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Recognize a Lover From Thief
By Bryan Duncan & Chuck Barth

One's educated, one has been to school
Who is the genius, who is the fool
Well, it's hard to tell one from the other
They both have all the answers

One gives a promise and the other his word
One is a teacher and the other is heard
They're both calling your name,
And the offer's the same, yeah
But only one delivers

You nurse your wounds and immerse your pain
But you still can't seem to break it down

I said, how long
(How long, how long)
How long will you suffer
Caught between the pleasure and the grief?
(Uh huh)
Uh huh
(Huh!)
How long
(How long, how long)
How long
'Til you recognize a lover from a thief?
Yeah

A loving smile and a counterfeit grin
With open arms one is taking you in
It's give and take, and your heart's at stake, well
But who's the giver and taker
(Giver and taker)

One is a lover, one would love to be
Which is the romance, and which is fantasy?
They don't give up when your mind's made up
No, no, you keep choosing over and over

You nurse your wounds and immerse your pain
But you still can't seem to break it down

I say, how long?
How long will you suffer
Caught between the pleasure and the grief?
(Uh huh)
Uh huh
How long, how long
'Til you recognize a lover from a thief?
How long, how long will you suffer
Caught between the pleasure and the grief?
(Uh huh)
Uh huh
How long, how long
'Til you recognize a lover from a thief?

Alright!

(How long!
How long, huh!
How long!)

[Martin Luther King Jr. sample]
(How long? Not long, 'cause mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord!)

(How long!
How long!
How long!
How long!)

You nurse your wounds and immerse your pain
But you still can't seem to break it down

I said, how long?
How long will you suffer
Caught between the pleasure and the grief?
(Uh huh)
Uh huh
How long
(How long, how long)
How long
'Til you recognize a lover from a thief?
Yeah
How long
(How long, how long)
How long will you suffer
Caught between the pleasure and the grief?
(Uh huh)
Uh huh
(Huh!)
How long
(How long, how long)
How long
'Til you recognize a lover from a thief?
Yeah, ah
How long
(How long, how long)
How long will you suffer
Caught between the pleasure, the pleasure and the grief?
(Uh huh), huh!)
How long
(How long, how long)
How long
('Til you recognize a lover from a thief?)
A lover from a thief, uh, uh
(How long, how long
How long will you suffer
Uh huh
How long, how long will you suffer
'Til you recognize a lover from a thief?)

©1989 Fanatic Music
Panda Pals Music (ASCAP)
Chuck Barth Music
Mind of the Cell Music (BMI)
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Stand in My Place
By Bryan Duncan & Chuck Barth

Some things can't be explained like you'd like 'em to be
I find it's easier to curse than pray
But I feel I can't escape what you've done for me
I don't understand why

You traded paradise for poverty
Created all and laid it all on the line for me
I'm just an ordinary heart and soul
You bridged an ocean to stand in my place

So, how do I find this kind of love inside?
Why do I want it to belong to me?
When I've heard the words I love you so many times
It's hard to believe

You traded paradise for poverty
Created all and laid it all on the line for me
I'm just and ordinary heart and soul
You bridged and ocean to stand in my place
I needed someone to stand
In my lonely place
A familiar face
A warm embrace
A saving grace
You demonstrated how true love should be
By loving me
Unselfishly, yeah!

Stand in my place!

You traded paradise for poverty
Created all and laid it all on the line for me
I'm just and ordinary heart and soul
You bridged and ocean to stand in my place
You traded paradise for poverty
Created all and laid it all on the line for me
I'm just and ordinary heart and soul
You bridged and ocean to stand in my place
You traded paradise for poverty
Created all and laid it all on the line for me
I'm just and ordinary heart and soul
You bridged and ocean to stand in my place
You traded paradise for poverty
Created all and laid it all on the line for me
I'm just and ordinary heart and soul
You bridged and ocean to stand in my place

©1989 Fanatic Music
Panda Pals Music (ASCAP)
Chuck Barth Music
Mind of the Cell Music (BMI)
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Strong Medicine
by Bryan Duncan Chuck Barth & Larry Brown

By your bedside I cried as I wondered
Is there really any hope?
For the suffering, the pain
The condition is the same
It's out of my control
But I'll be here
Hoping for you
I care enough to stay
Faithful everyday
Bold enough to say, "Don't be afraid!"

'Cause I believe a price was paid
And there is a medicine
(There is a medicine)
A "priceless for the worthless" trade
Trade for the medicine
Nothing is stronger, no greater the need
The only way to take this sickness away
(Take this sickness away)
'Cause I can't take it away

And I'm forced here to stare on the outside
Where nothin' ever seems to change
No miracle, no remedy, not anything
And time becomes a ball and chain
But on the inside
(On the inside)
Things can happen
(Things can happen)
In a war, we'll never see
There'll come a victory
And you can say to me, "Don't be afraid!"

'Cause I believe a price was paid
There is a medicine
(There is a medicine)
A priceless, for the worthless trade
Trade for the medicine
Nothing is stronger, no greater the need
Lord, You've gotta take this sickness away
(Take this sickness away)
'Cause I can't take it away
Oh!

I believe a price was paid
There is a medicine
(There is a medicine)
A priceless, for the worthless trade
Trade for the medicine
(Trade for the medicine)
Nothing is stronger, no greater the need
And Lord, You've gotta take this sickness away
(Take this sickness
Oh, I believe a price was paid)
I believe!
(There is a medicine)
A priceless, for the worthless trade
Trade for the medicine
(Oh, I believe a price was paid)
Oh, I believe! Oh, I, I believe in the medicine!
(There is a medicine
A priceless, for the worthless trade)
Priceless for the worthless!
(Oh, I believe a price was paid)
Was the trade for the medicine!
(There is a medicine
A priceless, for the worthless trade)

©1989 Fanatic Music
Panda Pals Music (ASCAP)
Chuck Barth Music
Mind of the Cell Music (BMI)
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Don't You Wanna Rap?
by Bryan Duncan, Chuck Barth, Brad Duncan & Kirk Capello

Whoa!
It's 8:15 and 81's the gate
To catch United to Chicago for a concert date
Got my ticket, the baggage for an excess fee
I'm in a five mile line to face security
They grab my shoulder bag; I'm running short on time
And then they single me out to run a check for a crime
Then on the intercom, I hear this voice, too sweet
"We've been delayed, we're in a fog, why don't you take a seat?"
So I sit around, and wastin' time is a sin
Here comes a beat box; got the volume at ten
And now he's thankin' me for savin' him a place
Look around the whole room, there ain't a single space
I said, "I don't mind a shuffle to a different beat
As long as I can hear it from across the street! Ok?"
Uh oh, now he's foldin' his arms
He's got this big ol' frown on his face, he says

"Baby, don't ya wanna rap with me?
Maybe, huh! Out of curiosity
Baby, ah hah, yeah, don't ya wanna rap with me?
Smilin', that's me, smilin' like I'm on TV"

I guess he's prob'ly callin' me baby, man, 'cause I'm a lot smaller than he is
Alright, I'll give it a shot!
My name is Bryan D and I'm a screamin' machine
I sing by tearin' it up; I like it loud if it's clean
A full-tilt rhythm you can understand
And I can tour the world with the econo band
On a mission from God; I like to call Him a Friend
I think that people are sick, and He's the med-o-cine
I'm sayin' love is the key, yea, not animosity
And I'm snatchin' all the children from the enemy
And if you get...

[Jazz interlude]
No, no wait guys! No. Ah man! This ain't it it! Ah, it's supposed to be a rap tune! Ah, man! Thanks a lot guys, that was perfect!

Baby, huh! Don't ya wanna rap with me?
Maybe, ah hah! Out of curiosity
Baby, ah hah, yeah! Don't ya wanna rap with me?
Smilin', yeah, I'm smilin' like I'm on TV

I know you might be thinking I don't know a lot
About what it is, about what it's not
Think I'm just a white man with a sheltered life
Nice home, two cars, two kids and a wife
Just look a little closer while you're starin' at me
'Cause sometimes what you get is more than what you see
Been across the land both far and wide
I seen all the big cities and the countryside
I seen the rich man livin' off the fat of the land
The begger in the street holdin' out his hand
I know the guilty of murder in the first degree
The preacher, the teacher, the pharisee
I meet a victim a day in every circumstance
And when you tell 'em of Jesus
Never give him a chance
Met people from Seattle to Mi-am-i
LA to New York, we're all people in need
I've been to Adelaide, Sydney, and Saskatoon, man
Indian summers, winter in June
But all over the world, in the strangest of place
The heart is the same, it's just a different face
The heart is the same, it's just a different face
The heart is the same, it's just a different face
The heart is the same, it's just a different face, yeah
The heart is the same, it's just a different face
The heart is the same, it's just a different face

©1989 Fanatic Music
Panda Pals Music (ASCAP)
Chuck Barth Music
Mind of the Cell Music (BMI)
Write Hook Music (ASCAP)
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Inside Out
by Bryan Duncan, Chuck Barth, Kirk Capello & Billy Savage

Love untainted, always turns around
(Floating on emotion)
Pure inside, but they say it can't be found
(Not without devotion)
Platitudes in practice contaminate us all
I don't need an empty sermon
Some plaque upon the wall

I need a heart turned inside out
(Inside out)
A miracle revival of love without a doubt
(Without a doubt)
I need a heart turned inside out
(Inside out)
Oh, love above a whisper, heard above a shout
(Hey, yeah, yeah)
I need a heart turned inside out
(Turned inside out)
Yeah, inside out, or maybe upside down
Truly right side up
I need a total transformation
(Oh, I need a heart turned inside out)

Love unchanging, divinely black an white
(Surrounded by illusion)
Stand aside, I'm gonna walk by more than sight
(Or drown in my confusion)
Replace my dull affection, and I'll humbly stand in awe
Above a temporal feeling, above the letter of the law

I need a heart turned inside out
(Inside out)
A miracle revival of love without a doubt
(Without a doubt)
I need a heart turned inside out
(Inside out)
Love above a whisper, heard above a shout
(Hey, yeah, yeah)
I need a heart turned inside out
(Turned inside out)
Oh, yeah, inside out, or maybe upside down
Truly right side up

Eternal love will take a turn about
Take my heart and turn it inside out
(Inside out)

A cycle set in motion
By a tiny seed of doubt
To a cynical explosion
That's gonna wring my feelings out
Hold a feeble hand to Jesus
To rekindle my desire
You're the only hope I've got
To set this wilderness on fire

I need a heart turned inside out
(Inside out)
A miracle revival of love without a doubt
(Without a doubt)
I need a heart turned inside out
(Inside out)
Love above a whisper, heard above a shout
(Hey, yeah, yeah)
I need a heart turned inside out
(Turned inside out)
Oh, inside out, maybe upside down
(Without a doubt)
I need a heart turned inside out
(Inside out)
A miracle revival of love without a doubt
(Hey, yeah, yeah)
I need a heart turned inside out
(Turned inside out)
Love above a whisper, heard above a shout
(Without a doubt)
I need a heart turned inside out, yes!
(Inside out)
Oh, inside out, maybe upside down
(Hey, yeah, yeah)
I need a heart turned inside out
(Inside out)
A miracle revival of love without a doubt
I need a heart turned inside out, yes!
(Inside out)
Love bove a whisper

©1989 Fanatic Music
Panda Pals Music (ASCAP)
Chuck Barth Music
Mind of the Cell Music (BMI)
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Lies Upon Lies
by Bryan Duncan

[Announcer]
"Ladies and gentlemen,
How 'bout a warm round of applause
for our guest this evening at Club 440, Bryan Duncan"
[Half hearted applause, etc]
[Bryan]
"One, two"
[Audience member]
"Who?"

One, two, three
Lies upon lies
Are said to get by, mm, mm, mm, mm
Lies upon lies
Are clouds in the sky
Pretty soon it's gonna rain
You're gonna get those shiny shoes muddy, yeah
Between the fools and the wise
A smile can be a wicked disguise

[scat singing]

Lies upon lies, mmm,
To the wheres and the whys, ha!
Lies upon lies, yeah
Bring tears to the eyes, yes they do, ah
Gonna cry yourself a flood
There ain't gonna be no ark to save ya now, no
Between the fools and the wise
A smile can be a wicked disguise

[scat singing]

Between the fools and the wise
A smile can be a wicked disguise!
A smile can be a wicked disguise!

[scat singing]

Lies upon lies!

[Enthusiatic applause]

©1989 Fanatic Music
Panda Pals Music (ASCAP)
Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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Hand it Over
by Bryan Duncan & Chuck Barth

Whoo!
I'd like to say you're gonna make it, children
I'd like to say that everything will be alright
From the time you're startin' out in the morning
'Till the time you fall asleep in the sweet moonlight
I'd like to say the world is fair
And you can face it from an easy chair
I'd like to say it, but it's just not true
You do your best, but it's not always up to you

So hand it over
To hands that are stronger
His hand is on you
If you'll hand it over
(Hand it over!)

Doesn't mean you stop your brain from thinkin'
Doesn't mean that if you're smilin', no one's home
Or in your heart, you'll never feel like cryin'
Doesn't mean you'll never dance alone
But you will always have a song to sing
Not a tear will ever fall in vain
Undying love will be sustaining you
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!)
A helpin' hand in everything you do, oh

So hand it over
(So hand it over)
To hands that are stronger
His hand is on you
If you'll hand it over

(Just hand it over, you'll be alright)

Trust with all your heart and mind
In the name above all names
And if you look you'll find divine design
In the strongest of the struggles and the strains

(His hand is on you)

It doesn't mean you stop your brain from thinkin'
Doesn't mean that if you're smilin', no one's home
Or in your heart, you'll never feel like cryin'
Doesn't mean you'll never dance alone
But you will always have a song to sing
Not a tear will ever fall in vain
Undying love will be sustaining you
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!)
A helpin' hand in everything you do

So hand it over
(So hand it over)
To hands that are stronger
His hand is on you
If you'll hand it over
So hand it over
(So hand it over)
To hands that are stronger
His hand is on you
If you'll hand it over

(Won't you hand it over?)
I'd like to say you're gonna make it, children
(Won't you hand it over?)
I'd like to say that everything will be alright
(Won't you hand it over?)
You will always have a song to sing, yeah
(Won't you hand it over?)
Not a tear will ever fall in vain
(Won't you hand it over?)
Undying love will be sustaining you
(So hand it over
Won't you hand it over?)
Helpin' hand in everything you do, yeah
(Won't you hand it over?)
In my heart I know you're gonna make it
(Won't you hand it over?)
I'd like to say that everthing will be alright
(Won't you hand it over?)
You will always have a song to sing
(Won't you hand it over?)
Not a tear will ever fall in vain, no
(Won't you hand it over?)
Undying love will be sustaining you
(Won't you hand it over?)
Helpin' hand in everything you do, yeah
(So hand it over
Won't you hand it over?)

©1989 Fanatic Music
Panda Pals Music (ASCAP)
Chuck Barth Music
Mind of the Cell Music (BMI)
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Wonderful
by Bryan Duncan & Chuck Barth

Hey, mon!
(Hey, mon)
Play it! Loud!
(Oh, wonderful, wonderful)
(Whoo, hoo, hoo!)
(Hey!)
(Wonderful, wonderful)

When my face is long and my heart is heavy
It's when I hang my head that I call on you, mm
'Cause I find you gracious and never hurried
I guess Isaiah said it best about you, it rings true

(Your name is wonderful)
Yes, I know, so I say
(I know your praise is due)
Where? From the congregation
(Your name is wonderful)
Well, I , I know it
(Almighty God it's You)
That's gonna see me through

When I close my eyes 'cause I just can't take no more
And I'm losing faith in the human race, yeah
When I look around, no one's there to save me
I know I've always got your guarantee

And I say
(Your name is wonderful)
Oh, I know it's true, yeah
(I know your praise is due)
Ha! From the congregation
(Your name is wonderful)
Mm, mm, I know it!
(Almighty God it's You)
That's gonna see me through

Alright, clap a little bit!
Whoa, ha!
Yeah, ah, ah, alright
Let's break it on down
Break it down right here!

(Your name is wonderful)
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
[scat singing]
(Your name is wonderful)
Alright, I'm feelin' a little stronger, yeah!
(Your name is wonderful)
Wah, ha! Ha ha!
(Your name is wonderful)
That's alright with me, man, I can sing that too, if you want to!

It's when I close my eyes 'cause I can't take no more
That you lift my hands and my point of view, yeah
Then you fill my soul, send my spirit right through the roof
I can't believe that everybody don't know you well

(Your name is wonderful)
Oh, yeah, I've known it all along, yeah!
(I know your praise is due)
Oh, sing it with me, yeah!
(Your name is wonderful)
I know your name is wonderful!
(Almighty God it's You)
Yeah, gonna see me through! Ha!
(Your name is wonderful)
Your name is wonderful, alright now
(I know your praise is due)
Sing it loud, you can sing it right now, now, na
(Your name is wonderful)
Your name is wonderful, wonderful, yeah
(Almighty God it's You)
Ah Ha!
(Your name is wonderful)
That's alright with me!
(I know your praise is due)
Ah, ah, yeah, hey, na, alright, na!
(Your name is wonderful)
Ah, feelin' good, now, yeah
And I'm feelin' alright!
(Almighty God it's You)
I'm gonna say your name is wonderful!
(Your name is wonderful)
Yeah, I believe it's true, yeah!
(I know your praise is due)
Alright, ah, yeah!
(Your name is wonderful)
[laughing]
(Almighty God it's You)

©1989 Fanatic Music
Panda Pals Music (ASCAP)
Chuck Barth Music
Mind of the Cell Music (BMI)
Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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