Beth Nielsen Chapman Album

(Bethe Nielsen Chapman and Gary Nicholson)

Away beyond the blue
One star belongs to you

And every breath I take
I'm closer to that place

Yeah, baby
I'm gonna meet you there
On the outskirts of the sky
Yeah, baby
I'm gonna meet you there
And we will fly

Away beyond the blue
One star belongs to you

This life is but a dream
Go gently down the stream...

Is nind se, Prabhu, kya mujheuthaoge?
(From this steep, Lord will you wake me?
Is swapan se, Prabhu, kya mujhe jagoge?
From this dream, Lord will you wake me?
Tum hi mai dubu, Turn hi mai uthu,
In thee I dive, in thee I rise,
Tere sagar me, Tum hi me
In thy sea, in Thee.)
Tere sagar me, Tum hi me

(Beth Nielsen Chapman and Annie Shoes Roboff)

I used to live in a darkened room
Had a face of stone and a heart of gloom
Lost my hope, I was so far gone
Crying all my tears with the curtains drawn
I didn't know until my soul broke free
I've got these angels watching over me

Chorus:
Oh watch me go
I'm the happy girl, everybody knows
That the sweetest thing that you've ever seen
In the whole wide world Is a happy girl

I used to hide in a party crowd
Bottled up inside, feeling so left out
Standing in the corner wearing concrete shoes
With my frozen smile and my lighted fuse

Now every time I start to feel like that
I roll my heart out like a welcome mat

Chorus

Laugh when I feel like it
Cry when I feel like it
That's just how my life is
That's how it goes

Oh watch me go
I'm the happy girl and I've come to know
That the world won't change just 'cause I complain
Let the axis twirl I'm the happy girl
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah I'm the happy girl
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah I'm the happy girl

(Beth Nielsen Chapman and David Austin)

What a fool
Thought I'd wrapped up the case
I went and promised my heart
But you just laughed in my face
What a fall
Never thought I'd forget you
I gave it all
But I've got no regret
I loved you
I cared

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So if by chance you walk my way
And feel the joy and pain of yesterday
You'll never need a reason to pretend
A simple smile is all I ask
The smile you hide behind your painted mask
Somewhere between a stranger and a friend

What a crime
When you want someone so
I put my heart on the line
But I had to let go
It's over

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Now, my love, it's over

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(You'll never know you've hurt me baby)
Walk my way

(Beth Nielsen Chapman and Eric Kaz)

You can say you love me
And I'll believe that's true
Trusting you is easy
'Cause I believe in you
There is nothing I would miss
As long as we're in love like this

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All I have is all I need
And it all comes down to you and me
How far away this world becomes
In the harbor of each others arms

I feel like I've known you forever and ever
Baby that's how close we are
Right here with you is where my life has come together
And where love has filled my heart
You know I'd go anywhere
As long as I have you to care

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Ooh-and with the love you bring
I never want for anything
I found what I've been searching for in you

CHORUS

(Beth Nielsen Chapman)

I was swinging on the swings when I was a little girl
Trying to get a handle on the big, wide world
When I noticed all the grass in the cracks in the concrete
I said, "Where there's a will, there's a way around anything"

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Life holds on
Given the slightest chance
For the week and the strong
Life holds on

There was a third grade boy that we knew in school
He was found face down in a swimming pool
And as they worked on that kid every minute was an hour
And when his eyes fluttered open we could feel that power

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Sirens screaming down my street
Fading as they go
Whining somewhere far away
To someone I don't know
Still, I say a little prayer
There's always hope
Life holds on

Through the window in the kitchen I can see outside
My kids taking turns coming down the slide
I try not to worry as they grow a little every day
I've just got believe they're gonna find their way

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(Beth Nielsen Chapman and Mat Rollings)

I held you close to me
Once in a distant dream
Far from the shores of my fear
I sailed on this ocean
Where all I imagined could happen
And now you are here

It's so hard to touch what is out of our hands
To know and to trust what the heart understands

Chorus:
Only the ones who believe
Ever see what they dream
Ever dream what comes true

Life gives us magic
And life brings us tragedy
Everyone suffers some loss
Still we have faith in it
Childlike hope
There's a reason that outweighs the cost

And gravity throws all these rules in our way
And sometimes the spirit refuses to play

Chorus

Oh Love
Turn me around in your arms
And in this dream we share
Let us not miss one kiss

And add my regrets to the tears in the rain
That's what the color of roses contain

Chorus

(Beth Nielsen Chapman)

My oh my, time sure flies
I like what you've done to your hair
I've been fine, yeah, these boys are mine
That must be your little girl there

Some friendships grow distant with time
And it's no wonder, Emily, so much can change
We're too far to visit, too busy to write
But a closeness between us remains

CHORUS:
Best friends are made through smiles and tears
And sometimes that fades over miles and years
But I knew right away when I saw you again
Emily, we'll always be friends

I still sing now and then
Mostly at weddings for friends
And I just bet you still get
A yearning to paint now and then

They tore down our whole street
Now there's a bank where the house was we shared back in school
Remember we both have each other to thank
For all the boyfriends we're not married to

CHORUS

"Stay as you are and you'll go far"
You signed my yearbook
"Don't forget me when you're a big star"

We can't stay, it's getting late
And they said not to let you get tired
We'll just be up the street
The number's right here by your side

Oh no it's no trouble
I don't want to hear how all this changes my plans
I'll see you tomorrow
Call me tonight, Emmy, please let me do what I can

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When I feel this way
Doesn't matter what I say
There are no words good enough
When I feel this way
Wrapped up in your arms, oh baby
My whole world is your love

Let's erase the doors and windows
Paint a silver moon
There is nothing more I'll ever want outside this room...
When I feel this way

When I feel this way
You can find out anything about me
I won't hide
When I feel this way
I know I could never be without you by my side

Let's erase the doors and windows
Slow these moments down
You're the only one I want around
When I feel this way

Let's erase the doors and windows
Let me show you how
You're the one my dreams are all about
When I feel this way

(Beth Nielsen Chapman and Bill Lloyd)

Seems like after all we've been through
We would have learned by now
Never to fight for gets the last word
It doesn't matter anyhow
But 'round and 'round we go in circles
Trying to work things through
And sometimes it feels like miles between us
But I keep coming back to you

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And it's rough
And it's tough
And it's harder than anything I've ever tried to do
But I love you so much that in spite of the struggle
I keep coming back to you

Hold me now, just think about this room
That we have shared so long
We've studied that map of cracks on the ceiling
Talking till the break of dawn
There is something strong as history
Telling me this love is true
They say "Follow your heart and you'll be happy"
So I keep coming back to you

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(Beth Nielsen Chapman)

All alone I didn't like the feeling
All alone I sat and cried
All alone I had to find some meaning
In the center of the pain I felt inside

All alone I came into this world
All alone I will someday die
Solid stone is just sand and water, baby
Sand and water, and a million years gone by

I will see you in the light of a thousand suns
I will hear you in the sound of the waves
I will know you when I come, as we all will come
Through the doors beyond the grave

All alone I heal this heart of sorrow
All alone I raise this child
Flesh and bone, he's just
Bursting towards tomorrow
And his laughter fills my world and wears your smile

I will see you in the light of a thousand suns
I will hear you in the sound of the waves
I will know you when I come, as we all will come
Through the doors beyond the grave

All alone I came into this world
All alone I will someday die
Solid stone is just sand and water, baby
Sand and water and a million years gone by

(Beth Nielsen Chapman)

I went home for Christmas
To the house that I grew up in
Going back was something after all these years
I drove down Monterey Street
And felt a little sadness
When I turned left on Laurel and the house appeared
And I snuck up to that rocking chair
Where the winter sunlight slanted on the screened-in porch
And I stared out past the shade tree
That my laughing daddy planted on the day that I was born

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And I let time go by so slow
And I made every moment last
And I thought about years
How they take so long
And they go so fast

Across the street the Randol's oldest daughter must have come home
Her two boys built a snowman by the backyard swings
I thought of old man Randol
And his Christmas decorations
And how he used to leave them up 'til early spring
And I thought of all the summers
That I paced that porch and swore I'd die of boredom there
And I thought of what I'd give to feel another summer linger
Where a day feels like a year

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Then the door flew open, and my mother's voice was laughing
As she called back to my daddy, "Come and look who's here!"
And I thought about years

(Beth Nielsen Chapman and Joe Henry)

Say goodnight not good-bye
You will never leave my heart behind
Like the path of a star
I'll be anywhere you are

In the spark that lies beneath the coals
In the secret place inside your soul
Keep my light in your eyes
Say goodnight not good-bye

Don't you fear when you dream
Waking up is never what it seems
Like a jewel buried deep
Like a promise meant to keep

You are everything you want to be
So just let your heart reach out to me
I'll be right by your side
Say goodnight not good-bye

You are everything you want to be
So just let your heart reach out to me
Keep my light in your eyes
Say goodnight not good-bye