have yourself committed

Have Yourself Committed

Have Yourself Committed
Darkness is Falling
Maybe This Time
A Child's Love
Come to Find Out
Livin' on the Bright Side
Sweep Me Away
Talk to Me Gently
Last Graduation

Have Yourself Committed
by Bryan Duncan

Have yourself committed
Each and every day
I said, Get yourself acquitted
For the crime you've yet to pay
'Cause the Judge has found you guilty
And you're sure to do the time
So have yourself committed now
Or be dyin' for the crime, oh yeah, yeah, yeah, boom be doo be doo

We'll have fun, we'll have a real good time
You just wait and see
You and me for all eternity
If you just turn your life over to me

Yeah, oo yeah!

So I said, Have yourself committed
Each and every day
Get yourself acquitted
For the crime you've yet to pay
'Cause the Judge has found you guilty
And you're sure to do the time
So have yourself committed now
Or be dyin' for the crime

Don't you want a guarantee that everything is gonna be alright?
Well, don't let any lawyer fool ya, it's gonna be any uphill fight
Still, the Judge has made a way for you to get off clean, scot free, yeah
And all you have to do is have yourself committed,
Trust in, cling to and rely on me

Oh yeah,! Whoa, ah ha ha ha! Yeah, that's right! Whoo! Alright!

We'll have fun, we'll have a real good time
You just wait and see
You and me for all eternity
If you just turn your life over to me, yeah, ooh, yeah

(Have yourself committed
Don't you know you gotta have yourself committed)
That's what they said... Ha ha ha!
(Have yourself committed)
I don't believe it! Whoa!
(Don't you know you gotta have yourself committed)
Oh, have yourself committed now, oh

That's all!

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Darkness is Falling
by Bryan Duncan

Whoo!

Walkin' in the valley, the shadow of death
Overcoming evil with good
Hangin' all the time on a fine line
But I'm doin' all the things I should
I've gotta fight on if I'm gonna make it
Try to keep the victory in sight
The Devil's out to get me, I'm shakin' in my shoes
When I'm losing the spiritual fight

I cry, "Darkness is falling,
Darkness is falling,
Darkness is falling!"

Tell me what you want me to do

I send up a flare in the form of a prayer
"Jesus, won't you hurry!"
He appears on the fog with the angels of God
And tells me not worry
"It was seen as a loss when I died on the cross,
Just another execution.
But I'm back from the dead, captivity is being led
Let there be no mortal confusion."

He cries, "Darkness is falling,
Darkness is falling,
Darkness is falling through!"

The powers of Hell will not prevail
The Light of the world will cause its falling
There's nothing to fear, death has no sting
The armies of God will make freedom ring!

(Darkness is falling)
The powers of Hell will not prevail
(Darkness is falling)
The Light of the world will cause its falling
(Darkness is falling)
There's nothing to fear, death has no sting
(Darkness is falling)
The armies of God will make freedom ring

Darkness is falling,
Darkness is falling,
Darkness is falling through!

Tell me what you want me to do
(Gotta fight on if you're gonna make it)
I said, darkness is falling
(Tell me what you want me to do)
Darkness is falling
Darkness is falling
(Gotta fight on if you're gonna make it)
Darkness is falling
(Tell me what you want me to do)
I cry, darkness is falling through
Darkness is falling through
(Gotta fight on if you're gonna make it)
Darkness is falling
T-t-tell me what you want me to do
(Gotta fight on if you're gonna make it)
T-t-tell me what you want me to do
(Gotta fight on if you're gonna make it)

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Maybe This Time
by Bryan Duncan and Ben Mendoza

You cared enough to believe the best about me
When broken wings had forced me to the ground
You gave a strength that I know is more than human
To get me on my feet and turned around, yeah

Maybe this time, maybe this time
I will cling to your love
Maybe this time is the last time
On this merry-go-round

I never thought it could get so cold around me
I try to climb these mountains by myself
Until the safety lines are cut and tangled
Oh, how I fall so quickly to the shelf, yeah

Maybe this time, maybe this time
I will cling to your love
Maybe this time is the last time
On this merry-go-round
Maybe this time, maybe this time
I will cling to your love
Maybe this time is the last time
On this merry-go-round
On this merry-go-round!

(I don't wanna take)
A step without you
I don't wanna take another step alone, no
(I don't wanna take another step)
I don't wanna take another step alone
I don't wanna take a step without you
I don't wanna take another step alone, no
(I don't wanna take another step)
I don't wanna take another step alone

(Maybe this time!)

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A Child's Love
by Bryan Duncan

I see the pages fall from the calendar
Like the leaves falling from the trees
Feel a chill in the fear of the future
As I weather this autumn breeze

I watch my red-haired inspiration
Playing games out on the lawn
Such an innocent joy of living
He's his father's only son

Don't let me live without a child's love
Like the love in this child of mine
Teach me, dear Lord, to have a love for you
A child's love

I let the changes in my season
Steal the passion from my heart
Like the roses fade in the winter
All the petals fall apart

Until a young voice gives my withered soul
A rejuvenating smile
And those small hands clasped around me
Erase the hardship for awhile

Don't let me live without a child's love
Like the love in this child of mine
Teach me again about a child's love
And sharing the best of my time,
Oh, and don't let me live without a child's love
Like the love in this child of mine
Teach me, dear Lord, to have a love for you
A child's love

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Come to Find Out
by Bryan Duncan

Come into my life, oh Lord, forever
I need you to wash away my sin
Need you to love me and forgive me
For all I've done

'Cause I let my own pursuit of pleasure
Distinguish the evil from the good
Leaving me unfulfilled and restless
And craving more, and craving more

But I've come to find out
You're everything I needed
Oh, I found you'd always love me
Come to find out
You are the one to satisfy my longing

I never dreamed to be forgiven
Could bring so much joy into my life
I find that I need you more than ever
Now more than ever

I've come to find out
You're everything I needed
Oh, I found you'd always love me
Come to find out
You are the one to satisfy my longing

I've come to find out
You're everything I needed
Oh, I found you'd always love me
Come to find out
You are the one that I needed, ooh!

And I've come to find out
You're everything I needed
Oh, I found you'd always love me
Come to find out
You're everything I needed
Oh, I found you'd always love me
Come to find out
Come to find out, out

Oh! All I ever needed was Jesus
(All I ever needed
I've come to find out for sure
You are everything I needed, oh)
I found you'd always love me
(Rock!)
Come to find out
(Find out!
You are everything I needed
Come to find out for sure
You are everything I needed)
Won't you love me, love me, oh!
Come to find out, oh, yeah aahay!
Hope to come to find out, hey, hey
(You are everything I needed, come to find out for sure)
I find you're always gonna love me, yeah
(You are everything I needed, oh
Need to come to find out)
Hope to come to find out
How to say, won't you help me feel it, oh!

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Livin' on the Bright Side
by Bryan Duncan

My time's been comin'
You know I've been in love with the dark
I kept lovin' till it hurt so bad
I had to right what was left of my heart
Now I get so excited, the future didn't come too soon
There's a wrong and a right of things
Just like the dark and the light of the moon

And it's a pretty good situation
(Livin' on the bright side)
Ooh! It's a pretty good situation
(Livin' on the bright side)

[scat singing]

Well, it's not so complicated
Once you're walkin' in the light
'Cause there's the good side and there's the bad side
And you decide what is right
But with God there's no doubt about it
He wants you either hot or cold
And I'm plannin' to make or break it
So now I'm breakin' out of the mold

And it's a pretty good situation
(Livin' on the bright side)
Livin' on the bright side
A pretty good situation,
(Livin' on the bright side)
Ooh, yeah, we're really gonna turn the tables
(Livin' on the bright side)
I said, we're really gonna turn the tables
(Livin' on the bright side)

Feelin' fine in the sunshine
Makin' me want to stay
No longer stuck in the middle, baby
Fillin' my mind with grey

My heart's on fire
My heart's on fire
My heart's on fire
And that's the way it's gonna stay, yeah!

(Livin' on the bright side)
[scat singing]
(Livin' on the bright side)
Ooh, yeah!
(Livin' on the bright side)
Livin' on the bright side, no!
(Livin' on the bright side)
Oh yeah, sing it all together
Alright!
Ooh, it's so nice!
[scat singing]

And it's a pretty good situation
(Livin' on the bright side)
Livin' on the bright side
It's a pretty good situation,
(Livin' on the bright side)
I said [scat singing]

Well it's a pretty good situation
(Livin' on the bright side)
Well it's a pretty good situation
(Livin' on the bright side)
Oh and we're really gonna turn the tables
(Livin' on the bright side)
Yeah we're really gonna turn the tables, oh
(Livin' on the bright side)

Ooh, and it's a pretty good
It's a pretty good
Pretty good
It's a pretty good situation
And it's a pretty good
It's a pretty good
It's a pretty good
It's a pretty good situation

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Sweep Me Away
by Bryan Duncan

Sweep me away
To an all new horizon on a brighter day
Sweep me away
From the dungeons of evil where the captives lay

Carrying on but waiting
Always ready, willing, I watch the sky
I'm in hope of seeing your face returning
I could never live here without you
I'm just waiting for the day you sweep me away

Like a sail in the ocean, on a windy day
(Sweep me away)
In the sparkle of sunlight on a distant bay

My ties here are temporary
I know that we're all running out of time
But I'm not gonna cry out to the rocks to hide me
Patiently I'm waiting here for you
Until there's nothing left to do but sweep me away

(Sweep me away!)

Coming back for me
I don't know when
But you'll have my allegience until then
Promises are true
They've always been
And I will live or die to honor you, yeah

(Sweep me away)
To an all new horizon
(Sweep me away)
From the dungeons of evil
(Sweep me away)
Like a sail in a the ocean
(Sweep me away)
In a sparkle of sunlight
Sweep me away!

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Talk to Me Gently
by Bryan Duncan

Father, I'm a wayward son
Caught between the right and the wrong
Nursing a heartache
Seeing everything but the writing on the wall

So I'm down on my knees in prayer
Crying out 'cause the truth isn't clear
In all this confusion
I'm crying for your love and the healing words you share

Talk to me gently again
You can see that I need you
Talk to me gently again
Don't leave me like this

Far from your guiding hand
Missing everything you had planned
All for no reason
You're the only one with an understanding word

Talk to me gently again
I'm longing to hear you
Talk to me gently again
I'm waiting right here
Give me reassurance
Talk to me gently again

So many lies found concealed in the smiling faces I can't fight
There's no more laughter, there's no more sleep because I'm up all night
I feel abandoned, I feel so betrayed, my trust is gone
My faith is shaking, where are the friends that I counted on?
I'm counting on you

Talk to me gently again
You can see that I'm lonely
Talk to me gently again
Don't leave me like this
Give me reassurance
Talk to me gently again

Talk to me gently
Talk to me gently
Talk to me gently again!

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Last Graduation
by Bryan Duncan

You've been invited to remember the alumni
You check the calendar, electing to go
Let's buy a tie just to honor this reunion
I'll show the side of me I want them to know
When they say,

"Where have you been since the last graduation?
How have you changed the world you are in?
Is life a party or a sad revelation?
What do you do with the time of your life?"

You find it hard to aviod interrogation
You clear your throat to tell them a lie
Why should I deal with this corss-examination?
What does it matter what I do till I die?
Still it haunts you...

"Where have you been since the last graduation?
How have you changed the world you are in?
Is life a party or a sad revelation?
What do you do with the time in your life?"

What have you done with your life?

They voted you "most likely to succeed in"
You were headed straight to the top
Where did the time go, what were the reasons?
When does this questioning stop?

What have you done with your life?
What have you done with your life?

Now you're invited to a final invocation
There'll be a time you're elected to go
You won't be able to cancel this appointment
You aren't at liberty to say yes or no
And you'll hear,

"Welcome tonight to the last graduation
How have you changed the world you were in?
My only Son is the hope of your salvation
What did you do with Him
In your life?"

And you'll hear,
"Welcome tonight to the last graduation
How have you changed the world you were in?
My only Son is the hope of your salvation
What did you do with Him
In your life?"

What have you done with your life?
Welcome tonight
To the last graduation
Welcome tonight
The last graduation
Welcome tonight
(The last)
The last graduation
To the last graduation
(The last)

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