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If It's a Race

by Lee Younger

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1.
Mercy 04:22
MERCY My name’s Alvaro and I love to run Under this Bolivian desert sun I’m nine years old now, but soon I’ll be ten And I just can’t wait until then My Mama works as a farmer sometimes She gives us mostly potatoes and rice She works so hard just to make a life here On four hundred dollars a year I’m so far from alright I need mercy, sweet mercy I don’t want to go hungry tonight God have mercy, please mercy on me My name’s Savitha and I’m almost eight I carry the water we use every day Well I don’t mind it, but my favorite thing Is to open my heart up and sing In Southern India the sun beats down And we need that corn to grow up from the ground My dad works hard for a dollar a day I pray things will one day change I’m so far from alright I need mercy, sweet mercy I don’t want to be thirsty tonight God have mercy, please mercy on me I live in the hills of East Tennessee And I have everything that I need Health care, two cars and a fridge full of food I keep the air set at seventy-two Well I don’t know what it must be like I need mercy, sweet mercy I don’t want to have a cold heart tonight God have mercy, please mercy on me
2.
NOT EASY (HOSEA’S SONG) Was is easy for you to say that you loved me, and then walk away, Leaving me here in a flood tears with a broken life? Is it easy to take a vow, make a promise and then run around On your husband when you have sworn right before God’s eyes? But I would rather take this pain than to be without you one more day And I would do most anything just to have you back with me again It wasn’t easy to swallow all my pride, to bring you back to be my bride From the chains of the life you chose instead of me It wasn’t easy to bear the shame, to pay your price, to give my name To a heart that doesn’t want to be free (CHORUS) It wasn’t easy to give my life, to buy you back to be my wife, But love’s not easy…
3.
NOTHING SHORT OF EVERYTHING What if I spent a little time of everyday Just to listen to the words You have to say What if I told You once a week just how I feel And said “Thank You” when You gave me a meal Is it enough, is it enough? Is it enough, do You feel loved? It’s not about walking lines, not about keeping rules You want all of me, giving all to You You don’t want just words, they’re not enough to prove That you have all of me, giving all to You What if I vow to stick with You ‘til my dying day But I’m never really around much anyway And I would never ever take off this wedding band But don’t ask me, please don’t ask me to hold hands Is it enough, is it enough? Is it enough, do You feel loved? (CHORUS) When I walked to You down that aisle And the tears rolled down Your face With your hammering heart full of love and desire It was not about the dress, not about the lace It was about me for You and You for me All of me for You and all of You for me And it’s enough, it’s enough It’s enough to be loved (CHORUS) All that You’re asking me to do Is give everything, everything to You And I feel that way too Oh, nothing short of everything from You
4.
Dolphin 01:22
DOLPHIN If I were a dolphin, I’d swim the whole ocean As time flew from day into night If I were an eagle, so strong and so regal Then I’d stop for nothing in flight To tell you, “I love you.” There’s nothing I won’t do As bird or mammalian fish But with feathers and beak or fins with a squeak I could never give you a kiss So I’ll tell you with words you’ve already heard Like nine million, eight hundred times I’ll tell you with deeds like raking the leaves I’ll tell you with these old brown eyes I love you, I love you, I’ll never stop saying it When everything’s old that was new, No matter what happens, through crying or laughing Baby, I’ll always love you
5.
NOBODY KNOWS ME We’ve got a secret that we won’t tell It’s just between me and You And I can’t believe it, I’m oh, so overwhelmed I think it’s too good to be true You’ve seen me at my worst and best We’ve laughed and cried and all the rest Nobody knows me the way You know me when Nobody knows that I have been with You And nobody loves me the way You love me when Nobody’s love will ever really do Well I know You more than I ever thought I could And I’m learning so much about me Those things I thought I wanted ‘cause I never understood How love like this could be You’ve seen me at my worst and best We’ve laughed and cried and all the rest (CHORUS) So I’ll meet You there when no one is around And drink up every word You have to say Just take me where there’s no other sound But us, and that’s where I want to stay (CHORUS)
6.
Running Away (free) 04:16
RUNNING AWAY Stop running away It’s not working, your own way You’ve already lost, if it’s a race So stop running away You stole the show, but it’s no fun You thought you’d know enough to run Your life on your own, but you’re the one Who made it come undone The questions roll, “Have I done enough?” See the question’s old and the answer’s rough If the cameras rolled, you’d all be in cuffs So let’s not talk about good enough (CHORUS) Your daily fact is that dull ache Your heart’s so cracked, it’s got to break You smile, you laugh, you know that it’s fake You’ve made so much you want to unmake They’re going fast, these carefree days They just won’t last, they’re bound to fade And have you ever asked if you were made For that golden endless day? (CHORUS)
7.
BENEDICTION 2 Now may the God of peace Himself Sanctify you completely May you be blameless when He returns Your spirit, soul and body He who calls you is faithful, and He will do it

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My dear friend Jed Brewer sent me an email that said, "Brother, it's time for a new Lee Younger EP. Send me five songs, guitar and vocals and I'll do the rest." What followed was one of the most fun, and most rewarding artistic experiences of my life. This sounds good thanks to Jed Brewer.

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released October 1, 2009

Produced by Jed Brewer. Guitars, Bass and Vocals by Lee Younger. BGV by Christy Younger, Cello by David Wasilko, Drums, Guitars, Bass, Percussion, Keys, Programming, Mixing and Mastering by Jed Brewer

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