All songs from Tightrope were written by Scott Phillips

I SHOULD

Its just one of those days and I can’t seem to shake the doubt
It attacks my faith and does its best to wipe it out
But in the light of certainty, faith is of no need to me
Without doubt it could not exist, so I better get used to this
Chorus:
You say you love me but I don’t know why you would
Though I try, still I’m nothing close to good
I’d love to trust you blind but I don’t know if I could
But you hold me and you know me and you tell me that I should
Hey na na na na I should
How can I afford to feel the way I do
Its like walking a tightrope, Lord, and its hard to balance here with you
Then I hear that what is real does not depend on how I feel
Your love is a constant thing…it doesn’t matter which way my mood swings

DO I DARE

Sometimes being alone is my only comfort
Sometimes being alone is my only complaint
One time being with you can fill a life of empty
One time being with you is medicine for my pain
Chorus:
Do I dare to say that its you I’ve been waiting for
Do I dare to say that its no longer a dream, but its so much more
Do I dare to say
I’ve wondered before…could this be the moment
I’ve wondered before…could this be the one
There’s no guarantee that taking chances won’t hurt me
But there’s no guarantee that more chances will come
(Chorus)
I would dare to say that my choices are mine
I would dare to say that this is our time

A MATTER OF THE HEART

What matters to you doesn’t matter to me anymore
‘Cause I can see the end…in this game I have seen the final score
Something opened my eyes…scales have fallen and I can see the light
But I’m not walking alone…someone takes my hand and guides me through the night
Chorus:
The shackles that had fettered me
I feel them come apart
I let his love imprison me
In surrender there is freedom from the dark
But it’s a matter of the heart
Invitation is now…waiting patiently just outside the door
Follow closely beside…come and meet with the grace that goes before you
Bridge:
And I could tell you…describe it all for everybody else
Its just the thing that you would do
But words are an injustice when you could come along and taste it for yourself

EVERYTHING’S ALRIGHT

Just to say what I’m feeling right now might give too much away
So instead can we sit here right now and pretend that theres nothing to say
It seems that each time I open my mouth, what I feel and what I say aren’t the same
Could I have helped the way I’ve turned out and if so, is it too late to change
Chorus:
Who needs apologies, who needs a friend?
Who do I thank or who did I offend?
I want for the first time to mean it tonight when I say…
Everything’s alright…everything’s alright…
I never wanted to hurt anyone, but I’d be rich, Lord knows that I would
If I had a nickel for each time that I was misread or misunderstood
Bridge:
This won’t be permanent, just for one day
Because tomorrow who knows what I’ll say
Till I master perfection, forgiveness is my only way….to make it alright

THE WORLD DISAPPEARED

Every picture of beautiful that I ever knew
Came alive for me today, embodied by you
Chorus:
You were all that I could see, you voice was all that I could hear
There was only you and me
That was the day the world disappeared
I have tried and failed before and I was cynical
Then I received the gift of you, nothing short of a miracle
Chorus:
To surrender my heart was not as heard as I had feared
I fell in love with all you are on the day
The world disappeared
Bridge:
And it is burned into my memory when everything became so clear
And forever won’t be long enough for me to hold you here
And it is written on my heart and it will hold me through the years
‘Cause every time I look at you….the world still disappears

STILL BELIEVING

Here he is in the spotlight taking the stage
Stepping into the pressure to make no mistakes
Sensing their expectations right from the start
He purifies his motivation and speaks from his heart…he says
Chorus:
I’m still doubting, still searching, still falling, still hurting
But until this breaking heart stops beating
You will find me still believing
Flesh and bone, blood and skin
What would give you the notion that I’m better than this
‘Cause temptation and heartache don’t care who you are
And to be honest, I’m tired of acting the part
Bridge:
But I’m learning, I’m growing, I’m gradually knowing
I’m made in his image, though not always showing
Despite that, his grace and his love, they are flowing inside
But till the day I die, I will be

ONLY ONE

You can give to charity…give me all your sympathy
You can build a tower all the way to heaven

You can spend your life alone…pray to idols carved in stone
You can work real hard at something all your life
But that don’t make you right
Chorus:
Did I help to make you lose your way? Forgive me
I can help to make it right today, just listen to me
Two words is all you have to say: Forgive me
And believe that only one was raised from the grave
Only one…he’s the only one…
You can fight to save some trees
You can be real nice to me
You can try to buy your way to heaven

You can memorize the Bible
Try to stage some fake revival
Impress the world with all of your religious stuff
But that’s not enough

DON’T MISS YOU

Don’t think for a moment I miss you
Don’t think for a second I’m glad when you call
Don’t act like you care that I’m singing this song
Yes its true that sometimes I get lonely
This being alone is a hard thing to do
Yes, I’d like to start over…but just not with you
Chorus:
I don’t miss you, I don’t
If there’s ever a chance I can take, well I won’t
Just to hear those words said is a help
And if I say it enough then someday, maybe I’ll believe it myself
I don’t think I could stand to be near you
I can’t picture the white picket fence anymore
You painted over that dream when you walked out the door
(Chorus)
It won’t be easy to turn you away
And if we both were honest we’d see
That someday maybe you’ll have your way…
But just not with me

JUST BECAUSE

Chorus:
I want a love that looks past positions
A love just because not a love with conditions
I can search the whole world and find all kinds of love
But love that is real is love just because
I’ve had enough time to learn that love in this world doesn’t come without terms
When I offer something of value to you, then suddenly I become valuable too
(Chorus)
I can admit that sometimes I reserve and limit my love to the ones who deserve
Still I’m waiting for someone who seeks no returns
A love I can’t lose or do something to earn
Bridge:
I’ve found a love that deserves recognition
So perfect and deep it is loves definition
I’ve searched the whole world, but it came from above
It’s a love that is real, it’s a love just because

YOU CAME AROUND

I once was a runaway…a single suitcase to my name
I had no place to hide till you came around
I once was a widow with no children left to raise
So afraid to die alone till you came around
Chorus:
Till you came around…I was dying inside
Groping though the darkness, trying to find a light
You came around in the emptiest time of my life
You made it right when you came around
I once was a poor man with nothing to my name
Never thought I could be rich till you came around
I once was a rich man…the whole world was mine to own
But I had nothing to my name till you came around
Bridge:
When I was hungry, you came…When I was thirsty, you came
I was a stranger, you came…When I was sick, you came
When I was naked, you came…I was a prisoner, you came around

WHEN THE TABLES TURN

Yesterday I asked you a favor…yesterday you politely declined
And today I repeated my request…you shook your head as you repeated your reply
Chorus:
Where do you go when the tables turn?
Will the bridges you’ve built stand up to the people you’ve burned?
Do you gain or lose when you get what you deserve?
Who do you run to when the tables turn?
Road flares up ahead…another Goodyear just went bad
A sympathetic smile is all they’ll get from you
You can’t be too careful these days as you race along the highway
That broken down old lady you’ll soon forget
(Chorus)
Shake, shake, shake goes the coin cup
His eyes too tired to look up…And see your pockets jingle by
But you’re late, late, late and you know just where that precious change goes
So you hurry off to lunch before you hear his children cry

SO YOU WOULD KNOW

Last night I painted a sunrise with colors warm and deep
Unveiled it in the morning to ease you from your sleep
Oh, the mountains I have sculpted before you came to be
Are the arrows of creation to point you back to me
Chorus:
So you would know that I am God (repeat)
I have placed with love the stars above and everything below
So you would know (repeat)
And for your eyes, the painted skies…the colors in a crowd
The drops of rain on window panes, the thunder in the clouds
Oh, the taste of dew and honey too…the crystal flakes of snow
The beauty found the world around is yours so you would know
Bridge:
So come to me, receive your life you cracked and drying bones
And rise up with your voices loud…reclaim them from the stones

YOU STAY

I’ve run away in search of greener fields
But you have stayed despite how that must make you feel
I’ve sown the seeds…and pain is all I reap
But here you stand…your love remains as deep
Chorus:
Though I turn away…when my consistency sways
You stay, you stay
Foolish things I’ve tried…I’ve turned my face, ashamed I would hide
But you kneel and smile and gently then you comfort your child
(Chorus)
Bridge:
A star a stable and angels all hail the day you came
And even though we tried to make you leave
Because of me you stay, because of me you stay