Matthew West

There is a longing deep inside my soul There Is a place my spirit wants to go it's far away From all these chains that bind There is a World I long to leave behind So, I wait and I wait I wait for the moment When You come for me And resue my heart...

She always said the world was overrated And she couldn't take the drama it created And it's a wonder that she didn't wind up jaded From all the times she's been let down Well, mom and dad split up when she was four years old And left the world as she kne...

Did you feel, feel it break From all the weight of your mistake? You never knew how much it cost Feels like your innocence is lost So much for the perfect life So much for the perfect day It's like no matter how you try Perfection's just too far away...

Look what he's done to you, it isn't fair. Your light was bright and new, but he didn't care. He took the heart of a little girl. And made it grow up too fast. Now words like innocence, don't mean a thing. You hear the music play, but you can't sing. Tho...

If grace was a kingdom I stopped at the gate Thinking I don't deserve to pass through after all the mistakes that I've made Oh but I heard a whisper As Heaven bent down Said, "Child, don't you know that the first will be last and the last get a crown"...

Well, I've been catching up on daydreams Yeah, I've been lost all afternoon 'Cause I've been imagining a future In a world of only you, in a world of only you When the curtain falls down on me I will be free, I will be free When the curtain falls down o...

Well, I wish I had a short term memory Wish the only thing my eyes could see Was the future burning bright right in front of me But I can't stop looking back Yeah, I wish I was a perfect picture of Somebody who's never not good enough I try to measure u...

I woke up this morning Saw a world full of trouble now Thought, how’d we ever get so far down How’s it ever gonna turn around So I turned my eyes to Heaven I thought, “God, why don’t You do something?” Well, I just couldn’t bear the thought of People li...

You didn't ask for this Nobody ever would Caught in the middle of this dysfunction It's your sad reality It's your messed up family tree And all you're left with all these questions Are you gonna be like your father was and his father was? Do you have...

If I could, I'd rewrite history. I'd choose differently If I could, I would. I'd leave out the part Where I broke Your heart In the garden's shade Fix the mess I made If I could, I would If I could Close my eyes and then Dance around again If I cou...

In my weakest moment I see you Shaking your head in disgrace I can read the disapointment Written all over your face Here comes those whispers in my ear Saying who do you think you are Looks like you're on your own from here Cause grace could never rea...

Hello, my name is regret I’m pretty sure we have met Every single day of your life I’m the whisper inside That won’t let you forget Hello, my name is defeat I know you recognize me Just when you think you can win I’ll drag you right back down again ‘...

This world is making me dizzy I can't seem to keep it from spinning This life is screaming so loud now I can't escape from this crowd now It's like I'm climbing Up on the shoulder In a room full of strangers And then everybody walks away Fly h...

I was stranded in shadows It was all I ever knew I was pushed down in the darkness Lost all hope of breaking through There’s no life inside that prison No windows, just these walls and chains But love was on a mission And I never will forget the...

When you see broken beyond repair I see healing beyond belief When you see too far gone I see one step away from home How many times can one heart break? It was never supposed to be this way Look in the mirror, but you find someone you never thought you...

Mercy is a song, singing to my heart Telling me it's ok, come just as you are I never heard a melody, like the one they're singing over me And I just wanna sing along, 'cause mercy is a song Freedom is a choir, swaying back and forth Shining in the shado...

Take a look at the mountains Stretching a mile high Take a look at the ocean Far as your eye can see And think of Me Take a look at the desert Do you feel like a grain of sand? I am with you wherever Where you go is where I am And I'm always thinkin...

She said “I keep having the same dream Close my eyes and I’m chasing a younger me Try to wrap my arms around her Shield her from the hell that found her But I’m always just a little too late I see the tears falling down her face How come no one pro...

In my own little world it hardly ever rains I've never gone hungry, I always felt safe I got some money in my pocket, shoes on my feet In my own little world population - me I try to stay awake through the Sunday morning church I throw a twenty in the pl...

Nothing Else I tried money I got as much as I could and I went to the store And I bought it all But it wasn't enough 'cause I wanted some more But my house was full So I bought a bigger house and filled it up And there I was with all that s...

There's a child Been abandoned out on the street Now she's waiting for someone to be her miracle There's a wife Somewhere halfway around the world Begging God for a little girl she can call her own Well, worlds collide And colors fade And a man and w...

“Only Grace” by Matthew West From the album “History” There is no guilt here There is no shame No pointing fingers There is no blame What happened yesterday…has disappeared The dirt has washed away And now it's clear There's only grace There's only...

Can’t believe you’re here now Tiny dream come true The answer to a prayer now I’m so in love with you Couldn’t wait to meet you Hope you like your name I get the funny feeling Life will never be the same Safe and sound You’re here with me now Like I...

Don’t be mad if I cry It just hurts so bad sometimes ‘Cause everyday it’s sinking in And I have to say goodbye all over again You know I bet it feels good to have the weight of this world Off your shoulders now I’m dreaming of the day When I’m finally...

Some say they are just nothing but some words upon a page in a dusty old bible at a back road revival or a Sunday school lesson from childhood days yeah and some say they’re just numbers just some numbers on a sign 3:16, they don’t mean a thing we see it all...

The TV is talking The telephone’s ringing The lights are all on And the radio’s screaming A million distractions are stealing my heart from You I’m tired and empty This life is relentless It weakens my knees And breaks my defenses It’s wearing me dow...

You must You must think I'm strong To give me what I'm going through Well, forgive me Forgive me if I'm wrong But this looks like more than I can do On my own I know I'm not strong enough to be Everything that I'm supposed to be I give up I'm not s...

You've been dropped like a dream to the floor You've been told not to try anymore But you're wakened from yesterday's war 'Cause you're a survivor And your strength has been stolen away And your faith has been worn to a fray But you live to live on one...

You have carried the weight of your secret for way too long Thinking if there is a place called forgiveness you don't belong Oh, but freedom can never be found behind those walls So just let 'em fall Just let 'em fall Oh, the healing has begun Oh, the h...

I’m gonna make a wish this Christmas I’m gonna say a little prayer I’m gonna stop here for a moment Before the moment disappears The world’s in a hurry this December City streets and shopping malls I wish we could slow down and remember The meaning of...

Everybody's doing it Everybody's going out tonight All your friends are feeling it Whatever it is that makes you feel all right Everybody knows That anything goes Everything you want is just across the line Step into the flow, Go all the way to...

You got your hand on the door And you’re ready just to walk out Well, the fight that you had filled your mind up with all this doubt And you’re losing your mind and losing your faith And you can’t remember why you fell in love in the first place Go back,...

This might hurt It’s not safe But I know that I’ve gotta make a change I don’t care If I break At least I’ll be feeling something ‘Cause just ok Is not enough Help me fight through the nothingness of life I don’t wanna go through the motions I don’t...

There are no words in times like these When tears don't hide the tragedies And all you want is a reason for the world No comfort in the greeting card 'Cause God is good, but life's still hard And your heart just wants a reason for the world But maybe t...

Is this the end? Or only the beginning? The second chance You never thought you'd get The question is Will you do something with it Or spend your days Lost in your regret This is the story of your life You decide how the rest is gonna read This is...

Well it breaks my heart Every time I see the world break yours in two You know those lies ain't true But when you let them get to you Being you is hard to be I see These days sticks and stones Sound like paradise compared to those harsh words They'd r...

Well mom found her a new place to live And dad found him a new girlfriend Looks like everybody's moving on And it's hey look on the bright side kid Now you've got two Christmases And it's every other weekend from now on Yeah, but all I want Is the way...

There must be a God, I believe its true. Cause I can see His love, when I look at you. And he must have a plan for this crazy life. Because He brought you here and placed you by my side. chorus: And I have never been so sure of anything before, Like I a...

I’m the one with two left feet Standing on a lonely street I can’t even walk a straight line And every time you look at me I’m spinning like an autumn leaf Bound to hit bottom sometime Where would I be without someone to save me? Someone who won’t let...

I saw your sky fall down today Suddenly turn from blue to gray Till one by one the raindrops Turned to tears upon your face Wish there was something I could do Wish I could ease the pain from you But I've never felt so helpless It's like you're drowning...