MESSENGER
Released
June 15, 1999
Singles
"I Could Not Ask For
More"
I COULD NOT ASK FOR MORE
Lying here with you
Listening to the rain
Smiling just to see the smile upon your face
These are the moments I thank God that I'm alive
These are the moments
I'll remember all my life
I found all I've waited for
And I could not ask for more
Looking in your eyes
Seeing all I need
Everything you are is everything to me
These are the moments
I know heaven must exist
These are the moments I know all I need is this
I have all I've waited for
And I could not ask for more
I could not ask for more than this time together
I could not ask for more than this time with you
Every prayer has been answered
Every dream I have has come true
And right here in this moment is right where I'm meant to be
Here with you here with me
These are the moments I thank God that I'm alive
These are the moments I'll remember all my life
I've got all I've waited for
And I could not ask for more
I could not ask for more than the love you give me
'Cuz it's all I've waited for
And I could not ask for more
I could not ask for more
 THE
FAMILY MAN
FILM SOUNDTRACK
Released
December 5, 2000
Produced by David Foster
I DON'T KNOW HOW I GOT BY
How did I wake up each day
Before that moment, I saw your face
Where was I before your touch
No where is where I was, without you
Without you in
My life was just a lie
Before you, I don't know how I got by
Before I met you
Before I held you in the night
[I don't know how I survived]
Before I found you
Before you made everything right
[I was half alive]
I wasn't really living till you came into my life
I got through, baby
But I don't know how I got by
How did I get through those nights
Before that moment I held you tight
And where was I before your kiss
And how did I exist without you
Life had no meaning
No reason and no rhyme
And before you, I don't know how I got by
Before I met you
Before I held you in the night
[I don't know how I survived]
Before I found you
Before you made everything right
[I was half alive]
I wasn't really living till you came into my life
I got through, baby
But I don't know how I got by
I thank God when I wake each day
Waking next to you
Don't know what I was living for
Before you, before you... Ohhhhh
Before I met you
Before I held you in the night
[I don't know how I survived]
Before I found you
Before you made everything right
[I was half alive]
I wasn't really living till you came into my life
I got through, baby
But I don't know how I got by
Before I met you
I don't know how I got by
MISGUIDED ROSES
Released
June 24, 1997
Singles
"See the Sky Again"
"I'll Be"
MESSENGER
Released
June 15, 1999
Singles
"I Could Not Ask For
More"
I'LL BE
The
strands in your eyes that color them wonderful
Stop me and steal my breath
Emeralds from mountains thrust towards the sky
Never revealing their depth
Tell me that we belong together
Dress it up with the trappings of love
I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips
Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above
I'll Be your cryin' shoulder
I'll Be love suicide
I'll Be better when I'm older
I'll Be the greatest fan of your life
Rain falls angry on the tin roof
As we lie awake in my bed
You're my survival, you're my living proof
My love is alive and not dead
Tell me that we belong together
Dress it up with the trappings of love
I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips
Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above
I'll Be your cryin' shoulder
I'll Be love suicide
I'll Be better when I'm older
I'll Be the greatest fan of your life
I've dropped out, burned up, fought my way back from the dead
Tuned in, turned on, remembered the things you said
I'll Be your cryin' shoulder
I'll Be love suicide
I'll Be better when I'm older
I'll Be the greatest fan of your life
MISGUIDED ROSES
Released
June 24, 1997
Singles
"See the Sky Again"
"I'll Be"
I'VE GOT TO STOP THINKIN' 'BOUT THAT
Written by
James Taylor
I like to
think about the time I met you
Living with your people down in New Orleans
Mad at your mama cause she'd never let you
Ride in my nasty limousine
Later on the levee with the moon up above
I lost my heart and confessed my love
Oh Lucy, God have mercy
I've got to stop thinkin' 'bout that
One Summer night in a field of wheat
God's sweet lanterns hanging in the sky
Moving light on your tiny feet
I knew I had to love you till the day I die
They talk about Amazing Grace
It meant something when I saw your face
Oh Lucy, God have mercy
I've got to stop thinkin' 'bout that
I think of all the little things that I never told you
I think I may get to hold you someday
It's my brain just like a man possessed
I can't do me no work, I can't get me no rest
I can't understand it baby
Don't like to think about the way it ended
I hate remembering the things that I said
I dream a dream of love so splendid
I wake up in an empty bed
I wonder who'll be loving you next
Some fool who's writing bad checks
Oh Lucy, God have mercy
I've got to stop thinkin' 'bout you
FAR FROM OVER
Released
July 19, 2001
Singles
"Hearts Fall"
I'VE SEEN A LOVE
I’ve seen a love that roll like thunder
I’ve seen a love that fall like rain
That kind of love it makes me wonder
Why my love cause me so much pain
I see my ring as it spins on the table
A perfect circle on the dusty wood
Tells of a life, the love and the laughter
Cries my tears for the times that were good
I’ve seen a love that roll like thunder
I’ve seen a love that fall like rain
That kind of love it makes me wonder
Why my love cause me so much pain
One gets lost, one gets lonely
In another world love remains
That kind of love take away all your empty
That kind of love take away all your shame
I've seen a love that roll like thunder
I've seen a love that fall like rain
That kind of love it makes me wonder
Why my love cause me so much pain
And our kind of love it burns like summer
Like I'm rolling down some old heartache road
And all my running and my demons
Can't seem to lift
Can't seem to lift that love
I've seen a love that roll like thunder
I've seen a love that fall like rain
That kind of love it makes me wonder
Why my love cause me pain
HONOR AMONG THIEVES
Released
August 15, 1995
Singles
"Solitude"
JESTERS, DREAMERS & THIEVES
Looking
back on younger days the view stretched on for miles
We charged into our futures with laughter and smiles
As we traveled blindly the road became so thick
No chance to change direction and we've laughed until we're sick
Now I keep company with wicked evil men
My generosity's brimming but I'm still inclined to sin
My friends think I am crazy and I know that may be so
But I'm as happy with a penny as coffers full of gold
And so for all of you I say, don't miss the forest for all the trees
And don't ever question Honor Among Thieves
The undergrowth has parted now the path is easily read
It's lined with all the doubters regretting all they've said
God bless all the dreamers and those who lead with soul
For how can you know virtue 'less you fought out of a hole
And so for all of you I say, don't miss the forest for all the trees
And don't ever question Honor Among Thieves
Trickle of a chuckle as laughter starts to pour
Bells begin to jingle the trickles now a roar
Pan floutist, cloven dancer
The mischief has begun
Laugh with me if it's funny, laugh at me if it's fun
And I don't know St. Peter but I know he believes
There's a place in heaven for Jesters, Dreamers & Thieves
FAR FROM OVER
Released
July 19, 2001
Singles
"Hearts Fall"
JESUS, HE LOVES ME
I’ve been through the valley, but I feared no man
Saw the beach and the footprints, alone in the sand
When times seem hopeless, the night too dark to see
The lone footprints on the road behind
Were the times when You carried me
Jesus, He loves me
This I know
And Jesus, He loves me
For the Bible tells me so
Son of God
A Savior and King
You’ve taken away the sins of the world
So I raise my voice and sing
Jesus, He loves me
This I know
And Jesus, He loves me
For the Bible tells me so
Now I’ve held the hand of the Devil
At the crossroads of my faith
And my Lord, He came & rescued me
By His saving grace
And Jesus, He loves me
And this, I know
Jesus, He loves me
And you know He saved my soul
Jesus, He loves me
Jesus, He loves me
Jesus, He loves me
FAR FROM OVER
Released
July 19, 2001
Singles
"Hearts Fall"
KENTUCKY
The night
before your wedding,
I dreamed what I would say,
I'd beg you for forgiveness,
For all the mess I've made.
I dreamed that you were gracious,
I dreamed you wished me well,
I dreamed that you were vicious,
You damned me straight to hell.
CHORUS
But, oh, sweet Kentucky
No matter where I land
I was just a boy for you
And he will be your man.
I was just a boy for you
And he will be your man.
I'd tell you that I'm lonely,
And fame has let me down,
Living like a stranger,
Traveling town to town.
And all my aspirations,
Don't amount to much,
The wine and the women,
Are such a shameful crutch.
CHORUS
I know you will be happy,
And I'll be in the band,
Cause I was just a boy for you,
and he will be your man.
And I was just a boy for you,
He will be your man...
HONOR AMONG THIEVES
Released
August 15, 1995
Singles
"Solitude"
KITCHEN SONG
Sitting
in the kitchen,
Just staring at the cracks in the wall
I've been sitting here since yesterday
Just waiting on you to call
The cracks remind me of you and I
They're all up, down and split apart
And all the cracks in the wall lead to one great big hole
That used to be my heart
Now that I think of it
Nothing ever worked out right
All we ever seemed to do is just cuss, scream, bitch and fight
All we did was fight
The tears I cried
Fell on a cold and lonely floor
No one to wipe them away
The tears I cried
Will be my own and they'll follow me
And that's the way it's gonna stay
Now that I think of it
Nothing ever worked out right
All we ever seemed to do is just cuss, scream, bitch and fight
All we did was fight
Oh pretty baby, can't you understand
I'm not made up of enough to be your man
Oh pretty baby, don't know what to say
I just want you to ... go away
Well I'd love to sit and reflect on this
But I haven't got the time
Just tell me why you chose to be so cruel, mean, brutal so unkind
Now that I think of it
Nothing ever worked out right
All we ever seemed to do was cuss, scream, bitch and fight
All we did is fight
The tears I cried fell on a cold and lonely floor
No one to wipe them away
The tears I cried
Will be my own and they'll follow me
And that's the way it's gonna stay
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