Joshua Hudson

When I look at the eyes of the girl across the street I see a piece of me
When I look at the man behind the checkout stand I feel his pain
How pushing buttons every day is slowly driving him insane
When I look at the world I see a scheme
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When dreadful times upon us fall
And evil scours the land
And men of weaker stature kneel
Men of valor stand
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My wife sleeps soundly in her bed
On bended knee I kiss her head
And then a single tear I shed
For I must go to war
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I hear the wind
I feel the rain
I see the storm
Still unafraid
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Running towards the edge of the cliff
The wet grass whipping at your legs
The dark trees stretching to a blur
As breath and anticipation race
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I remember falling from so high up
But I hit the ground without a sound
Dead
Dry
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If you're holding on to something precious
And you feel it start to slip
Get a grip
If opportunity is knocking
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I used to have a lot of dreams
But when I grew up my dreams got wings
I wanted to be so many things
Not a wanna be, but reality stings
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Early in the morning
It's still dark outside
Although it's already a new day
And the sun is surely rising
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A dream you'll sweat for
A dream you'll cry for
A dream you'll live for
A dream you'll die for
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When I think about the blood stained cross
I think about my life
Is all I've done worth what the son has paid at such great price
'No, ' I say, for all my days are filled with selfish breath
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When you walk among the children
Do you hear their silent cries
Do you see the unseen tears
That are falling from their eyes
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The hardest thing to do is wait
For time is not returned
And years are spent so easily
And never can be earned
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Beyond what eyes can see
The vision of the heart
Into eternity
Brings near what was apart
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Like a single translucent thread
Shimmering in darkness
Aloft by eternity's breath
Elegant in dormancy
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I asked a man of God
What God wanted for my life
Expecting to receive a great promotion
Instead of words of favor being poured upon my life
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Laughing
Crying
Living
Dying
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What choice would you make
If you had to choose
Something to gain
And something to lose
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Tell me the truth
Tell it to my face
Don't hold back
I've got no time to waste
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I'm beginning to feel like a warrior again
In the midst of the war that I'm in
I've been in a trench
Not gaining an inch
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