If I haven't told you lately by Jana Curtis

When Love Breaks Your Heart

Says he'll be there forever
Says his love will never be severed
Says his heart will always be mine
Changes his mind
In a minute of heartache
And brings sudden death to my soul

My heart is broken
Bleeding, open
Torn, poured out
Laid bare
Such emotion
Holds so tightly
To your wounded heart
You try to sleep
But you can't breathe
The ache pierces through
The hurt so real
When love sheds no tears
But breaks your heart

She lives in a sewage line under town
Her parents have died or cannot be found
She fights from day to day just to live
But her heart has a home her soul found a place ]
Where she can rest and look in Jesus face
He brings rest for the weak and the weary

My heart is broken
Bleeding, open
Torn, poured out
Laid bare
Such emotion
Holds so tightly
To your wounded heart
You try to sleep
But you can't breathe
The ache pierces through
The hurt so real
When love sheds no tears
But breaks your heart

lyrics and music by Jana Brannon
copyright 2010

Always Be Your Dad

I wish I could have been there to protect you

When you appeared on the scene

I wish I could have been there when you were

Three, ten, thirteen, and sixteen

I wish I could have rocked you in my arms

When you were young

I wish I could have sang to you a lullaby

With the words all wrong

I couldn't be there from the start

But I can promise from my heart

I will be there in good times and sad

Wherever you are in the world

I'll always be your dad

I wish I could have kept you from the hurt

The fear, the shame

I wish I could have held your hand

And given you my name

I wish that things were different

That all your memories were sweet

I wish that you were always mine

And that your heart felt more complete

I couldn't be there from the start

But I can promise from my heart

I will be there in good times and sad

Wherever you are in the world

I'll always be your dad

I will be there for the rest of my life

I will be there when you become a wife

I will be there when you become a mother

I will be a good grandfather

I couldn't be there from the start

But I can promise from my heart

I will be there in good times and sad

Wherever you are in the world

I'll always be your dad

Lyrics-Matthew Bullen Music-Jana Bullen

copyright 2010

My Only Wish

Dinner's over

The sun has set

The lights go out

It's time for bed

Daddy will be home

Too early it seems

I hate it when he's home

It's then you hear the hearts scream

He fights with mom

Heads to his room

Trouble's brewing

It will be here soon

It's late at night

When I'm scared the most

That's when I'm frightened

Don't let Daddy in

Is it too much to ask

Is it too hard to find

A pure and devoted love

Is it rare to come by

I don't ask for the world

Just a hand to hold

Through the good and the bad

My only wish is for a dad

The sun's just coming up

The door slowly opens

He comes, he goes

And leaves a girl that's broken

His passion quelled

His anger gone

His little girl

Has no shoulder to cry on

Mama ignores her cries for help

Such pain most have never felt

Daddy hurts again and again

Her poor broken heart can find no friend

With the passing of time

Her pain becomes dulled

She becomes a willing victim

Her heart has been fooled

Is it too much to ask

Is it too hard to find

A pure and devoted love

Is it rare to come by

I don't ask for the world

Just a hand to hold

Through the good and the bad

My only wish is for a dad

A father

A dad

Such tormenting words

Seems so bad

Who would want one

I've seen what they are for

They take what they want

And only come back

When they want more

Love seems an empty word

A passing phrase

"I love you" He whispered

That drew her gaze

What does He want

Is what first crossed her mind

But His hand was not threatening

His face was kind

He said He loved her laugh

Kept her tears in a bottle

Gave her a hug and said

"I'm your Abba Father"

It's not too much to ask

But it is hard to find

A pure and devoted

Is rare to come by

He came to save the world

My heart to hold

He knew the only wish I had

Now I've got a dad

Lyrics and music--Jana Bullen

Copyright 2010