The Problems of High School Love

I see that gorgeous girl walking the hall,

I want to be more than friends, it depends,

What if age causes our friendship to fall?

I hate these high school relationship trends!

At what point do I ask again, click send?

I don’t want to make this friendship awkward,

At least until then, she is a good friend,

If I mess up, don’t let us move backward?

I love talking to her, so beautiful,

They tell me there are more fish in the sea,

And while I know the fish are plentiful,

She is the only fish that I can see.

I know one day that question comes once more,

I hope that day she opens her heart’s door.

I Have Been Saved

At some point or another we were lost,

Thinking that we were made for so much more,

We looked, and even if it had a cost,

We needed something that could touch our core.

The answer came in the form of a man,

Not a celeb; a man like you and me,

I admit that I have become a fan,

You ask why I'm so happy, you will see!

He has brought a glorious gift for all,

The gift is grace, mercy, and awesome love,

I come running at his every call,

I'm talking about my Father above.

He overwhelms me like a coming wave,

Just he alone has the power to save!

Where Treasure Is Kept

I know where you say you store your treasure,
You’re wealthy; I see the glee on your face,
You say your riches are safe, you are sure,
But trust me; I know a much safer place.

I have seen you with nice cars, girls, and gold,
All these things will slowly become nothing,
You should listen to what you’re told,
If you listen, you are given something.

If you don’t trust what I say, ask others,
They will tell you the same thing as I do,
Go ahead; ask the fathers, kids, mothers,
If they say different, I’ll listen to you.

I’m telling you of the most secure vault,
When you feel like nothing, it’s not my fault.

Are We Friends?

Why should I call you a close friend today,
The day when I have lost all trust in you?
You say we’re close friends, tell me, in what way?
You lied to me, now that you can’t undo.

I wish I could call you a friend, I can’t,
You lied to me; let me drown in sorrow,
You threw me out to sea; I’m back on land,
I think you'll do it again tomorrow.

You want me to talk to you, I will not,
You betrayed my trust, that can’t be undone,
You killed me like a lobster in a pot,
I give up this argument, you have won.

I’m glad what you said to me is a lie,
Now that I know, my heart has wings to fly.

What's Missing In This Life?

How many people do we know who’s dead?
How many people we know who’s alive?
“I’m just glad I could help,” the doctor said,
But who really made that person revive?

We know meds help, but that’s not the lone cause,
But what then caused that person to return?
Take a moment to think right now, hit pause,
What made that person’s life make a U-turn?

You make a guess, you tell me, “the doctor,”
I say, “that’s not right” and you guess again,
You say, “because he is a warrior,”
I’m sorry, but you’re wrong again, my friend.

I hand them a Bible and say, “read this,”
“Thanks! I knew something in my life’s amiss.”

Beauty Is Easily Hidden

If a beautiful flower grows alone,
Then when it rains, the ground is not wetter,
For in a day the dirt is dry as bone,
The water’s no longer in a fetter.

The flower’s petals slowly start to wilt,
The petals are tossed around in the storm,
But then they are to be pressed in a quilt,
So when it’s done, its beauty is reborn.

To the eye, a lone flower’s pitiful,
And to the mind it may not be that nice,
But to the heart it can be beautiful,
It’s the beauty that goes without a price.

The next time a flower is seen dying,
Someone, somewhere, is happily crying.

It's OK to Not Be OK!

At some point in life, we all hit that wall,
That wall that is too wide to walk around,
It cannot be scaled because it's too tall,
The only way to get through is with sound.

At that moment when we hit that blockade,
Sometimes it is a weight we cannot bear,
If you need to reach out, don’t be afraid,
You simply need to trust someone and share.

At some point we all need some help, we search,
One choice of people is your own small group,
Another is a friend from school or church,
They will serve as your own personal troop.

That wall’s like Jericho when it’s all out,
It will all fall down at that final shout.

Money

I check my bank account, nothing is there, 
People ask me what I'll do for a job,
But in response I say, "I do not care," 
Early that morn' I had begun to sob.  

The city's homeless live without clean clothes, 
Walking with bloody feet, they have no shoes, 
Their lives have gone downhill, they all have woes, 
They tell me they have nothing more to lose.  

When I see this I start to die inside, 
I must do something for these families, 
When I see this I lay my life aside, 
So many come up to me, say, "Oh please!"

All these people, they are so very weak, 
I only wish to give them strength to speak.

What Has Happened Here?

Friends, family, they gather all around,
As long as you’re alive, they watch your back,
When you’re sad, they won’t let you hit the ground,
You say you have no friends? You get a *SMACK*!

Please remember, both boys and girls alike,
To not play with the other’s fragile heart,
Think about it; you only get one strike,
Those of you who strike out, why even start?

I now wish to address the main issue:
Where has our sense of community gone?
I don’t mean the kind where I talk to you,
I mean the kind where we all live a song.

And at last when what I’ve said has been done,
Finally, we will be living as one!

Decisions

Should we say it, or should we back away,
Should we just go ahead and speak our mind;
Sometimes we wait and we wander astray,
But then that chance we had is left behind.

What if we do go and shout it all out,
But it’s too early and we fall apart?
What if we let it pour like from a spout,
And becomes what we want: a brand new start?

These are the thoughts that pass through all our brains,
Should the girl be asked by the love-struck boy?
If she says no, here comes a heap of pains,
But if yes, then an overwhelming joy.

All these thoughts just go right on rushing by,
And we are back to where we started. Why?!

The Great Love Letter

The most famous love letter ever scrawled,
It has a total of sixty-six books,
When it was finished, everyone is called,
Never to turn back like we're snagged on hooks.

This letter shows love and teaches us, too,
It is from the Father we have above,
The same Father that has made me and you,
He made peace that is shown by the white dove.

No one can ever beat this love letter,
His love cannot be beaten by a man,
Nothing that we can feel can be better,
Everyone on this world sits in His hand.

It says we can't love an object, idol,
The love letter I speak of, the Bible.

Where Do We Go Now?

We walk the path that runs the thing called love,
We never know where it goes till we’re there,
Everything I do, will it ever be enough,
I want to know what you feel, I do care.

We go through life wondering how it ends,
What we do know is the line is not straight,
It twists and turns, it weaves and bends,
We won’t know what life’s for until our fate.

We drive down the road that we call friendship,
We stick together when we do dumb stuff,
There comes a time when we must board that ship,
The one that says making friends isn’t tough.

Now we have the bond we have been sewing,
We won’t stop there; we’ll just keep on going.

Love

Does anyone really know what love is?
Is it a feeling we have in our heart?
We know it starts when your heart linked with mine,
But when did what we call love really start?

Did love start when my eyes looked into yours,
Or was it the first time I heard your name,
My heart was hard but now meet open doors,
When you call me I hope to meet the same.

In the past, love has caused me so much hurt,
Each time I see you my heart starts to heal,
When you speak, I listen to every word,
You have no idea how you make me feel.

When you're around I feel like I could fly,
Hear the words I say, "May I be your guy?"

The Definition of a Friend

They're the people who don't care what you say,
They're the people who don't care what you do,
Those people who will help you any day,
The people who are always there for you.

Sometimes it's hard to get up when you're down,
Remember there are people standing by,
Just ask for help to pick you off the ground,
No one can help if you don't let them try.

The worst feeling is to feel all alone,
Life alone can lead to insanity,
Some days you just start acting like a drone,
Someone please help, just show humanity.

There are people who have a hand to lend,
Each person beside you is called a friend

The Ultimate Sacrifice

LORD, I do not deserve your love, it’s great,
Your Son - nails piercing his hands like sharp knives,
The Romans’ only feeling for Him: hate,
He must be killed to save our shameful lives.

After six hours, his blood ceased to flow,
And when he died, the skies turned deathly black,
But three days later, he made quite a show,
He’s not dead, he’s alive, he has come back.

The whole plan was to stop His beating heart,
He died to save us from our deadly sin,
He gave all our lives a chance to restart,
He gave us a chance to really begin.

God so loved the world he gave his one son,
Satan has been defeated, God has won.

Dreams

Dreams. They are so mysterious to me,
I know that it is started in the brain,
For some, what it does is fill them with glee,
For others, it makes them cry tears like rain.

Dreams. They can make some people feel so strong,
But in real life, they may be so weak,
They may try something that goes very wrong,
Then peace-of-mind is all that they will seek.

Dreams. They can easily be far too real,
Whether they are good or are bad nightmares,
Both can easily change just what you feel,
You can feel loved or feel that no one cares.

Dreams. They can change people’s lives forever,
Dreams. They can make a man’s life endeavor.

Life

Life is the roller coaster which we ride,
As the car speeds up, we begin to scream,
The only hope think we have is hide,
When we open our eyes, hope is a dream.

We look up from this hole and see blue sky,
The only way to get help is to shout,
However, no matter how much we try,
We will never succeed at getting out.

The dark night turns into a deep orange dawn,
Finally, the heat of the rising sun,
For a moment, we all thought hope was gone,
The final, dying wish for us: to run.

When we tire, we let out one last breath,
We can run no longer, we live in death.

What Others Say Isn't True

You say you've felt pain all throughout your years,
A pain worse than a cut or broken nose,
Too many times I've seen you shed some tears,
It's the cruel words on which you've overdosed.

They say you're ugly, they say that you're dumb,
Their painful words have broken your sweet soul,
When I call your name, I wish that you'd come,
I want to say some words to make you whole.

You're more than pretty, you are so gorgeous,
The mean words which they've said, they are not true,
That freak they made you feel, that is a "was,"
I want to help unveil the new, true you.

The words you've heard, they were too great a crime,
I see you for who you are, you are fine.

What is it, to Be Christian?

Hundreds of years ago, the church was strong,
Throughout the Roman Empire, Jews prayed,
Because of persecution, days seemed long,
Because of their religion, they were slain.

These days we are not faced with that danger,
Though we’re His children, His Word we don't share,
He is our LORD, our mighty life-changer,
One might even think we don't really care.

One day I envision a world of God,
"To live’s in Christ, to die is gain," said Paul,
One day, we won’t be standing on this sod,
We'll be in heaven; hear His booming call.

He's the Father, the Son, and Holy Ghost,
He's the one in which I would like to boast.

Music

What is the one thing that links all of us?
That link some call magic is called music,
Some listen with an iPod on the bus,
Some play it on a guitar with a pick.

Some of us use it to show how we feel,
Feeling madder, gladder, what's life to me?
We could put all our feelings in a reel,
Or we could burn our life on a CD.

Life moves on and who knows what it will show,
The weaker of us step just out of range,
The stronger of us let life freely flow,
We all know that the music’s sound will change.

And not unless our life-filled bodies drop,
Will our life’s music fin’lly slow and stop.

The LORD is Powerful

He is the one who made the whole world start,
This world held in the palm of His great hand,
He put together each and every part,
From nothing, He made water and the land.

He’s everywhere in this exact moment,
It is His face which I would like to see,
In the end He waits for us to repent,
Only with Him is where I want to be.

He sends us His one and only son,
Whose skin upon the cross is then sliced,
But triumphs over the grave, He has won,
Who is this perfect man? His name is Christ.

When said, His Word is stronger than the sword,
Who is the one I praise? He is the LORD!

Best Friends

I have a friend whom I love like a bro,
That friend who’s always there when times are sad,
He pushes me not to stop, but to go,
Even when I feel down, he makes me glad.

There is this girl I love like a sister,
At the end of this year she goes away,
You can surely bet that I will miss her,
No matter what I do she will not stay.

The two of them are going to college,
And though I know there is a reason why,
They’re going off to advance their knowledge,
There is no doubt at some point I will cry.

And I stand outside on the damp green lawn,
I will wave until I see that they’re gone.