What's a man to do
When his dreams fade and die
But begin again, anew
Though it's hard, Lord, he must try
Oh God hear my prayer
See Your face but You're not there
Seems You're not even near
Though I hear Your voice very clear
So low, feel it again
These old dreams can break my heart
I'm so low, feel it again
These old dreams can break my heart
4. Restless Nights
Words by Benny Hester. Music by Benny Hester & Marty Walsh
chorus:
Restless, restless nights
Talkin' 'bout restless, restless nights
Well, pick up truck, boom box
I've had enough of shock rock
Everyone is upset but nobody cares
Downtown, underground
On the street, lost and found
If there's any peace
Someone's gotta show me where
(chorus)
Stayed to watch Three Stooges, Errol Flynn
Hee Haw and TBN
Left my TV running and it blew up in the night
No more CBS, NBC
I don't want my MTV
What I want is truth
And there is no truth in sight
(chorus)
No guarantees for any little thing
But there is hope, God is not a dream
And if He'd make a difference in this mess
We better send Him an urgent SOS
Well, I'm scared of the IRS, FBI, and CIA
Cold sweat, ringing wet, that's why I toss and turn
I think the KGB is chasing me
I'm wearing out my NIV
Looking for the answer to a lesson I can't learn
(chorus)
Dude, Surf City USA
Rock and Roll is here to stay
If you catch this wave
Ride it right on to the deck
Beach party, grain of sand
If God has got us in His hand
Why do I stay up late
My nerves are just a wreck
In these
(chorus)
All of those restless, restless nights
Just thinkin' 'bout restless, restless nights
5. Noonday Night
Words by Benny Hester. Music by Benny Hester & Marty Walsh
Here comes the cool of the evening
Some people getting home and some just are leaving
Makes you wonder why we live so feverishly
There's a fog of inner rage and sorrow
And a misty uncertain tomorrow
For a future so bright but too dark to see
chorus:
God is up there and you know He's watching us
We're in a hurry and we don't really care too much
Love is crowded out by pride and it's just not right
Hurting people go ignored like they're all to blame
We lump them in together, nobody feels the shame
When we can see but we don't, I call it noonday night
We find ourselves in the twilight hour
At a time we need heavenly power
To awaken the world to its greatest need
A mass return to faith, hope, and charity
To use His name as more than a parody
So in the hearts of men there could grow one seed
(chorus)
We
need a healing of sight
This blindness we can't see
(chorus)
It's the dead of the night
Just an L.A. night
New Orleans night
It's a New York night
Miami night
Call it a noonday night
6. You Can Have Mine
Words by Benny Hester. Music by Benny Hester & Marty Walsh
I did a little living, but not to the wiser
For all the brains that I kept under my sunvisor
My boss called me up, said "Son you made it"
I just keep moving up but somehow I can't take it
My friends look at me, they say I'm doing fine
I tell 'em, "I'll take your life,
And you can have mine"
I got a little smarter, I got a little older
I got on down the road, looked over my shoulder
I did a little thinking, that goes to show You
That if I really tried I'd one day get to know You
Well, people look at me, they say I'm doing fine
I tell 'em Lord, You gave me Your love
Now You can have mine
I talked to You and soon You became
The friend I never had, the friend I never had
I stood up straight, put my feet on the ground
Now I turn out the light and close my eyes
And know inside that I'm really glad
You know that I'm gald, You know that I'm glad
Now I'm comin' on, comin' on
Come on home, yeah
I did a little living, I got a little wiser
For all that brains that I kept under my sunvisor
Now my boss calls me up, says "Son you made it"
But this Your job, Lord, now finally I can take it
Well, people look at me, say "yes you're doing fine"
I tell 'em Lord, You gave me Your love
Now You can have mine
Yes, You can have mine
Yeah, mine all mine
You can have mine, You can have mine
Yeah, mine all mine
7. Rain, Rain, Rain
Words & Music by Benny Hester
Rain, rain, rain
What you gonna when it pours, pours, pours
When the storm cloud comes and the cold wind blows, blows, blows
And I don't live here anymore
Cry, cry, cry
When it's been so long that it's bye, bye, bye
And every promise and vow you made is gone, gone, gone
And I don't live here anymore
Once your heart was the home I made
A friendship so sure to last forever
But now before My eyes I must watch it burn away
In this fire, fire, fire
You started by living out your secret desires
Now all I can think is you're a liar, liar, liar
That's why I don't live here anymore
Once your heart was the home I made
A friendship so sure to last forever
But now before My eyes I must watch it melt away
In this rain, rain, rain
What you gonna do if it pours, pours, pours
When the storm clouds come and the cold wind blows, blows, blows
And I don't live here any
Cause I can't live here any
No, I don't live here anymore
In this rain, rain, rain
8. Too Bad She Didn't Want Me
Words by Claire Claniger. Music by Benny Hester
She wanted someone to need her
To touch and to hold tenderly
She wanted all of the things that I wanted
Too bad she didn't want me
She wanted someone to know her
Cause that's what a lonely heart needs
She wanted laughter and sweet ever after
Too bad she didn't want me
So where do you go and what do you do
When someone you want so bad doesn't want you
So where do you go, Lord, and what do you do
She wanted love she could lean on
And someone who'd follow Your lead
I could have been all the things that she wanted
Too bad she didn't want me
Too bad she didn't want me
9. Two Blue
Words by Benny Hester. Music by Benny Hester & Marty Walsh
chorus:
Hold me
Once we were so lonely
Now we promised we'd be true
Better keep this love
Or find ourselves again two blue
One life and one heart that's true
That finds someone who loves them too
Then they promise one another before You, Lord, and friends
They won't be looking back anymore
Now I know it's true
You heal the blue
(chorus)
Long days and late nights alone
We dreamed that the pain could be gone
Still it lingered in our hearts, in the depths of our souls
With a grief only You could change
Lord, You heal the blue
Yes, I know You do
(chorus)
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, watch your heart
The world's gonna try to tear you, tear you, tear you, tear you apart
When we were searching for each other hope was all we had
Now we belong to on another, we've got different plans
Lord, You heal the blue
Yes, I know You do
(chorus)
10. Break Out
Words by Benny Hester. Music by Benny Hester & Marty Walsh
How many roads must a man walk down
How many times must he sink before he drowns
How can he find the keys that unlock and open the door
If we're supposed to have the peace that all men seek
Why then lie and manipulate the weak
Like prisoners there will rise up those to lead an escape
chorus:
It's time to break out, break out, break out
Won't you break out tonight
Break out, break out tonight
Break out, gonna be today
Break out, gotta hear this call
Break out, united we stand
Break out, divided we fall
Break out, break out tonight
When will there be an end to this camouflage
When will there real love instead of a mirage
Cause some think, if you can't use them
Then distance yourself from the wounded
No, don't let your hands get dirty, stand back, stay clear
Now that our leaders have an overwhelming fear
They'll be identified too much with the struggling and failing
(chorus)
You know God doesn't really think too much of
What some have called a self indulgent spiritual club
And we don't even help our own
(chorus)
Come on break out with me
11. Climbing Jacob's Ladder
Traditional song
Arranged by Bill Baumgart
We are climbing Jacob's ladder
We are climbing Jacob's ladder
We are climbing Jacob's ladder
Soldiers of the cross
We are climbing Jacob's ladder
We are climbing Jacob's ladder
We are climbing Jacob's ladder
Soldiers of the cross
Every round goes higher, higher
Every round goes higher, higher
Every round goes higher, higher
Soldiers of the cross
We are climbing Jacob's ladder
We are climbing Jacob's ladder
You and I climbing high
Ever climbing higher
Soldiers of the cross
You and I climbing high
Ever climbing higher
Soldiers of the cross
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