God Of My Fathers Andrew Peterson

God of my fathers Huddled in the harbor Every man an ocean from his home Their captors could not keep them When they heard the drums of freedom The dream of a kingdom In a land they've never known And

Invisible God Andrew Peterson

I give you praise, O Great Invisible God, For the the moon in the space of the dark night, For the smile on a face in the sunlight.

Fool With A Fancy Guitar Andrew Peterson

It's so easy to cash in these chips on my shoulders So easy to loose this old tongue like a tiger It's easy to let all this bitterness smolder Just to hide it away like a cigarette lighter It's easy to

For The Love of God Andrew Peterson

Yesterday we drove all night to Pittsburgh Jamie laid her head down in the back My little boys asleep beside their sister They're the best I have I brought an old recording of your father He was teaching

In The Night Andrew Peterson

woke surrounded by the forces Of the enemies of God, the enemies of God He saw the hills aflame with angels on their horses So in the night, my hope lives on Oh, in the night, oh, in the night Oh, in

World Traveler Andrew Peterson

dreamed that I was) A world traveler Set me loose to find my way Just get me out on the road someday With my sails unfurled So many mysteries I wanted to unravel If I could travel the world Soon enough

The Magic Hour Andrew Peterson

Come climb the hill with me Come and be still with me Come watch the sun sink away If you will with me Come watch the garden grow Down by the gravel road Come warm your hands in the gold Of the afterglow

The Cornerstone Andrew Peterson

I saw the desert wind Tear across the wilderness I felt it blowing off the page The teacher told me, "Son, Always remember this" And I have always been afraid I read about the God of Moses Roaring in the

Mountains On The Ocean Floor Andrew Peterson

My uncle's in the county jail His time is on his hands He knows he chose a barren cell Over a fair and fertile land He took another hit He hit another high He flew until he fell Just like he has a thousand

I've Got News Andrew Peterson

Like my eyes don't ever wander, like my aim is always true? So you think I'm not a dirty rotten scoundrel through and through? Lady, I've got news for you.

Shine Your Light On Me Andrew Peterson

the secret fire Were gathered there The embers of the ages Like a living prayer And all at once I saw the shadows flee Shine your light on me, on me Be a light unto my path And a lamp unto my feet They

Isle Of Skye Andrew Peterson

Somewhere along the Scottish coast And emerald island lies And I will steer my sailing boat Unto the Isle of Skye The weather's always changing From heavy cloud to fair And even when it's raining It's

Dancing In The Minefields Andrew Peterson

ago We went dancing in the minefields We went sailing in the storm And it was harder than we dreamed But I believe that's what the promise is for "I do" are the two most famous last words The beginning of

Hosea Andrew Peterson

Well every time I lay in the bed beside you, Hosea, Hosea, I hear the sound of the streets of the city. My belly growls like a hungry wolf And I let it prowl till my belly's full.

Don't Give Up On Me Andrew Peterson

It disappears into the distant light, my love. Don't give up on me. You know I love you, but I'm just a man. I don't always love you the best that I can. My love, just don't give up on me.

The Last Frontier Andrew Peterson

They don't sing the way they did before They're just piles of stone As dead as bones Like corpses on a field of war And they just don't make me cry no more And the highway's like an old sad song People

Many Roads Andrew Peterson

your many fears Were meant to bring you here all along So if you'll trust me with your time I'll spend it wisely I will sing to you with all I have to give If you traveled all this way, then I will do my

Windows In The World Andrew Peterson

CHORUS It's a window in the world, A little glimpse of all the Goodness getting through. And all along the way the days Are made of little moments of truth.

The Ballad of Jody Baxter Andrew Peterson

Where you laid down by the water On a bed of Spanish moss And dreamed When wind was on the prairie And the fire was in the stove With the wood you had to carry From the corner of the grove And your daddy

The Voice of Jesus Andrew Peterson

lost in the questions I don't know what to say I'm sure if I were you I'd proceed with some caution But I want you to know When the joy that you feel Leaves a terrible ache in your bones It's the voice of

Come Back Soon Andrew Peterson

I remember the day of the Tennessee flood The sound of the scream and the sight of the blood My son he saw as the animal died In the jaws of the dog as the river ran by I said, "Come back soon."

Have Your Way Andrew Peterson

when I am humbled I fear that I will soon forget Now I have no strength to stand and stumble I have no wish to leave you—yet O Holy Father, hear me now When flesh is strong and spirit weak Please break my

All Things New Andrew Peterson

My Jesus makes all things new, All things new. Come lost and abandoned. Come blown by the wind. He'll bring you back home again, Home again.

Rocket Andrew Peterson

Oh the sight of the mighty machine, The iron shine of a golden dream. On the edge of the ocean, A potential explosion Stands so tall and so serene. So serene.

Hosanna Andrew Peterson

I am strangled by my own two hands. I am hunted by the hounds of addiction. Hosanna! Hosanna! I have lied to everyone who trusts me. I have tried to fall when I could stand.

Love Is A Good Thing Andrew Peterson

It blew my mind, it bled me dry, it hit me like a long goodbye, And nobody here knows better than I that it's a good thing. Love is a good thing.

Don't You Want to Thank Someone Andrew Peterson

Don't you ever wonder why In spite of all that's wrong here There's still so much that goes so right And beauty abounds?

All You'll Ever Need Andrew Peterson

The blood of Jesus, it is like the widow's oil: It's enough to pay the price to set you free. It can fill up every jar and every heart that ever beat.

You Came So Close Andrew Peterson

You could no more kill the darkness Than you could raise the sun And the sky was cold and black Like the barrel of a gun And I remember the tremble In the words you spoke As you balanced there on the brink

Carry the Fire Andrew Peterson

will hold your hand, love As long as I can, love Though the powers rise against us Though your fears assail you And your body may fail you There's a fire that burns within us And we dream in the night Of

Family Man Andrew Peterson

I am a family man I traded in my mustang for a minivan This is not what I was headed for when I began This was not my plan I am a family man But everything I had to lose Came back a thousand

Planting Trees Andrew Peterson

Long after we are gone This tree will spread its branches out And bless the dawn So sit down and write that letter Sign up and join the fight Sink in to all that matters Step out into the light Let go of

Rest Easy Andrew Peterson

your heart I already love you I hold it in mine So you can rest easy You work so hard to wear yourself down And you're running like a rodeo clown You're smiling like you're scared to death You're out of

You'll Find Your Way Andrew Peterson

When I look at you, boy I can see the road that lies ahead I can see the love and the sorrow Bright fields of joy Dark nights awake in a stormy bed I want to go with you, but I can’t follow So keep to

Day By Day Andrew Peterson

surprised When right before your very eyes Your baby's in the second grade You blink and it's her wedding day And we just can't get used to being here Where the ticking clock is loud and clear Children of

Andrew Bellman

On the surface of a meeken mind with words that sounds redeeming Hollow haze above my velvet shrine Be careful what you´re dreaming The world is made of cardboard and rain And a voice inside my head

Mr. Peterson Perfume Genius

my work came back from class with notes attached of a place and time or how my body kept him up at night he let me smoke weed in his truck if i could convince him i loved him enough enough enough enough

I Believe Andrew Rannells

Ever since I was a child I tried to be the best So what happened My family and friends all said I was blessed So what happened You're supposed to be all so excited to be teaching of Christ cross

Generations Andrew Buston

I will exalt You My God and my king Praise Your name Forever and ever Everyday I will praise Your name Always I will celebrate your goodness Sing o Your rightousness Lord You are gracious And rich in love

Fathers King's X

My brother's on crack. My sister's a wreck. Our mother ... she tries. Our fathers are lies. Everyone of us loves everyone of us.

Andrew Diving with Andy

I was trying to say In the smoothness of the day I'm asking you why I can never, never reach you During that quiet while The wonder stopped nearby I'm asking you why I can never, never, never dare

Heretics Andrew Bird

Credit is due for the damage that was done We have wrought upon ourselves and others With this blow and vicious gun And although pratfalls can be fun, encores can be fatal And then I hear you say Thank God

TO FATHERS CABIN Amorphis

O old man, good god Careful man of heaven Keeper of storm clouds Make misty weather And create a tiny cloud In whose shelter I may go

I Finally Passed The Bar Michael Peterson

There's a party in my honor, at my house tonight A few of my ol' drinking buddies will be droppin' by They'll come to celebrate my graduation After eight long years, of higher education So here's

Blue Moon (블루 문) Oscar Peterson

Shadows of the night That poets find beguiling Seemed flat as the noonlight With no one to stay up for I went to sleep at ten Life was a bitter cup For the saddest of all men Once upon a time My heart

Blue Moon Oscar Peterson

Once upon a time Before I took up smiling I hated the moonlight Shadows of the night That poets find beguiling Seemed flat as the moonlight With no one to stay up for I went to sleep at ten Life was a

SomethinBout A Sunday Michael Peterson

Well a whole lot of people like Saturday night Gettin' loud and crazy, well it just feels right I guess everybody loves to see it come Just forget everything and go and have some fun And the same

Somethin' 'Bout a Sunday Michael Peterson

Well a whole lot of people like Saturday night Gettin' loud and crazy, well it just feels right I guess everybody loves to see it come Just forget everything and go and have some fun And the same goes

Love Is Here To Stay Oscar Peterson

It's very clear our love is here to stay Not for a year but ever and a day Oh the radio and a telephone, movies that we know May just be passing fancies and in time may go But oh my dear our love is here

Someday My Prince Will Come Oscar Peterson

"Somewhere waiting for me There is someone I'm longing to see Someone I simply can't help but adore Someone who'll thrill me forever Some day my prince will come Some day I'll find my love And how thrilling