I feel the warmer days a coming Kicking the cold right out the door I can see the equinox approaching Vernal sky no longer pours And I open up my window Let a c...

18 bullet holes in the body of a priest They say he was eating a hot dog when the ammunition was released They say he was always fat and lazy but he was an awfu...

People try to tell me what I should believe But I just sit and listen cause love will never leave Hieroglyphic sermons gallantly express Visions of repression a...

You set before me all my dreams And vowed to give me everything You said I did not have to choose But Father he would disagree with you You took Him to a mounta...

I am haunted by my love for comparison My fascination with a single common theme And I am hounded by the fear that I might be losing it Slipping from reality in...

i saw a movie on tv late last night new york city was taken by a plague but the medical authorities arrested it early how they did it was a little bit vague tho...

It's been a long time Haven't spoken for a while Been tryin' to do it on my own again, And I been fallin' on my face again It's been a long time since Galilee ...

If i could lie in a bed of moss and sleep and dream the nights away i'd make the world count its cost for a big brass bed And rivers would lullaby me to sleep ...

The space in my mind is too small for You The space in my heart is too small for You too And all of things of the earth that i know Are too small for all of the...

Well, there's electro-therapeutic means to alter synaptic firings which will symptomatically relieve schizophrenic arms and leg But that's just esoteric doubles...

We're both dirty, baby- that's just the way it goes We'll try to cut the fuses off before everything blows And if it blows and both of us are standing real clos...

It's been like a circus in her head And she sighs when she hears the lions roar She can stare through the cages till the colors turn red But she just wishes it ...

The mighty One, the Lord Calls to all the Earth From the rising of the sun To the place it makes its bed He calls His people And we will listen We will not keep...

"Bring beauty to this house," she told me, "with the talent you have in your hands Bring beauty to His house with your words now, cause there's a war goin' on i...

Andy never had a father Who was anywhere nearby And when he was and Andy asked him things He couldn't get him to reply So Andy taught himself the things That t...

These are the confessions of a broken down man She said she needed a father So I faked fatherhood and drew her in I don't know if it was intended Maybe somethi...

written by Don Chaffer on 11/21/96 at 23:41 The first day of class, they call out your name and you have to reply even if you're shy And if you choose to pret...

They sat near one another at the water's edge I'll say "they" because "we" is too hard to say And he told her what he'd come so far to tell her with tears in he...

written by Lori Chaffer on 10/24/97 at 10:05am He was holding her hand For the very first time He was telling her things that she just did not understand Betw...

He came rolling through the hills just to be with me And I was young and I was pretty and I was free It was before the time that I knew that I Could make the ra...

She's got her eye on the wind She resents her own skin She wants to fly She's got a bend in her mind She treats herself so unkind She don't know why Innocent J...

I used to draw all the time back when I was in high school Thick yellow pencils with soft lead that smeared real easy Page after page I was lonely But senior ye...

written by Don Chaffer June 1998 (Possum Kingdom Lake, TX) Will You find me in the valley I'm afraid I've lost my way I was up there on the mountain But I'm no...

The backdrop of mountains cuts into the sky They're there to protect or entrap the ones inside A quiet village is full of tired brows Thin strips of farmland fi...

I told a lie could you tell me why? Heavy sigh You gotta help me die Cord of sin You said you'd cut it Can you tell me when? Jesus, kiss Come and collect me for...

I feel the need to delve into the mystery To say some things you might not understand To swim a league in the sorrow of this place And be sustained by unseen ha...

Go tell it on the mountaintops That I'm alive Go listen to the children cry And let them know That dark and night are not their masters Between you you'll kno...

Go find John hiding in the backyard crying cause his hands hurt all the thorns crying for you to Go find John scattered and bewildered swallowed by the dirt th...

Well that gospel train is a' comin' Comin' right down the track That gospel train is a' comin' Comin' right down the track And when that train leaves the statio...

There's a little child drowning in a pond And you would have me throw a blanket on the surface of the water even though she was your daughter and watch just how...

Are you the chosen lady Are you the one who walks in truth And if my name was Boaz Would your name be Ruth Have you fallen on the cornerstone Or is that rock g...

Soon it will be hammered into what she calls her silly head That she really isn't silly but she's beautiful instead But every time she gets a hold of something...

I been plumbing the depths with a plumber friend of mine We been takin' the time to break the bread and drink the wine I been gathering wisdom I can give away I...

Paul kicks up trash on a dirty street A few pages dance away in the wind They cause a deep breath and a lusty sigh when he compares them to his Rosalind Early ...

Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God Almighty Heaven and Earth are filled with Your glory Heaven and Earth are filled with Your praise Heaven and Earth are filled wi...

Old man on the street Chin down he walks alone He has nothing to eat He has nowhere to go Preacher man he approach Says he knows what to do Old man he looks up ...

He threw down his pride cause it didn't serve his ego They say he took the pain out of his chest cause he couldn't feel it anymore He was really lonely and he ...

When you feel like the days just drone on and on and on and you feel like the nights are quickly gone and on the inside your heart is gaping wide and on the in...

I am more than you think I am more than you know I'm as black as the darkest night And whiter than snow You're tipping through wires and words And spires and to...

VERSE Holy spirit, I need your touch, more than ever before Ho Jesus, I need your love and I'm deperite for more BRIDGE When I feel your presence all around me...

I could run away But You would never leave You would always stay Right by my side Everything I've ever wanted I've found in you And I need you, Oh I need you ...

You talk of hating war But where's your own peacetime? You don't love anymore All my children You linger in your mind "everyone's so unkind" But you forget abou...

(vs1) Many men will drink the rain And turn to thank the clouds Many men will hear You speak But they will never turn around I will not forget You are my God,...

Well I'm afraid I'm not supposed to be like this Like I was born in a land where no serpent hissed And I have waited a long time for Your kiss Well I have felt...

I went flying in a dream last night Whenever I was scared, I took flight It didn't seem brave and it didn't seem right But it always seemed easier than puttin u...

In the gas station bathroom by the condom machine I heard the word of the Lord He said "Take off your shoes, this is holy ground too you know I came for the sic...

[Opens with improvised worship] (You have whispered these things to me) You have caused flowers to grow in my fields And you have brought bright colours to my...

Back a long long time ago There was an old man his story he told He was the chief of a native tribe and he Spoke of beginnings and endings and wars and lies He ...

The cosmic finger doesn't stir up rules just to ruin us But He also doesn't let us do just whatever we want And the eyes of God can see the force that's doin' u...

Find my heart at the bottom of the well I'm in Find my heart Lower your strong hand down and rescue me Rescue me Its just like you to bring light into darkness...

One thing I ask of you This is what I seek That I may dwell in your house Feel your pleasure wash over me One thing I ask of you This is what I need That I may...

I came around the corner of the outer edge of town You were standing in the center There were people gathered all around I'd never get through this crowd My he...

written by Don Chaffer on 5/27/98 at 0:51 I'm starting to see just how I get so lost while I'm looking at the book inside the Counselor's door And starting to...

We believed it was time to lift off from the land of vertigo The captain said "despite the wind and tide, you will have to row" Will that mean that the ones who...

I woke up from a strange rain And it was dreaming outside I rolled over for the telephone I thought I'd call someone Tell them I dreamed I had died But I know ...

CHORUS: Well, you know my baby keeps me sane sometimes She's like the ringing of the church bell chimes Well, you know she keeps me sane When the pouring rain i...

All the malice I've felt toward the people who've hurt me was a dark lonely hole where I ended up dirty trying to make sense of what's fair and what's ugly So ...

On the day God saved us The people all sang Praise the Father of Heaven He was angry with me But now He comforts me Oh, how He comforts me My God has come to s...

She plays with my words like they were hers Little soldiers in a war against themselves She used to rob me of my own intent But now I'm keeping my findings from...

Your momma's drunk You sister went insane You been trying to keep from getting sick Standing in the pouring rain No one told you That it would be this hard And...

My father told me never to fear All of the darkness that I see down here He said not to worry, you'll be okay Just don't become a part of the deadly game And i...

Oh, Girl, I'm gonna call you now And hope you hear somehow Across the valley low Above the muted snow And, girl, I hope your feet ain't froze That you don't fe...

Well, this night just feels outdated It's a tired reminder of the bad whe you held on to what you hated and you hated what you had And your mind was out on the ...

She had set herself against him before he'd even stepped in the door She had examined all the evidence and this had happened more than once before He came in t...

I can't always nail it down like I'd like to say I can And I don't always have it here like I'd like to think I do And it's been very long, my dear since I've ...

I heard the old lie again today That all is right when the money rains I saw a couple leaving a store Their smiles were quick then were there no more All the p...

Oh Lord my heart is not lifted up My eyes are not raised to high for Thee I do not think on things to great or marvelous Or matters too difficult for me But I ...

I call to the Lord who is worthy of praise And all my enemies don't know where to face The cords of death have entangled my feet I cried to You and from your te...

I call to the Lord who is worthy of praise And all my enemies don't know where to face The chords of death have entangled my feet I cried to you and from your t...

PUT IN ME (PSALM 51) By 100 Portraits and Waterdeep "Enter the Worship Circle" Words by Ben and Robin Pasley Oh, Mercy, fall on me like a warm blanketon my col...

You set the table in your spirit entertain the devil for a while And then you laugh at all his jokes insisting it's alright- it's okay to smile but you are Dan...

written by Don Chaffer on 3/18/99 (from about midnight to 8:00 am) got to restore got to restore got to restore got to restore Sometimes it's late at night I'...

Save me, oh God For the waters have come up to my neck I am sinking to the bottom Where I cannot stand I am calling to you, can you hear my cry? [Chorus] Oh m...

Somebody just said something bout the devil and I looked into your eyes Honey, I think I saw a demon wink right through your thin disguise Well, that's okay, I ...

Awoke in the city Late afternoon Born soul surrounded By poisons and by gold There a sea of people In need of one good reason Lost hope in fairy tales And the ...

Will you hold my hand? Do I have to stand in this world all alone where it's icy cold and all the people chime in "You've got to sink or swim"? Where there's r...

I spent my head in the candy store buyin' hopes based on hints Which probably weren't right Someone dimmed the light, And I lost my sense of truth So take my p...

I spent too much time today on things that don't mean much The world around me groans under it's tyranny of touch Every wasted thought and every battle left unf...

Do I have enough compassion Or have I sold out my Love For the keeping of rules Am I so much in fashion That I forgot I was born To a family of fools God, hol...

Homebound Henry's got a tumor in his head He wakes up every morning after dreaming he was dead He used to think that life was boring, but now that's not the cas...

1/27-2/8/99 Wichita, KS We're gonna take Jericho by blowin them horns We're gonna take Jericho by blowin them horns Cause that's what my Lord said to do We're ...

"Old ain't a word the I'm fond of," he said "And these days I've begun to lose count" Mumbling she rolls in her wheelchair, and says, "I'm afraid that they've c...

Praise the Lord, O my soul and all my deepest parts Give praise to the One Who pulled you out of darkness Tender mercy You forgive me, slow to anger, quick to...

When I was a little one, they told me that he lived in flames That he raped and stole and killed and maimed and that he loved to curse our names That he came in...

Morning can be a time of mourning or potential hope As the sunlight warms my window where I lay Emotion muffled by devotion to myself and No one can wake me fro...

He thought, "She doesn't seem the same this time As the last time I saw her" He thought, "She speaks so much of what she really means Right outside her words" A...

You set the table in your spirit Entertain the devil for a while And then you laugh at all his jokes Insisting it's alright- It's okay to smile But you are Dan...

Well, the first thing I noticed yesterday was the bronze glow of dirt on her jeans then the reckless curl of blackened hair and what I ten to think that means T...

"Aaron, have you ever had a burning in your chest That made you just want to be free?" It was a warm afternoon when she asked him this, As they sat on the shore...

Who on earth can satisfy my soul, Who on earth can comfort me and love me like You do, Who on earth can be more faithful too, I will trust in You, I will trust ...

Those who trust in the Lord Are a strong mountain They will not"¦not be moved Those who trust in the Lord Are as Mount Zion They will not"¦not be moved Christ...

Though I feel alone I am never alone You are with me Oh, my Lord (vs1) In the night-time while I'm on my bed I will let every thought be of You For you are g...

Black crows flying in your wheat field Babies cryin', all you got's a paper shield It don't make much sense to you Who said it had to? Most folks smile away th...

You question all I believe And claim it's only due to how they raised me I know you can't understand because you walk through life a blind man No need to ignor...

the bottle is the spotlight and explodes into a fire we're all following you baby cuz were sure you'll take us higher there's a women weaving back and forth bes...

Today I will hear his voice Today Do not harden our hearts Today We are living this choice now Fall at his feet and believe Fall at his feet and believe Today...

Two gunslingers, walked out in the street And one said "I don't wanna fight no more" And the other gunslinger thought about it And he said, "yeah what are we fi...

Two gunslingers, walked out in the street And one said "I don't wanna fight no more" And the other gunslinger thought about it And he said, "yeah what are we fi...

Okay, here, You got my ear I found my way outta town I'm finally just sittin' down Grinding gears and iron tears They've kept my mind occupied Didn't notice th...

Carrie was stretching out on the harbor She was just trying to let it all go Down came the rain and waves and thoughts of her father down came the old black hol...