LYRICS TO THE SONGS OF SCRIMSHAW

Words & Music by Marlin Collins

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67. GADZOOKS

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Running your little legs off, trying all the things that you can.

Running your little legs off, trying to be a real big man.

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Looking with a wooden eye, seeing all the things that you can.

Looking with a wooden eye, looking at a masterful plan.

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Crossing in the middle of the race, can be a real disaster.

We won't save your place, the cars are going faster.

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Hoping for a peaceful death, is what we all are after.

But don't hold your breath, all we can hear is laughter.

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Having all the things we need, is what we all should hope for.

But we succumb to greed, and seem to want a lot more.

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Stooping down too low, where has your pride been hiding?

Seeming to anger slow, must be in Christ abiding.

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Pushing through the frozen north, the temperature is dropping.

Hope we don't loose our course, for there can be no stopping.

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If winning is all you do, well you should help the losers.

And if you see it through, you'll love those poor bad newsers.

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If ever the day comes when our world seems strange,

Then you'll know that in your heart there has been a change.

It's the only way we can expect to be saved, expect to be saved.

Grab hold with your faith, and let the will die. (3 times )

Grab hold with your faith, and let the will die. (2 times )

With human nature it's no use to try.

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68. WORLDS

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Worlds, are passing by, life's a cage, break out you die.

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Friends, you sometimes cry, are down the road, with no good-bye.

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Worlds, are passing by, life's a cage, break out you die.

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Worlds spinning round and round, can't catch their breath

Nothing can slow them down, except their death.

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Worlds, are lost and found, sometimes it's hard, to stand their ground.

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Friends, all stick around, but once you're broke, they all leave town.

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Worlds spinning round and round, can't catch their breath

Nothing can slow them down, except their death.

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I don't know, what I'm gonna do, when I don't know the score, how about you?

I can but, speak for me, when I say every life, leads differently.

(Bridge/Solo)

I don't know, what I'm gonna do, when I don't know the score, how about you?

I can but, speak for me, when I say every life, leads differently.

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Worlds, are set on fire, by all the things, that they desire.

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Friends, are only true, when they can love, themselves and you.

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Worlds spinning round and round, can't catch their breath

Nothing can slow them down, except their death. (2 times )

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69. WHO'S SIDE ARE YOU ON

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How can I say what I mean, how can I mean what I say,

If I'm not livin' life clean, following in Jesus' way?

If I live life perfectly, ou, then you'll believe what you see.

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I love to talk with our Lord, all the time every day.

Puttin' on my armor and sword, the battle must be fought in this way.

The fight goes on and on, oh, until we shall see the new dawn.

How must we be saved, how can we be free in the grace of our Lord, to sin we're but a slave.

Oh, I'll tell you what I saw, ou, God's perfect eternal law.

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Runnin' round to find us a hole, lookin' down deep inside,

Seeing everything that we stole, and there's no where left to hide.

Call upon the rocks to fall, ou, to hide our face from it all.

How must we be saved, how can we be free in the grace of our Lord, to sin we're but a slave.

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It's hard to say, how much we love, if we're taught, from above, God is love, God is love, God is love.

On that great day, some ain't so tough, and some will say, heaven is cheap, cheap enough, cheap enough, cheap enough.

Up some will rise, towards the sky, right by their side, angels fly, angels fly, angels fly, angels fly.

And some will cease, to exist, His lovin' pleas, they resist, they resist, they resist, they resist.

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How must we be saved, how can we be free in the grace of our Lord, to sin we're but a slave.

Oh, I'll tell you what I saw, ou, God's perfect eternal law.

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And though we try as hard as we can, we will find ourselves back again, until we put our will in His hand, that is when the battle we'll win.

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70. THE MIRROR

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Never looked above except to falling money.

Never looked for love except through others pain.

Never lived a day except if it was sunny.

Never lived a lie unless you stood to gain.

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See yourself, as if you've never seen before.

Find yourself, a-crawling cross the floor.

Win the game, and never even keep the score.

All the same, is what we're playing for.

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Seven days a week expect to make some money.

Seven days a week expect to be the best.

If you're feeling weak you may think this is funny,

On the seventh day, I'm sure you need to rest.

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See yourself, as if you've never seen before.

Find yourself, a-crawling cross the floor.

Win the game, and never even keep the score.

All the same, is what we're playing for.

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Flying like a bird is bound to get you somewhere,

Soaring through the skies a-nesting in the trees.

All that you have heard amounts to only one prayer.

If you're very wise you'll take a look and see.

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See yourself, as if you've never seen before.

Find yourself, a-crawling cross the floor.

Win the game, and never even keep the score.

All the same, is what we're playing for.

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See yourself, as if you've never seen before.

Find yourself, a-crawling cross the floor.

Win the game, and never even keep the score.

All the same, is what we're playing for.

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71. ALL THE WAY

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A thousand ways, one will try but the, time is short, till we die.

Like a, shooting star, we do fly, all the way, all the way.

On my way, through the busy day, and I strayed from you.

Found myself down upon the ground, far away from you.

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Leaning on, myself I know I, cannot choose, the way I go.

I, sway each day, to and fro, all the way, all the way.

All my fears, fall upon good ears, as I pray to you.

Bound to loose is the only news, far away from you.

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Taking care, little things all the, pain and joy, that it brings

Like a, dove in flight, your heart wings, all the way.

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Demons rise, from within as we, start to stop, life of sin,

And, though it hurts, we begin, all the way, all the way.

On my way, through the busy day, and I strayed from you.

Found myself down upon the ground, far away from you.

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How we can, win the toss is by, counting our, joy as loss

And acknowledge just, who's the boss, all the way, all the way.

All my fears, fall upon good ears, as I pray to you.

Bound to loose is the only news, far away from you.

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Some are ships, lost at sea, of ambitious men's, need to be,

A bitter tasting, recipe, all the way.

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The future, may seem grim but, we all must, sink or swim

And, most of all, trust in Him.

All the way, all the way, all the way, I never do right, I always do wrong, as sure as I'm here, a singing this song.

All the way, all the way, all the way, I always feel bad, when I ain't been good, just doing what I will, instead of what I should.

All the way, all the way, all the way, I've lived for years, never caring how, but the way that I live, really bothers me now.

All the way, all the way, all the way.

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72. HAD YOU THE MONEY

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Had you the money, what would you buy, had you the money, buy for your old babies. (2 times )

Five years of loving legs and arms, legs and arms.

Had you the money, to take me to the river, had you the money, the river'd go dry. (2 times )

Best years and tears that everyone cries, everyone cries.

Had you the money, to make it all the same, had you the money, the same would not remain. (2 times )

Worst years with fears for everyone's pain, everyone's pain.

Had you the money, to turn it into gold, had you the money,

your gold would all get stoled. (2 times )

So hard to earn, but easy to burn, easy to burn.

Had you the money, what would you buy, had you the money, buy for your old babies. (2 times )

Five years of loving legs and arms, legs and arms.

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Takers, will take what the world has got.

Givers, will give what they have not.

The world has to go, but you don't need it,

To reap what they sow, but you don't need it,

Till all that you know, is you don't need it.

Doers, do what must be done.

Talkers, are here to just have fun. The world has to go...

Lovers, are here to plant the seed.

Haters, the lies on which they feed. The world has to go...

Mothers, hate to see you grow up.

Brothers, all drink from the same cup. The world has to go...

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Real wealth, is not found in the things you own.

Real wealth, you got from all the love you've known.

Whole lot of kissin', whole lot of breathin', whole lot of things to do. We like just to listen, to our thoughts believing, that the better things are true.

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Had you (8 times) money!

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