1. |
Innocent Man
03:34
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INNOCENT MAN
A PREACHER, A TEACHER -- AND A MAN SO STRONG
A KING AND A SERVANT -- WHO DID NO WRONG
HE WAS BY -- GOD ON HIGH
HIS REASON FOR COMING -- SO WE MIGHT NOT DIE
STILL THE WORLD DOSEN`T SEE
ALL THAT HE DID - FOR YOU AND ME
DO YOU UNDERSTAND --
HE WAS AN INNOCENT MAN
WITH NO NEED OF MONEY --
HE COULD NOT BE BOUGHT
HIS RICHES LIE -- IN WHAT HE TAUGHT
HE LAID DOWN HIS LIFE -- DIED ON A CROSS
HE GAVE OF HIS LOVE --
FOR A WORLD THAT WAS LOST
CHORUS
INSTRUMENTAL
CHORUS X 2
HE WAS AN INNOCENT MAN
O H OH HE WAS AN INNOCENT MAN
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2. |
Walk in the Way
03:48
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WALK IN THE WAY (key D)
Well I didn’t know what to do with my life
While reaching for a star
That seemed so out of sight
I tried the budda thought yoga was it?
They didn’t understand where I was at
Everyone said “ he’s got it made
I wish I was like him he stands so tall“
But they couldn’t see into my heart
It was broken and torn apart
Then a man of god walked into my life
Shared the truth turned on the light
My search at an end and my heart made right
I’ll follow the sun for the rest of my life
CHORUS
I’LL WALK IN THE WAY OF THE MAN
WHO HAS THE MASTER PLAN
HE’LL NEVER LET ME DOWN
HE’S ALWAYS BEEN AROUND
It’s been many years since I gave him my life
A family in return and a wonderful wife
I’ll admit at times I’ve stumbled and fell
But he’s always been there to save me from hell
CHORUS
If your life’s in a mess no vision to find
You’re wondering around with no peace of mind
Just look up and see the man from Galilee
Just give him your heart
And you will be free
CHORUS
LAST VERSE AGAIN
© JOHN J CALLAGHAN 5/3/1987 ( CONTROL )
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3. |
Man From Galillee
03:13
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4. |
The Letter
04:06
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THE LETTER (key D)
WHILE CLEANING OUT MY DRESSER DRAW
JUST THE OTHER NIGHT
I FOUND MY OLD BIBLE
THAT I HAD PUT AWAY
WHILE FLICKING THROUGH ITS PAGES
LETTER FELL TO THE FLOOR
IT WAS ONE THAT YOU HAD WRITTEN ME
BACK IN `84
THE LETTER STARTED “DEAR JOHN
WHAT A PERFECT AND PRECIOUS GIFT
THIS LITTLE GIRL THAT WE HAVE MADE
HAS BOUGHT SUNSHINE TO MY DAY
I WANT TO THANK YOU NOW FROM DEEP WITHIN
GOD HAS BLESSED US AGAIN “
THE WORDS I READ BOUGHT TEARS INTO MY EYES
IN THE HUSTLE AND THE BUSTLE OF EVERY DAY LIVING
WE TEND TO FORGET - LIFE’S LITTLE BLESSINGS
WE LET THEM PASS US BUY - SOMETIMES WE ASK WHY
LORD OPEN MY EYES BEFORE ITS TO LATE
I STUMBLED THROUGH THAT OLD FRONT DOOR
FROM WORKING LATE AGAIN
MY BONES WERE TIRED AND WEARY
LOOKING FORWARD TO AN EARLY NIGHT
MY BOYS CAME RUSHING THROUGH THE DOOR
AN WE WRESTLED ON THE FLOOR
ITS TIMES LIKE THESE ITS GOOD TO KNOW
LIFE OFFERS SO MUCH MORE
CHORUS
LEAD
CHORUS
© JOHN J. CALLAGHAN 1989 ( AUSTRALIAN COMP. ) CONTROL
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5. |
Boys Story
01:33
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Just sitting around a campfire telling a story.
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6. |
The Lonely Boy
04:47
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THE LONELY BOY (key G)
I WAS WALKING DOWN THE STREET JUST THE OTHER DAY
WHEN I STOPPED AND ASKED A CHILD IF HE`D LOST HIS WAY
WITH BIG BROWN EYES HE LOOKED AT ME
A SADNESS IN HIS VOICE HE BEGAN TO SPEAK
CHORUS –
DOES ANYBODY CARE WHAT I DO TODAY
MY MOTHERS A DRUNK AND MY FATHER
WELL HE`S GONE AWAY
MY BROTHERS IN JAIL AND I`M ALL ALONE
YOU SEE MISTER I`M 8 YEARS OLD
AND IV`E BEEN ON MY OWN FOR 4 OF THOSE
AND YOU ASK ME IF I`M LOST TONIGHT
THE STREET IS MY HOME
WELL I THOUGHT BACK TO WHEN I WAS 8
SNUGGLED UP IN BED WITH NOBODY TO HATE
THE FEELING I FELT RIGHT THERE AT HOME
ALL THAT LOVE AND I WASN`T ALONE
I LOOKED AT THE BOY AND I COULDN`T HELP BUT CRY
THE LOST AND LONELY CHILD
WHAT HAD HAPPENED IN HIS LIFE
CHORUS
WELL I SAT DOWN AN I TOLD HIM OF GOD
THE GREATEST GIFT THAT WE HAVE GOT
HOW HE DIED FOR US SO THAT WE MIGHT LIVE
HE TAKES AWAY LONELINESS AND OUR SINS
HIS EYES LIT UP AND HE STARTED TO CRY
I TOOK HIM IN MY ARMS THIS LONELY CHILD
CHORUS
HE CRIED AND HE CRIED TILL THE HURT WAS GONE
HIS HEART WAS FILLED THE LOVE OF GOD
WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE AND JOY IN HIS EYES
HE LOOKED AT ME AND SAID WITH PRIDE
SOMEBODY CARES WHAT I DO TODAY
WITH GOD IN MY HEART I WON`T BE AFRAID
I WON`T BE LONELY OR LOOSE MY WAY
MY FATHER AND I ARE GOING HOME
( Spoken ) I CLOSED MY EYES AND SAID
THANK YOU LORD - YOUR GREAT LOVE HAS WON AGAIN
PROTECT THIS CHILD AND BLESS HIS LIFE
AND GIVE HIM A HOME THIS VERY NIGHT
2nd CHORUS :- SOMEBODY CARES..... x2
LAST LINE TWICE
© JOHN J. CALLAGHAN 1983 ( CONTROL )
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7. |
Follow your Dream
03:37
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FOLLOW YOUR DREAM ( key G )
Well the suns beating down on this car of mine
I’m heading down the road - following the white line
Cause that’s what it takes - to play another town tonight
Sometimes i wounder where we`re really going
All these miles an so far from home
Should i get a job, and work from 9 till 5
But i have this dream, i have this desire
A passion in my heart - it burns like a fire
And nothing going to quench it - until i see it through
Follow your dream - follow your heart
Keep your eyes on the task
Follow your dream - follow your heart
Don`t ever try to live in the past
Follow your dream - follow your heart
This could be the day - to make a new start
I`ve been chasing my dream for o so long
Travelling round the world - tryin to sing my songs
And people would listen - to what i had to say
But when its all over i pack my gear
I head out of town wondering did they hear
Or will i be a voice - a memory in their minds
Well in my heart it doesn`t matter that much
I`ll sing my songs an try and keep in touch
And all the while - a voice keeps saying to me
chorus
Come on people ---- you`ll have your day
You`ve got what it takes ---- you just need a break
chorus
© JOHN J. CALLAGHAN 1995 ( AUSTRALIAN CONTROL )
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8. |
A Spark in the Dark
04:05
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A SPARK IN THE DARK (key D)
CHORUS:
I DON`T WANT TO BE A SPARK IN THE DARK
I WANT TO BE A LIGHT THAT SHINES
I DON`T WANT TO BE A DISTANT VOICE
I WANT TO BE HEARD LIKE THUNDER, GOD`S VOICE
I DON`T WANT TO SIT AND WATCH
THE WORLD GO TO HELL
I WANT TO SHOW THEM THE WAY
AND MAKE `EM WELL
I CAN JUST SEE DAVID STANDING ON THE HILL
LOOKING DOWN ON THE WORLD HE KNEW
WHEN FOR THE FIRST TIME HE SAW GOLIATH THERE
SHOUTING AND DEFILING HIS GOD
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO
ABOUT THIS MAN WHOSE SO RUDE??
ISRAEL SAID WE DON`T HAVE A CHAMPION SO STRONG
TO GO OUT AGAINST THIS PHILISTINE
DAVID SAID HE WOULD GO, FOR THIS ONE THING HE KNEW
GOD WAS ON HIS SIDE
SO ARMED WITH A SLING AND SOME STONE
HE WENT OUT AND FACED HIM ALONE --- AND HE SAID
I DON`T TO BE A SPARK IN THE DARK
I WANT TO BE A LIGHT THAT SHINES - X 4
THEN THERE WAS GIDEON THRESHING WHEAT
IN THE WINE PRESS
WHEN THE ANGEL OF THE LORD APPEARED TO HIM
THE LORD IS WITH YOU OH MIGHTY WARRIOR
BUT GIDEON SAID HOW CAN THAT BE
THE PEOPLE ARE OPPRESSED AND DISMAYED
FOR THE MIDINIATES HAVE MADE US THEIR SLAVES
THE ANGEL OF THE LORD SAID UNTO HIM
GO IN STRENGTH I AM SENDING YOU
SO WITH 300 MEN HE SURROUNDED THE CAMP
AND SAID TO THEM DO AS I DO
WHEN I BLOW THE TRUMPET AND SHOUT
BREAK THE JARS AND LET YOUR LIGHT OUT
FOR HE SAID
CHORUS X 2
© JOHN J. CALLAGHAN 1990 (CONTROL)
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9. |
Letting Go
04:23
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LETTING GO – ‘G’
When Love Arrives
And Plays On Your Heart Its No Surprise
When I Look In Your Eyes
Letting Go Into The Flow
Letting Go - Trusting In The Love Around
Letting Go --
Letting Go - Trusting In The Love Around
Letting Go --
When The Light Shines
And Sheds Its Brightness -- You Will Find
Peace In Your Heart
Letting Go Into The Flow
You`Ll Feel So Alive
Just As The Sun Is Sinking Down On You
Woo O Close Your Eyes
Letting Go - Trusting In The Love Around
Letting Go --
Letting Go - Trusting In The Love Around
Letting Go --
© PETER CALLAGHAN ( CONTROL ) 198 ( Additional words by John J.Callaghan, with permission. )
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10. |
The Lord is Knocking
05:01
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THE LORD IS KNOCKING (key D)
WHY DO I FEEL SO SAD
WHEN PEOPLE ALL AROUND ME LOOK SO GLAD
AND WHY IS MY HEART BREAKING IN TWO
WHEN I LOOK AT A FRIEND SUCH AS YOU
YOU ALWAYS TELL ME YOUR SO HAPPY
YOU`VE REALLY GOT IT MADE IN THIS LIFE
AND ALTHOUGH THE WORLD WAS AGAINST YOU
YOU MANAGED TO MAKE IT ON YOUR OWN
CHORUS
OH MY FRIEND WHAT WILL IT TAKE
FOR YOU TO HEAR WHAT I SAY
I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW THE TRUTH
BUT STILL REFUSE TO BELIEVE
THE LORD IS KNOCKING
DON`T LET HIM PASS YOU BY
OPEN THE DOOR TO YOUR HEART
AND YOU WILL BEGIN TO FLY
MY HEART FEELS SO HEAVY
WHEN I THINK WHAT THE LORD
HAS DONE FOR US
BUT HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU THINK
HE SHOULD KNOCK
BEFORE YOU OPEN THE DOOR
WHEN THE BOOK OF LIFE IS OPEN
MY NAME WILL BE THERE FOR SURE
BUT HOW MANY TIMES
SHOULD YOU HEAR THE WORD
BEFORE YOU SETTLE THE SCORE
CHORUS ---- LEAD ---- CHORUS
© JOHN J. CALLAGHAN 1983 (CONTROL)
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11. |
Over These's Years
04:48
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OVER THESE YEARS (key G)
OVER THESE MANY LONG YEARS
I`VE TRAVELLED SO FAR AND SO WIDE
AND AT TIMES I`VE FELT WHAT AM I DOING THIS FOR
IS THERE REALLY ANY MEANING IN IT ALL
SOMETIMES I MISS ALL THE PEOPLE
AND THINK ABOUT THE THINGS I HAVE DONE
ALL THE PLACES I`VE BEEN
ALL THE THINGS THAT I`VE SEEN
WHY HAS IT BEEN OH SO LONG
BUT WHEN I REFLECT, I HAVE TO ADMIT
THAT THIS IS THE BEST LIFE OF ALL
CAUSE I`M SINGING ABOUT JESUS
HIS LIFE HIS LOVE AND HIS WAYS
YES I`M SINGING ABOUT FREEDOM
ITS FOR ME, ITS FOR YOU, ITS FOR ALL
NO MORE DO I FEEL THE PAIN
OF A LIFE THAT SO SO FULL OF SHAME
I`M REDEEMED AND THIS IS THE BEST LIFE OF ALL
I`VE HAD THESE FEELINGS SO LONG
AND WONDERED JUST HOW LONG I WOULD LAST
I`VE PLAYED WITH THE BEST,
I`VE PLAYED WITH THE LEAST
BUT ENJOYED EACH ONE JUST THE SAME
BUT NOW ITS TIME TO MOVE ON
TO WHAT I REALLY DON`T KNOW
BUT I`LL TRUST YOU LORD
CAUSE YOU HAVE BOUGHT ME THIS FAR
AT TIMES IT BEEN GOOD, AT TIMES IT BEEN TOUGH
BUT I WOULDN`T CHANGE THE WAY THAT I LIVE
CHORUS
(MID 8)
SOMETIMES I THINK ITS ALL OVER
SOMETIMES I THINK ITS THE END
THEN I LOOK UP AND I SEE THE CUP
AND THE BLOOD THAT WAS SHED FOR MY SINS
AND I`LL SING ABOUT JESUS etc:-
CHORUS
© JOHN J. CALLAGHAN 1989 (CONTROL)
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12. |
Victory Song
04:07
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VICTORY SONG ( key G)
YOU ASKED ME TO STAY AWAKE WITH YOU
TO HELP YOU KEEP WATCH THROUGH THE NIGHT
BUT EACH TIME YOU RETURNED
YOU FOUND ME ASLEEP
AND CONTINUED TO PRAY ALONE
THEN THROUGH THE DARKNESS
WE SAW THEM COME
SOLDIERS FULLY ARMED FOR WAR
I TOOK OUT MY SWORD TO DEFEND YOU THERE
YOU STOPPED ME AS THEY DRAGGED YOU AWAY
SO BEFORE PILATE THEY ACCUSED YOU NOW
OF INCITING THE PEOPLE TO WAR
YOU STOOD THERE IN SILENCE THEY
CONDEMNED YOU TO DIE
UP TO GOLGOTHA WE WALKED
YOU DIED THAT DAY FOR THE SINS OF THE WORLD
TO SET FREE ALL OF MAN KIND
AND ALL THOSE WHO CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD
TO THEM HE WILL CALL SONS OF GOD
IT WAS MUCH THE SAME ON THAT FATEFUL DAY
WHEN JESUS HIS LIFE HE GAVE
WHEN SATIN THOUGHT HE’D BOUND AND CAUGHT
THE KING OF KINGS AS HIS SLAVE
DOWN IN THE EARTH THEY BOTH DID GO
ONE FRIEND AND ONE A FOE
WHEN HIS HANDS SEEMED TIED
HE BROKE THE BINDS AND LED ALL THE CAPTIVES FREE
YES HE ROSE THAT DAY THE SINS OF THE WORLD
REST OF CHORUS
LEAD BREAK
CHORUS X 2
SO GIVE YOUR HEART TO THE KING OF KINGS
LET THE HOLY ONE SET YOU FREE
ON LONGER BE BOUND BY THE ONE WHO FOUND
THAT JESUS IS STILL THE KING
© JOHN J CALLAGHAN 22/5/1989 ( CONTROL )
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John Callaghan Perth, Australia
John Callaghan is a multi award winning Aussie Country singer. He has released many self-penned songs over the years and his latest album, ‘This Day will Come”, has been just released. John played with, and been support to famous acts as Johnny Cash, Don Williams and appeared regularly on many television shows, including the "Reg Lindsay's Country Homestead" early in his career. ... more
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