Andrew Peterson Album

Well, I'm walkin' in the hills of Carolina
Through the heat as thick as the blood
That moves my bones
And I don't think much about nothing in Carolina
But it sure feels nice
Not walkin' on steel and stone

Chorus:
Far away from everything that keeps me from you,
Acceptance found in walkin' another mile
And the things I left undone
Become the things I'll never do

Cause I'm floatin' on the wind in Carolina
But my feet still slip in the mud
That holds me down
And I can't help takin' my time in Carolina
Cause the highway hummin'
Might keep me from comin' around

CHORUS

Bridge:
Long gone, it's only one more minute of another long day
Hold on, it's time I gave back
Just a little bit of change

Cause I'm walking in the hills of Carolina
Through the heat as thick as the blood
That saved my soul
And there ain't no doubt about nothing in Carolina
Boy, it sure feels nice
Not living on bread alone

CHORUS

So I think I'll stick around a little while in Carolina...

The sun looks down on another day
And I stumble on, and I stumble on through it
So bright, so I look away to another day

And these words that don't come easy now
I'll sing inside my dreams...
And the rain falls down on another day
And it covers me, it covers me over
So cold and I wanna stay
But I walk away

CHORUS
And this land that You have called me to
By faith I'll gladly go
Through this wilderness of trials
To the Promise Land
I'll known on another day

The sky fell down only yesterday
And it buried me, it buried me under
So dark that I lost my way and I went astray
But my wandering would soon take root
In everything You say

And the moon shines down on another day
Lord, you beckon me
You beckon me closer
So far buy I'll find my way to a brighter day

CHORUS

BRIDGE
I've wandered down a thousand roads
And now I'm back where I began
I've been gone so long
But I'll stand in your light again

And the Lord looks down on another day
And the waters part, the waters part so wide
So soft, I can hear Him say,
"Don't you walk away, there's another day"

CHORUS

Listen to me, Jesus
Cause I know you'll understand
I've been right back down
With the weight of the world on my mind

I'm trying hard to salvage joy
In spite of circumstance
But I can't quite seem to let faith
Have the wheel this time

CHORUS
But if I wanna walk on water
Then I've gotta get outta the boat
And if I'm gonna move this mountain
I've gotta start with a little more hope
If I'm gonna take a leap of faith
Then I'd better not expect to fall
Cause I know I've gotta stand
If I wanna walk

Listen to the birds sing
Do they ever sound alone?
Do they spread their wings
And yet question their strength to fly?
I'm trying hard to trust You
Lord, but it's safer said than done
So won't You feather my faith
With a love for the open sky?

CHORUS

Well, I haven't got a lot to offer
Just a rhyme and a melody
But I promised I'd write if it took all night
A lullaby for thee

CHORUS
They say there ain't no sleeping in heaven
Baby, that don't mean that you can't dream
So when you close your eyes
Know your mother and I
Pray the Lord your soul to keep
And we never got the chance to hold you
And we never got to tell you goodnight
So we hope you can hear as Jesus cradles you near
Baby, this is your lullaby

So are you running with the angels?
Are you singing with the saints?
Are you throwing a ball against a heavenly wall
Maybe swinging on the pearly gates?

Well there's so much love between us
And so much that I wanna say
I wanna ramble awhile with my beautiful child
Baby, I can hardly wait...

CHORUS

I could fly, I could fall
I could turn my back and walk away
Spurn the path and find my way again
It's my life after all
You know everybody hurts the same
And I'm alright
It's just the way I am

BRIDGE
But I can hear a whisper calling
Yet another promise of a love somewhere
And I can see an answer dalling
Lighting on the summit
Of a dead man's prayer

CHORUS
And like the wind
I feel Your whisper rushing in
Like the rain You fall
To fill me up within
Shades of hope fly
From a sky that held the grey
Shades of Home rise
In a heart that ran away

Watching Eyes, do you see?
How all my efforts end the same
A debt that I could never pay alone
Stirring skies, breaking free
Cause You washed away
The sin in me
And now I'll never have to be alone...

BRIDGE
CHORUS

I wanna open up my eyes
And see a more beautiful world
Let the hand of God Almighty
Sweep his colors through my life
I wanna hold tight to the laughter
And ride it like a child
On the winds that billow joyful
Through the sky

I wanna open up my heart
But you know, sometimes it's hard to find
Because I've buried it beneath the selfishness
That I've hidden behind
I wanna stand my ground unshaken
But I wanna tremble when I kneel
And let my song remain unbroken
Through the tears

So let me sing for the love
Let me love for the lost
Let me lose all I have
For what I found on the cross
Let me trust you with my life
Let me live to give you praise
Lord, let me praise you
For the grace by which I'm saved
Lord, let me sing

I wanna open up Your word
And let the thirsty enter in
So they can drink deep of the water
You have given to them
I want to run the race with vigor
I want to fight the fight with strength
And let my song rise from a whisper
To a scream

I wanna open up my arms
And embrace that old rugged cross
I wanna take pride in the reason
And be humbled by the cause
And when this lisping, stamm'ring tongue
Lies silent in the grave
Then in a nobler, sweeter song,
I'll sing your praise
I'll sing your praise

So let me sing for the love
Let me love for the lost
Let me lose all I have
For what I found on the cross
Let me trust you with my life
Let me live to give you praise
Lord, let me praise you
For the grace by which I'm saved
Lord, let me sing

A promise spoken is a promise broken
An inconsistent life is all I am, I won't deny
My secret's showing
No way to hold it
Cause everything that promises to hide
Will one day step into the light
Revealing everyone is someone else inside

I stand in fear as You're coming near
And the moment when I think the end will come
You take me in

I gaze with wonder when torn asunder
My heart begins to spread its wings and fly
And it soars into Your light
Revealing all I am is someone else inside

And when I try to lose perspective
And when I change my point of view
When I look at where I've come from
Next to where You've brought me to

Lord, I can't believe my eyes
No, I can't believe my eyes
I can't believe I'm standing here beside myself
I look, but I can't tell why
Mercy fell to cover me
I praise You Lord
I can't believe my eyes

I remember how the shepherds lay in slumber
And the angels came and broke them from their dreams
And Mary raised her weary head
And Joseph stood there grinning
When the world awoke to the coming of a king

But there were haystacks in his palace
And a manger was his throne
And the hillside never shined so bright
As early Christmas morning
You could almost hear the very heavens sing

They sang, "Rise, rise and shine
The sun is coming in
And the morning light is shining in
Your eyes, rise and shine
The day is coming on
And you know the night is gone so rise"

I remember how the sunlight turned to thunder
And the people ran for shelter from the rain
And the curtain tore and the saints awoke
And the whole earth seemed to tremble
From the fury of God's anger
Or was it the fury of his love?

There were shadows on the tomb there in the garden
And the mist was rising slowly through the trees
And when Mary saw the silhouette on early Easter morning
I remember how he smiled at her and said

He said, "Rise, rise and shine
The sun is coming in
And the morning light is shining in
Your eyes, rise and shine
The day is coming on
And you know the night is gone so rise"