Mark Schultz Album

I've been hearing voices
Telling me that I could
Never be what I wanna be
They're binding me with lies
Haunting me at night
And saying there's nothing to believe
Somewhere in the quietness
When I'm overcome with loneliness
I hear You call me name
And like a father You are near
And as I listen I can hear You say

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You are a child of Mine
Born of My own design
And you bear the heart of life
No matter where you go
Oh, you will always know
You have been made free in Christ
You are a child of Mine

And so I listen as You tell me who I am
And who it is I'm gonna be
And I hang on every word
Knowing I have heard
I am Yours and I am free
But when I am alone at night
That is when I hear the lie
You'll never be enough
And though I'm giving into fear
If I listen I can hear You say

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I am calling…
I am calling…
I am calling…

chorus (2x)

I was thinking of placing an ad
Inside a magazine so I could find You

I was picking up book after book
Taking a look
At trying to define You

I was lookin’ for proof of Your life
Wondering why
I couldn’t verify You

Then You came and You spoke to my heart
Now I see
Where You are…

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You’re every
Time I turn around
In every sound
You’re in the very air I breathe
You’re up above
And now I know
You’re in my soul
You’re in the very depths of me
And every step I take
I take by faith
Oh and now I see

I believe
I believe
I believe
Yes, I believe
I believe
I believe
That You’re everywhere

I was checking the best seller list
For something I missed
To spiritualize me

I was following step after step
Trying my best
To reinvent a new me
I was looking for truth in my life
I even tried
To psychoanalyze me

Now I’m seeing right from the start
You were there
In my heart

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I believe in the power of the Holy Ghost
I believe in the One who has made me whole
I believe with my heart
I believe with my soul
I believe that You laid down Your life for me
I believe that You rose up and set me free
I believe what I know
Oh and I know I believe
You’re everywhere

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She walked to the mailbox
On that bright summer's day
Found a letter from her son
In a war, far away

He spoke of the weather
And friends that he'd made
Said, 'I'd been thinking 'bout Dad
And the life that he had
That's why I'm here today'
Then at the end he said
'You are what I'm fighting for'
It was the first of his letters from war

She started writing

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You're good and you're brave
What a father that you'll be someday
Make it home, make it safe

She wrote every night as she prayed

And late in December
A day she'll not forget
Oh, her tears stained the paper
With every word that she read

It said, 'I was up on a hill
I was out there alone
When the shots all rang out
And bombs were exploding
And that's when I saw him
He came back for me
Though he was captured
A man set me free
That man was your son
He asked me to write to you
I told him I would, oh I swore'
It was the last of the letters from war

And she prayed he was living
Kept on believing and wrote every night just to say

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You are good and you're brave
What a father you'll be someday
Make it home, make it safe

Still, she kept writing each day

Then two years later
Autumn leaves all around
A car pulled in the driveway
And she fell to the ground
And out stepped a captain
Where her boy used to stand

He said, 'Mom, I'm following orders
From all of your letters
And I've come home again'
He ran in to hold her
And dropped all his bags on the floor
Holding all of her letters from war

Bring him home
Bring him home
Bring him home

It's cold tonight, I heard her say
She was staring out the window as I came home late
She tried to smile, but looked away
Oh but I could see the tears were running down her face
She said you go to work, you pay the bills
I stay at home and I make the meals

But you don’t even know who I am anymore
You’re a million miles away though I see you everyday
And I’ve been waiting right here over all these years
And sometimes I get so lonely; I need to know you love me
But do you even know me anymore

I turned around to see my son
I remember his first birthday now he's twenty-one
I missed his life, I missed it all
Oh to him I was a man just living down the hall
He said I learned to live without you dad
But I’d give it all just to have you back

But you don’t even know who I am anymore
I used to wait all my games, but still you never came
And I’ve been waiting right here over all these years
For the time you said you'd owe me, I wanted you to show me
But do you even know me anymore

I watch my days turn into years
And now I’m wondering how I wound up here
I dreamed my dreams I made my plans
But all I’ve built here is an empty man

And I don’t even know who I am anymore
God I'm praying through the tears, let me make up for these years
So have I waited to long can I start again
To be the man you wanted of me, I’m beggin’ you to show me
But do you even know me anymore

What will you do with the time that's left?
Will you live it all with no regret?
Will they say that you loved till your final breath?
What will you do with the time that's left?

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Oh hallelujah, oh hallelujah
Hallelujah, amen

And what will you with the time that's past?
Oh and all the pain that seems to last?
Can you give it to Jesus and not look back?
What will you do with the time that's past?

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And what will He say when your time has come?
And He takes you into His arms of love
With tears in His your eyes will He say "well done"?
What will you say when your time has come?

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Verse 1

I am driving
I am late for work
Spilling coffee
Down my whitest shirt
While I'm flossing
And I'm changing lanes
Oh Yeah
Now I'm driving
Through the parking lot
Doing eighty
Hey what the heck why not
Watch it lady
'Cause your in my spot
Once again
It's early to work
And here's a surprise
I got a McMuffin for just 99 cents today
I think they ran a special

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I can't stand still
Can I get a witness
Can you hear me
Anybody, anybody
I think I am running just to catch myself

Maybe someday I couldfly away
Go to Key Largo or Montego Bay
Sport my speedo,maybe grab a tan
A dream vacation, wild elation
Now I'm running
Straight into my boss
And he's angry
Oh and he calls me Ross
Which is funny
'Cause that ain't my name
And that's lame
I'm still running
Running very late
For a meeting
Wait, that was yesterday
Guess I'm early for the one next week
Oh how sweet
I get on the ladder
I corporately climb
I wave at my life as it passes me by every day
My name's not Ross

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Life in my cubicle is discreet
Life in my cubicle is neat
I've got some pictures of my friends
Some sharpened pencils...where's my pen
Ten O'clock I'm in a meeting
Paper cut I think I'm bleeding
Check my hair it's still receding
Hey what a life
Break for lunch
There's nothing better
Run outside and don my sweater
Like Fred Rogers let's be neighbors
I've lost my mind
I'm over worked
And underpaid
And non-appreciated
It's just a perk of being of being
Middle class
And educated
One... spinning circles in my chair
Two...win a game of solitaire
Three... And I ponder where my stapler's gone
Four O'clock and I stare at the door
And I stare at my watch
Then I stare at the door
I stand by my desk like I'm going to war
There's just one thing I'll be needing
Grab my paycheck as I'm leaving
Oh oh oh oh oh oh ohhhhhhhhh
It's five o'clock
It's time to go
There's crowds to fight
And horns to blow
It's talking fast on my cell phone
Hey watch out that's reckless driving
Five O'clock
It's time to leave
To hit the couch
And watch TV
Set the clock and go to sleep
It's 8 am on Monday morning
Again and again and again and again and again
Driving around
Nowhere to go
And so I hang with my lady Oh,
And chill with my bro's
It's okay, in my Cabriolet
I can't stand still
Can I get a witness
Can you hear me
Anybody, anybody
I think I am running just to catch myself
When I meet God
I will have a question
I just forgot my question
I think I am running just to catch myself
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh

I know there's a hole inside of me that's nine foot wide
Yes I know cause I've tried to fill it up with foolish pride
And You go and You take my trophies off the ledges
Idols I had kept instead of wanting what was real
I know that I've worn a thousand costumes in my life
Yes I know so that no one else could see me deep inside
And You go and peel away from the perfect faces
Dust me off and then You say it's
Time to be yourself

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And it's been a long time
Been a long time
Been a long time for me
You've opened my eyes
And I've realized
It's been a long time to see
Who I am.....

I know there's a little boy in me trapped deep inside
Yes I know he's so afraid to fail and so he hides
And You go and You open up a door within me
Take him by the hand and say we need to step outside

[Chorus]

And like a bird I want to fly away from here
Don't want to look inside this broken heart of mine
It's where You tell me there's so much I have
To give away
So much to give to You
So much I buried deep inside of me
Beyond a wall of memories
You brought me here to set me free
The more I look the more I see that

[Chorus 2x]

I call, You hear me
I've lost it all
And it's more than I can bear
I feel so empty

You're strong, I'm weary
I'm holding on
But I feel like giving in
But still You're with me

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And even though I'm walking
Through the valley of the shadow
I will hold tight to the hand of Him
Whose love will comfort me
And when all hope is gone
And I've been wounded in the battle
He is all the strength that I will ever need
He will carry me

I know I'm broken
But You alone
Can mend this heart of mine
You're always with me

(Chorus)
And even though I'm walking
Through the valley of the shadow
I will hold tight to the hand of Him
Whose love will comfort me
And when all hope is gone
And I've been wounded in the battle
He is all the strength that I will ever need
He will carry me
He will carry me

And even though I feel so lonely
Like I have never been before
You never said it would be easy
But You said You'd see me through the storm

(Chorus)
And even though I'm walking
Through the valley of the shadow
I will hold tight to the hand of Him
Whose love will comfort me
And when all hope is gone
And I've been wounded in the battle
He is all the strength that I will ever need
He will carry me
He will carry me
He will carry me

Oh Christ
Had the choice
Oh, to set us free
And He broke through the darkness
And came with a passion
Gave up the Heavens
To take up the fight
He poured out His heart
And He fought for our freedom
Hung on a cross
And then gave up his life

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Just to know You... fought for me
Oh really know You... set me free
Just to know You... died for love
Oh really know You... God above

Oh and I
Have a choice
And the choice for me
Is to live life like a man
Who will love with abandon
Follow the promise
And pay any price
I'll give all I can
Just to stand in Your glory
And long for the day
Oh to look in Your eyes

(Repeat Chorus)

I want to live
I want to love
I want to finsh strong
I want to run
Into Your arms
And say I gave it all

(Repeat Chorus)

Closer to me I'm tired and I'm weak
And every breath within me is longing just to be
Closer to You
So I face the road ahead
Cause I know there's no comparing
To what's waiting at the end

So let the rain start falling where it will
And I will run through this valley
Just to climb to that hill
And if they ask why I'm smiling
After all I've been through
It's cause I'm just a day closer to You

Closer to me I hear You whisper on the wind
You say although my life is ending
A new one will begin
Closer to You
And I know I'm not alone
Cause I can hear You in the distance
Saying, you are nearly home

So let the rain start falling where it will
And I will run through this valley
Just to climb to that hill
And if they ask why I'm dancing
Though my days may be few
It's cause I'm just a day closer to You

Closer to me You're in the laughter and the tears
Of the ones I leave behind me
Who have prayed me through the years
Closer to You
And I know it won't be long
Till You're running down the pathway
Just to take me in Your arms

So let the rain start falling where it will
And I will run through this valley
Just to climb to that hill
And if they ask why I'm singing
Though my life's almost through
It's cause I'm just a day closer
I'm just a day closer
I'm just a day closer to You

Oh hallelujah, oh hallelujah
Hallelujah, amen

Oh hallelujah, oh hallelujah
Hallelujah, amen

Oh hallelujah, oh hallelujah
Hallelujah, amen

Oh hallelujah, oh hallelujah
Hallelujah, amen

Oh hallelujah
Oh hallelujah
Oh hallelujah