Seeing Grace

When the wind goes quiet,
And my heart's in silence,
And the world around me's fading away,

When words aren't spoken,
And storms aren't for hopin',
When everything else looks away...

That's when I see Grace
Shining down on me
When all the world is a haze.
Through the darkness I hear,
A still small voice that says,
"I've been here always."

When I've walked in silence,
Amidst the shadows in despair,
And when I'd become one myself,

There was but one reason,
That kept me believing,
When everything else looked away.

That's when I saw Grace
Shining down on me
When all the world was a haze.
Through the darkness I heard,
A still small voice that said,
"I've been here always."

And I can't tell you a moment,
Since or before, 
That I haven't traced the lifetime of love.
Though I didn't know the reasons,
Though it took me a while to see, 
Once my eyes had been opened, 
There's nowhere I'd rather be
Than in the light of the grace that I've seen!

Because when I saw Grace
Shining down on me
When all the world was a haze.
Through the darkness I heard,
A still small voice that said,
"I've been here always."
"I'll be here always."

You Shouldn't Have Gone.

I don't know why you'd want to do that.
I can't even be bringing you back.
I don't know why you'd want to go there.
Why didn't you tell me you'd need help?

If you'd just pick up the phone.
I'd have screamed it in your ear.
I'd tell you you're not alone!
I'd tell you that you are loved.
I'd tell you you have a home.
Please, please don't go.

I know I've told you this over and over
But you never seem to get it through your head.
It's not funny that you'd just up and leave.
You've got people here you never even thought of.

Why? Why? WHY would you just pick up and leave?
Who do you think you are -
To mess with all those people who loved you.
You left us all behind, though you  knew we'd be there
To help and to guide and support you.
NOT COOL.

But you ran away.
You didn't wanna be saved.
Stupid. Selfish. Sorry, you'd better be.
'Coz I'm sorry you did leave,
You knew the love we had to give.

Come back.
I'll miss you so.
But I guess that's your goodbye.