Michael W Smith

[fox69]

"Picture Perfect"

"Picture Perfect"


Pull all your hair up
Dab on the make up
Tryin hard to look so pristine
Like a face in a magazine
Those fancy dressers
And media pressure
Got you feeling so plain and small
If you don't look like a paper doll

In a world where the goal is
To be like the Joneses
It's guaranteed to drive you wild
Keeping up with the latest style
Gaze in the miror
You want the glamour
And the grace of a movie star
But I like you the way you are
You are the only one I'm dreamin of
'Cause baby don't you know that I Love

[Chorus:]
You, Girl
You don't have to be picture perfect
To be in my world
Girl
You don't have to be picture perfect
To fit the frame

You're tender you're tactful
Girl you're a natural
You possess a heart that's true
That's what I like about you
One in a million
Yeah that's a given
There's a beauty inside of you
And it shows on the outside too
No competition you're way in the lead
And baby don't you know that I need

[Chorus]

 

[fox69]

"Place In This World"

"Place In This World"


The wind is moving
But I am standing still
A life of pages
Waiting to be filled

A heart that's hopeful
A head that's full of dreams
But this becoming
Is harder than it seems

Feels like I'm
Looking for a reason
Roamin' through the night to find
My place in this world
My place in this world
Not a lot to lean on
I need your light to help me find
My place in this world
My place in this world

If there are millions
Down on their knees
Among the many
Can you still hear me

Hear me asking
Where do I belong?
Is there a vision
That I can call my own?

Show me, I'm
Looking for a reason
Roamin' through the night to find
My place in this world
My place in this world
Not a lot to lean on
I need your light to help me find
My place in this world
My place in this world

Lookin' for a reason
Roamin' through the night to find
My place in this world
My place in this world
Not a lot to lean on
I need your light to help me find
My place in this world
My place in this world

Lookin' for a reason
Roamin' through the night to find
My place in this world
My place in this world

 

[fox69]

"Pray For Me"

"Pray For Me"


[Verse 1]
Here is where the road divides
Here is where we realize
The sculpting of the Father's great design
Thru' time you've been a friend to me
But time is now the enemy
I wish we didn't have to say goodbye
But I know the road he chose for me
Is not the road he chose for you
So as we chase the dreams we're after

[Chorus:]
Pray for me and I'll pray for you
Pray that we will keep the common ground
Won't you pray for me and I'll pray for you
And one day love will bring us back around
Again

[Verse 2]
Painted on a tapestry
We see the way it has to be
Weaving through the laughter and the tears
But love will be the tie that binds us
To the time we leave behind us
Memories will be our souvenirs
And I know that through it all
The hardest part of love is letting go
But there's a greater love that holds us

[Chorus:]
Pray for me and I'll pray for you
Pray that we will keep the common ground
Won't you pray for me and I'll pray for you
And one day love will bring us back around
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah

Won't you pray for me and I'll pray for you
Pray that we will keep the common ground
Won't you pray for me and I'll pray for you
And one day love will bring us back around
Oh, I know that love will bring us back around
Again

 

[fox69]

"Purified"

"Purified"


[Verse 1]
Where the angels see
You are praised as You should be.
But how can I express
My yearning for Your Holiness.
May it be (that)

[Chorus]
I will open my heart
Search me in the deepest part.
And I will stand in cleansing fire,
By You, purified,
By You I'm purified.

[Verse 2]
Savior of my soul
To your strength I yield control.
Purge me of my stain
Sin will lose it's mortal reign.
Make me free (and)

[Chorus]
I will open my heart
Search me in the deepest part.
And I will stand in cleansing fire,
By You, purified,
By You I'm purified.

[Bridge]
You are Holy
You are Holy
Yes You are Holy
You are Holy
You are Holy
Holy

[Chorus]
I will open my heart
Search me in the deepest part.
And I will stand in cleansing fire,
By You, purified,
By You I'm purified.

[Bridge]
You are Holy
You are Holy
Yes You are Holy
You are Holy
You are Holy
Holy

 

[fox69]

"Pursuit Of The Dream"

"Pursuit Of The Dream"


Wake up and dream about
The plans you have in store for you
But keep in mind
It's not just what you do
But what you do it for and who

There are roads to discover
There are stories yet to be told
As you see the big picture
Just beginning to unfold, so

Break down the barriers but
Don't bend the rules
Never forget your roots
As you head for something new
Ride through the shades of desire
Letting the light be seen
And he'll steer the heart in the
Pursuit of the dream

It's alright to find yourself
Thinking now and then
About the way you want your life to be
Anticipating what lies
Just around the bend
Can't wait to see

Comes the times of decision
Some you dodge and some you should face
As you see the big picture
There will be some dues to pay, so

Break down the barriers but
Don't bend the rules
Never forget your roots
As you head for something new
Ride through the shades of desire
Letting the light be seen
And he'll steer the heart in the
Pursuit of the dream

Wake up and dream about
The plans you have in store for you
But keep in mind it's not just what you do
But what you do it for and who

There are choices that build you
Choices that will make you fall
All part of the big picture
One day you will see it all

 

[fox69]

"Reach Out To Me"

"Reach Out To Me"


Another million miles from the truth now
I know there's peace but I can't
figure out how
To stop this race that's taking over me
I'm under the gun I wait for you to see

Oh, please reach out to me
Open my eyes to see
I'm running from you now
Come rescue me somehow

Another scar from fighting the truth now
Has left me like a stranger to my need now
A masquerade, a game to figure out now
A cruel charade I cannot scream aloud

A narrow stretch of road in the way now
A heavy load still hanging on to me now
I'm in a maze that I can't seem to get out
Without a view from these shoulders of doubt

 

[fox69]

"Restless Heart"

"Restless Heart"


On the street it never changes
There's a chill in the air
Icy people, empty faces
Not a word, not a soul who cares
Do you give up
Have you given in to the lie that a heart never changes
Don't be fooled by what you see there
Another man with another case of

[Chorus:]
One restless heart
Who never could find love
Too many hurts
To reach out again
How can he know
Love still wants to find him
One restless shell of a man

Don't look away
In a moment his life could be new
Just a moment and love could break through
Oh finally some place to start
For a man with a restless heart

Why the fear then, why the worry
Why the walls holding love inside
When you're needed in the fury
In the fighting to save men's lives
Don't you give up
Don't be giving in to the lie that a heart never changes
If you reach out God'll reach in
Bring an end to another case of

[Chorus]

One restless heart, one restless heart
One restless heart, one restless heart
He's got to know that love still can find him
Love can reach any man

Don't look away
In a moment his life could be new
Just a moment and love could break through
Oh finally some place to start
For a man with a restless heart

[Tag:]
Don't you look away
Oh never a stranger again
Love has saved a restless man
Finally some place to start
For a man with a restless heart

[Tag]

 

[fox69]

"Rise"

"Rise"


Walk across the shore
Walk across the sea
Stand upon the waves
And walk with me
Journey through the door
Come see what I can see
All the reasons we were made
Who we were meant to be

Rise, He's calling you to go
Just leave it all behind
And rise above

Beyond the obvious
And what you can attain
Past the here and now
Where faith remains
Lift your weary head
There's too much left to lose
More than you can imagine
It's waiting there for you

Rise, He's calling you to come
Just leave it all behind
And rise above

Come and stand
And join with me as one
Now take my hand and we
Will rise above

(yeah) (ooh, oh) (yeah) (ooh, oh) (yeah) (ooh, oh)

Rise, He's calling you to come
Just leave it all behind
And rise above
Come and stand
And join with me as one
Now take my hand and we
Will rise above

(ooh, oh) (ooh, oh) (ooh, oh)

Come stand with me

(ooh oh) (ooh, oh) (ooh, oh)

Come stand with me

 

[fox69]

"Rocketown"

"Rocketown"


A Friday night affair
Out in the city heat
Always a party there
Along the sordid street
And it was guaranteed
The place to be was Rocketown

The drinks were two for one
Inside the crowded bars
The girls would make their run
Down on the boulevard
It was the idol place
We lived the ways of Rocketown
Hang around by the street light
In the heart of the night life

There came a certain man
A stranger to the crowd
We didn't understand
What he was all about
He walked a different pace
So out of place in Rocketown
They made a fool of him
They teased him when he's speak
But when they knocked him down
He turned the other cheek
He told me I could find
A life outside of Rocketown
Hang around by the street light
In the heart of the night life

[CHORUS]
What was his mission
Where was he going
Why was his heart light always glowing
All I was missing
He stood there holding
What was his secret
Could I know it

Some didn't like him near
Some laughed and turned away
But me, I longed to hear
All that he had to say
He had a peace of mind
I couldn't find in Rocketown
And when I reached down inside me
I could feel the emptiness

[CHORUS]
He said it's in the heart
This change that comes to be
Now he had done his part
The choice was up to me
As we were standing there
He said a prayer for Rocketown
As we were standing there
He said a prayer for Rocketown

He walked off silently
And prayed for me
And Rocketown...

 

[fox69]

"Run To You"

"Run To You"


Control, I give up control, I can't carry this alone
I've tried for so long, I've tried to make it on my own
Now dreams are scattered on the ground
And now I'm on my knees

I, I can't help myself, I can't help myself
I'm gonna run to You
I, I can't help myself, I can't help myself
I'm gonna run to You, run to You

Weak, there are times I'm weak
If my scars could speak they'd say that grace is my only hope
Grace is showing me the way to where all my shadows disappear
And healing waits for me

I, I can't help myself, I can't help myself
I'm gonna run to You

I, I can't help myself, I can't help myself
I'm gonna run to You, run to You

What kind of love is this? Lifts me up and draws me in
Tonight, I'm just a heart running back home
When everything is pushed aside, all my plans and all my pride
Tonight, I'm just a heart coming back home

I can't help myself
I'm gonna run to You
I, I can't help myself, I can't help myself
I'm gonna run to You, run to You
I'm gonna run to You