Song-Writer's Note: For those of you who read "Someone" and wanted to know more about my singing group, well here's more about it. This is a song I wrote about what a regular day on tour is like, and why traveling with these people is such an awesome experience. Because you're not just performing...you're changing lives. Read and enjoy...and please review while you're at it, if it's not too much trouble. Thanks!
Tour Again
Waking up at 6 am,
Eating a hurried
breakfast
Packing up our bags,
getting in the car
Driving off at a
hurried rate
Hoping and praying we
won't be late
That's how the
mornings usually are
Loading up our
suitcases
Cramming into the bus
Settling down for the
long,
Six-hour drive
Naptime's over way
too soon
Lunchtime rolls around
at noon
Hope I can hold it 'til
we arrive
(Chorus)
The Continentals are
family to me
It's what I love to
do,
It's who I wanna be
I want to witness for
my King
Oh I'd do anything
If I could just tour
with you again
Parking next to our
concert site
Grabbing our garment
bags
Wondering "Are the
dressing rooms
Here or there?"
After setup comes
dinnertime
Pizza AGAIN? Oh hey,
that's fine
Only half an hour to do
makeup,
Clothes and hair
(Bridge)
Now we're all lined
up
Ready to run onto that
stage
The lights dim down,
And the pastor goes up
to pray
The people applaud, the
music starts
And with eager smiles
and joyful hearts
We go up there with all
we've got
To show that Jesus is
the Way
Trying not to mess up
the dance moves
And reminding myself to
keep smiling
No matter how tired you
are,
Keep acting like you're
having fun
Then the lights grow
soft,
And the music does too
The director comes up
and invites you
To an eternal
friendship
With Jesus Christ,
God's Son
(Bridge)
And as I hear them
repeat the prayer,
A tingling thrill runs
through my spine
And I peek one eye
open,
Just to see what God
will do
I can see their hands
raised
To heaven high
I can hear angels
celebrating in the sky
And my heart overflows
with a joy
That's so pure and
true
Lord, I know that kind
of joy
Can only come from You
As we finish singing
our final song
I feel so satisfied
I'm so full of joy
and gladness,
I could shout
(Shout it from a
mountain-top)
I gave it my all,
there's nothing I lack
Sinners got saved,
And the strays came
back
That's what the
ministry's all about
(Chorus)
The Continentals are family to me
It's what I love to do,
It's who I wanna be
I want to witness for my King
Oh I'd do anything
If I could just tour with you again
If I could just tour with you again
If I could just tour with you...
Again.
Song-Writer's Note: So did ya like it? I hope it at least gave you an idea of what touring is like. It really is amazing to see people getting saved like that, and knowing that God used YOU to do it is especially awesome.
Anywho, read-and-review;
I'd really like to hear from you!
Sorry..that rhyme just now popped in my head, so I put it in.
Oh yeah, if you'd like more info about the Continentals or book a concert at your church OR even audition to be part of their group, call 1-800-481-7464 and tell them that Stephanie C. told you about them. The staff at the Continental office are all very friendly and I'm sure they'd love to hear from you. :-)