- 1308 Ohio
I feel the warmer days a coming Kicking the cold right out the door I can see the equinox approaching Vernal sky no longer pours And I open up my window Let a c...
- 18 Bullet Holes
18 bullet holes in the body of a priest They say he was eating a hot dog when the ammunition was released. They say he was always fat and lazy but he was an a...
- Afraid Of The Dark
People try to tell me what I should believe But I just sit and listen cause love will never leave Hieroglyphic sermons gallantly express Visions of repression ...
- After 40 Days
You set before me all my dreams And vowed to give me everything You said I did not have to choose But Father he would disagree with you You took Him to a mounta...
- And
I am haunted by my love for comparison My fascination with a single common theme And I am hounded by the fear that I might be losing it Slipping from reality...
- Been A Long Time
It's been a long time Haven't spoken for a while Been tryin' to do it on my own again, And I been fallin' on my face again. It's been a long time since Ga...
- Big Brass Bed
If i could lie in a bed of moss and sleep and dream the nights away i'd make the world count its cost for a big brass bed And rivers would lullaby me to sleep ...
- Both Of Us'll Feel The Blast
We're both dirty, baby- that's just the way it goes We'll try to cut the fuses off before everything blows And if it blows and both of us are standing real cl...
- Circus Song
It's been like a circus in her head And she sighs when she hears the lions roar She can stare through the cages till the colors turn red But she just wishes it ...
- Completely Known
Andy never had a father Who was anywhere nearby And when he was and Andy asked him things He couldn't get him to reply So Andy taught himself the things T...
- Cowards Never Win
written by Don Chaffer on 11/21/96 at 23:41 The first day of class, they call out your name and you have to reply even if you're shy. And if you choose to pre...
- Down At The Riverside
They sat near one another at the water's edge I'll say "they" because "we" is too hard to say And he told her what he'd come so far to tel...
- Eden Again
He came rolling through the hills just to be with me And I was young and I was pretty and I was free It was before the time that I knew that I Could make the...
- Everybody's Guilty
She's got her eye on the wind She resents her own skin She wants to fly She's got a bend in her mind She treats herself so unkind She don't know why Inno...
- Everyone's Beautiful
I used to draw all the time back when I was in high school Thick yellow pencils with soft lead that smeared real easy page after page. I was lonely. But senio...
- Find Me In The Valley
written by Don Chaffer June 1998 (Possum Kingdom Lake, TX) Will You find me in the valley I'm afraid I've lost my way I was up there on the mountain But I'm no...
- Galeana
The backdrop of mountains cuts into the sky They're there to protect or entrap the ones inside A quiet village is full of tired brows Thin strips of farmland fi...
- Get Me Clear
I told a lie could you tell me why? Heavy sigh You gotta help me die Cord of sin You said you'd cut it. Can you tell me when? Jesus, kiss Come and collec...
- Gloom Higherwa
I feel the need to delve into the mystery To say some things you might not understand To swim a league in the sorrow of this place And be sustained by unseen...
- Go Find John
Go find John hiding in the backyard crying cause his hands hurt all the thorns crying for you to Go find John scattered and bewildered swallowed by the ...
- Gospel Train
Well that gospel train is a' comin' Comin' right down the track That gospel train is a' comin' Comin' right down the track And when that train leaves the st...
- Hardened
There's a little child drowning in a pond And you would have me throw a blanket on the surface of the water even though she was your daughter and watch just...
- Have You Fallen On The Cornerstone
Are you the chosen lady Are you the one who walks in truth And if my name was Boaz Would your name be Ruth Have you fallen on the cornerstone Or is that r...
- He Will Come
Soon it will be hammered into what she calls her silly head That she really isn't silly but she's beautiful instead But every time she gets a hold of somethi...
- Hey, Hey, Hey
I been plumbing the depths with a plumber friend of mine. We been takin' the time to break the bread and drink the wine. I been gathering wisdom I can give aw...
- His Perfection
Paul kicks up trash on a dirty street. A few pages dance away in the wind. They cause a deep breath and a lusty sigh when he compares them to his Rosalind. ...
- Holy
Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God Almighty Heaven and Earth are filled with Your glory Heaven and Earth are filled with Your praise Heaven and Earth are fil...
- Hunting The Tender Heart
He threw down his pride cause it didn't serve his ego They say he took the pain out of his chest cause he couldn't feel it anymore He was really lonely an...
- Hush
When you feel like the days just drone on and on and on and you feel like the nights are quickly gone and on the inside your heart is gaping wide and on the...
- I Am
I am more than you think I am more than you know I'm as black as the darkest night And whiter than snow You're tipping through wires and words And spires a...
- I Could Run Away
I could run away But You would never leave You would always stay Right by my side Everything I've ever wanted I've found in you And I need you, Oh I nee...
- I Know The Plans
You talk of hating war But where's your own peacetime? You don't love anymore All my children You linger in your mind "everyone's so unkind" But...
- I Will Not Forget You
(vs1) Many men will drink the rain And turn to thank the clouds Many men will hear You speak But they will never turn around I will not forget You are my G...
- I'm Afraid I'm Not Supposed To Be Like This
Well I'm afraid I'm not supposed to be like this Like I was born in a land where no serpent hissed And I have waited a long time for Your kiss Well I have f...
- I'm Still Here
I went flying in a dream last night Whenever I was scared, I took flight It didn't seem brave and it didn't seem right but it always seemed easier than putti...
- If You Want To Get Free
In the gas station bathroom by the condom machine I heard the word of the Lord He said "Take off your shoes, this is holy ground too you know I came fo...
- Improv
[Opens with improvised worship] (You have whispered these things to me) You have caused flowers to grow in my fields And you have brought bright colours to my...
- Instead
The cosmic finger doesn't stir up rules just to ruin us But He also doesn't let us do just whatever we want. And the eyes of God can see the force that's doin...
- Land Of The Living
One thing I ask of you This is what I seek That I may dwell in your house Feel your pleasure wash over me One thing I ask of you This is what I need That I may...
- Learning To Remember
written by Don Chaffer on 5/27/98 at 0:51 I'm starting to see just how I get so lost while I'm looking at the book inside the Counselor's door And starting to...
- Legend Of Vertigo
We believed it was time to lift off from the land of vertigo The captain said "despite the wind and tide, you will have to row." Will that mean that...
- Lonely Sometimes
I woke up from a strange rain And it was dreaming outside I rolled over for the telephone I thought I'd call someone Tell them I dreamed I had died But I ...
- My Father Laid His Hand On My Shoulder
All the malice I’ve felt toward the people who’ve hurt me was a dark lonely hole where I ended up dirty trying to make sense of what’...
- My Little Hands
She plays with my words like they were hers Little soldiers in a war against themselves She used to rob me of my own intent But now I'm keeping my findings f...
- No One Told You
Your momma's drunk You sister went insane You been trying to keep from getting sick Standing in the pouring rain No one told you That it would be this har...
- Not Enough Time
My father told me never to fear All of the darkness that I see down here He said not to worry, you'll be okay Just don't become a part of the deadly game A...
- Oh, Girl
Oh, Girl, I'm gonna call you now And hope you hear somehow Across the valley low Above the muted snow And, girl, I hope your feet ain't froze That you don...
- On A Night That Felt Outdated
Well, this night just feels outdated It's a tired reminder of the bad whe you held on to what you hated and you hated what you had And your mind was out on ...
- One Night Out In The Rain
She had set herself against him before he'd even stepped in the door She had examined all the evidence and this had happened more than once before He came in t...
- Psalm 131
Oh Lord my heart is not lifted up My eyes are not raised to high for Thee I do not think on things to great or marvelous Or matters too difficult for me Bu...
- Psalm 18 (Bonus Track)
I call to the Lord who is worthy of praise And all my enemies don't know where to face The chords of death have entangled my feet I cried to you and from your t...
- Put In Me
Oh mercy fall on me Like a warm blanket On my cold cold heart Clean me with your blood That turns me white on the inside I'm on my knees again Because I'm break...
- Restoration
written by Don Chaffer on 3/18/99 (from about midnight to 8:00 am) got to restore got to restore got to restore got to restore Sometimes it's late at night I'...
- Save Me (Psalm 69)
Save me, oh God For the waters have come up to my neck I am sinking to the bottom Where I cannot stand I am calling to you, can you hear my cry? [Chorus] Oh my...
- Scared
Somebody just said something bout the devil and I looked into your eyes Honey, I think I saw a demon wink right through your thin disguise Well, that's okay...
- Since I Am So Sick
Since I am so sick Since I am in need Since I have no healing within me Oh, my God, be mindful of me You are my help and my Redeemer Oh, my God, be mindfu...
- Sink Or Swim
Will you hold my hand? Do I have to stand in this world all alone where it's icy cold and all the people chime in "You've got to sink or swim"? ...
- Something's Got To Go
I spent my head in the candy store buyin' hopes based on hints Which probably weren't right Someone dimmed the light, And I lost my sense of truth So take ...
- Stranger In This Land
I spent too much time today on things that don't mean much The world around me groans under it's tyranny of touch Every wasted thought and every battle left...
- Such A Shallow Pool
Do I have enough compassion Or have I sold out my Love For the keeping of rules Am I so much in fashion That I forgot I was born To a family of fools Go...
- Sweet River Roll
Homebound Henry's got a tumor in his head He wakes up every morning after dreaming he was dead He used to think that life was boring, but now that's not the c...
- Take Jericho
Lyrics by Don Chaffer Music by Kenny Carter 1/27-2/8/99 Wichita, KS We're gonna take Jericho by blowin them horns We're gonna take Jericho by blowin them horns...
- Take Me
"Old ain't a word the I'm fond of," he said. "And these days I've begun to lose count." Mumbling she rolls in her wheelchair, and says, &...
- Tender Mercy
Praise the Lord, O my soul and all my deepest parts Give praise to the One Who pulled you out of darkness Tender mercy You forgive me, slow to anger, quick t...
- The Fall
He thought, "She doesn't seem the same this time As the last time I saw her." He thought, "She speaks so much of what she really means Right o...
- The Razor Light
You set the table in your spirit entertain the devil for a while And then you laugh at all his jokes insisting it's alright- it's okay to smile but you are...
- The Worst Is My Being Alone
"Aaron, have you ever had a burning in your chest That made you just want to be free?" It was a warm afternoon when she asked him this, As they sat...
- There Is A Fountain
Who on earth can satisfy my soul, Who on earth can comfort me and love me like You do, Who on earth can be more faithful too, I will trust in You, I will trust ...
- Those Who Trust
Those who trust in the Lord Are a strong mountain They will not…not be moved Those who trust in the Lord Are as Mount Zion They will not…not b...
- Though I Feel Alone
Though I feel alone I am never alone You are with me Oh, my Lord (vs.1) In the night-time while I'm on my bed I will let every thought be of You For you...
- To Chase Away The Birds
Black crows flying in your wheat field Babies cryin', all you got's a paper shield It don't make much sense to you Who said it had to? Most folks smile awa...
- To The Doubter
You question all I believe And claim it's only due to how they raised me I know you can't understand because you walk through life a blind man No need to ignor...
- To The Singer On The Stage
the bottle is the spotlight and explodes into a fire we're all following you baby cuz were sure you'll take us higher there's a women weaving back and forth bes...
- Today
Today I will hear his voice Today Do not harden our hearts Today We are living this choice now Fall at his feet and believe Fall at his feet and believe Tod...
- Unwind
Okay, here, You got my ear I found my way outta town I'm finally just sittin' down Grinding gears and iron tears They've kept my mind occupied Didn't noti...
- Walls & Tall Shadows
Carrie was stretching out on the harbor She was just trying to let it all go Down came the rain and waves and thoughts of her father down came the old black ...
- Whatever Thing
Whatever thing that I have carried in this place That will keep me from you I will lay it at your feet Whatever burden I have carried for so long That will keep...
- Whenever God Shines His Light
Do do do do do etc. [Don] Whenever God shined a light on me He opened up my eyes so I could see When I look up in the darkest night Then I know that everything...
- Whether Or Not
This morning when the sun came up, I was still lyin down in my bed. But it started burning real bright whether or not it was shining on my head. Just toda...
- Wicked Web
You told me you had money coming down the way "Can I borrow fifty bucks, man, just to get me through the day" You promised you were free this time o...
- You Are So Good To Me
You are so good to me You heal my broken heart You are my Father in heaven (2x) You ride upon the clouds You lead me to the truth You are the Spirit insid...
- You Can't Hide
I talked to a girl I know the other day About her married life, It started just two months ago She was sayin it was hard She don't know if they'll make it t...
- You Have Redeemed My Soul
You have redeemt my soul From the pit ot emptiness You have redeemt my soul from death I was a hungry child a dried up river I was a burned out forest And no...
- You Knew
In a crazy haze In a purple robe I walk amaze King of the strobe Flashing and unfaithful I'm hardly light at all Tripping and ungraceful I was born into...
- You Lay Me Down
The winter of emotions sometimes steals into my head It's the tundra of the shutdown It's the burying the dead And I'd like to make my springtime but I hav...