Ease me from my burdens
Deliver me from the curse
stop the mouths of lions
Quench my desert thirst
I come from the city of destruction
Where I escaped the saber’s edge
To be delivered from the tumult
Yet I teeter on this ledge
I’ve trod upon my foes
I’ve avoided deadly wrath
Yet I still stumble on the byways
I grope to see the path
I was born a beggar
A Beggar I was born
I’m begging for some respite
from the churning of the storm
Be it dread or solace
The one fact still prevails
I possess not strength or means
My boldest efforts fail
Along with all the mortals mired
I stand among the throng
My grandest deeds won’t pay the wage
For the least of all my wrongs
Despite my worldly victories
And all that I have gained
My choicest works are feeble tries
To cover up the stain
Left by my selfish motives
My failure to be pure
There is just one true remedy
One proven promised cure
With Silver gold or precious pearls
The debt will still remain
There is one key that turns the lock
It’s the sound of Jesus name
falling from the lips of a man
Who sees his desperate plight
And begs His true forgiveness
Becomes A beggar in the night.
I thought I was a king instead
The captain of my soul
I thought it was my efforts
that kept me from the shoal
Yet all along there was a hand
One mightier than mine
That overcame my enemies
Paid my entire fine
Full of pride I failed to see
That only through this aide
Pulled to his side he bore the fee
The price I couldn’t have paid
I was born a beggar
From the moment I was torn
From my mothers womb
A beggar I was born
I thought it low position
I fought to prove it lies
But I’m better as a beggar
than wise in my own eyes
Now I’m Grateful for each morsel
falling from the masters plate.
It’s Better be a beggar now
than come begging way too late
This is Bernie . He is always getting in some sorta jam. This is why he is so cool.
This is my 53 studebaker
This be my "Maine"ride
This is my egg guitar.
People always ask me what my Rooster guitar used to be . I exclaim, "that is a silly question" and then I bring this out.
This roostah thinks he's a Falcon. I am reluctant to tell him otherwise. Whatever he is, he is definitly a chick magnet
DADDY
He was standing on the corner
hanging out with his friends
Momma came swinging her purse hard at him
There was crying and cursing
daddy kicked at the dirt
(All I recall is it all really hurt)
My daddy was a selfish slacker no good
Mistreated my momma and me
Maybe He Done the best that he could
But that’s hard for a young boy to see.
He chuckled He shuffled his feet then looked down
Mamma scooped up us kids
we moved to the next town
We waited and prayed we still called it a home
Never heard a word from daddy
cept once on the phone
If you’d love me daddy
you’d ease up on the drama
You’d cut us some slack
Maybe show us you wanna
Cut out the crap, repair all the trauma
you’d come back, back to mamma
come back
Christmas and Birthdays No one took me fishing
Missed out on sports too many afternoons wishing
That daddy’d show up with a bat and a glove
Didn’t he miss me , how I needed his love
If you’re someone’s daddy please go home now
Your kids need you more than you know
You’re the adult you’ll make it somehow
Teach them even big people grow OH
Years later I saw him once down at the park
With a bunch of new kids a new gal
I waved Then I noticed The one kids t shirt
It said “I’m my daddy’s best pal”
He was standing at the game
his head proud in the air
two boys each one by his side
Along came their mommy smiling so fair
He reached out and kissed his sweet bride
The kids never noticed they ran out to their game
Seems like we only notice the pain
Laughing and Chasing their ball in the dirt
We never forget all of those moments that hurt
My daddy’s worthless a piece of low scum
your daddy’s the same . Yes it’s true
You may angrily ask me how come?
I’ll say my daddy’s your daddy too.
If you’re someone’s daddy please go home now
Your kids need you more than you know
You’re the adult you’ll make it somehow
Teach them even big people grow oH
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