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Chevette New Body Some Kind Of Zombie Original Species. People Like Me Blitz Lighthouse. Flicker God-Shaped Hole Superfriend

Twenty years ago I watched in awe
as my dad drove up the driveway.
More than proud to have a brand
new family car.
Thirty miles to the gallon, 0 to 60,
sometimes.
I remember putting down the back
seat and lying in the hatchback.
Looking at the sky watching
trees go by.
I was the son of a preacher, and
he was a rich poor man.

No A.C.
No FM,
And no regrets,
in my Chevette.

The winter cracked the highway and
we tried to dodge the potholes.
He never promised us it would be a
gentle ride.
He never had a problem though,
keeping it on the narrow road.

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Never been accused, or been confused
with a model on a cover page.
Never could've been a superstar in
the NBA.
Can't run that fast, never could
breakdance, can't jump a building in
a single bound.
Anticipate, can't wait till I hear that
sound.

The sky splits, I'm moving, I let it
freely take me.
This must be the moment, God picked
to rearrange me.

You and I, want a new body.
You and I, want to fly.

Crutches left upon the ground,
bodyparts lost are found, everybody
gets to walk today.
No more tears and we will feel no
pain.

The sky splits, I'm
moving. I let it freely take me
this must be the moment,
God picked to rearrange me.

You and I, want a new body
You and I, want to fly
You and I, can get a new body
You and I, will never, never die

Never gonna die
I'm gonna fly
Never gonna die
I'm gonna fly

You and I, want a new body
You and I, are gonna fly
You and I, can get a new body
You and I will never, never die

The sky splits, I'm moving
I let it freely take me
this must be the moment
God chose to rearrange me

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I must have been confused or vain
to let this evil in my brain.
Lord did I enjoy the change
that you made inside my heart?
Oh here they come
I'm not afraid
there's no temptation I can't evade.
Stand up straight
look through the haze
I begin to walk through the maze
here they come
they're all up on me
but I'm dead to sin like
some kind of zombie.
I hear you speak and I obey
some kind of zombie
I walked away from the grave
some kind of zombie
I will never be afraid
some kind of zombie
I gave my life away.
I'm obliged and obey
I'm enslaved to what you say.

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Now my heart and mind agree
a super natural selected me
I see a plan so grandiose
my very own Galapagos
God laid down and he began to trace
an image that he could embrace
then He smiled down on His plan
and from the dust He made a man

I'm an original species
more enlightened than Nietzshe
I'm sure you'd like to meet me
I am loved
by the maker who's so clever
I was made to live forever
though my body turns to sand
my soul is in His hands

A breakthrough theory of origin
a simple truth that's always been
fingerprints have been left behind
that point us to a master mind
Stars in the sky
there to please my eye
the cosmos in His command
but He has time to hold my hand

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I could tell you a story of shame
I could talk for hours on how we became
a flower that bloomed in one day.
The next day our glory faded away.
Divided by hostilities,
hung up on issues, we disagree.
A body that's been torn apart.
We're still a body with a healthy heart.

People like me, persons like you.
We want to be, closer to God.
Closer to free.
All you people like me.

What do you think when you see
continuous losers the people like me?
I hope you never believe
just for a moment you're better than me.
The truth is that we are the same.
All different people but only one name.
I hope that you will agree
that all of you are people like me.

I can't stand by myself anymore.
I forgot what we're fighting for.
Please come take my hand
we can make our stand
feels so good to be,
be so free.

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14 kids in an old church van.
With a light in their eyes
and some tracts in their hands.
60 MPH seems way too slow
when you got the Chevy pointed
down to Mexico.

We all want to run
the race to win.
Never giving up or giving in.
Coming at you like a blitz.

They've had three flats
and their radiators leaking.
Ain't nothing gonna keep'em
from the prize that they're seeking.
They're riding all together
and it's in God's hand.

Ain't nothing gonna keep'em
from the prize that they're seeking.

They don't get around like ordinary fans.
14 kids in an old church van.

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Bouncing like a buoy
drifting on the water
Singletary solitute man begins to holler
he says "man overboard"
I jump ship on the trip
it was a worldwide cruise
trading riches for some fishes
I've got nothing more to lose
I'm a man overboard
I'm a man overboard

If it wasn't for the lighthouse
where would my life be?
On a trip bound for nowhere
on a unforgiving sea
I thank God for the light

Legs and arms are burning
I swim against the tide
keep an eye above the water
so I can see the light
I'm a man overboard
I dream about the saviour
I dream about the shore
I feel the sand
You take my hand
and we will walk forevermore
I'm a man overboard
I'm a man overboard

If it wasn't for the lighthouse
where would my life be?
On a ship bound for nowhere
on an unforgiving sea
I thank God
If it wasn't for the lighthouse
where would my life be?
On a ship bound for nowhere
on an unforgiving sea
I thank God for the lighthouse
I thank God for the light

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Have I become, a target that some people
can't resist?
My flaws have become a greater risk
If my name is a synonym to love and
happiness then why am I bombarded
with distress?
My old friends, haven't seen them since I
don't know when
But I can send them a signed 8 by 10
My sweetheart, she understands why I'm away
but still it gets harder every day

But it's my delight, to sing all night
till the sun comes up again

After all my cross isn't hard to bear
it is heavy, I am weak, but you are there
There are times when I am down and
feel undone
You pursue me like I am your only son
My old flaws you've overlooked and put to rest
They're farther than the East is from the West

But it's my delight, to sing all night
till the sun comes up again
Yes it's my delight, to share a flicker
of your light
Just a ray of hope to a friend

I've spent about 24 hours in a flying J
truck stop
I haven't had a shower and 'bout to drop
It really doesn't matter if we make it all up

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All around the world people are trying.
Deserted souls cry to be filled.
Spirits left undone their hearts are hollow.
I can see, in their eyes, hollow lives.

And every heart, and every soul
and everybody's got a God-shaped hole.

You may have tried to fill that hole inside
with an empty hand you reached in vain.
Substitutes don't work, bandages only hurt.
The only thing that heals is the hand of God.

Nobody's meant to be left all alone.
Our lives are much too short
to have an empty soul.

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You're like a lonely statue
the wind and rain comes at you
You'll stand and take your chances
against the world's advances
you rely on a flimsy virtue
no man can stand alone

Does it offend you
that I got a friend who
knows what you've been through
and says that he loves you?

I want to sing his name
of how he became
Jesus the friend of mine

How long will you be posin'
How long can you stay frozen
You'll crumble from the inside
Your pride will be your demise
Won't you let someone help you
Everybody needs a friend

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