Words & Music: Michael W. Smith and Wayne Kirkpatrick
Sitting alone up in your empty room
In the stillness of the night
Where all the many dreams that used to carry you
Are no longer in sight
You put your feelings down in black and white
A sad, disturbing reply
That you don't really want to face another night
So you're saying goodbye
But do you know that you're saying goodbye
To a lifetime
Chorus:
Well, I've got to tell you there's another way
To be free to be complete
But, you've got to make it thru another day
And deny your own defeat (don't give in)
And I'm here to tell you there's another way
To consume a hungry heart
All the love you need is just a prayer away
Let it in to where you are
You've made it to the edge of seventeen
Thinking now you've reached the end of the line
But there's so much of life that you have never seen
Now you won't have the time
You say that you don't hear the music play
so you're ready to give up the dance
Now that nothing really matters anyway
Oh, you give up your chance
But do you know that you give up your chance
At a lifetime
Chorus:
Well, I've got to tell you there's another way
To be free--to be complete
But you've got to make it thru another day
And deny your own defeat (don't give in)
And I'm here to tell you there's another way
To consume a hungry heart
Jesus is waiting just a prayer away
Let him in to where you are
You put your feelings down in black and white
A sad, disturbing reply
That you don't really want to face another night
So you're saying goodbye
But do you know that you're saying goodbye
To a lifetime
Chorusnow, you tell me you like it
you tell me you want it
you're mine
and you don't need another one
come on, and tell me you like it
tell me you want it
you're mine
and another one to me
now, you tell me you like it
you tell me you want it
you're mine
and you don't need another one
come on, and tell me you like it
tell me you want it
you're mine
and the world will get you high
what can you take from me
that which you cannot buy
exhilaration
laughing and turning away
what will you take from me
now that you are inside
intoxication
now are you feeling
enough, to villify what I love
to sanctify all i hate
endowed with the need
to carry over the life I live
now, you tell me you like it
you tell me you want it
you're mine
and you don't need another one
come, on and tell me you like it
tell me you want it
you're mine
and another one to me
now, you tell me you like it
you tell me you want it
you're mine
and you don't need another one
come on, and tell me you like it
tell me you want it
you're mine
and the world will get you high
what can you take from me
that which you cannot buy
exhilaration
laughing and turning away
what will you take from me
now that you are inside
intoxication
now are you feeling enough
to villify what i love
to sanctify all i hate
endowed with the need
intoxicating
enough, to villify what i love
to sanctify all i hate
endowed with the need
to carry over the life i lead
now, you tell me you like it
you tell me you want it
you're mine
and you don't need another one
come on, and tell me you like it
tell me you want it
you're mine
and another one saved