Chris Rice Album

Here I am on the other side of the radio
Wonderin' why I'm here and why anybody cares what I say
No I'm not a better man cause I'm singing my songs on the radio
Cause were all the same, at the end of the day

Now I imagine you on the other side of the radio
Doin' your homework or driving with your windows down on the freeway
I see you tappin' the wheel I see you bobbin' your head to the radio
Oh and it makes my day, to see that smile on your face
And in some small way, I remember my place

Cause it's you and me singing the same song right now
And maybe this will bring us together somehow
And maybe there's a million people all singing along
Somebody started thinkin' about the third line
And maybe somebody's saying a prayer for the first time
And that's enough reason to keep me singing my song,
Singing my songs, on the other side of the radio

Crank up the volume sing at the top of your lungs with the radio
Tune it in to some good news and laughing along with the DJ
We're changing someone's world from the other side of the radio
Oh and it makes my day to see that smile on your face
And in some small way, I remember my place

Cause it's you and me singing the same song right now
And maybe this will bring us together somehow
And maybe there's a million people all singing a long
Somebody started thinkin' about the third line
And maybe somebody's saying a prayer for the first time
And that's enough reason to keep me singing my song
Singing my song, on the other side of the radio (2X)

Dah Dah dah dah dah dah dah dah
Other Side of the Radio (3X)

Looked out my window last night,
From my pillow and I,
Saw the willow weeping a causal sigh.
Man in the moon looked rather,
Sad and confused as if he'd,
Become a mirror into my watery eyes.
I dreamed and prayed through the night,
Please send some grace with your morning light.

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And he sent you along like a summer day,
With a blue-sky smile on your funny face,
And a bird flew by singing everything's gonna be OK, yeah,
So we laughed all day with the man in the moon,
And we thanked the good Lord for the afternoon,
'Cause He showed me His love by sending me you,
And it's OK now,
Everything's OK.

Opened my window tonight,
Hear the rain falling light,
Whispering that everything is alright.
Long, low, and gentle rumble,
Starts in the west and tumbles,
Across the corners of the colorless sky.
I blow a kiss through the dark,
Sails on the thunder and reaches heaven's heart.

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And he sent you along like a summer day,
With a blue-sky smile on your funny face,
And a bird flew by singing eveything's gonna be OK, yeah,
So we laughed all day with the man in the moon,
And we thanked the good Lord for the afternoon,
'Cause He showed me His love by sending me you,
And it's OK now,
Everything's OK.

We laughed all day,
And we thanked the good Lord,
Cause He showed me His love,
OK now.

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And he sent you along like a summer day,
With a blue-sky smile on your funny face,
And a bird flew by singing eveything's gonna be OK, yeah,
We laughed all day with the man in the moon,
And we thanked the good Lord for the afternoon,
'Cause He showed me His love by sending me you,
And it's OK now,
Everything's OK.

Everything's OK (x2)

Summer warm and lazy
Lemon sun and hazy
Remember?
Popsicle red on my chin
Bikes and plastic army men
And no sign of September
Something in my seven years was telling me
To thank the Author of such a biography

CHORUS
Nonny Nonny Odle'ee
River washes over me
Up for air and carry me away
Nonny Nonny Odle'igh
Run the earth and watch the sky
Praying hard and waiting for the day
Nonny Nonny Odle'ay

My adolescent 70's
Reads just like the pevensies
Adventures
'Cause every perfect now and then
I cought a glimpise of Aslan's mane
And I longed for His treasure
Something in His mystery was drawing me
To love the Author of my own biography

CHORUS
Nonny Nonny Odle'ee
River washes over me
Up for air and carry me away
Nonny Nonny Odle'igh
Run the earth and watch the sky
Praying hard and waiting for the day
Nonny Nonny Odle'ay

All grown up and living fine
Biographies all intertwined
With billions
And soonHe turnsthe final page
We'll look the Author in the face
Then the book really begins
'Cause something tells me all these years of memories
Are only the first sentence of eternity

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Nonny Nonny Odle'ee
River washes over me
Up for air and carry me away
Nonny Nonny Odle'igh
Run the earth and watch the sky
Praying hard and waiting for the day...
Nonny Nonny Odle'ay

Weak and wounded sinner,
Lost and left to die,
O, raise your head for Love is passing by,

Come to Jesus,
Come to Jesus,
Come to Jesus and live,

Now your burden's lifted,
And carried far away,
And precious blood has washed away the stain... so

Sing to Jesus ,
Sing to Jesus ,
Sing to Jesus and live,

And like a newborn baby,
Don't be afraid to crawl,
And remember when you walk sometimes we fall... so

Fall on Jesus,
Fall on Jesus,
Fall on Jesus and live,

Sometimes the way is lonely,
And steep and filled with pain,
So if your sky is dark and pours the rain... then

Cry to Jesus,
Cry to Jesus,
Cry to Jesus and live,

O, and when the love splills over,
And music fills the night,
And when you can't contain your joy inside... then

Dance for Jesus,
Dance for Jesus,
Dance for Jesus and live,

And with your final heartbeat,
Kiss the world goodbye,
Then go in peace, and laugh on Glory's side... and

Fly to Jesus,
Fly to Jesus,
Fly to Jesus and live,

Fly to Jesus,
Fly to Jesus,
Fly to Jesus and live.

How far are you, how close am I
I know your words are true and I don't feel them inside
Still I believe you'll never leave
So where are you now

You're all I have, You're all I know
Your breath is breathing in my soul
Still I am gasping, aching, asking
Where are you now

Cause I just wanna be with You
I just want this waiting to be over
I just want to be with You
And it helps to know the Day is getting closer

Every minute takes an hour
Every inch feels like a mile
Til I won't have to imagine
And I finally get to see You smile

My journey's here, but my heart is There
So I dream and wait, and keep the faith, while You prepare
Our destiny, til You come back for me
Oh, please make it soon!

Cause I just wanna be with You
I just want this waiting to be over
I just want to be with You
And it helps to know the Day is getting closer

Every minute takes an hour
Every inch feels like a mile
Til I won't have to imagine
And I finally get to see You smile

I just wanna be with You
I just want this waiting to be over
I just want to be with You
And it helps to know the Day is getting closer

I just wanna be with You
I just want this waiting to be over
I just want to be with You
And it helps to know the Day is getting closer

Every minute takes an hour
Every inch feels like a mile
Til I won't have to imagine
And I finally get to see You

Every minute takes an hour
Every inch feels like a mile
Til I won't have to imagine
And I finally get to see You smile

Take a little trip with me back to junior high
Set the time machine to 1975
We just found out that momma's gonna have another kid
back in the 8th grade

remember the days when life was not so mysterious
follow me down the hall to the cafeteria
where the worst thing i could mess up
was dipping yesterday's corn dog in last week's ketchup
back in the 8th grade

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Why does the past always seem safer?
Maybe because at least we know me made it
And why do we worry about the future?
When every day will come just the way the Lord ordained it
You can believe it, yeah, just like the 8th grade

Step out into the hall and feel the moment pass
Slam the locker, there's the bell, we're running to class
'Cause Mr. Jackson told us,"Don't be late to geometry again"
We're back in the 8th grade

I drop my books, sit down and mess with my hair
Suzie looks at me and smiles, I'm walking on air
Then I hear my name, I missed the question, I mumble something
The class is laughing, oh i love the 8th grade

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**music**

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Sweetest days of childhood,
Playing in the deep woods,
Stomping through the creek
and feeling oh-so-much alive.

We're camping in the forest,
We join the cricket chorus,
Hum our songs of gratitude
around a crackling fire.

Out here in the stillness,
I found my house of worship
with column trees and canopy of stars,
Here in my cathedral.

It was beneath the blue skies,
I ran down to be baptized,
I felt the river wash me clean
and dried beneath the sun.

To this day believing
I'm wide awake or dreaming,
Scan the ancient sky
and understand where I belong.

Cause out here in the stillness,
I find my house of worship
with column trees and canopy of stars,
Here in my cathedral.

This is where I find my soul,
Out where holy men of old
first knelt in soil
and thanked You for the rain.

Wrote the songs that filled the air,
Harold angels sang their prayer,
out beneath
your darling constellations.

Let me off and wander,
Robin song and thunder,
Surrounding me with stained glass leaves
that change with every breeze.

Out here in the stillness,
I find my house of worship
with column trees and canopy of stars,
Here in my cathedral.

Becky has a house on Abundant Live Boulevard
A good name, good family, and butterflies in her yard
Becky loves Jesus and really wants to make Him proud
She tears up in church and she sings her harmonies loud
She's got a Bible by the bed, a prayer journal, and a fish on her car
She makes sure to bow her head and give thanks in every restaurant
But is that enough?

C'mon Becky, let's go for a ride
If I'm driving too fast then I apologize
But there's a world out there that we left behind
Full of souls as important as yours and mine
Looks like a reckless road, and a sacrifice
And I'm crazy scared it may cost our lives
But then I remember Jesus died
So c'mon Becky
Let's go for a ride

I'm rolling up to Becky's house on my Sunday drive
I have to laugh to myself 'cause it looks exactly like mine
I smile and wave at all the happy people strolling by
We've got the same walk, same talk, and the same sparkle in our eyes
'Cause we're thankful for the blessings, but maybe we could lay 'em aside
I get a feeling we might be missin' the time of our lives
So hop in and hold on tight

C'mon Becky, let's go for a ride
If I'm driving too fast then I apologize
But there's a world out there that we left behind
Full of souls as important as yours and mine
Looks like a reckless road, and a sacrifice
And I'm crazy scared it may cost our lives
But then I remember Jesus died
So c'mon Becky
Let's go for a ride

'Cause we're thankful for the blessings, but maybe we could lay 'em aside?
I get a feeling we might be heading for the time of our lives

So hop in and hold on tight
C'mon Becky, let's go for a ride
If I'm driving too fast then I apologize
But there's a world out there that we left behind
Full of souls as important as yours and mine
Looks like a reckless road, and a sacrifice
And I'm crazy scared it may cost our lives
But then I remember Jesus died
So c'mon Becky
Let's go for a ride

I could stand here looking at you for a thousand years
And if I could I'd fly to the heavens and meet you there
But this gravity keeps holding me down
So I'll just keep watching you slide through the summer sky
It makes me smile while you mingle your lights with the fireflies
And I don't want to stop this spinning around

Hey, I'm getting dizzy now
I'm falling to the ground
Hey, I'm getting teary-eyed
Mouth is open wide
In wonder, in wonder

Shall we dance from opposite sides of the universe?
And we'll shine the glory behind all our spins and turns
As we orbit our way through the sky
Is it true you sang with the angels when Earth was made?
And now I sing along with your song while the music plays
And the harmony is building
‘Cause the chorus can't be too far away

Hey, I'm getting dizzy now
(Hey you, looking at me)
I'm falling to the ground
(Tell me what do you see from down there?)
Hey, I'm getting teary-eyed
(Hey, if you could)
Mouth is open wide in wonder
(Tell me how do we look from down there?)

Hey you looking at me
Tell me what do you see from down there?
Hey, if you could
(Hey I'm getting dizzy now)
Tell me how do we look from down there?
(Falling to the ground)

Hey, I'm getting dizzy now
(Hey you, looking at me)
I'm falling to the ground
(Tell me what do you see from down there?)
Hey I'm getting teary-eyed
(Hey, if you could)
Mouth is open wide in wonder, in wonder, in wonder
(Tell me how do we look from down there?)

Hey
(In wonder)

Hey
(In wonder, in wonder)

Hey
(In wonder, in wonder)

Hey
(In wonder, in wonder)

But this gravity keeps holding me down

Found her stare'n at the rain
And ask'n why it has to hurt so bad
Where's the limit to the pain her heart can take
Before it breaks in half
I wanted to be strong enough to hold her
And show her the way
But she's so far out of reach
And now all I can do is pray

Can you spare an angel tonight
Send a little help from your side
Cuz somebody's lost down here
Let him wing his way through the dark
Carry some of your love into her heart
Can you spare an angel
Spare an angel
Spare an angel

She wonders further in the dark
Feels the cold and hears the thunder cry
While the rain keeps pouring down
Her only answer from the lonely sky
She has no idea how much you love her
Or how much you care
So would you choose one of your best
To be the answer to my prayer

Chorus

Oh I don't know what else to pray this time
Maybe an angel can lead her lonesome heart away to Jesus side

Chorus

Chorus1
Circle up, circle up around the throne
Old and young saints of every history
Great and small angels are and seraphim
Grab a hand, twirl a dance, circle up, and worship Him

Verse1
Hear the hum of angel curiosity
The children of the Lord are gathering
Finally the day we've all been dreaming of
Called up forever in his love

Chorus2
Circle up, circle up around the throne
Old and young saints of every history
Great and small angels are and seraphim
Grab a hand, twirl a dance, circle up and worship Him
Grab a hand, twirl a dance, circle up and worship Him

Verse2
Hear the thunder of unfolding wings
Feel the mighty wind their beating brings
Bring your grateful tears and flood the floor
Rise up and worship like a storm

Chorus2

Verse3
Now hear His golden voice above it all
He's saying this tear is the last to fall
A few simple words and another storm He calms
Invites us all into his arms

Chorus1

Chorus3
Circle up, circle up around the throne
Old and young saints of every history
Great and small angels are and seraphim
Grab a hand, twirl a dance, circle up and worship Him
Grab a hand, twirl a dance, circle up and worship Him
Grab a hand, twirl a dance, circle up and worship Him

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