Newsboys

[fox69]

"That's How You Change The World"

"That's How You Change The World"



That's how you change the world
That's how you change the world

All my life I had big dreams
To do big things and make a change
And all the while, I just passed by
The simple needs right here next to me

'Cause there's a breaking heart
That's fallin' apart
And tear filled eyes lookin' back at me
God, won't you help me to see

It's the prayer in an empty room
Little things we do when nobody's around
A hand reaching out to a heart in doubt
It's the smallest spark that can light the dark

That's how you change the world
Oh oh oh oh (Change the world)
That's how you change the world
Oh oh oh oh (Change the world)

A million little drops of rain
Can be enough to cause a tidal wave
A flood of Your love
That no one can contain

'Cause there's an empty soul
That wants to be known
Around me now, that I can lead to You
Revealing love that won't refuse

It's the kind words
A simple smile
More than showin' up
Going the extra mile
It's giving everything
When you've got nothin' left
Sharin' a little hope
With a single breath

That's how you change the world
That's how you change the world

It's the prayer in an empty room
A hand reaching out to a heart in doubt

 

[fox69]

"The Big Time"

"The Big Time"


There's a time for war
There's a time for peace
A time to live and a time to die
A time to grieve and a time to dance
This time is for you

[Chorus]
Ain't no use in looking back, no
Keep on plowing straight ahead, yo
Nothin' left back in Egypt land
When the big time comes around

There's a time to cry
And a time to laugh
A time for throwing away
There's a time for death and a time for life
Now's the time for you

There's a time to run
And a time to stand
A time for looking ahead
There's a time to stay
And a time to go
This time it's for you

[Repeat Chorus]

[Bridge]
There's a time for everything
And now's the time to serve the King
There's a time for all to see
And now's the time for you and me

[Repeat Chorus 2x]

 

[fox69]

"The Fad Of The Land"

"The Fad Of The Land"



I'm a marinade
Of what's hot this summer
I'm an early comer
Bought a Gulf War Hummer

Every fad, I feel its force
Every trend, I do endorse
Got my genomes mapping
Caught my smart dog napping

I'm charging up the new, new thing
(I'm riffing on the new, new thing)
I'm answering a customized ring
I'm starting from the place you stop
I'm packing for an ego trip...hop

Stop the scam
You day traders in a traffic jam
Can the craze
All you players outta plays
Fight the man
All you suckers for a better brand
They got us livin' off the fad o' the land

Get your pager on
'Cause you know my number
I'm a wireless wonder
Got thumbs of thunder

Soul daddies in a fire wire tumble dryer
Soul mamas broke the breaker
Soul children packin' Prozac pacifiers
Get your plug-in
We all need to plug into our Maker

 

[fox69]

"The King Is Coming"

"The King Is Coming"


Empty hearts are filling up
Wicked ways are coming undone
Every eye is looking out for You
City lights are burning out
Freedom's song is ringing loud
Dead men waking up to the sound of You
And all our hearts can sing
All our hearts can sing is

Make a way for
Make a way for
Make a way for the King
The King is coming

Split the sky with your glory
Bring to life an awakening
Burn away everything that's not for You
Hear our voices crying out
We won’t stop ‘til heaven's come down
We won’t stop ‘til every knee bows to You
And all our hearts will sing is

[BRIDGE]
Open up the doors
Open up the doors
Lift your eyes to see
Our King is coming

 

[fox69]

"The Letter (One Of A Kind)"

"The Letter (One Of A Kind)"


I wrote you a letter
Things could be better
Full of promises, every hope and dream
Did you get it
Have you read it
Talks about you and me
And the future, you see
Something no one can do
Is take the place of you
Can't you see you're....one of a kind

CHILD, YOU'RE LIKE A STAR
SET APART
SET APART FROM THE START OF THE WORLD
THIS IS YOUR TIME
RISE AND SHINE
CHILD, YOU'RE ONE OF A KIND

Sometimes every thing's too much
Like the deepest cut
You hurt to be touched
When you hear it
If you feel it
Don't let it have its way
I'm writing to say
Something no one can do
Is take the place of you
Oh can't you see you're...one of a kind

[Repeat Chorus]

I know it's hard to hear promises
When the blue has turned to grey
Nobody said it was easy
But I know you'll find your way

[Repeat Chorus]

 

[fox69]

"The Living Years"
(feat. Kevin Max)
(originally by Mike + The Mechanics)

"The Living Years"
(feat. Kevin Max)
(originally by Mike + The Mechanics)



Every generation
Blames the one before
And all of their frustrations
Come beating on your door

I know that I’m a prisoner
To all my Father held so dear
I know that I’m a hostage
To all his hopes and fears
I just wish I could have told him in the living years

Crumpled bits of paper
Filled with imperfect thoughts
Stilted conversations
I’m afraid that’s all we’ve got

You say you just don’t see it
He says it’s perfect sense
You just can’t get agreement
In this present tense
We all talk a different language
Talkin’ in defense

Say it loud, say it clear
You can listen as well as you hear
It’s too late when we die
To admit we don’t see eye to eye

So we open up a quarrel
Between the present and the past
We only sacrifice the future
It’s the bitterness that lasts

So Don’t yield to the fortunes
You sometimes see as fate
It may have a new perspective
On a different date
And if you don’t give up, and don’t give in
You may just be O.K.

Say it loud, say it clear
You can listen as well as you hear
It’s too late when we die
To admit we don’t see eye to eye

I wasn’t there that morning
When my Father passed away
I didn’t get to tell him
All the things I had to say

I think I caught his spirit
Later that same year
I’m sure I heard his echo
In my baby’s new born tears
I just wish I could have told him in the living years

Say it loud, say it clear
You can listen as well as you hear
It’s too late when we die
To admit we don’t see eye to eye

Say it loud, say it clear
Say it loud
Don’t give up
Don’t give in
And don’t know what you can do next

 

[fox69]

"The Mission"

"The Mission"



When the runners came from Bethlehem
All breathless with good news
They were passing a baton forward through time
The commission, from God's lips to our ears
Carried by his saints two thousand years
Connects us all to the same lifeline
As I fix my eyes ahead
I can feel the spirit's breath...

(AND) I CAN HEAR THE MISSION BELL RINGING OUT LOUD AND CLEAR
IT'S THE REVOLUTION JESUS STARTED, AND IT'S HERE
ECHOING ACROSS THE WORLD FROM THE SHORES OF GALILEE
I CAN HEAR THE MISSION BELL CALL FOR YOU AND ME
I WANNA RUN WITH FIRE
IT'S MY HEART'S DESIRE
LIFTING YOUR LOVE HIGHER

In the history of our faith's arrivals
Great awakenings, Welsh revivals
Saints and martyrs, summoned by a new birth
Patrick's save of the Irish nation
William Carey's expectation
Lambs & lions
Called to the ends of the earth
Gotta put my hand to the plow
Not looking back, not now...

 

[fox69]

"The Orphan"

"The Orphan"


Maybe I push when I'm meant to be still
Maybe I take it all to personal
Jesus, how to reconcile
The joyful noise
The ancient land
The tug from some invisible hand
The dying mother weaving bulrushes
Along the Nile

[Chorus:]
Float her basket over the sea
Here on a barren shore
We'll be waiting for
A tailwind to carry her (an) orphan's cry
Don't you worry, child
I wrote a lullaby

I try to settle, but I just pass through
A rain dog, gypsy
A wandering Jew
All those homes were not ours
Then I slept one night
In Abraham's field
And dreamt there was no moon
The night he died
Counting stars
Selah

[Chorus]

[Bridge:]
Building you a home
Building you a home
Building you a home
We're building you a home
Selah

[Chorus]

Float her basket over the sea
Here on a barren shore
We'll be waiting for
A tailwind to bring us your sweet cry
Don't you worry, child
I'm gonna sing you a lullaby

 

[fox69]

"The Tide"

"The Tide"



Think I'll wait for the tide
Seems it's all I can do right now
There must be a reason
I've run aground

I'll wait for the waves
To come
By the moon and the tide
Like a man and his bride
I will wait
On you, Lord
And we will run so far from here
To your.........safety

Think I'll lie in the sun for awhile
Maybe inside out
I've been leaving messages for you
I'm sure it will all work out

And I know the waves
Will come
By the moon and the tide
Like a man and his bride
I will wait
On you Lord
And we will run so far from here
To your.........safety in the storm

There is courage for the simple man
To the holders of secrets and scars
Learning to stand with reaching arms
We'll wait till the very last
No matter what will be
You're always good
Always good
To me

 

[fox69]

"The Upside"

"The Upside"


It's been a long, long fall
With nothing to intervene
When gravity does its thing
We start wondering what it's for

Stuck in a cold dark basement
You surely expected more
But all you can see these days
Is four walls and a floor

[Chorus]
Come up here
We're making our way
To the upside
We're gonna stay on
The upside
We trade our troubles
For a room with a view
Come up here
We're making our way
To the upside
A brand new day on
The upside
The future's brighter than a
Sky full of blue

It's been a long, long fall
The Adam who would be king
When consequence does its thing
We all want it like before

No where to go, laid low
Like a dumpster diver, like a
Submarine wreck scraping the bottom deck
Won't you, don't you
Pray there's something more

[Repeat chorus]

What's gonna hold us down?
Who's gonna hold us down?
How's it gonna hold us down?
Nothing's gonna hold us

Come up
We'll make our way
To the upside
We're here to stay on
The upside
The future's shining like a
Sky full of blue

[Repeat chorus]

Come up here
We're making our way
To the upside
We're gonna stay on
The upside
The future's brighter than a
Sky full of blue