Honesty is not the best policy
Cause it might show the real me
"Be careful what you say"
"You might chase people away"
If I am just being me
That includes my intensity
I don't want to sound
Like I'm boasting aloud
But I would rather be alone
Than trying never to moan
Or mainly refusing to express
What lies within my chest
I will wear my heart on my sleeve
I will not try to always please
The passing opinions
Of passing people
Or the fading feelings
Of all my fake friends
So I will hold on
Even when all things are gone
To a friend closer than a brother
A loyalty like no other

A dimly lit street
So many incomplete
Drugs overflowing
Death rate growing
Teens in despair
Parents rarely care
Although this is dismal
There’s something more criminal
A crime often unnoticed
You never thought you did this
To pretend God doesn’t exist
Even in His midst
Why, child, do you doubt
He has the power to lift you out
Out of whatever circumstance
That makes you feel at a distance
Yes, it may not be easy
But is God your reality
Where is your hope
You, above all, can cope
You will never walk alone
You will always have a home
What will come later
Is so much greater
So do not only see the temporal
For that would be truly criminal
Christ has given us so much more
So why Christian are you on the floor

The stars shine brighter
The flowers are more fragrant
My soul soars higher
Yet my heart is a vagrant
If I do not get to see you
Oh what can a man do
Your eyes are beautiful
Your life is graceful
Like a bird flying high
I am so astounded
That even when you cry
You remain so grounded
Surely God gave you your beauty
Cause even the blind can see
The tenderness of your voice
Which leaves me little choice
Because beauty is in your everything
And this beauty is from the King
Your body is a perfect partner
To your heart that is larger
And more priceless than any other
You are incomparable to any other
And if I ever heard you say
That you feel the same way
Then for all my days
I will forever sing praise
Because if God said let it be
Then my heart will give it all
So that you could be
More blessed than them all

A light in the dark
A flame from a spark
In the most hopeless place
Even there is Your grace
Even when I was dead
You kept me fed
My sin had me captive
But You were still active
In changing my heart
It was always You from the start
You make me better
You wrote me a letter
Of instruction and love
Sent from above
Despite my thoughts of the day
You're the one that remains the same
Despite the desires within me
You remain my reality
I am so grateful for You
Make my heart brand new
Now within my soul is a fire
Burning brighter and brighter
Forgive me for my inconsistency
And help me be a better me

Why do I want a partner?
Is it that I may be stronger?
So I don’t have to wait any longer?
Is the hole inside something larger?

I want someone to hold my hand
Someone my heart can understand
Pursuing a body is so bland
I am seeking something grand

Another being to be close to
To help you be a better you
When it doesn’t matter what we do
You look back and time just flew

I want that person to know
That I will help them grow
Through the rain and snow
Through the high and low

You see even if it is just me
I want conversations with tea
Conversations about more than we see
Conversations about being all you can be

Yea, I might be a little obsessed
And this I have confessed
But this is how I want to be blessed
But Lord, in Your grace I rest

If this is not from You
Remove this heart within me
If this is from You
Help me wait patiently