Playlist Matthew West

matthew west - 18 summers

One, we didn t sleep at all
Two was footsteps down the hall
Three, you re jumping to me in the pool
Four was princess dressing up
Five was tea in plastic cups
Six, you got your backpack off to school

Can t believe how fast it flies
They always say don t blink, and now I know why

Eighteen summers gone like that
Eighteen years you don t get back
Eighteen trips around the sun, don t it make you wonder
Why holding time s like holding sand
Always slipping through my hands
What I d give to hold you for another
Eighteen summers
Oh, eighteen summers

Seven was the Disney trip
Eight was singing Taylor Swift
Nine was bedtime prayers and saying Jesus I believe
Ten, eleven, like a weed you grew
Twelve, thirteen, well, middle school
Fourteen, high school s coming
and you re way too cool for me

Can t believe how fast it flies

Eighteen summers gone like that
Eighteen years you don t get back
Eighteen trips around the sun, don t it make you wonder
Why holding time s like holding sand
Always slipping through my hands
What I d give to hold you for another
Eighteen summers

Fifteen, first boy broke your heart
Sixteen, driving daddy s car
Seventeen, you re wild and free, and I m waiting up for you
Then there you stood, cap and gown
And I m smiling as I think about
How every one before s what led us to

Dorm room number 205
A grown man trying not to cry
Can t wait to see all you re gonna do
Your mom and me and two aching hearts
Driving home in an empty car
Thanking God for the gift of raising you
For eighteen summers
Eighteen summers

matthew west - a few more days

There is a longing deep inside my soul
There is a place my spirit wants to go
It's far away from all these chains that bind
There is a world I long to leave behind

So, I wait and wait
I wait for the moment when you come for me
And rescue my heart from the pain that it's seen
Troubles are circling all around me
And I can't stop thinking

Just a few more days I'll be going home
Just a few more hours and I'll be flying
It could be any minute now
That You take me away
Or maybe just a few more days
A few more days

To You a day is like a thousand years
And only You know when the clouds will clear
So, let me not forget and fall away
Because a thousand years could be today

So, I'll wait and I'll wait
And I'll wait for the moment
When you come for me
And rescue my heart from the pain that it's seen
My troubles are circling all around me
I've got to remember

Just a few more days I'll be going home
Just a few more hours and I'll be flying
It could be any minute now
That You take me away
Or maybe just a few more days
A few more days
(x2)

To You a day is like a thousand years
And only You know when the clouds will clear
So, let me not forget and fall away
Because a thousand years could be today

matthew west - a friend in the world

She always said the world was overrated
And she couldn?t take the drama it created
It?s a wonder that she didn?t wind up jaded
From all the times she?s been let down
Well, mom and dad split up when she was four years old
And left the world as she knew it spinning out of control
And she grew up feeling a hole in her soul
?Cause they were never around
She said, ?why?s everybody always leaving?
I just want someone to believe in
And someone who believes in me?

When you can?t find a friend in the world
A friend in the world
Love is reaching down
When you can?t find a friend in the world
A friend in the world
You got one now

I grew up in the glass house of a preacher
Where every move I ever made was a feature
And when you don?t always do what they teach you
You see, they always point you out
But it?s just like tobyMac used to say,
?Some people gotta learn the hardway?
And when I couldn?t outrun all the things I?d done
I picked up the phone and my dad said, ?son ??

This is where the story gets crazy
And this is the part that?s so amazing
You see, the girl I sang about in the first verse
Became my wife
And there?s one last thing I?d like to mention
We owe it all to the author of redemption
Because He reached her life and He reached my life
And He?s reaching out now take a look around

matthew west - all the broken pieces

Did you feel, feel it break
From all the weight of your mistake?
You never knew how much it cost
Feels like your innocence is lost
So much for the perfect life
So much for the perfect day
It?s like no matter how you try
Perfection?s just too far away

So lift them up to me
All the broken pieces
All the broken pieces of your life
To me
All the broken pieces
All the broken pieces of your life

Did you hear what I said?
Did you read the words I wrote down in red?
I was broken once for you
And no one loves you like I do
And that?s the beauty of this grace
It can put the pieces back in place
And shine reflections of forgiveness
In a million different ways

I can take even your greatest mistake
Every scar, every tear, every break
And I can turn it in to something more beautiful
Than you have ever seen
So lift them up to Me

matthew west - curtain

I've been catching up on daydreams
Yeah, I've been lost all afternoon
'Cause I've been imagining a future
In a world of only You
In a world of only You

Chorus:
When the curtain falls down on me
I will be free, I will be free
When the curtain falls down on me
I believe I will be free, free

See, I get so stuck here in the shadows
Where it's hard to escape this gravity
This life is heavy now but I know, yes I know
That someday gravity's gonna lose it's grip on me

Second Chorus:
When the curtain falls down on me
I will be free, I will be free
When the curtain falls down on me
See I beleive I will be free
Free to fly away
I'm free to fly away

Bridge:
The show's not over, but I know how it ends
I know how it ends
When this dream becomes reality
It's no mystery where I will be

Third Chorus:
When the curtain falls down on me
I will be free, I will be free
When the curtain falls down on me
I will be free
I will be free
I will be free
When the curtain falls down on me
I believe I will be free
Free to fly away
I'm free to fly away
Free to fly away
Free to fly away

Oh, wow, look at me now
Leaving the ground
Up in the cloud
So high
Up in the sky
It's time to fly away
Fly away
I'm free to fly high away
I'm free to fly

matthew west - every second

I don't know what I would do without you
But I don't wanna think about that now
I can't imagine how I lived without you
Oh, but I don't have to think about that now
'Cause you're here, and I'm right here with you
And the world as I see it is suddenly changing

Chorus:
I don't wanna let this moment fade away
I wanna soak up every single second in your presence
I just wanna fall in love along the way
I wanna soak up every single second in your presence

I don't like the way I was before you
But I don't wanna think about that now
So, here I lay my yesterday before you
Oh, and I don't have to think about that now
'Cause you're here, and I'm right here with you
And the world as I see it is suddenly changing

Chorus:
I don't wanna let this moment fade away
I wanna soak up every single second in your presence
I just wanna fall in love along the way
I wanna soak up every single second in your presence
Yeah

Bridge:
Oh, now every second matters
Now every second counts
And every day is one more day, Lord, that I can't live without
Without you

Chorus:
Oh, I just wanna fall in love along the way
I wanna soak up every single second in your presence
No, I don't wanna let this moment fade away
I wanna soak up every single second in your presence
I just wanna fall in love along the way
I wanna soak up every single second in your presence

Now every second matters
Now every second matters
Now every second matters
Now every second counts

I just wanna stay
Where you are
I just wanna live
Where you are
And I don't want to leave
Where you are

matthew west - family tree

You didn't ask for this
Nobody ever would
Caught in the middle of this dysfunction
It's your sad reality
It's your messed up family tree
And all your left with all these questions

Are you gonna be like your father was and his father was?
Do you have to carry what they've handed down?

No, this is not your legacy
This is not your destiny
Yesterday does not define you
No, this is not your legacy
This is not your meant to be
I can break the chains that bind you

I have a dream for you
It's better than where you've been
It's bigger than your imagination
You're gonna find real love
And you're gonna hold your kids
You'll change the course of generations

No, this is not your legacy
This is not your destiny
Yesterday does not define you
No, this is not your legacy
This is not your meant to be
I can break the chains that bind you

Cause you're my child
You're my chosen
You are loved
You are loved

And I will restore
All that was broken
You are loved
You are loved

And just like the seasons change
Winter into spring
You're brining new life to your family tree now
Yes you are
You are

Ooh, this will be your legacy
This will be your destiny
Yesterday did not define you
Ooh, this will be your legacy
This will be your meant to be
I can break the chains that bind you

And just like the seasons change
Winter into spring
You're brining new life to your family tree now

By @alexiafelix

matthew west - finest hour

The king of contradiction strikes again
You said the last to cross the finish line will win
And the beggers will be millionares someday
And the humble ones are gonna have their say
Well all my friends are gone now
And all my money's gone now
And all my pride is gone now
And if what you say is true now

This will be my finest hour
This will be my finest hour

Well everything is opposite down here
The strong surive and the rest just disappear
But your philosophy is more unique
You say I'll be stronger when I'm weak

This will be my finest hour
This will be my finest hour

It's 2am and sleepless
I'm wide awake and restless
I don't know what my deal is
I've never felt so helpless
I don't understand it
I don't think I'll ever comprehend it
It's so hard to concieve it
So, I guess I'll just believe it

This will be my finest hour
This will be my finest hour

matthew west - get away

I just can't take it anymore
Your tricks have fooled me for the last time
You know I've had it up to here
With the way you bring me down, down
You're wreaking havoc on my world
You're calling question to my sanity
But I'm not gonna let you get the best of me
Not anymore, anymore

So here I go
Watch me run
A million miles under the sun
That's what I'll do
If that's what it takes
To get away

I gotta get away
(x4)

You try to steal away our kids
You try to tear apart our families
You bring lies into our towns
And watch our morals tumble down
We are a city on the edge
We are a world that needs a remedy
But we're still a nation under God
And it's time we take a stand

We gotta get away (x8)
No, we can't stay

Give us your strength to run from evil
Lord, lead the way
Lead us to into a better day
Give us hope
Give us faith
Help us, oh Lord, to get away
Hear our cry everyday
Help us, oh Lord, to get away

Here I go
Watch me run
A million miles under the sun
That's what I'll do
If that's what it takes
To get away

Gotta get away
(give us hope)
Gotta get away
(give us strength)
Gotta get away
(help us Lord)
Gotta get away
(Oooh)

Gotta get away
(give us hope)
Gotta get away
(give us strength)
Gotta get away
(help us Lord)
Gotta get away
(to get away)
Gotta get away
(hear our cry)
Gotta get away
(everyday)
Gotta get away
(help us Lord)
Gotta get away
(Oooh)

Gotta get away
(valley high)
Gotta get away
(mounatin low)
Gotta get away
(from the dark)
Gotta get away
(to the light)
Hear our cry
Everyday
Gotta get away

matthew west - happy

3 o'clock tripping down the sidewalk
Looking like a fool with a pocket full of questions
I was, living in a worry
Moving in a hurry
In the wrong direction
But then, suddenly it hit me
Doesn't really matter 'cause i got you with me
I think i don' t have to be so down, down, down, down, down

Chorus
I should be happy
I should be happy
I should be living up these days
Just like i know who runs this place
Now that you found me
I should be happy

3:30, got a little dirty
Fear stuck its foot out and i tripped on the same lie
That voice screaming into my head
Pushing me to play dead
Saying, "don't you even try"
But how can i claim to be free
When i carry more chains than the world when they see me?
I don't wanna be the fool who stays down, down, down, down, down

Repeat chorus
Bridge:
Now i'm not talking 'bout a smile so fake
While the world takes pictures 24/7
I just want my faith to be a little more real
What you see is what you get
What you see is how i feel

Repeat chorus

matthew west - heart of every man

To a world turning cold as stone
To a world spinning out of control
See the sigh of the times
Feel the emptiness inside
To try to hide the pain inside

CHORUS
May the love of Jesus fll
The heart of every man
May the hope of heaven touch
A life with healing hands
And may all who seek him find
Grace enough to stand
May the love of Jesus fill
The heart of every man

To a soul that's too tired to fight
To a heart that's too weary to try
When all faith is taken away
By the trials of the day
When there's nothing left to say

CHORUS

BRIDGE
For God so loved the world that
He gave his Son and
Whoever believes will know His love

CHORUS

matthew west - history

It's been a bad day
You've been looking back
And all you see is everything you wish you could take back
All your mistakes
A world of regrets
All of those moments you would rather forget
I know it's hard to believe
Let me refresh your memory

Yesterday is history
And history is miles away
So, leave it all behind you
But let it always remind you of the day
The day that love made history

You know you can't stay right where you fell
The hardest part is forgiving yourself
But let's take a walk into today
And don't let your past get in the way

Would you believe that you are history in the making, in the making?
Every choice that you are making
Every step that you are taking
Every chain that you are breaking
History is in the making
Every word that you are saying
Every prayer that you are praying
Every chain that you are breaking
History is in the making
History is in the making
History is in the making

matthew west - i can t hear you

This world is making me dizzy
I can't seem to keep it from spinning
This life is screaming so loud now
I can't escape from this crowd now
It's like I'm climbing up on the shoulders
In a room full of strangers
And then everybody walks away

Chorus:
Fly high, jump and touch the sky
High, bring me back to life
I know you're there when I can't hear you
Down now at the speed of sound now
When I touch the ground now
You'll be there when I can't hear you
When I can't hear you

I am a classic case of dysfunction
I talk and talk and still I say nothing
So tell me, am I the voice of my generation?
Is everybody having the same conversation?
We're all climbing up on the shoulders
In a room full of strangers
When we should be reaching for you

Chorus:
Fly high, jump and touch the sky
High, bring me back to life
I know you're there when I can't hear you
Down now at the speed of sound now
When I touch the ground now
You'll be there when I can't hear you
And I can't hear you

Bridge:
Do you ever get the feeling that you're not alone
No matter who you are, no matter where you go?
Do you ever get the feeling that you're not alone
No matter who you are, no matter where you go?
Do you ever get the feeling that you're not alone
No matter who you are, no matter where you go?
Do you ever?
Do you ever?

Feel like you're climbing up on the shoulders
In a room full of strangers
We're all reaching

Chorus:
Fly high
Sky High
Life I
I can't hear you
Down now at the speed of sound now
When I touch the ground now
Know you're there when I can't hear you
Fly high
Jump to touch the sky high
Bring me back to life
I know you're there when I can't hear you
Down now at the speed of sound now
When I touch the ground now
You'll be there when I can't hear you
When I can't hear you
I can't hear you

matthew west - i know you re there

I think I'm over-thinking
this whole thing about believing
in something I cannot see
'Cause when I think about it
I think there's no doubt about it
I do it every single day
It's just like the air
No one knows where it comes
or where it goes
But when I breathe in
I believe again and again

So, if the whole wide world says
You're not there
Well, I still know You're there
And even if they call me crazy
I don't care
I still know You're there
And if they say there's no such thing as heaven
or a God who waits for me
I just point to the air
And I know You're there
I know You're there

I had a science teacher
Who tried to make me a believer
That evolution made this earth
But I can't give a big bang
credit for this whole thing
Life is too beautiful for that to be true
It's just like a child
A new born baby, there are no two the same
tiny toes, finger prints
And with that thought I'll rest my case

So, if the whole wide world says
You're not there
Well, I still know You're there
And even if they call me crazy
I don't care
I still know You're there
And if they say there's no such thing as heaven
or a God who waits for me
I just point to the air
And I know You're there
I know You're there

When a nation cries
When a loved one dies
When we wonder why
I still know You're there
When the nights are long
In a world gone wrong
There's still a feeling so strong
That tells me you're there
You're so undeniable
You're so unconfinable
And Your love is so reliable
And it tells me You're there

So, if the whole wide world says
You're not there
Well, I still know You're there
And even if they call me crazy
I don't care
I still know You're there
And if they say there's no such thing as heaven
or a God who waits for me
I just point to the air
I just point to the air
And I know You're there

I know You're there (x3)

If you wanna make history
You gotta stand right up
For what you believe
I believe you're there

matthew west - just like you

Just Like You
Lord Your wonders never cease to amaze me
Cause every time I get down upon my knees I know You hear me
And I've been less than faithful but you've been more than graceful
When anyone else would have walked away
It's just like you to save me
It's just like me to run and hide
It's just like love to take me as I am and make me just like you
Well I could think of a million reasons why I don't deserve your love
And I could try and try and try and try but I could never be good enough Because I am just a sinner but I am saved by grace
You see the heart in me but you love me anyway
It's just like you to save me
It's just like me to run and hide
It's just like love to take me as I am and make me just like you

Just as I am without one plea but that thy blood was shed for me
You see everything I do and still you choose to love me.

matthew west