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Send Down One Angel
03:44
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Send Down One Angel (Writer: Bruce Scism/John Mann)
I’m weary, chilled to the bone
The day seems to just keep rollin’ on
I’m weary chilled to my bones
I believe to my soul
The day will come I will never grow old
Oh I’m weary I believe to my soul
Chorus:
Send down an angel
Send down an angel
Send down one angel
I’m in need
I’ll be ready when you call
Suitcase packed, Sunday best and all
I’ll be ready when you call
I wonder just how long
Will I be out here tending to my own
I wonder just how long
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge:
Dressed up like Easter morning
Up like the sun in the spring
I don’t need no warning bells
I’ll let go of time and all that it brings
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Lover's Harmony
03:58
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Lover's Harmony (writers: Bruce and Beth Scism)
I dreamed I was truckin’ through Texas
The full moon was in my view
I had my windows down
And the wind was blowin’ through
I stopped for a cold drink, near Houston
The band played a zydeco tune
The waitress she had a sweet, pretty smile
And her eyes were a heavenly blue
I dreamed that I met my true love
The way she loved me was a beautiful thing
She wrapped her loving arms around me
I sang a lover’s harmony
Like a songbird she sang sweetly
I could not resist, I did not try
She sang and we danced
Paid no mind to the passing of time
Well the moonlight did fade, the song ended
I bent down to kiss her adieu
If you’d like, she said, we could sing one more
And from the first note we started anew
Chorus (Repeat)
Now there’s mornings I wake up, early
The moon bright and in full view
I whisper the tune she sang that night
A song about dreams coming true
Chorus (Repeat)
Tag:
We sing a lovers’ harmony
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Show Me The Way Home
03:28
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Show Me The Way Home (writers: Bruce Scism / Shane Rogers)
He rolled out of bed on the way to his job
Fell to his knees and prayed to god
He said, “Oh Lord, what am I doing here
A lifetime spent working each day
Nothing to show but the money I made
Oh Lord, have I wasted these years”
With so many signs and so many roads
It’s hard to know which way to go
Making a living ain’t making a life
Can’t buy back the time gone by
Making a living ain’t making a life
Lord, show me the way to go home
In a rush to riches he chewed through life
Playing his part a little wild eyed
Hell bound for a life of high times
The gray in his beard mark the years on his life
Seems time just up and run on by
Oh restless, restless time slips by
Chorus (Repeat)
Now times stands still in the morning light
We’re gathered around his cold gravesite
He’s gone to ask of Jesus, “Why”
We bow our heads and say goodbye
His tombstone reads, “Keep a measure of time …
Restless, restless time slips by”
Chorus (Repeat)
Tag
Makin’ a livin’ ain’t makin’ a life
Lord show me the way to go home
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Tender Mercy
03:28
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Tender Mercy (writers: Bruce Scism, Beth Scism, Shane Rogers, Gary Best)
A kind gentle soul, she’d comfort my needs
Each night she told of your tender mercy
She walked this earth, with faith she believed
Your blessed Word, now she lay in peace
I cried all the day, long into the week
Helpless I lay, not able to sleep
God show you care, I long to believe
I’m humbled in prayer, I’m down on my knees
Oh how I weep, Lord this grief shadows me
On this mountain I wait so patiently
You’re not here, you’re there holding her
God, help hear my pleas
Now the heaven’s behold such a beautiful being
With trumpets blaring and the angels all singing
To heavenly shores you gather your sheep
No hunger no cold through eternity
No hunger no cold, now she lay in peace
Humbled in prayer, I’m down on my knees
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5. |
In Trouble Again
02:47
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In Trouble Again (writer: Bruce Scism)
In over my head
Too far by one step
I wanna get close to you
But like a reckless youth
I thought I could swim
Float out on a limb
As sure as I breathe
Like second nature to me
In trouble again
Passion’s to blame
If I’m out of control
But it ain’t ev’ry day
You find the mate to your soul
In trouble again
Instrumental Break (Bridge)
From the safety of shore
Feeling brave once more
It don’t look that far
It can’t be too hard
I’m in trouble again
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Bruce Scism Tennessee
Reviews:
Cool work on "Darlin' I Do" and "Speed Of Lonely" - Phil Sweetland, music and radio contributor, The
NY Times
“Guide Me Home is beautiful!” — C. Ryerson, Red Truck Radio
“River of Regret: excellent … ”
— SongU Review
Two Hearts: "A cool retro country two beat ... in the vein of Bob Wills meets Lyle Lovett... ... very encouraging and clever ... a solid ... song." TAXI
... more
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