twenty-five

i'm turning twenty five years old next week.

usually i'm really good about birthdays, getting older, etc. but this year i'm a little leary about the big 2-5. aren't i supposed to have accomplished a lot of what i want to accomplish by this age? i feel like i'm just getting started! i'm going to make a point to use this 25th year of my life to do things that i've always dreamed of doing, but never done. i'm finally going to finish a cd. i'm going to travel to a place i've never been, and maybe even try to go on a little tour. maybe only 3 or 4 dates, but not just shows in edmonton. i'm going to embrace twenty-five and make it a good year. yeah, okay i feel better now. :)

just like you

you picked me up from school today
you're always waiting when i come in late
that's just like you

you're always there when i need your help
you know me better than i know myself
that's just like you

my mother, how i love her
and everything she's done for me
you know her faith has set me free
my mother, is stronger
than i ever did believe
i hope she seems the same in me

you pick me up when i've fallen down
set my feet on solid ground
that's just like you

taught me all my lessons in life
showing me my wrong from right
that's just like you

my father, like no other
and everything he's done for me
you know his faith has set me free
my father, is stronger
than i ever did believe
i hope he sees the same in me

now that i'm all grown
and out here on my own
everything i've known
is everything you are
no matter where i go
i'm never far from home
with you here in my heart

my mother, how i love her
and everything she's done for me
you know her faith has set me free
my mother, is stronger
than i ever did believe, than i ever did believe

my father, like no other
and everything he's done for me
you know his faith has set me free
my father, is stronger
than i ever did believe
i hope he sees the same in me, in me

©2008 lisa nicole grace

heavy heart

i'm in a quiet room
with a heavy heart
i just want to be alone

i've been looking for the light
but it's so dark
navigating on my own

but i've been sitting here wondering
all night
what exactly am i doing
with my life
do i even see i'm headed towards a fading light
do i even care

i'm in a crowded room
with an empty embrace, i
might as well be alone
looking for a smile
on a stranger's face
just dying to belong

but i've been sitting here wondering
all night
what the hell i am doing
with my life
do i even see i'm headed towards a fading light
do i even care

i am just trying to find
my own piece of mind

i'm in a quiet room,
with a heavy heart, but
i know i'm not alone
looking for the light
when i see a spark
that's been burning all along

i've been sitting here wondering
all night
what would i do without you
in my life
now i can see, you're pushing me
to shine so bright
if id only dare

i am just trying to find
my own piece of mind

©2008 lisa nicole grace

do it anyway

i'm got a lump in my throat
and a thorn in my side
i'm tired of waiting for what i want
but it's all about time
and am i really ready
for all that's ahead of me
yeah it's a little bit scary
but i think it's supposed to be

i've got my heart it my hands
gonna let all these walls down
i know i'm taking a chance
no more fooling around
and i think that i'm ready
for all that's coming my way
but it's not gonna be easy
letting go of yesterday

but i'm going to do it anyway
and i know i'm gonna be ok
so why would i turn and run away
only wasting another day
i'm going to do it anyway

© 2008 lisa nicole grace

on my knees

whisper to me tonight,
and tell me am i gonna be alright
just let loose of this sorrow that sits inside

sing me a lullaby,
so i can have sweet dreams tonight
help me remember it's not always
so black or white

but your love gives me
the strength i need
to breath again
and begin to believe
nothing is as hard as it seems
down on my knees

remove this doubt that plagues my mind
so i can separate wrong from right
grant me a peace that transcends all
this foolish pride

but your love gives me
the strength i need
to breath again
and begin to believe
nothing is as hard as it seems
down on my knees

and it's not that hard
to put you in charge
i'm a fool to be
too blind to see
how faithful you are

but your love gives me
the strength i need
to breath again
and begin to believe
nothing is as hard as it seems
down on my knees

©2008 lisa nicole grace

in your hands

i'm sitting here wondering
what is this feeling,
deep inside of my chest

there's no way of knowing
exactly where i'm going,
but that hasn't stopped me yet

maybe i'm feeling content
this isn't where it all ends
i've got so many other plans

it's all in your hands
it makes perfect sense
just to give it on up
but everytime i try
it seems that i
just keep getting stuck

your plans are better plans
it's in your hands

i'm sitting here waiting
quietly anticipating
where is this all going to go
big hopes, and bigger dreams
ready for anything
but i bet you already know

it's all in your hands
it makes perfect sense
just to give it on up
but everytime i try
it seems that i
just keep getting stuck

your plans are better plans
it's in your hands

© 2008 lisa nicole grace