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God
my hands are on the wheel
the highway's slipping by
there's an old house in the field
and dark clouds in the sky
there's no one on this road but me
and my AM radio
searching for the CBC
just tell me where I'm going
my hands are on the wheel
my eyes are on the past
and that old house is standing there
'cause it was built to last
and I'm looking for a god
and I'm looking for a sign
and I am wishing I was not alone
along this passing line
Elaine says grace is god
and god is everywhere
a turning point in time
or a stillness in the air
but all my choices made
were carefully considered
each decision weighed
and dutifully delivered
Elaine says god is grace
and grace is everywhere
the moment we forgive
or the silent breath of prayer
and I'm searching for a sign
and I'm searching for a trace
on a highway outside Winnipeg
I'm going to find some grace
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Back Into Your Arms
what I've seen could make the sainted lose their faith
and what I've done myself has made me turn and walk away
from who I was and had intended to become in this life of mine
I've seen the lies of the lover and the scars of the leaver
and it's that fear and desperation turns the faithless to believers
and though I lied and lied and lied I'd not intended to deceive her again
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and I cried:
ah, take me back into your arms
ah, bring me home again
ah, take me back into your arms
and on and on and on...
I went back out into the darkness to try to find my fear
'cause I've seen that nameless sinner in my faces in the mirror
and though I call out for forgiveness it's never clear if it's come or it's gone
chorus
we feel the scars of the lover and the lies of the leaver
and in our fear and desperation we are faithless or believer
and though we lie and lie and lie we're not intending to deceive ourselves
chorus
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Still the Same
my first memories are
Mama's cigarette smoke and a red and white car
I must have been three
we were heading north on 59
with the wind in my face, it was summertime
I was a gypsy then
and I'm still the same
eighteen in a small town joint
I'm playing for beer 'cause that's the point
nothing else to lose
I had hair down to me knees
I go where I want and I do what I please
and I'm still the same
still the same
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I am a stranger to this place
no roots to bind me
there's no reason to stay
I am a stranger to this place
'do not disturb' hanging on the door
bed is made but I'm on the floor
in another motel
I don't know the name of this place
I don't look in the mirror when I wash my face
'cause nothing ever changes
nothing ever changes
chorus
well I'm always on my hands and knees
but you would not call it praying
and the first town where I find a friend is the place where I'll be staying
my first memories are
cigarette smoke and a red and white car
I might have been, might have been
might have been free, back then
chorus
stranger everywhere
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Good Heart
I have a good heart
I am still breathing
but I'll drown in your best intentions
can't you feel what I'm feeling?
your journeys, desires
all the things that keep you drawn and bound
afraid of life, afraid of tears
all the simple things that tie you down
can you give me what I ask for?
can you show me what I'm here for?
I am not weak but I am broken when
how you speak and what I seek
are 2000 miles apart
I have a good heart
I have a good heart
I am still grieving
I hold a candle in the dark
to see the ways that you are leaving
can you give me what I ask for?
can you show me what I'm here for?
I am not weak but I am broken when
how you speak and what I seek
are 2000 miles apart
I have a good heart
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Everything and More
I will take the road less travelled
I will turn my life around
I will turn my face from west to east
ready for the high tide now
I am trading in my lies for truth
the price of daring to look back
at all the things that caught me here
it's everything and more than that
it's everything and more
I was such a long time coming
down this blinding road of faith and fear
and all the things I ran from
were all the things that led me here
a simple act of bravery
another stone turned back
a look inside the darkest corner
it's everything and more than that
it's everything and more
it's a truth told once and once again
shown out loud, known within
it's love believed and love held fast
it's everything and more than that
everything and more
I guess we're always travelling
down this blinding road of faith and fear
and all the things that hold us back
are all the things that keep us near
to one more act of bravery
one more stone turned back
a look beyond the darkest place
we are everything and more than that
we are everything and more
it's a truth told once and once again
shown out loud, known within
it's love believed and love held fast
it's everything and more than that
everything and more
I will take the road less travelled
I will turn my life around
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Witness To It All
she offered me passion
when I said I had none of my own
she offered me hope and dreams
when I said I was stripped to the bone
she said it is dreams that will make you strong
and it's your hope that will keep you here
it's your passion that helps you hold on
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and you will bear witness to it all
you will bear witness to it all
you will bear witness to it all
go on and turn your face
but do not avert your eyes
go on and hold your tongue if you must
but don't let it turn you to ice
'cause if you don't look it still goes on
and if you don't speak then who knows you're here
and who'll make that right from wrong?
chorus
she said look at the stars in the darkness
can't you feel why we're here
look at the sun on the water
could our truth be any more clear
she told me don't be afraid to be silent
don't be afraid to be big and loud
don't be afraid to walk softly
don't be afraid to be proud
she said dance with all of your being
cry your most passionate tears
hold your life like the treasure it is
and let it go without fear
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What You Ask For
it happened in a moment
almost as if she chose it
with careful thought and planning
so precise in her intent
she said, "be careful what you ask for
'cause it could be the thing that takes you down
that road you didn't plan for
that road you could not see"
and it was over in an instant
a sleight of hand, a falling star
he turned his head and held there
perhaps he tried to see too far
and he said, "be careful what you look for
it isn't often what you see
and it's rarely what you ask for
though it might be what you need"
she said, "be careful what you ask for
'cause it could be the thing that takes you down
that road you never plan for
that road you could not see"
and he said, "go ahead and dream more
because life is more than what you see
and that road you never plan for
well it might be what you need
it might be the one you need"
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Of All the Things
of all the things I've ever said this was the worst
of all the things I've ever done this was the first time
that I held on to another's life so carelessly
and I will pay the sinner's price this time
of all the things I've ever wanted to take back
that was the statement I'd be choosing to retract
if it could happen once each lifetime let this be the one time
or I will pay the sinner's price
I'll be paying all my life
I will pay the sinner's price this time
there comes a moment in your lifetime when you know
you face the music or you turn around and go
as fast as feet can carry, it wonn't help you anyway
'cause you will pay the sinner's price
you'll be paying all your life
you will pay the sinner's price
you take the chance, you roll the dice
you will pay the sinner's price this time
of all the things I've ever said this was the worst
of all the things I've ever done this was the first time
and I will pay the sinner's price this time
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Home
could I hold my breath or close my eyes
if I turn around now would you follow
step back in time to love's surprise
bring us back from this tomorrow
I keep calling
will you answer
I keep calling
won't you come here
this home is where we used to live
when did you decide to leave my love
if we could hold on to each passing day
suspend the time 'tween light and sorrow
feel the weight of all we say
know the love we cannot borrow
I'm still calling
can't you hear me
I'm still calling
come and see me
this home is where we used to live
when did you decide to leave my love
I'm stil calling
will you answer
I'm still calling
won't you come here
this home is where we used to live
when did you decide to leave
when did you decide to leave
when did you decide to leave my love
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Upon My Altar
I could not breathe when you came into the room
I could not stop my hands from shaking
I tried to speak but indecision stole my words
and I am breaking down
in all these years I have never touched your face
your mouth has only told me stories
we've shared our lives but we have never shared a taste
of what we have before us now
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leave the world outside
and lay your head upon my shoulder
we won't have this moment twice
leave your fear behind
come lay yourself upon my altar
it's a holy sacrifice
leave the world outside
you know I've always kept emotion in its place
but I can't stop my heart from breaking
until this moment we had nothing to erase
but what a sweet confession now
what a sweet confession now
chorus
leave the world outside
chorus
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Leave a Little Light
when we're homesick it's not for places
so much as the faces of the people that we know
and the road that we take is built on a landscape
of each of our loving souls
so when we lose a star dies, the earth cries
at darker skies, our world is changed
and the road that we take is built on a landscape
of all that's re-arranged
leave a little light in the window
I might be home
leave a little light by the back door too
leave a little light in the stairway up to your room
well I hope a little light is still shining in your eyes
when you think of me, when you think of me
if you still do
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leave a little light in the window
leave a little light in the window
leave a little light in the window
I might be home
well I did a lot of wandering
I did a lot of filling in
I did a lot of questioning why and where I should go
soon as I have got the strength
I'm heading for an open space
heading for a better place where I might find me
chorus
well I did a lot of wandering
I did a lot of filing in
I did a lot of questioning why and where I should go
as soon as I have got the strength
I'm heading for an open space
heading for a better place where you might find me
chorus
leave a little light in the window
I might be home
leave a little light by the back door too
leave a little light in the stairway up to your room
I hope a little light is still shining in your eyes
when you think of me, when you think of me
if you still do
chorus
I might be home
I might be home
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