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Walkin'
04:52
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Been walkin’ ever so slowly
Been walkin’ all night long
But my feet are walkin’ on holy
Walkin’ on holy ground
And at times it feels just like I ain’t-a-goin’ nowhere
I feel just like a Bengal tiger chasin’ his tail ‘round a tree
And at time it seems as if there ain’t nobody upstairs
But that’s precisely when I choose, I choose to believe
‘Cause down here it’s just an Adamant Evening
Yeah, we’re stuck in the time of the fall
And that loose, infernal deceiver
He wants to try to steal it all
And so he’ll black out the lights and use his might to make it dark and lonely
And then he’ll try to trip you up and convince you to give up the fight
And then he’ll try to make you feel as if you’re the one and only
Whose willing to live and willing to do what it right
But when I look back on over my shoulder
I’m met with a curious sight
I find the pain of yesterday’s colder
‘Cause I’ve been walkin’ into the light
And the path that I’m on has led me right up on out of the darkness
And I find that my cup is overflowing with goodness and love
And there’s a table prepared for me in the place of all this starkness
And Your goodness and Your mercy have found me from above
Yeah I’ve been walking ever so slowly
Been walkin’ all night long
But my feet are walkin’ on holy
Walkin’ on holy ground
And I’m gonna walk, and I’m gonna talk
I’m gonna walk, walk, walk, walk
And keep on talkin’ and talkin’ hmmmm
I’m gonna walk and keep on talkin’
Yeah I’m gonna walk
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Broke
04:43
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When a man gets broke, it’s a mournful thing
He looses that shine and there’s that hollow ring
When a man gets broke, it’s a crying shame
‘Cause he’ll roam from town to town and never know his name
Like a city that’s broke down and has no walls
Is a man that’s broke down, is a man that falls
Yeah he’s wide open to jabs of any kind
And any thief can come along and rob him blind
But you have your ways, you have your means
And you can take a man and restore him to new dreams
Yeah you have your ways by which we’re found
And I’ve seen you take a man and raise him from the ground
And you make him strong and you help him to see
And you make him just about as strong as any man can be
Now a man that’s broke has no strength to stand
No he’s always stumbling about on that ever shifting sand
And when the storms they come, to and fro he’ll go
Forced to bend and to break in which ever way the wind does blow
But when we’re weak, you say that’s when you’re strong
And you say that when we’re broke down, that’s when you’ll come along
And you’ll give us new life and help us find the way
And lead us out of the broken down night into the light of day
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So help me to stand Lord, for yet another day
Oh Lord, make me stronger and teach me how to pray
Lord, make me a light in this broken down land
And help me to reach out with your love to the broken down man
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When I Was in Darkness
04:19
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When I was in darkness, when I was in sin
When I was in darkness, I had no life within
When I was in darkness, when I was in sin
When I was in darkness, I had no life within
And I was blinded in my pride
And I was walking like a fool who’d lost his way
And my heart was cracked and dried
And the price for my soul to high to pay
When I was in darkness, when I was in sin
When I was in darkness, I had no life within
Then you came and found me, when I was wretched and alone
Then you gave me mercy and you made my heart your home
Yes you gave me a name
And you called me a child of your own
And on my life you made a claim
And you came and took away this heart of stone
When I was in darkness, when I was in sin
When I was in darkness, I had no life within
But then You came and loved me, You came and made me whole
Yes You came and loved me and brought new life to my soul
You led me to the mountain
Where the eternal stream of life runs cool clear
And I’ve tasted of the water
And it’s taken all my thirst and brought me here, brought me near
When I was in darkness, when I was in sin
Lord you came and found me a new place to begin
When I was in darkness, when I was in sin
Lord you came and loved me a gave me life within
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Been a Little Lonely
04:34
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Been a little lonely, been a little lonely now
I want to love you but I don’t know how
Time keeps passing by my door and I find I’ve
Come right back to the place where I started before
I can see the sunshine and still feel the gray
I can feel wholeness inside the broken clay
The open questions and the haunting rhymes
And your soft affections send my heart beating out of time
How can I live this love inside this pain?
How do hold happiness when I’m wet with rain?
The empty echo meets the joyful sound
And I’m lifted up as I’m tied right to this ground
Been a little lonely, been a little lonely now
I know you love me but I’m not sure how
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Open Up the Floodgates
04:15
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Well you might be bent and broken, your world a living hell
Blind and disillusioned, lost under Satan’s spell
Looking to things around you to set you free from pain
But the minute you’re standing up the man is knockin’ you down again
So open up the floodgate and let the healer in
Yeah open up your heart and let that,
Let that healing begin
Well you can look to sex and money and you can look to rock-n-roll
And you can look to drugs that’ll jack you up to try and save your soul
Or you can pump yourself up on steroids or popularity
But try as you might to loose the chains, brother, you ain’t got the key
So open up the floodgate and let the healer in
Yeah open up your heart and let that,
Let that healing begin
You might be jumpin’ on into the back seat, you might be jumpin’ in on the sly
You got a fever for locomotion, just takin’ life for a ride
Not thinking ‘bout eternal justice, not thinking all along
Thinking that you’re in control ‘till everything goes wrong
You can look to your Nirvana, make a wish at the wishing well
And you can go and pray five times a day and go to church when they ring that bell
But as long as your salvation is only determined by your will
Well I’ve got some funky news for you, well brother, that don’t pay the bill
So open up the floodgate and let the healer in
Yeah open up your heart and let that,
Let that healing begin
Or you’ll wind up in a state of destruction, you’ll crash right through the ground
You’ll look for love and a helping hand but there’ll be no one around
When it comes down to the wire and your heart’s as cold as ice
There’ll be some bitter weeping if the Lord don’t pay the price
Well now Satan’s out to get you and he wants for you to die
And he loves to break that little heart and he loves it when you cry
But if you take a look around you at all of this disgrace
It don’t take too long to realize that this world is not our place
So open up the floodgate and let the healer in
Yeah open up your heart and let that,
Let that healing begin
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Go to the Mountain
04:28
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I awoke in the morning to Your voice in my head
You were callin’ out a warning
I heard every word you said.
You said, “Go to the mountain,
The Son you shall see;
Go to the mountain,
To set your spirit free.”
I awoke in the morning to Your sunlight on my face
I could feel the warmth of Your beauty
And see the beauty in Your grace
I awoke in the morning and started walking down that road
I could feel You there beside me
As if my hand you did hold
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On the Move
05:22
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A footstep follows another, another one is comin’ down
I pray my feet fall firmly, firmly on Holy ground
A footstep follows another; so let’s everybody gather ‘round
And pray our feet fall firmly, firmly on Holy ground
And pray our feet fall firmly, firmly on Holy ground
Hands can help one another, they can help everybody ‘round
I pray my hands are helpful, helpful on Holy ground
Hands can help one another so let’s everybody gather ‘round
And pray our hands are helpful, helpful on Holy ground
And pray our hands are helpful, helpful on Holy ground
Words can come so quickly and they can bless everybody ‘round
I pray my words come gently, gently on Holy ground
Words can come so quickly so let’s everybody gather ‘round
And pray our words come gently, gently on Holy ground
And pray our words come gently, gently on Holy ground
Eyes can see so clearly, they can see everybody ‘round
I pray my eyes see rightly, rightly on Holy ground
Eyes can see so clearly, so let’s everybody gather ‘round
And pray our eyes see rightly, rightly on Holy ground
And pray our eyes see rightly, rightly on Holy ground
Ears can hear so clearly, they can hear everybody ’round
I pray my ears hear everyone, everyone on Holy ground
Ears can hear so clearly, so let’s everybody gather ‘round
And pray our ears hear everyone, everyone on Holy ground
And pray our ears hear everyone, everyone on Holy ground
Love can bind us together, it can bind everybody ‘round
I pray that I can love another, love another on Holy ground
Love can bind us together, so let’s everybody gather ‘round
And pray that we can love one another, love one another on Holy ground
And pray that we can love one another, love one another on Holy ground
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Give
04:00
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You give us manna in the wilderness
You give us peace in the land
You give us light in the darkness
You give us strength by your hand
You give us comfort when we’re broken
You give us rain when we’re dry
You give the Spirit as a token
You give us wings on which to fly
You’re the Defender of the helpless
You’re the Provider of the poor
You’re the Support for the weary
To the slave You’re an open door
To freedom from injustice
To freedom from pain
You’re the Hope for the children
You are the Healer of the lame
You give us words in the silence
You give us wisdom in the storm
You give us patience in the suffering
You give us hope when we’re forlorn
You give us love in unity
You give us freedom from sin
You put an end to the enmity
You gave your life to bring us in
You are the Strength of the widow
You are the Sight of the blind
You are the Big Guy backing up the little
You are the Way for all mankind
You are the Water to the thirsty
You are Compassion to those who mourn
You are the Mother and Father to the orphan
You are the Calmer of the storm
So let us give of our plenty
So let us give as we serve
So let us give in our suffering
So let us give with holy nerve
And as we give You make us stronger
As we give we learn of Your love
As we give our patience grows longer
And as we love from above…
We become Defenders of the helpless
We become Providers of the poor
We become Support for the weary
To the slave we become an open door
To freedom from injustice
To freedom from pain
We become the Hope for the children
We become the Healer of the lame
We become Strength for the widow
We become Sight for the blind
We become the Big Guy backing up the little
As we point to You the way for all mankind
Become the Water to the thirsty
We become Compassion to those who mourn
We become Mother and Father to the orphan
We become the Calmer of the storm
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Given All This Time
05:49
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Given all this time you’d think I’d have an answer formed by now
Given all this time you’d think I’d have it all figured out somehow
Some way to be cool, some way to impress you with my smile
Some way to reveal the burning of this heart that’s running wild
You know I want to love you just the way you are
But I don’t understand why I always run away from love so far
Somewhere far away, somewhere hiding underneath the sun
Somewhere underground you know I’m a fugitive from loving, on the run
My heart has learned that love is only cruel
And I’m afraid to go and play the fool
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Maybe you can help me by whispering words of love into my ear
Maybe you can help me understand there really is no need to fear
Maybe you can show me that my logic’s all messed up inside my head
Maybe you can make things clear and help me put these restless dreams to bed
My heart has learned that love is only cruel
And now I’m praying that you can change that rule
So I’m gonna believe that there can be a brighter way
I’m gonna move myself somehow down this path that we have made
I’m gonna take a stand and not be so afraid that I might fall
‘Cause a life that’s lived in fear simply ain’t a life worth living at all
So now I’m placing my heart in your hands
Trusting that this house of love will stand
Given all this time you’d think I’d have and answer formed by now
But give me time, I’ll have it figured out somehow
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Become Like a Child
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Become like a child, soft in heart and mild
So become like a child, brave and strong and wild
Don’t you be like a stone, so hard so cold so alone
But give your life to him and…become like a child
Life can be sad, and life can make you mad
Life can bring you down, and spin your head around
You can feel all alone, no heart, no hope, no home
But give your life to him and say….
I’ll become like a child, soft in heart and mild
I’ll become like a child, brave and strong and wild
I won’t be like a stone, so hard, so cold, so alone
I’ll give my life to him and…become like a child
Well maybe you’re wrong: you won’t forgive, you won’t love, you won’t go along
Maybe you’re proud, got your head in a cloud
You can rage like a storm, but you won’t be soft and warm
But give your life to him and say……
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12. |
If You Go
04:14
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Well I could love you in the morning with the sunshine
And I could love you in the evening with the rain
And I could love you in the snow, Love you any place I know
But I cannot love you baby if you go
I could be your company in the winter
And I could be your bosom buddy in the spring
And I could be your handsome buck and you could be my doe
But I cannot love you baby if you go
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No don’t be scared of nothing, No don’t go run and hide
Stay here in my arms babe, right here by my side
Cause it’s your love that makes me grow, Yes it makes me croon and crow
But I cannot love you baby if you go
Now I could sing you little songs to bring you laughter
And I could write you little poems to steal your heart
And I could love you when you’re low ‘cause I’m your faithful bo
But I cannot love you baby if you go
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Now I could walk with you through those long and dusty miles
And I could hold you in my arms through the raging storms
And I could love you through the ebb and flow, love you if we’re rich or poor
But I cannot love you baby if you go
No I cannot love you baby, I cannot love you baby
No I cannot love you baby if you go
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The Co Brothers Silverthorne, Colorado
The Co Brothers over the years have produced a significant body of acoustic, lyric driven music that comes largely from a place of thoughtfulness and questioning. They find a joy in following the mysterious thread of music to wherever it leads.
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