Not gonna sweat, times on our side
Lost in this moment with nowhere to hide
Nothing else matters it’s just us tonight
Deal with the rest in the light
It’s in the way that you love me, on and on
It’s in the way that you move me, then your gone
How should we feel, taking a chance
Lost in this moment, soul for a dance
Everything, nothing, and hearts that will break
Fighting to feel my mistake
It’s in the way that you love me, on and on
It’s in the way that you move me, then your gone
Why oh why - it’s not worth it
Trading my life for a night
Why can’t I - control myself
Not sure what’s gone so wrong… or right
v1:
What's with this busywork raining down
I can't hardly tell if we're coming or going
So much beauty if you stop to look around
And love must be the only seed worth sowing
ch:
God, what You up to?
What are You up to now?
God, what You up to?
What are You up to?
v2:
So when the clouds part and light shines through
Take some time to rejoice, don't be the last holdout
Just make the best of what's right and what's true
It's not your job to figure it all out
ch:
God, what You up to?
What are You up to now?
God, what You up to?
What are You up to?
God, what You up to?
What are You up to?
br:
Now all of your dreams come true
No single color fades
And it's God's gift to you
Today and every day
Eat, drink, it's all for you
They can't take that away
v3:
You understand that everything is smoke
What becomes of the human spirit
Thanks God we're all in on the joke
There's good news if we only hear it
ch:
God, what You up to?
What are You up to now?
God, what You up to?
What are You up to?
The skew in the balance
The pawns in the palace
The drop in morale has left you
Wondering why
You get what you pay for
Unless of course you’re just prey for
all your hopes just fly too high
The angels in the rafters
The secret ever-afters
All around you
the miles of misbehaving
You don’t deserve the saving
But it found you
And now you’ve got set straight
been given a clean slate
Is it check or just checkmate
What’s your play?
So count up your bad debts
your luck and your lost bets
Stains will fade away
The angels in the rafters
The secret ever-afters
All around you
the miles of misbehaving
You don’t deserve the saving
But it found you
What will you do
now you’ve come through
See what you’re made of …
The angels in the rafters
The secret ever-afters
All around you
the miles of misbehaving
You don’t deserve the saving
But it found you
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The assignment this week is from Jerry:
“In a reversal of Doug’s assignment from a couple weeks ago, create your music bed first, without giving any thought to lyric or melody. Not always a great way to write songs, but it seems to work well for both REM and Clay Howard.”
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