Since I forgot to do this last chapter: I own nothing, nuttin, zip, zilch, nada… (fill in the blanks with synonyms of NOTHING!). Not the amazing world of Maximum Ride, or the awesome lyrics.

Here are the lyrics for the songs I used in the last chapter:

Hope For Tomorrow – Lost'N'Found

Hope for tomorrow, Jesus gives me strength to move on

Hope for tomorrow, Jesus will be there to lean on

Eternal life, the presence of God, living with Jesus forever

These are just a couple of things that I know will be waiting for me up in heaven

I can't wait till the day that He comes, I jump in his arms

But while I wait, I'll never forget He offers a refuge for all the lost

Hope for tomorrow, Jesus gives me strength to move on

Hope for tomorrow, Jesus will be there to lean on

Peace within and courage without, knowing He's rescued my life

You'll never know this feeling I get until you let Him into your life

So many people don't hear His call, bound up by their own chains

Jesus gives hope to a dying world, He offers a cure for all your pain

Hope for tomorrow, Jesus gives me strength to move on

Hope for tomorrow, Jesus will be there to lean on

And He will never leave your side, He will never walk away

He always stays the same

And He is always there for you, to lend a helping hand

He is the answer everyway

Hope for tomorrow, Jesus gives me strength to move on

Hope for tomorrow, Jesus will be there to lean on

I'm gonna lean on him

Hope for tomorrow, Jesus gives me strength to move on

Hope for tomorrow, Jesus will be there to lean on

Jesus will be there, Jesus will be there to lean on

I know, I know

Jesus will be there to lean on

Down on the Farm – Tim McGraw

Every Friday night there's a steady cloud of dust
That leads back to a field filled with pickup trucks
Got old Hank cranking way up loud
Got coolers in the back
Tailgate's down
There's a big fire burnin' but don't be alarmed
Its just country boys and girls gettin' down on the farm

Ed's been on the tractor ain't seen Becky all week
Somebody said they seen 'em heading down to the creek
Farmer Johnson's daughters just pulled up in a jeep
Man he knows how to grow em if ya know what I mean
Old Dave's gettin' loud but he don't mean no harm
Were just country boys and girls gettin' down on the farm

You can have a lot of fun in a New York minute
But there's some things you can't do inside those city limits
Ain't no closing time
Ain't no cover charge
Just country boys and girls gettin' down on the farm

Well you can come as you are
There ain't no dress code
Just some rural route rules that you need to know
Don't mess with the bull
He can get real mean
Don't forget to shut the gate
Stay out of the beans
If it starts to rainin' we'll just head to the barn
Were country boys and girls gettin' down on the farm

You can have a lot of fun in a New York minute
But there's some things you can't do inside those city limits
Ain't no closing time
Ain't no cover charge
Just country boys and girls gettin' down on the farm
Ain't no closing time
Ain't no cover charge
Just country boys and girls gettin' down on the farm

Oh lets get down y'all
Stay out of that hay

American Dream – Casting Crowns

All work no play may have made Jack a dull boy
But all work no God has left Jack with a lost soul
But he's moving on full steam
He's chasing the American dream
And he's gonna give his family finer things

"Not this time son I've no time to waste
Maybe tomorrow we'll have time to play"
And then he slips into his new BMW
And drives farther and farther and farther away

Cause he works all day and tries to sleep at night
He says things will get better;
Better in time

So he works and he builds with his own two hands
And he pours all he has in a castle made with sand
But the wind and the rain are comin' crashing in
Time will tell just how long his kingdom stands
His kingdom stands

Well his American Dream is beginning to seem
More and more like a nightmare
With every passing day
"Daddy, can you come to my game?"
"Oh Baby, please don't work late."
Another wasted weekend
And they are slipping away

'Cause he works all day and lies awake at night
He tells them things are getting better
Just take a little more time

So he works and he builds with his own two hands
And he pours all he has in a castle made with sand
But the wind and the rain are comin' crashing in
Time will tell just how long his kingdom stands
His kingdom stands

He used to say, "Whoever dies with the most toys wins"
But if he loses his soul, what has he gained in the end
I'll take a shack on the rock
Over a castle in the sand

Now he works all day and cries alone at night
It's not getting any better
Looks like he's running out of time

'Cause he worked and he built with his own two hands
And he poured all he had in a castle made with sand
But the wind and the rain are coming crashing in
Time will tell just how long his kingdom stands
His kingdom stands

All they really wanted was you
All they really wanted was you
All they really wanted was you

Missing Person – Michael W Smith

Another question in me
One for the powers that be
It's got me thrown
And so I put on my poker face
And try to figure it out
This undeniable doubt
A common occurrence
Feeling so out of place
Guarded and cynical now
Can't help but wondering how
My heart evolved into
The rock beating inside of me
So I reel such a stoic ordeal
Where's that feeling that I don't feel

There was a boy who had the faith to move a mountain
And like a child he would believe without a reason
Without a trace he disappeared into the void and
I've been searching for that missing person

Under a lavender moon
So many thoughts consume me
Who dimmed that glowing light
That once burned so bright in me
Is this a radical phase
A problematical age
That keeps me running
From all that I used to be
Is there a way to return
Is there a way to unlearn
That carnal knowledge
That's chipping away at my soul
Have I been gone too long
Will I ever find my way home

There was a boy who had the faith to move a mountain
And like a child he would believe without a reason
Without a trace he disappeared into the void and
I've been searching for that missing person

He used to want to try to walk the straight and narrow
He had a fire and he could feel it in the marrow
It's been a long time and I haven't seen him lately, though
I've been searching for that missing person

For that missing person
For that missing person

Oh oh, oh oh,

There was a boy who had the faith to move a mountain
And like a child he would believe without a reason
Without a trace he disappeared into the void and
I've been searching...

He used to want to try to walk the straight and narrow
He had a fire and he could feel it in the marrow
It's been a long time and I haven't seen him lately, though
I've been searching for that missing person

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Where are you?
Where are you...

There But for the Grace of God Go I – Paul Overstreet

There's a man on a corner with a cardboard sign that reads
I will work for food
A woman stands beside him with hungry eyes that plead
Our children are hungry too
Some may say I'm foolish for giving to their cause
I've become a believer that heaven's helped us all

Oh there but for the grace of God go I
How without compassion can we pass them by
Oh it could be you it could be me the world has cast aside
There but for the grace of God go I

When I think about my home late in the evening time
How we've been blessed with much more than we need
Keep a warm fire burning when it's cold outside
We don't have to worry that we might freeze
How can I go to bed at night and sleep so gracefully
If I haven't given something for the least of these

Oh there but for the grace of God go I
How without compassion can we pass them by
Oh it could be you and it could be me the world has locked outside
There but for the grace of God go I

Oh the time has come for everyone to learn to help another
We could turn this whole wide world around if we only loved each other

Oh there but for the grace of God go I
How without compassion can we pass them by
Oh it could be you and it could be me the world has locked outside
There but for the grace of God go I
There but for the grace of God go I
There but for the grace of God go I
There but for the grace of God
There but for the grace of God go I
There but for the grace of God
There but for the grace of God go I

Blessed – Martina McBride

I get kissed by the sun each morning
Put my feet on a hardwood floor
I get to hear my children laughing
Down the hall through the bedroom door
Sometimes I sit on my front porch swing
Just soaking up the day
I think to myself, I think to myself
This world is a beautiful place

I have been blessed
And I feel like I've found my way
I thank God for all I've been given
At the end of every day
I have been blessed
With so much more than I deserve
To be here with the ones that love me
To love them so much it hurts
I have been blessed

Across a crowded room
I know you know what I'm thinking
By the way I look at you
And when we're lying in the quiet
And no words have to be said
I think to myself, I think to myself
This love is a beautiful gift

I have been blessed
And I feel like I've found my way
I thank God for all I've been given
At the end of every day
I have been blessed
With so much more than I deserve
To be here with the ones that love me
To love them so much it hurts
I have been blessed

When I'm singing my kids to sleep
When I feel you holding me
I know

I have been blessed
And I feel like I've found my way
I thank God for all I've been given
At the end of every day
I have been blessed
With so much more than I deserve
To be here with the ones that love me
To love them so much it hurts

I have been blessed

Wanted – Alan Jackson

Excuse me, ma'am, can you help me
I need to place an ad with you today
No ma'am, tomorrow may be too late
I'd like to have it started right away

What's that, no this is personal
I'm not buying or selling anything
Yes ma'am, I know just what to say
I wrote it down, this is how it should read

Wanted one good hearted woman
To forgive imperfection
In the man that she loves
Wanted just one chance to tell her
How much he stills loves her
He can't be sorry enough

What's that, no thats all I wanna say
I just hope these few lines will get to her
Yes ma'am, she means everything
I hope she comes back when she reads these words

Wanted one good hearted woman
To forgive imperfection
In the man that she loves
Wanted just one chance to tell her
How much he stills loves her
He can't be sorry enough
Wanted

Riding With Private Malone – Thom Shepherd (OK, I made a mistake. On the radio and stuff, this is sung by a guy named David Ball; Thom Shepherd wrote this ((and lots of other great country songs that made the top 10)). But, I have an excuse: Thom Shepherd did a concert of song's he'd written about 6 years ago, and I got a CD with this song on it, sung by him, so that's what's on my iPod. Moving on…)

I was just out of the service thumbing through the classifieds
When an ad that said: "Old Chevy" somehow caught my eye
The lady didn't know the year, or even if it ran
But I had that thousand dollars in my hand

It was way back in the corner of this old ramshackle barn
Thirty years of dust and dirt on that green army tarp
When I pulled the cover off ,it took away my breath
What she called a Chevy was a sixty six Corvette

I felt a little guilty as I counted out the bills
But what a thrill I got when I sat behind the wheel
I opened up the glove box and that's when I found the note
The date was nineteen-sixty six and this is what it wrote:

He said, "My name is Private Andrew Malone"
"If you're reading this, then I didn't make it home"
"But for every dream that shattered, another one comes true"
"This car was once a dream of mine, now it belongs to you"
"And though you may take her and make her your own"
"You'll always be riding with Private Malone"

Well it didn't take me long at all, I had her running good
I love to hear those horses thunder underneath her hood
I had her shining like a diamond and I'd put the rag top down
All the pretty girls would stop and stare as I drove her through town

The buttons on the radio didn't seem to work quite right
But it picked up that oldie show, especially late at night
I'd get the feeling sometimes, if I turned real quick I'd see
A soldier riding shotgun in the seat right next to me

It was a young man named Private Andrew Malone
Who fought for his country and never made it home
But for every dream that's shattered, another one comes true
This car was once a dream of his, back when it was new
He told me to take her and make her my own
And I was proud to be riding with Private Malone

One night it was raining hard, I took the curve too fast
I still don't remember much about that fiery crash
Someone said they thought they saw a soldier pull me out
They didn't get his name, but I know without a doubt

It was a young man named Private Andrew Malone
Who fought for his country and never made it home
But for every dream that's shattered, another one comes true
This car was once a dream of his, back when it was new
I know I wouldn't be here if he hadn't tagged along
That night I was riding with Private Malone
Oh, thank God, I was riding with Private Malone

Butterfly Kisses – Bob Carlisle

There's two things I know for sure:
She was sent here from heaven and she's daddy's little girl.
As I drop to my knees by her bed at night
She talks to Jesus and I close my eyes and
I thank god for all the joy in my life
Oh, but most of all
For butterfly kisses after bedtime prayer;
sticking little white flowers all up in her
hair;
"Walk beside the pony, Daddy, it's my first ride."
"I know the cake looks funny, Daddy, but I sure tried."
In all that I've done wrong I know I must
have done something right to deserve a hug
every morning and butterfly kisses at night.

Sweet 16 today
She's looking like her mama a little more everyday
One part woman, the other part girl.
To perfume and make-up from ribbons and curls
Trying her wings out in a great big world.

But I remember
Butterfly kisses after bedtime prayer; sticking
little white flowers all up in her hair.
"You know how much I love you, Daddy, But if you
don't mind I'm only gonna kiss you on the cheek this time."
With all that I've done wrong I must have done
something right to deserve her love every morning
and butterfly kisses at night.

All the precious time
Like the wind, the years go by.
Precious butterfly.
Spread your wings and fly.

She'll change her name today.
She'll make a promise and I'll give her away.
Standing in the bride-room just staring at her.
She asked me what I'm thinking and I said "I'm not
sure-I just feel like I'm losing my baby girl."
She leaned over...gave me butterfly kisses with her mama there,
Sticking little white flowers all up in her hair
"Walk my down the aisle, Daddy-it's just about time."
"Does my wedding gown look pretty, Daddy? Daddy, don't cry!"

Oh, with all that I've done wrong I must have
done something right.
To deserve your love every morning and butterfly
kisses-I couldn't ask God for more, man this is what love is.

I know I gotta let her go, but I'll always remember
every hug in the morning and butterfly kisses.

Awkward – Brad Montague

1, 2, 3, 4…

I had a friend, we were talkin' one day

And he said, "hey, my dad's stronger than your dad."

And I was like "oh no, he's not."

And he was like, "oh yes, he is."

And I was like "oh no, he's not."

And he was like, "oh yeah? How many sit-ups can your dad do?"

And I was like "well, my dad can do more sit-ups than your dad."

And he said, "no, my dad can do more sit-ups than your dad."

And I was like, "oh yeah, how many push-ups can your dad do?

I bet my dad can do more push-ups than your dad."

And then he said, "my dad doesn't have any arms"

Awkward is the word when you just can't find the words

Awkward's when you don't know what to do

Awkward is the word when you just can't find the words

Awkward's how I feel around you

One of my friends, we were talkin' one day

And I said to him, "hey, what's your biggest fear?"

And he said "well, I'm scared of bears."

"Yeah, bears are scary."

And then he's like, "hey, what's your biggest fear, Brad?"

I was like, "I'm scared of robots. Those things are scary.

They're just, I mean, one day this world's gonna be overrun with robots

And they're gonna like, take over the world, and robots are scary.

I hate those stupid robots."

And he said, "well, I'm a robot."

Awkward is the word when you just can't find the words

Awkward's when you don't know what to do

Awkward is the word when you just can't find those words

Awkward's how I feel around you

I was driving in my car one day and I kind of hit a dog

It was really sad, because the little dog,

Bless its heart it was the ugliest dog I'd ever seen

Y'know, just the ugliest dog you'd ever seen

And, you know, my friend I was like

"Oh, man, you'll never believe it. I hit the ugliest dog today.

I mean, this dog smelled horrible and it looked horrible, it was just an ugly dog."

So, we went and looked at it and he said, "hey, that's my sister."

Awkward is the word when you just can't find the words

Awkward's when you don't know what to do

Awkward is the word, Awkward is the word

Awkward's how I feel around you

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Angel using Bambi eyes and mind control powers: "you will review…"

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