Clay Crosse

Come on and gather round And listen to my story About a fall from grace A change of heart A rise to glory A lesson learned A doorway I went through Now all I know is I was born to lead And not to follow But the places that I led Turned out to be so...

Like a tainted hero Like a wayward son I get a little lost sometimes I come undone Though I know what I believe Still I find a way to leave and run I run I start climbing mountains To stand so tall Thinking I belong there Above it all And my pride...

We can talk 'til we're blue in the face Words come easy, but to do what we say Takes the courage of conviction And a heart of true commitment We can preach about lovin' each other But to reach out to our sisters and brothers Requires a revelation Of the...

This time she'd drawn a line that he was never meant to cross, But he convinced her to lay down her love at any cost After all, for all she knew, he would promise tomorrow. A crucial turning point, and time is placed in history. Now why she can't forget it...

So many voices in his ear Are they playing on his fears It's a bad situation All the way around But with a solid foundation He's gonna stand his ground Take a little time Plant the seeds Give him reason to believe Give him roots, and give him wings...

The road is long With many a winding turn That leads us to who knows where Who knows where But I'm strong Strong enough to carry him He ain't heavy, he's my brother So on we go His welfare is my concern No burden is he to bear We'll get there For I know He wo...

Before the threads of time began Was pre-ordained a mighty plan That I should walk with Him alone The cords of trust unbroken But fate foresaw my wandering eye That none could yet restrain To violate the friendship I Would cause Him so much pain -Chor...

So many mountains that we try to climb So many places where we fall behind Deep in the struggle just to find our way We lose the heart, we lose the faith Sometimes this life can tear your world apart But you've got to remember that... Chorus: His love...

So many years, so confused Wondering where I'm goin' to Roads with no signs Dreams left behind Nothing made sense without you Now that you're here, I understand Now it's clear who I am It's like coming home Achild, but full grown The whole world famil...

I have wrestled in the darkness of this lonely pilgrim land Raising strong and mighty fortresses that I alone command But these castles I've constructed by the strength of my own hand Are just temporary kingdoms on foundations made of sand In the middle o...

A silent house, moonlit walls Shadows move like ghosts down empty halls The daily news lies on the floor A crazy world waits outside my door As life goes on Chorus: I turn to you Lord In my hour of desperation When the waters of my life are running d...

The twelve of you walked on the earth together The father was a brother to you all The teaching that you heard was the Living Word The wonders and the miracles you saw There were times of awesome inspiration There were times you didn't understand And wh...

You say you fell out of love, with no place to stand You say your heart's on the mend, from a broken romance You say you don't want to trust, because it hurts too much And you think I'd never understand Tell me what have I got to do, to make a believer of...

I was lost in indecision In the corridors of purpose Looking for a sign The most human of conditions Always asking, never knowing Searching this heart of mine A heart too prone to second guess Weary eyes directionless Something set my feet upon the...

Chorus: Just like He said He would He's coming back for me In the twinkling of an eye And when the trumpets sound He's coming back for me He's gonna take me to my mansion in the sky He said, If I go away I'm coming again someday To receive you unto...

I was a pilgrim on a journey Through a desert cruel and unjust I was lost and I was thirsty And there where no signs I could trust Just when I started to falter When I could no longer see The sky of my world suddenly opened And the heavens rained down o...

We do a pretty good job of throwing sticks and stones But everyone's got a closet full of skeleton bones No need to tear each other down 'Cause we're all standing here on common ground Chorus: If we could love one another We could bring Heaven down out...

The Mississippi River, he's a friend of mine And the people livin' in this town, they can be so fine But there's a big line runnin' straight down old Union Avenue And it breaks that southern lady's heart in two Now there's an old black man sittin' out fro...

I was just a child when I felt the Savior leading I was drawn to what I could not understand And for the cause of Christ, I have spent my days believing That what He'd have me be is who I am As I've come see the weaker side of me I've realized his grace i...

Everywhere I go Let me be a servant Let my hope be known And my prayer be fervent That is rising to Your ear So that from my heart you'll hear Chorus: You are perfect, You are holy You are faithful, You are true And I long to live in Your glory Oh...

Flipped on my TV Images come to me Looks like a world gone wrong Turned on my radio No, it's another joe rock star just selling songs We've got quick fix automation Another generation Excellent at falling down And a covetous inertia Know it's getting...

So many preachers So many churches and denominations Got their opinions and their documents And statements and beliefs and sometimes There's a miscommunication And we complicate the truth And convolute the story But as far as I recall I do believe it...

Darkness was a demon that I came to know, Locked up in a world without a key. Taking me to places that I never meant to go, I'm afraid it's been makin' me A little bit crazy. Now I'm the first to tell You that I need to change. I can see it clearly in m...

You can live your life in a different world Spend your time lookin' for a different girl Carry on like there ain't no tomorrow You can take your mind to a different plane Push it to the edge and forget your name Lose it all and you will beg, steal or bor...

You've got it made So they say you do Don't need a thing And they envy you Live like a king In a castle Got the money, got the power, Got the world on a string But there's an empty look in your eyes And it's comin' from a heart that cries Chorus:...

Just beneath the rafters In a church of stone Laid a stained glass window In the attic all alone A work of art forgotten, A treasure thrown away Taken from the sunlight, It was just a useless frame Chorus: Ooh the things in life we take for granted...

Just beneath the rafters In a church of stone Laid a stained glass window In the attic all alone A work of art forgotten, A treasure thrown away Taken from the sunlight, It was just a useless frame Chorus: Ooh the things in life we take for granted...

I've got trials and tribulations Troubles all around My desires and expectations Have me lost more than I'm found And Lord knows I often falter In the smallness of my pride But when I kneel down at His altar I am lifted up inside 'Til I stand upon th...

Ice is forming on the river The barges are held in tow Cold grey dawn, chilling to the bone Must be ten below Somehow you feel lost and alone out there Feeling like you ought to leave Such hard living in the cold cold world People its time to believe...

I can see it in your eyes I can read it on your face You need a place to fall 'Cause underneath that smile You're so far away But I can still hear you call At the end of the day You let go of some tears You think nobody cares But there's a place to...

What would you do for a king If He won all the battles He went out to fight And returned as a hero on a starlit night to a cheering crowd... Would it make you proud? And what would you do for a king If He kept every promise that He'd ever made Would you...

Oh Lord Sometimes You seem unfair If You really love me Why would You bring me here? Oh Lord I've tried to do what's right Why won't You deliver me From this never ending night? Sometimes the truth can hurt But You said it would set me free Somewhere...

Oh Lord Sometimes You seem unfair If You really love me Why would You bring me here? Oh Lord I've tried to do what's right Why won't You deliver me From this never ending night? Sometimes the truth can hurt But You said it would set me free Somewhere...

Flee like a bird To your mountain For the wicked bend their bows And they load their guns And shoot from the shadows At an upright and righteous man Run to your arms like a baby When the whole world closes in Now a righteous man Now he loves his brot...