LYRICS
Original songs by Ericka Corban
soul-of-the-heartland
You've got sixth generation wild west blood Running through your veins mixed in with the mud and there's a wind swept pride won't be denied You can feel it in your bones Wheat fields and cattle far as the eye can see and all the dreams you've worked for no they don't come easily but you're right where you belong what makes you strong that heaven you call home In the soul of the heartland You know this is good land Never far away from a helping calloused hand and if we can't we know Jesus can Oh save the soul of the heartland Some kids head to California and leave their boots behind but some get up every morning keep this way of life from dying There is faith and hope down every dusty road one rainfall at a time When you look across the sky and see what you've been given that sacred ground beneath your feet and you're thankful that you're living
countryside
The blacktop it can be mean The horns honking and the tires scream Always in someone's way A bunch of people who need a break That pace is rough but ya gotta keep up If you really wanna be someone The lights of the city are neat But my heart belongs in the country Where it's just you and me And this perfect little family With the tall green grass The lakes of glass and your best friends watchin your back The kids can all run free And not worry about a thing That's where I wanna live my life Yea, In the country side City folk don't get me I like to ride in my faded jeans Surrounded by a sea of green Runnin wild and free Don't get me wrong I know a bunch of people who are city strong And this just ain't their song, the country's where I belong I can don my heels And I can get dressed up But at the end of the day I ain't afraid of working hard in the muck When it's just you and me And this perfect little family With the tall green grass The lakes of glass When the kids leave home they'll wanna come back and raise a family Just how it's meant to be That's where I wanna live my life Yea, in the countryside
lost-amen
Even though I've never seen water turning into wine, Doesn't mean that it didn't happen once upon a time, While I'm down here on this earth, Walking on this dirt, I still pray Sometimes when life is coming at ya a hundred miles an hour It's easy to forget to lean into your higher power When everything's a blur and faith is just a word, I still pray Couldn't find it in the whiskey Couldn't see it through the smoke But I know it's out there somewhere Buried in blind hope I throw my prayers to the wind, Till they come back again, Searching for my lost amen I keep trying to find the reasons why for all my twists and turns I keep trying to ride the rapids under bridges that I've burned Through all the broken hearts, Slamming doors and battle scars, I still pray Amen to the hard roads wherever they may lead Amen to the mem'ries still in front of me Amen wherever it might be
best-things
are you feeling in your heart Like the world is falling apart Like you could run but you won't get far Oh I'm there with you Have you felt like giving in Like its a battle you can't win So what's the point of fighting it Oh I been there too But let me tell you one thing honey The best things can't be bought with money If I told you everything In life that matters most to me It's Jesus first then family My country and our liberty I hope we don't forget to see All of these The best things Have you heard those little lies Whispered in the night Like you'll never get it right I been there too But the stuff they can't erase The world could never take God's love is here to stay Oh and you can have it too Chorus Tucking those babies in at night Seeing your love by candle light Standing up tall for what is right Don't give up till freedom rings I'm gonna fight for these things
romeos-juliets
There's no straight line to my love You've got to make your own path Climb some walls or tear 'em down If you can find out where they're at Ain't love a lot like breathing You let it in; you let it out You know fearless hearts survive somehow We don't have to wind up broken Trade our love in for regrets Leave all those words unspoken Sleepin' back to back in bed We don't have to make that last mistake The one we can't take back Like all those other Romeos and Juliets Sometimes I'm cold and restless Sometimes I'm melting in your arms Most of the time I'm getting lost In the shadow of my own heart I want to say I love you And I'd love to hear it too Ain't that what fearless hearts will do And if the thought of love don't scare you My love, then you're not thinking clear enough But I'm willing to, oh if you're willing to Ain't love a lot like breathing You let it in; you let it out You know fearless hearts survive somehow...
in-the-waiting
I have been waiting all of this time And I have been praying all along For some peace of mind I thought what I wanted Was something right Turns out what I thought was day Was really the night And all I have needed Has been in the waiting I found a heart beating Alive and it's saying I can't seem to find the end Of the path I am taking Cause it keeps windin on and on and on In the waiting Don't miss it mother, don't miss it dear Don't miss it child for like a breath We're not long here In all of my waiting for us to arrive Life has been quietly passing me by
comeback-kids
Underdogs, wrong side of the streeters Against the wall fightin' back kinda dreamers But we're right where we wanna be Against the odds starin' down the cheaters Stone cold band of believers But one day they're all gonna see We're still standing Don't count us out We're strongest when we're down You don't wanna mess with a Tribe of misfits We're at our best When we're climbing out the trenches We're the comeback We're the comeback kids Strike a match and put em all together To build a fire that could burn forever Even hard times driving rain Can't kill this flame Hate Pain no matter what they say Can't keep us quiet when we're pounding on the gates Injustice Just watch us We don't care how long it takes
well-lived-life
For as long as I can remember You wore the prettiest thing A glowing smile was your favorite style And you showed us how to care for the simple things And how to love unconditionally Lord knows I'm gonna miss all of this But I know there are reasons There's times and there are seasons And you are where you oughta be Where there's no more suffering But when I meet my Maker I just might ask Him why You couldn't stay another day So I could say goodbye For as long as I can remember You were there to cheer me on Every game I ever played Every song I've ever sung And even when I'd mess it up And make all my mistakes You were grinning ear to ear You loved me just the same Lord knows I'm gonna miss all of this Well I think that I might know Why the good Lord called you home Cause I'd have grabbed your hand And begged you not to go But I know there are reasons There's times and there are seasons And I don't wanna selfishly Keep you here with me Because heaven needs an angel And it's your turn to shine Now we're the ones cheering from the side And it was sure a beautiful ride And one well lived life
i-stay
There's a part of me that wants to run away To go hiding from a world that I can't change And not worry 'bout the hearts I'm gonna break And never come back, never come back There's a longing in my soul to find some peace From the desperation weighing down on me But the thread I'm hanging by won't set me free It keeps bringing me back, it's taking me back And it's for you, I stay, I stay It's what I do, Why I pray So today, I stay There's a pain inside that no one really knows And there's things I feel that I don't ever show When I think that I should finally just let go And never come back, you keep bringing me back I wanna wake up, and breathe again I wanna find some meaning in This life I have been given to live - oh God Breathe life in my hollow bones You are the hope that can anchor my soul I know You're holding So tight and not letting go, no
family
It was just me and mom, I was only three One perfect day you came along, swept her off her feet While you were asking her to dance I asking please, would you be my daddy and the rest is history And I remember many nights, sitting on your knee And all along I've held tight to these words you said to me We're a family and that's all we need when life hands you a bitter cup you've still got something sweet in this family There will always be a place to lay your head and rest your feet cause we're a family Then I grew up, fell in love And though he wanted me to stay One beautiful spring morning Daddy gave me away All around were wedding bells, birds singing in the trees But all I heard was my new love and what he said to me, I'm gonna hold your hand come life or death and i promise I will love you until my dying breath It's joy it's pain It's loss it's gain Things I wouldn't trade The years are flying by now as we're watchin you kids Growing up so fast, like our parents say we did We hold you close and never want to Let you go But as you make your own way we pray you'll always know
waves
The moment you were gone My heart was lost at sea The air became so thick It was hard to breathe Everything stood still Oh but not the grief it soaked me to the core washing over me And it comes in waves It ebbs and flows I stand here It comes and goes Daylight fades The wind still blows I ask Him why The good ones go I know He said you couldn't stay But the pain of losing you this way It comes in waves I didn't wanna live a day Without you here Cause days have a way of turning into years There's a crater in my heart I wonder will it mend And will my aching soul ever feel whole again .... But the pain of losing you that day It comes in waves somehow the sun keeps rising To wake my swollen eyes somedays I feel for certain I'm drowning in the tides But He tells me to hold on And that He will restore And hope is like a life line Pulling me to shore Cause it comes in waves It ebbs and flows And someday I Will surely know He catches every tear I cry someday I'll know the answers why Why he called me to this shore And asked me to be brave said he'll hold me through the pain As it comes in waves
playin-it-safe
Times are changin, and there's a cold cold wind We ain't stayin, here where we been This doubting heart is finding faith again and prayin, like it's the end We been sailing close to shore But now we're headed out where we ain't been before Here we go, We're on our our way Don't know where we're going But at least we have faith And when we roll the dice to play This game of life I know we're not playin it safe Times are changin, and there's a world of fear Evil raging, it's coming clear And there's no one place where we're really safe But for Jesus and His sovereign grace we've cut all the ropes Now we're feeling the waves staring down our disbelief right in the face, sayin