1. He Can *
2. I Got Wise **
3. Preacherman **
4. Oh Where Is The Love **
5. Where Do I Go From Here *
6. For All That You've Done *
7. Heaven Is Where I'll Go **
8. Great To Be Alive (Feeling) **
9. Gospel Light *
10. Fire And Brimstone Blues **
He Can *
© 1998 David Payton
(To my daughter, Heather)
I Couldn't Give You The Sun To Light Your Day
I Couldn't Make You A Tree To Cool You With Shade
I Couldn't Give You A Meadow To Run Through And Play
Oh But He Can, I Know That He Can
I Couldn't Make It To Rain And Water The Earth
I Can't Begin To Explain The Wonder Of Birth
I Can't Relieve You Of Pain Whenever You Hurt
Oh But He Can, I Know That He Can
Baby You Look At Me With Those Eyes That Can See
Only Goodness And Strength Within Me
Oh But You Need To Know Of The One Who Could Go
To The Cross So That You Could Be Free
And The Payment He Made Simply Can't Be Repaid
It's A Love That We Can't Understand
And I'm Longing To See What A Wonder You'll Be
As He Molds Your Young Life In His Hands
I Couldn't Give You The Thoughts To Make Up A Rhyme
I Couldn't Build You A Mountain That You Couldn't Climb
I Couldn't Love You Before The Beginning Of Time
Oh But He Can, I Know That He Can...
I Got Wise **
© 1988 David Payton
He Had Me Going For A Long Long Time
He Had Me Thinking I Had Lost My Mind
He Made Me Think He Had Me Standing Tall
But Then He'd Laugh When I Would Take A Fall
He'd Say "Life Is Short And You're Just Wasting Time
Take Another Drink, Boy, Toot Another Line
There's So Much Gusto Left For You To Grab
Before That Plant You By Your Granite Slab"
(Chorus):
But I Got Wise, I Got Wise To His Lies
I Realized The Old Devil Had The Wool Pulled Over My Eyes
It Was Dark, I Could Not See
Until The Lord Shined His Light On Me
It's No Surprise I Realize I Despise The Father Of Lies
He Told Me, "Jesus Ain't The Only Way
There's A Lot Of Roads To Heaven" Then I Heard Him Say,
"It's Such A Heavy Choice You Shouldn't Choose Today
Your Whole Life Is Ahead, Right Now It's Time To Play"
He Never Got Down To My Heart Of Hearts
I Went To Jesus For A Brand New Start
Jesus Said That He Would Even Up The Score
I Still Have Battles But He Won The War
Repeat Chorus...
Preacherman ** (with Carole Ford)
© Lenny LeBlanc & Ava Aldridge
Preacherman Button Your Coat
There's A Cold Wind Blowing In The Snow,
Who Will Listen If Not For Me
Can't You See They've All Gone Home,
Man Of God It Sure Is Strange
How I Don't Hurt Anymore,
And If Heaven Will Take A Man Like Me
Oh Please, Won't You Tell Me Some More
Want To Hear About The Place Where The Angels Sing
And The Music Never Dies,
I Want To Walk With You On The Streets Of Gold
And I Want To Thank You...Preacherman
That Was Ten Years Ago, There Was A Cold Wind Bringing In The Snow,
Preacherman Opened His Heart And Taught Me Everything I Know
They Said He Died Alone,
And I Cried When I Read His Gravestone
He Said, "The Lord Is My Shepherd And I Shall Not Fear,
My God Has Taken Me Home."
Chorus
I Want To Thank You Lord For The Preacherman
Oh Where Is The Love **
© 1989 David Payton
In And Out Of Confusion, No Finding Peace That'll Last
Can't Get A Bead On The Future
'Cause You Can't Shake Away From The Past
It Seems Like Trouble Surrounds You
What's Gonna Set You Free
From The Conviction That Hounds You
Tell Me What Your Reason To Be
Oh Where Is The Love
Oh Where Is The Love
I Heard The Word Is The Answer
Then I Let Go Of My Hold
Not Gonna Take Any Chances
I Gave The Master Control
Now If You've Gone Through The Same Thing
And You Can't Find No Release
Who You Believe Is The Main Thing
'Cause You Can't Pay The Price Of Peace
Oh He Is The Love (Talking About Jesus)
Oh He Is The Love (I'm Gonna Say It Again)
Where Do I Go From Here *
© 1988 David Payton
Walking Down This Dusty Road
Choking Back The Tears
Been Carrying This Heavy Load
For Far Too Many Years
Feeling The Weight Of The World
Is Bending Me In Two
Will Somebody Love Me Now
If Someday I'll Love You
Where's My Comfort, Where's My Strength
Where's My Love And Where's My Reason
Where's My Purpose And Where's My Truth
Where Do I Go From Here
Where Do I Go From Here
And He Said...
"I'll Walk With You Down This Dusty Road
And I Will Dry Your Tears
I'll Even Carry Your Heavy Load
For The Rest Of Your Years
Because I Took The Weight Of The World
Upon Myself For You
If You'll Only Love Me Now
Forever I've Loved You"
He's My Comfort, He's My Strength
He's My Love And He's My Reason
He's My Purpose And He's My Truth
And I'll Go With Him From Here
I'll Go With Him From Here
For All That You've Done *
© 1989 lyrics: David Payton, music: David Payton & Dean
Harrington
I Was Looking Out My Window
Gazing At The Sky
The Beauty There Was Awesome, Lord
And I Stopped And Wondered Why
Why I Was So Favored
In Just The Fact That I Can See
And I Knew If I Were The Only Man Here On Earth
He Would Have Made That Sky For Me
And I Just Wanna
Praise You Lord, Praise You Lord, Praise You Lord
Thank You Jesus For All That You've Done
I've Been Sitting Here Talking To My Jesus
Explaining How My Day Had Been
I Kept Running Off In My Own Thoughts
And I Found Myself Sinning Again
Then I Remembered That's All Been Forgiven
That's Why He Died Upon The Tree
And I Knew If I Were The Only Man On Earth
He Would've Came And Died For Me
Heaven Is Where I'll Go **
© 1989 David Payton
I Walk With A Smile On My Face
I Dream Of A Wonderful Place
I Laugh 'Cause Deep In My Heart I Know
When I'm Gone From Here, Heaven Is Where I'll Go
I Could Live Like A Pauper Of A King
All I Could Possess Don't Mean A Thing
'Cause In My Mind And Deep In My Heart I Know
When I'm Gone From Here
Heaven Is Where I'll Go
And I've Got Faith And Love And Laughter
Joy And Peace Of Mind
'Cause I Know In My Hereafter
What I'm Gonna Find
I Know The Pain Life's Hardships Can Bring
And I Know It All, Lord, Through It All
My Heart Can Surely Sing
Chorus
In My Mind And Deep In My Heart I Know
When I'm Gone From Here,
When I'm Gone From Here,
When I'm Gone From Here,
Heaven Is Where I'll Go, Heaven Is Where I'll Go
Great To Be Alive (Feeling) **
© 1989 David Payton
Runnin' And A Gunnin' Was A Way Of Life For Me
Huntin' And A Wantin' Everything My Eyes Could See
You Know It Always Seemed To Get Rough
I Never Could Get Enough
I Never Would Believe That The Best Things In Life Were Free
Buddies And Lovers Couldn't Fill The Hole In My Soul
Desperately Listenin' To Every Lie I Was Told
Like, "Keep Yourself Surrounded By Friends"
And, "The One With The Most Toys Wins"
Increasing My Collection Only Made My Emptiness Grow
And I Needed That Great To Be Alive Feeling
I Wanted To Quench That Longing In My Soul
I Wished That I Could See What Was Waiting Ahead For Me
But Everything Ahead Was Dark And Cold
Everybody's Talkin' No One's Hearing A Word I Say
Tryin' To Find A Reason To Continue Just One More Day
I've Got To Figure Out What I Missed
You Know There's Got To Be More Than This
To Find The Real Purpose, Better Get On My Knees And Pray
Seems All Of A Sudden There's A Light Turned On In My Heart
Comin' Like A Bulldozer, Tearrin' The Walls Apart
The Lord Is Saying I Can Be Free
And Buddy Freedom Like That's For Me
He's Given Me Forgiveness And Love And A Brand New Start
And He Gave Me That Great To Be Alive Feeling
Jesus Has Quenched That Longing In My Soul
Now That I Can See What's Awaitin' Ahead For Me
I've Given Him My Life's Complete Control
He Took My Broken Life And Made Me Whole
Gospel Light *
© Terry Talbot
Too Many Brothers And Too Many Sisters
Seem To Grow So Weak
When It's Time To Sing That Old Salvation Song
Well There My Be Somebody Standing There
Who Needs To Hear Him Speak
But They Just Lower Their Heads And Slowly Move Along
You Know I'm Glad
That It Didn't Go That Way Up On Calvary
When At The Last Minute, Jesus Didn't Lose His Nerve
You Know He Went On To Do What He Had To Do
And That's What He Wants For You And Me
We've Got No Choice, But To Go On And Spread The Word
Stand Up And Be Counted
You Will Be Heard Above The Noise
If You'll Boldly Shout It
And You Can Sing With Your Own Voice
And Don't Be Afraid To Say It
Don't You Try To Hide That Candle
It's Burning In The Word You've Hidden Inside
It's That Gospel Light, It's That Gospel Light
And Remember That Jesus Said,
"Tell All The Nations, Tell All The Nations."
So If I'm Ever Standing On A Crowded Corner
Or Walking Down The Street
And I See Somebody Who Needs To Get It Right
Lord Give Me The Power, Lord Give Me The Strength
That The Gates Of Hell Are Never Gonna Quench The Light
Fire And Brimstone Blues **
© 1988 David Payton
Well My Life Was Dark And Dirty, Dark As Mississippi Mud
Life Was Dark And Dirty, Dark As Mississippi Mud
But I'm As White As Snow Now, Jesus Washed Me With His Blood
Only One Thing Could Get To Me, And Was Sharper Than A Sword
One Thing Could Get To Me, And Was Sharper Than A Sword
It Seem To Wash Right Through Me,
It Was The Love Of My Sweet Lord
I Know I Don't Deserve It, But I'm Righteous Just The Same
I Know I Don't Deserve It, But I'm Righteous Just The Same
The Way I Know I'm Righteous Is 'Cause I'm Wearing Jesus Name
I Know I'm Going To Heaven, But It Ain't Cause I'm So Good
I Know I'm Going To Heaven, But It Ain't Cause I'm So Good
The Way I Know I'm Going, Is Just 'Cause Jesus Said I Could
If You Ask Him To Forgive You, He Will Wash Your Sins Away
If You Ask Jesus To Forgive You, You Know He'll Wash Your Sins Away
Open Up Your Heart Now, And He Will Move In There To Stay
If You Let Him Give You Life Now,
You Know That's Something You Won't Lose
If You Let Him Give You Life Now,
You Know That's Something You Won't Lose
The Only Thing You'll Lose Is The Old Fire And Brimstone Blues
Executive Producer Greg Menza
* Produced By Dean Harrington
** Produced By Dean Harrington & David Payton
Engineered By Dean Harrington
Recorded & Mixed At Forte Studios, Roswell, Georgia
Cover Design & Layout By Roger Sawhill/Forte Studios
Photograph By Webb Atlanta Photographics
All Songs Written By David Payton Except:
“Preacherman” By Lenny Leblanc & Ava Aldridge,
Muscle Shoals Publishing, BMI © 1982
“Gospel Light” by Terry Talbot,
Firewind Music/Birdwing Music ASCAP © 1976
“For All That You’ve Done” By David Payton & Dean Harrington
Heavens Sacred Fire Music, BMI © 1990
Musicians:
Lead Vocals: David Payton
Background Vocals: David Payton, Herb Moon, David
Teams, Cheryl Rogers, Carole Ford, Debbie Walker, Paul Porter,
Dennis Lapiccola, Mark Blankenship, (the A-OK Chorale)
Guitars: David Payton, Dean Harrington
Pedal Steele: Larry Blackwell
Bass: Michael Shetler
Real Drums: Rob Cali, Dan Woods, Roddy White
Keyboards: Stan Whitmire, Cheryl Rogers, Larry Rust, Dean Harrington
Drum & Percussion Programming: Dean Harrington
Percussion on “Gospel Light”: Trevor Harrington
CD re-recorded, re-mastered, and label re-design from cassette: -7ater
My Deepest Thanks To: My Savior Jesus, For All That You’ve Done; Stan Whitmire (This Wouldn’t Be Without You); Grady Mosely & The A.D.U.M.Y.F -(Surf’s Up!); My Family In Shelbyville, TN.; Tony Norton; Jay Cook; John
Barrett; Roger Johnson; The Fort Valley Gang - (I Wont Forget You!); My Band ‘The Basics’; Mount Paran Church, Atlanta;
Rick & Lu Woods; Lisa Woods; Karen Wheaton; Becky Yantzee; All The Singers & Musicians On This Project, Most Of Whom Gave Their Services, Bless You All.
© 1991 Refuge Records/A Division of Alternative Music Group,
Joelton, Tennessee
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