It is True
Words and Music By Rich Cook

Your blue eyes
Mean everything to me
We never knew…never imagined

Our love
The pain that it would bring
Our lives…colliding

Chorus
We faced our fears
We told the truth, through tears
And at the end, now I know
It is true…you are all that I need

You were hurt
And I was hurting too
Thirty years of pain…uncovered

Little kids
Who needed someone to trust
We were on the edge and scared

Chorus

Yes it is true, you are all that I need
It is true, you are all that I need
It is true, you are all that I need



It Is True

Then I Found You
Words and Music By Rich Cook

I never thought that I would see you
You were just a ghost to me
No face, no name…a mystery
You were just a ghost to me

Chorus
Then I found you, then I found you, then I found you
Then I found you, then I found you, then I found you

I didn’t think that you would want me
I didn’t know you’d let me in
Afraid, I stayed…out of reach
I didn’t know you’d let me in

Chorus
Solo
I never knew what I missing
I never thought that I would care
Your eyes, they shined…the same as mine
I never thought that I would care


Then I Found You

Beautiful, Magnificent Savior
Words and Music By Rich Cook

I turned left at the wrong time
And when I crossed that center line
I knew it was the end of the road

I said your name three times
Just to hear it once again
And the next thing I know

Chorus
You saved my life
I don’t know why
But I’m gonna lift you up
I’m gonna lift you up
Beautiful, magnificent Savior

I stood by that shore
And I prayed once more
God, show yourself to me

I was watching the waves
When I felt your warm embrace
And Your Spirit set me free


Beautiful Magnificent Savior

We Feed The Lions
Words and Music By Rich Cook

We have become a country of signs
If not in our yards, then in our minds
I bet if I shout louder than you
You still won’t listen to my point of view

Chorus
We feed the lions			
With our rage				
But we’re all standing
In the lion cage
Maybe I’m jaded			
Maybe I’m sane				

There’s a bumper sticker on every car
A political banner in every yard
It don’t matter who you voted for
They all wear the same pin-striped uniform

Chorus

Bridge
Put your hand	on my chest		feel my heart	feel my heart
It does not lean	right or left		feel my heart	feel my heart
All the blood	within our veins		spills the same	pours the same
Let’s give up	these stupid names	we’re the same	we’re the same

I don’t expect you to think like me
And I won’t hate you or berate you if we disagree
Social media soapbox megaphone
Opinionated information overload


We Feed The Lions

Examine
By Rich Cook

When I walk downtown on a Saturday morning
I recognize design at every turn
I wonder as I squint at the skyline
What am I doing here?

Chorus
Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Test me and know my anxious thoughts.
See if there is any offensive way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting.

I flip the switch and the lights go out at night
Darkness invites every troubled thought
I wonder as I stare at the ceiling
What am I doing here?


Examine

Rich Life
Words and Music By Rich Cook

Am I good enough 
For her?
And when I wake up
Am I supposed to hurt?

Should I wear these shoes,
That shirt, those jeans?
Is this life worth all the
Worry that it brings?

Chorus
You know…I’m just a young man
With graying hair
I’m just an old man
Don’t even know
Why I care!

Am I good enough
For me?
‘Cause I can’t seem to ever
Leave me be.

I thought I’d play  more with my kids,
Dance more with my wife,
Make more friends than enemies,
And live a rich life

Chorus

Bridge
I’m alive, I got this fire inside
I’m alive, I got this fire down inside of me
I’m alive, I’m alive, I’m alive!


Rich Life

Rescue Me
Words and Music By Rich Cook

Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
Still to life and to you I cling
Even if I sing with what seems like my last breath
I will sing, I will sing, I will sing
I will sing, I will sing, I will sing

Chorus
Save me, Save me
Rescue me, Rescue me 
From this body of death
Save me, Save me
Rescue me, Rescue me…

I wish what I feared and brought me to tears was outside of myself
If only I could run out into the night
But no matter how dark, no matter how far…I cannot disappear
Nobody is faster than the speed of light
No one can outrun the speed of Your light

Chorus 


Rescue Me

In Memory of Michael Beatty...the Hat Man.

Hat Man

The more social media we use, the less social we seem to be.
This is a weird song.

The World Is Flat Again

Face to Feet by Rich Cook

Hi, I'm Rich.  Thanks for checking out my music here on SoundCloud!  Writing music is a hobby of mine.  Some guys like to do woodworking or hunting.  I like to write and record songs.  I'm not out to make a name for myself, so if you listen you will notice that I don't stick to any particular style or take myself too seriously.  If you're wondering, I use a Jasmine guitar I bought for $45 at a garage sale, a Korg TR61 keyboard for most everything else, and I record with Garage Band.

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