When you try your best,
but you don't succeed
When you get what you want,
but not what you need
When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep
Stuck in re - ver - se
When the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you can't replace
When you love someone, but it goes to waste
It could be wo - rse?
CHORUS: Christ will gui____de you home
And revi____ve your [dead] bones
His New Life___
will fix you
High up above or down below
When you're too in love to let it go
If you never try, then you'll never know
Just what you're worth [to Him]
[CHORUS]
Tears stream, down your face
When you rest in your Maker's embrace
Tears stream down your face
Tonight...
Tears stream, down your face
He promised he will fix all your mistakes
Tears stream down your face
Tonight...
Christ will gui____de US home
And revive our [dead] souls
And His New Life will fix US
There's a Savior who comes
with a sword in his mouth
and he's bringing the Kingdom of Heaven
When he gets here the blood will run up to the bridles
With his Word He will claim who he came for
oooh
and he's bringing the Kingdom of Heaven
Here's your sign on the wall, now's your time to be sure
Cause you know this might be your last warning
In a tree by the brook there's a songbird who sings
Calling you to the Kingdom of Heaven
oh___oh_oh ... does it make you wonder?
There's a feeling I get when I look to the sky
and my spirit is crying for leaving
In John's dream have you seen
a sea of glass filled with fire
and the voices of saints who stand singing
A___le lu_YAH
do you wanna go there?
A___le lu_YAH
And it's whispered that soon
if we all call the tune
then Messiah will lead us to reason
And a new day will dawn
for those who stand long
And the heavens will echo with laughter
A___le lu_YAH_______
A___le lu_YAH
A___le lu_YAH
Come up here to heaven
Love, there are two paths you can go by
In your life's long run
There's still time to change the road you're on
Beloved can you hear the wind blow?
- and did you know?
Your stairway's the Spirit-Wind
||: Alelu_____ Alelu_____ Alelu lu_____Ya__ah :||
And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows taller than our souls
There walks a Savior we must know
Who shines white light and wants to show
Jah's Word can turn your heart to gold
And if you listen very hard
His tune will come to you at last
All will be one when One is all yeah
Jah is the Rock that doesn't roll
A le lu YAH
A le lu YAH
A ___ le___ Lu YAH
A le Lu -u-u-u YAH
VERSE 1:
If you want carnality
The market's stocked with pride
They're hockin' all the skin you'd wanna' buy
But if you look for modesty
You might as well be blind
Naughty flesh is all that meets your eye
.............CHORUS..................
Modesty
Is what our/this world needs
Everybody's so seduced
Modesty
It's all we never see
And mostly what I need from you
..............................................
VERSE 2:
Fools can always find some tramp
To make 'em fantasize
But you add up to more than body parts
Takers crave some made-up face
To sell 'em faked-up lies
All I want is pure love from your heart
[CHORUS]
BRIDGE:
Looks lure lovers
Fair-weather friends
To live on youth's arrogance
Until it leaves you dead
But the beauty I see
Is your humility
Your charm is true integrity
[CHORUS]
CHORDS:
INTRO:
A A/G | A/F E7sus
VERSE
A D | E c#-
D f#- | B D7 E
A B | E G#7/C c#-
D G#7 | C#7
CHORUS
D E | C#7 f#- | D E | A C#7
D E | Db/F f#- | D E | Asus A
(repeat Intro chords)
BRIDGE
f#- | Db/F | c#-/e | B/D#
D B | E Db/f f#- | D/F# G#7 | C#7Sus
OUTRO
Note, this is a shortened arrangement of Billy Joel's song, 'Honesty'. It omits about 50 seconds, including the 3rd verse, to make a more concise presentation.
I thought Yahweh's love was just a fairy tale
Meant for someone else but not for me [Something that was only in my mind]
God was out to get me
That's the way it seemed
Disappointment haunted all my dreams
Then I saw His face,
(Now) I'm a believer
Not a trace
— Of doubt in my mind
(Now) I'm saved by grace
I'm a believer
I couldn't leave him if I tried / (I'm gonna see him when I die)
I thought love was more or less a givin' thing,
Seemed the more I gave the less I got
What's the use in tryin'?
All I felt was pain
When I prayed for sunshine I got rain
Sippin whiskey from a paper cup
You drown your sorrows til you can't stand up
why don't ya take a look at yourself
put the bottle back on the shelf
You' been thinking about catching a train
Leave your old life, flush it down the drain
Your time is up; You're near the end
And you can't get to heaven 'less you're born again
A CHANGE WOULD DO YOU GOOD
Broken needle in your purple vein,
you shoot junk until you're half insane
You say you're gonna be a super star
But you're yet to find out who you really are
Yellow fingers, cigarettes,
Hands shakin', body sweats
Work all night, sleep all day
Take your [phony] money, throw it [all] away
A CHANGE WOULD DO YOU GOOD
HIV on Valentines day
Still looking for the perfect lay / way
lover's blood on the kitchen floor
callin' demons on the Ouija board
Adulerated, and defiled [ecstasy from a little pill]
Like a beast out runnin' wild [chills your ills while it kills]
Trade your frown in for a smile
Just enter heaven like a little child
A CHANGE WOULD DO YOU GOOD
Model girl, model car
Model house 'round your carnal heart
Devil's slave by your own consent
Go to church, tithe your 3 percent
Heaven slams the door on you
'got no room for a whitewashed tomb
Hello it's God, you're not my own
You need some life in your dead dry bones
A CHANGE WOULD DO YOU GOOD
There problem is all inside your head
she said to me
The answer is easy
if you take it logically
I'd like to help you
in your struggle to be free
There must be 50 ways to leave religion
She said
But I'll repeat myself
at the risk of being crude
There must be 50 ways to leave religion
Just slip out the back, Jack
Make a new plan, Stan
Don't need to be coy, Roy
or: Just get yourself free [2nd x: Just listen to me]
Hop on the bus, Gus
Don't need to discuss much
Just drop off the key, Lee
And get yourself free
I appreciate that and
Would you please explain about the 50 ways
Then she kissed me
And I realized she probably was right
There must be 50 ways to leave religion
There must be 50 ways to leave religion
||||: Sweet___ Devo____tion :|||| (alternately A______ le Lu______ YAH)
Well we talk about God and nobody cares
Wearin' modest clothes that nobody wears
We callin' YAH's Name and we're making it clear
Yah's the One you'll love or the One you'll fear
Well an atheist stood up and said
God's get-up-and-go done got up and went
Well I got good news he's a real good liar
Cause YAH's Holy Spirit set your (my) soul on fire
Yeah yeah yeah yeah! :||
Well they hauled Jesus off in a police car
Said his gospel took it just a little too far
Told the judge things but the jokers lied
Can't trap me cause my Savior done died (Yes he did!)
Stand in the street just a shakin' my dance
Wanna take you to heaven take a drink from God's glass
I'll tell you a gospel you can sure understand
Say a prayer of faith you'll be givin' Him your hand
(Cause the next thing you know He'll be comin' in the air!)
YEAH!
We got somethin'
We both know it
we don't talk too much about it
Ain't no real big secret
all the same
somehow we get around it
Listen
What you do don't matter to me
You believe what you wanna believe
But
You don't have to live like a Pharisee
Don't have to live like a Pharisee
Somewhere, somehow
Somebody must have kicked you around some
Tell me why you wanna' lay there and rot in your religion
[By the devil you were kidnapped tied up taken away and held for ransom]
It don't make no difference to me baby
But YAH's spirit can set you free
So
You don't have to live like a Pharisee
Don't have to live like a Pharisee :||
Baby you ain't the judge
Real believers show their faith by love
Right now the spirit ain't real to you
but it's one of those things you got to feel to be true
I am leavin' my old life
Hope my friends remember me (can forgive me)
I must be travelin' on now
The promised land I've got to see
REFRAIN: I wanna fly on with You (Christ) now
[My] life will never be the same
I'm as free as a bird now
And this bird's forever changed
O-O-o-o-o-
And this bird has flown the cage
and this bird's escaped the cage (And this bird is flyin' away)
Lord knows, I have changed!
Christ's love is such a sweet love
And this feelin I can't change
Hope they don't take it too badly
cause the Lord knows I was to blame
[REFRAIN]
Lord help, I have changed!
Lord, I have changed
Won't you fly high free bird yea!
This is a Christian parody of the "You Are My Sunshine" song.
YAH Is Our Sunshine
Our only sunshine
He makes us happy
when skies are grey
You'll never know, dear
how much YAH loves you
So don't take YAH's sunshine away
You got your beast number
for buying and selling
Your chemical food
feedin' children of hell in
your Terrible dwellings
come on saints stick together
The devil's your Dad
Big Brother's your Mother
Tracked by your mobile
The tower's your cover
The dragon's your lover
----------------------------
CHORUS
How You love the deceiver
(You're so) Eager to please her
With the babe on the beast back (She's the church on the beast back)
You Destroy the believers
I'll be called a believer
----------------------------
Stuck in a corner
you monkeys in cages
Use your slave numbers
To buy one another
Try to recover
You climb up the ladder
To reach the receiver
Blind to each other
How long can you suffer?
Blind to each other
I'm trying to find the way to eternal [abundant] life
Maybe give me insight between black and white
Among those great things you've done for me
You helped me live my life less pridefully
My life's a breath after all
Well darkness has a hunger that's insatiable
And lightness has a call that's hard to hear
I wrap my fear around me like a blanket
I sailed my ship of safety till I sank it,
I'm crawling on your shore
I went to the doctor,
I went to the mountains
I looked to the children,
I drank from the fountain
There's more than one answer to these questions
pointing me in crooked line
The more I seek my Source
The Closer I am to Fine
I went to see the doctor of theology
With a bust of Martin Luther and a frown down to his knee
He never did party or smoke a high-grade doobie
He graded my doctrina,
He felt he could improve me
I spent cold years prostrate to religion's hive,
Got JAH's Spirit
And I was free
CHORUS
I stopped by the church at 9 a.m.
To seek solace in a scripture
or possibly a friend
I left church with a headache
cold & lonely, dead, and bored (isolated)
Twice as cloudy as I'd been the night before
I went in seeking clarity
CHORUS
We go to the bible,
we go through the workout
We read up on revival
We stand up for the lookout
There's more than one answer to these questions
pointing me in a crooked line
The more I search the Word
|||: The Closer I am to Fine :|||
Here I am
Broken wings
Quiet thoughts
Unspoken dreams
Here I am
Alone again
I need Him now
To hold my hand (note: A male vocalist might want a different line here)
He's all
He's all I ever had
He's the air I breathe (The world so cold, so empty)
He's all
He's all I ever Had (need)
(A le luia)
He's beyond the way I feel
He's the only thing that's real
It's the way He understands
He's my Father, He's my friend
When I let him in my life (When I look into His Eyes)
Spirit fills me up inside
he's the Father that I seek (Like the man I wanna be)
He's all I ever need
So much time, so much pain
There's one thing that still remains
The way He cares
The love He shares
Through it all
He's always been there
I want you to bless (change) me
I want you to bless (change) me
I want you to bless (change) me
I'm begging you to bless (change) me
I love you, I know you love me too
I fly high when you say that you love me
Father father father hear us crying
Father father father hear us cry____
Oh without your lovin' we'd be dying
Father father father hear us cry____
________________________
SPANISH: Yo quiero usted bendice me
Yo quiero tu ayuda me
Yo quiero salvacion
Yo quiero consolacion
Te amo
y se tu me amas
me alegro
cuando dices que me amas
Padre escharme llorando (padre padre oiga me llorando)
o padre eschucharme orar
para falta de tu amor estoy muriendo (sin tu presencia yo morirá)
Padre padre padre oiga me
Kneeling before you,
here in my heart
Feeling your Spirit in mine
Softly you whisper, Spirit so pure
How could I have been so blind?
We sailed on together
I drifted away
Yet here you are by my side
So now I've come to you
with open arms
nothing to hide
I believe what you say
here I am
with open arms
knowing you see
what your love means to me
open arms
Living without you, living alone
My empty life was so cold
Wanting to know you,
wanting you near
How much I wanted your love
But now that you've (I've) come back
(You) Turned night into day
I need you to stay
Jesus built me a raft
And I'm sailin' for glory
That Living Water is calling my name
War is a waging
The currents a' raging
Living water keep rollin' on fast as the sea
CHORUS: ||: Aleluia keep on praising (Living water keep on flowing)
Holy Spirit Fire won't ya keep on shinin' on me :||
Keep on shinin' your light
Gonna make everything (Holy Spirit)
Gonna make everything alright
And I ain't got no worries,
'cause I ain't in no hurry at all
Well if I rains I don't care
Don't make no difference to me
Just take that river flowing on high
Yeah I'd like hear some (you) people praise the Lord
dance in the Holy Ghost
Like I bought everybody drinks all ro__ound____
CHORUS
||: Yeah I'd like hear some (you) people praise the Lord
come on everybody shout "Aleluia"
Aleluia
everybody shout: aleluia
Dance (Praise) with me people, all night long :||
Background vocal:
I wanna praise him
praise him
With you all night long
Jesus here I am
I'm your man on the scene
I can do what you command
but you gots' ta' empower me
I can feel your Holy Spirit
and you got much more in store
When you get through throwin' it ('im?) on me
I gots' to come back for mo'
Churches on the corner down by the dozen
Come on wif' me and give 'im some lovin'
Hey everybody shout "Aleluia"!
Cause you know 'e's been so good to ya
Alelu- (Praise the Lord)...
Aleluia Yeah
Actions speak louder than words
and I'm a man of great experience
I know there ain't any other god
who can love you better than him
Take his hand
Don't be afraid
YAH's gonna prove every word he says
He's advertisin' love for free
So you can give your life to Him (away)
All you sisters, all you brothers
Come on with me and give 'im some lovin'
Hey everybody shout Aleluia
Cause you know 'e's been so good to ya
(Praise the Lord)...
Well I won't back down
No I won't back down
You can stand me up at the gates of hell
But I won't back down
No I'll stand my ground
won't be turned around
Yah' will keep this world from draggin' me down
Gonna stand my ground
And I won't back down
(I won't back down)
HalleluYAH
YAH is the only way out
HallelYAH
I'll stand my ground
I won't Back Down
Well I know what's right
One road leads to life / light (I got just one life)
In a world that keeps on pushin' me around
Gonna stand my ground
And I won't back down
||: We'll live for ever ever ever
in our home in heaven / in heaven together :||
You go talk to Yahweh/Jesus
Tell him you'll go there with me
So we'll live for ever ever ever
In our home in heaven
I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the Word
he walked the streets alone
sweep the streets I used to own
I used to roll the dice
feel the fear in the enemy's eyes
listen as the crowd would sing
now the old king is dead; long live the king
one minute i held the key
next the walls closed on me
and I discovered that my castles stand
on pillars of salt, pillars of sand
CHORUS
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Holy catholic choirs are singing
Be (Christ) my mirror my sword, my shield
We're your missionaries on a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I want St. Peter to call my name
Christ is the Living Word
(My) The Messiah Rules the World
It was the wicked and wild wind
blew down the doors to let me in
shadowed windows and the sound of drums
people couldn't believe what I'd become
Revolutionaries wait for my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh- who would ever wanna be King
oh yeah
You feel like you've been locked up tight
in a century of loneliness
waiting for someone
to redeem /release you
You're bendin' your knees and blowin' praises my way
But that don't mean you're gonna give (your) Life away
Baby baby baby
Ohohohoh
Your mouth is saying let's go
but your Spirit's saying no
If you wanna follow me
Baby there's a price to pay
If you really do love me (I'm not a Genie in a bottle)
You gotta do what I say
If you wanna walk with me
I can make your wish come true
You gotta make a big impression (Just come and obey me baby)
You gotta do what I do (And I'll be with you)
If you wanna be my disciple
You gotta do more than buy one bible
If you wanna be my disciple
Come come come on follow me
[the] Spirit's waitin' and you move too slow
No more chances now it's time to go
Looking for someone to obey me
Intentions racing at the speed of light
but that don't mean you're gonna fight the fight
baby baby baby
I Can't Fight Your Spirit Anymore
And yet I'm still afraid to let it flow
What started out as worship has grown stronger
I only wish I had the strength to let it show
I tell myself that I can't hold out forever
I say there is no reason for my fear
'cause I feel so secure when we're together
You give my life direction,
you make everything so clear
....................CHORUS.........................
And ever as I wander
I'm keeping you in sight
You're a candle in the window
on a cold dark winter's night
And I'm getting closer than I every thought I might
I Can't Fight Your Spirit Anymore
I've forgotten what I've started fighting for
It's time to bring this ship into the shore
And throw away the oars forever
No I can't fight Your Spirit anymore
I've forgotten what I've started fighting for
And if I have to crawl upon the floor
Or crash through heaven's door
Yahweh (Father) I can't fight Your Spirit anymore
............................................................
My life has been such a whirlwind since I met you (you changed me)
I've been runnin' round in circles in my mind
And it always seems that I'm following you
'Cause you take me to the places that alone I'd never find
I can't see me praising nobody but you
for all my life
When I'm with you
Yahweh the stars … blue
for all my life
You
… I need you
You
I want to be near you
every single day of my life
You could've been gone
Knowing how I made you feel
How I wanted to run
Hearing all your words of steel
Oh I must've been a dreamer
(BGV: must've been a dreamer oh__)
And I must've been someone else
Now my running is over (over now)
Oh Yahweh
Your love
Holds on
Forever / Holds on
Never let me go
Never let me fall from you
I can't take (do) it alone
I'm not who I want to be (I don't do what I want (you want me) to do)
But I know there's a Spirit
Oh that I'll never find nowhere else
I can feel you burning on and on
Chorus
Solo
You should've been gone
Long ago far away
You could've been gone
Now I know you're here to stay
The race I run
Into the midnight sun
Wheels go round and round
You're on my mind
Restless hearts
Sleep alone tonight
Praying for your love
To lift me higher
They say that the road
Ain't no place to start a family
Right down the line
It's been you and me
And lovin' a mortal man
Ain't always what it's supposed to be
......CHORUS.......
Yahweh (Oh Lord)
You stand by me
I'm forever yours
faithfully
....................
Circus life
Under the big top world
We all need the clowns
To make us smile
Through space and time
Always another show
Wondering where I am
Lost without you
And being apart
Ain't easy on this [sinning man]
Two strangers learn to fall in love again
I get the joy of rediscovering you
[CHORUS]
I looked under chairs
I looked under tables
I try to find the key
To 50 million fables
CHORUS: They call me the seeker
I've been searching low and high
I won't get to get what I'm after
til the day I die
I asked Bobby Dylan
I asked the Beatles
I asked Timothy Leary
But he couldn't help me either
CHORUS
People tend to hate me
Cause I never smile
As I ransacked their homes they wanna shake my hands
Focusin' on nowhere?
Investigatin' miles?
I'm a seeker
I'm a really desperate man
I learned how to raise my voice in anger
yeah but look at my face
Ain't this a smile
I'm happy when life's good
and when it's bad I cry
I've got values
but I don't know how or why
I'm looking for me
You're looking for you
We're lookin' at each other
and we don't know what to do
The original song was never really completely arranged/composed by Zeppelin.
The useful material from the original will need to be re-crafted into a complete composition.
