Lyrics to "Give Me Your Eyes" by Brandon Heath

Here's the latest "next big" singer/songwriter in Christian music, Brandon Heath, who's first album "Don't Get Comfortable" did fairly well with songs like "Our God Reigns" and "I'm Not Who I was". He won the 2007 Dove Award for New Artist of the Year, following in the footsteps of Aaron Shust. His new album, "What If We" was released August 19. You can hear this song and a preview of the full album on the official Brandon Heath Web Site. He sounds a lot like Matthew West or Bebo Norman, but I like his vocal tone more. It reminds me of Tyler Burkum from Audio Adrenaline.

01. Give Me Your Eyes

(words and music by Brandon Heath and Jason Ingram)

Look down from a broken sky
Traced out by the city lights
My world from a mile high
Best seat in the house tonight
Touch down on the cold black top
Hold on for the sudden stop
Breathe in the familiar shock
Of confusion and chaos
Are those people going somewhere?
Why have I never cared?

Give me Your eyes for just one second
Give me Your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me Your love for humanity
Give me Your arms for the broken-hearted
The ones that are far beyond my reach
Give me Your heart for the once forgotten
Give me Your eyes so I can see
Again
Again
Yeah
Yeah

Step out on a busy street
See a girl and our eyes meet
Does her best to smile at me
To hide what's underneath
There's a man just to her right
Black suit and a bright red tie
Too ashamed to tell his wife
He's out of work, he's buying time
All those people going somewhere
Why have I never cared?

Give me Your eyes for just one second
Give me Your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me Your love for humanity
Give me Your arms for the broken hearted
The ones that are far beyond my reach
Give me Your heart for the once forgotten
Give me Your eyes so I can see
Again
Again
Yeah
Yeah

I've been here a million times
A couple of million eyes
Just move and pass me by
I swear I never thought that I was wrong
Well, I want a second glance
So give me a second chance
To see the way You've seen the people all along

Give me Your eyes for just one second
Give me Your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me Your love for humanity
Give me Your arms for the broken hearted
The ones that are far beyond my reach
Give me Your heart for the once forgotten
Give me Your eyes so I can see

Give me Your eyes for just one second
Give me Your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me Your love for humanity
Give me Your arms for the broken hearted
The ones that are far beyond my reach?
Give me Your heart for the once forgotten
Give me Your eyes so I can see

Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah

Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah

02. Wait And See

(words and music by Brandon Heath)

I was born in Tennessee, late July humidity
Doctors said I was lucky to be alive
I've been troubled since the day that I got here
Trouble 'til the day I disappear
That'll be the day that I finally get it right

There is hope, for me yet
Because God won't forget
All the plans he's made for me
I have to wait and see
He's not finished with me yet
He's not finished with me yet

I never really was that good in school
I talked too much, broke the rules
Teachers thought I was a hopeless fool alright
I don't know how but I made it through
It's one of those things that you gotta do
I always had a knack for telling the truth

There is hope, for me yet
Because God won't forget
All the plans he's made for me
I have to wait and see
He's not finished with me yet
He's not finished with me yet

Still wondering why I'm here
Still wrestling with my fear
But oh, He's up to something

And the farther on I go
I've seen enough to know that I'm not here for nothing
He's up to something

So here's my time to be a man,
Follow my heart as far as I can
No tellin' where I'm ending up tonight
I never slow down or so it seems
But singing my heart is one of my dreams
All I gotta do is hold on tight

There is hope, for me yet
Because God won't forget
All the plans he's made for me
I have to wait and see
He's not finished with me yet
He's not finished with me yet
He's not finished with me yet
He's not finished with me yet

03. Trust You

(words and music by Brandon Heath, Chad Cates and Jason Ingram)

I can't walk without watching where I'm going
I can't speak without knowing what to say
I can't love and have any hesitation
'Cause I know that you don't work that way
I can't reach without something to offer
I can't come now, I am so ashamed
I can't hold out, for you any longer
'Cause I know that you don't work that way

I'm not gonna fight You anymore
I'm not gonna try to lock the door
You took Your life and gave me Yours
There's no reason why
I shouldn't trust You with mine

It's never easy changing direction
It's so unnatural to loosen up my grip
Are you growing weary, of all my good intentions
'Cause I know that you don't work that way

I'm not gonna fight You anymore
I'm not gonna try to lock the door
You took Your life and gave me Yours
There's no reason why
I shouldn't trust You with mine

Some days this weight upon my shoulder
Is my shame I know I should know better
'Cause you say that I must now surrender
There's no other way

Not gonna fight you anymore (not gonna fight you anymore)
I'm not gonna try to lock the door (I needed life You gave me Yours)
You took my life and gave me Yours
There's no good reason why, I shouldn't trust You

I'm not gonna fight You anymore
I'm not gonna try to lock the door
You took Your life and gave me Yours
There's no reason why
No good reason why
I shouldn't trust You with mine

04. London

(words and music by Brandon Heath and Chad Cates)

My train pulled in to Waterloo
I found myself wishing you
Were here with me in London
Standing on the river Thames
Taking photographs Parliament
And old Big Ben was ringing
You know it's everything that I imagined it would be
I had no idea that it would feel so empty

Where are you tonight
While I stand here and cry
Watching double-decker buses pass me by
And to tell you the truth
It's all that I can do
To keep from jumping on a plane that's headed home
To you

I took a stroll down Abbey Road
Tried to peak inside the studios
And somewhere along the way I bought you flowers
And a pocket map of the underground
Cause you and I both know I get turned around
I get so lost without you

Though it's everything that I imagined it would be
I had no idea that it would feel so empty

Where are you tonight
While I stand here and cry
Watching double-decker buses pass me by
And to tell you the truth
It's all that I can do
To keep from jumping on a plane that's headed home

Six long nights and seven days
I'll cross the pond back to the states
I can't wait

Where are you tonight
While I stand here and cry
Watching all the black umbrellas pass me by
To tell you the truth
It's all that I can do
To keep from jumping on a plane that's headed home
So I'm jumping on a plane that's headed home
To You

05. Sunrise

(words and music by Brandon Heath, Nate Campany and Dan Muckala)

You wanna sound off but the can't find the words to
Nothin' makes sense in the way that it used to
Can't find a plus in the positive thinking
The well's run dry and you're not done drinking

Clouds start comin' and the sky will fall
Clock stares back from the bedroom wall
Now you're breathin' just just to make it through the night

All you need is a sunrise
Just a moment of dawn
If you're lost in the twilight
Close your eyes and move on
When you're tired in the waiting
Even though it's gonna take you
A little more time
Just a little more time, the sun's gonna find you

Holding your days like a stack of paper
Then you're chasing the wind as the pages scatter
You can save a few but you can't get 'em all back
So get out fast, with your heart intact

Find yourself on the very edge
Lying awake in an empty bed
Now you're breathin' just just to make it through the night

All you need is a sunrise
Just a moment of dawn
If you're lost in the twilight
Close your eyes and move on
When you're tired in the waiting
Even though it's gonna take you
A little more time
Just a little more time, the sun's gonna find you
Just a little more time, the sun's gonna find you

Clouds start comin' and the sky will fall
Clock stares back from the bedroom wall
Now you're breathin' just just to make it through the night

All you need is a sunrise
Just a moment of dawn
If you're lost in the twilight
Close your eyes and move on
When you're tired in the waiting
Even though it's gonna take you
A little more time
Just a little more time, the sun's gonna find you
Just a little more time, the sun's gonna find you

06. Sore Eyes

(words and music by Brandon Heath, Dan Haseltine, Charlie Lowell, Stephen Mason, and Matt Odmark)

You're down, all the way down
Can't shake the feeling
You've tried, you learned how to hide
You've got your reasons

I bet, you're full of regret
Sweet and bitter, please consider

Sore eyes, what's up with that face?
Think we can trace these lines back to fine
I'm sure, you've been here before
Sore eyes, such a sight to see
If I can bring that light back to your eyes to stay
What would you say
(Instead of walking away)

No sign, of roses or wine
But you've got my attention
No lines, I'm outta rhymes
I just wanna hold ya

I bet, I'll make you forget
Love's not bitter, reconsider

Sore eyes, what's up with that face?
Think we can trace these lines back to fine
I'm sure, you've been here before
Sore eyes, such a sight to see
If I can bring that light back to your eyes to stay
What would you say

Wipe away those sore eyes
Wipe away those sore eyes
You don't have to cry

Sore eyes, what's up with that face?
Think we can trace these lines back to fine
I'm sure, you've been here before
Sore eyes, such a sight to see
If I can bring that light back to your eyes to stay
What would you say
What would you say
What would you say

07. Love Never Fails

(words and music by Brandon Heath and Chad Cates)

Love is not proud
Love does not boast
Love, after all, matters the most

Love does not run
Love does not hide
Love does not keep locked inside

Love is the river that flows through
Love never fails you

Love will sustain
Love will provide
Love will not cease at the end of time

Love will protect
Love always hopes
Love still believes when you don't

Love is the arms that are holding you
Love never fails you

When my heart won't make a sound
When I can't turn back around
When the sky is falling down
Nothing is greater than this
Greater than this

'Cause love is right here
Love is alive
Love is the Way, the Truth, the Life

Love is the river that flows through
Love is the arms that are holding you
And Love is the place you will fly to
Love never fails you

08. Listen Up

(words and music by Brandon Heath and James Ingram)

Listen up, listen up
No talking
Listen up, listen up
I'm listening now
Listen up, listen up
No speaking
Listen up, listen up

Why are you crying
Did I say something wrong
Weren't we just talking
Tell me what's going on

'Cause I'm pretty sure my intentions
Were nothing more than conversation
Maybe you just needed someone
To listen to your heart

Maybe I spoke too soon
Maybe I said too much
Now that my face is blue
Think it's time I listen up
I've already said enough

Listen up, listen up
Listen up, listen up

Sometimes I do this
Thing is, I'm so afraid
When it gets quiet
What you might have to say

'Cause I'm guilty of over compensation
I'm lost in my own translation
I apologize, I know I
Should listen to your heart

Maybe I spoke too soon
Maybe I said too much
Now that my face is blue
Think it's time I listen up
I've already said enough

There isn't anything that I could say
Not a word to get in the way
Of you, of you, I am listening
Maybe I spoke too soon
Maybe I said too much
Now that my face is blue
Think it's time I listen up
Maybe I spoke too soon
Maybe I said too much
Now that my face is blue
Think it's time I listen up
Think it's time I listen up
I've already said enough

09. Fight Another Day

(words and music by Brandon Heath, Jess Cates and Dan Muckala)

It's an uphill climb
But it's all you know
So you spin your wheels
And dig your heels and down you go

So predictable
But it's not your fault
How can you expect to do your best
When you're scared to fall

Cause the pain is real
But you will survive
That's how you know you're alive

Cause it's Okay Now, Hey Now
You can let go
That's when you
Find out, find out
Everybody knows
That there just
Ain't no, Ain't no
Easier way out
I know it might not look that way
But You're gonna live to fight another day
Oh, Oh
Oh, Oh
Oh, Oh

There's a place I know
Outside of town
Let's get out of here
Where all our fears don't hang around

Here's another chance
Take it while you can
Cause it sure won't last
Moves so fast
And it's gone again

You're on the edge now
But you will survive
That’s how you know you’re alive

And it's Okay Now, Hey Now
You can let go
That's when you
Find out, Find out
Everybody knows
That there just
Ain't no, Ain't no
Easier way out
I know it might not look that way
But You’re gonna live to fight another day
Another day, yeah

You wonder what you are made
I'm telling you now
You're gonna make it somehow
What are you so afraid of?

Hey Now, Hey Now
You can let go
That’s when you
Find out, Find out
That everybody knows
That there just
Ain't no, Ain't no
Easier way out
I know it might not look that way
But you’re gonna live to fight another...

Day Now, Hey Now
You can let go
That’s when you
Find out, Find out
That everybody knows
That there just
Ain't no, Ain't no
Easier way out
I know it might not look that way
But you're gonna live to fight another day
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
Fight another day
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
Fight another day

10. When I'm Alone

(words and music by Brandon Heath and Nate Campany)

When I'm alone
The faces they come and they go
I wonder if they think I've changed
I wish I could stay
But be where you are
The countries and cities so far
This is my dream and my gift
But sometimes I get

Scared
That somehow I’ll cease to belong anywhere
So I need you when it all starts to show
When I'm alone

When I'm alone
I sleep late, it's crazy I know
The world's only passing me by
I guess that is why

I'm telling you now
That I haven't figured it out
The depth of the things that I've missed
They leave me like this

Scared
That somehow I'll cease to belong anywhere
So I need you when it all starts to show
When I'm alone

Is it true that you can find me anytime
Cause I'm feeling like I'm there
It's about that time

Cause I'm scared
That somehow I’ll cease to belong anywhere
So I need you when it all starts to show
When I'm alone
When I'm alone
When I'm alone

11. No Not One

(words and music by Brandon Heath and Christy Nockels)

No better word than from Your lips
No perfect life than what You lived
No greater gift, no not one

No brighter star has ever shined
No better hope for all mankind
No higher mind, no not one

No one has ever known
This kind of love You've shown

There has never been a greater love
Than Your son
No, not one
And there will never be a greater love
No, not one
With His life you have forgiven us
Hope has come
Hope has come
And there will never be a greater love
No, not one
No

No image true or sweeter frame
No simple word can match Your name
No greater fame
No not one

No one has ever seen
The depth of Your majesty

There has never been a greater love
Than Your son
No, not one
And there will never be a greater love
No, not one
With His life you have forgiven us
Hope has come
Hope has come
And there will never be a greater love
No, not one
No

No greater call
You gave us all a reason to live
No greater love
You gave us all a reason to give
No greater life
You gave us all a reason to shine
No greater love
Forever mine

There has never been a greater love
Than Your son
No, not one
And there will never be a greater love
No, not one
With His life you have forgiven us
Hope has come
Hope has come
And there will never be a greater love
No, not one

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