Lyrics:

God’s work
Is like a tapestry
The best side
We can’t yet see

He holds the needle
And we have faith
So we the people
Will worship His Name

God almighty father
You are all I need
In the darkness
In the desert
I’ll still sing your praise
When I’m at my weakest
In my toughest seasons
You grow me in ways
That only you can
Cause its all a part of your plan
Cause this world’s tapestry
Is in your hands

God sees
The suffering
Caused by free will
But he gave us things
And said “Know that I am God”
And “be still”

He holds the needle
And we have faith
So we the people
Will worship His Name

God almighty father
You are all I need
In the darkness
In the desert
I’ll still sing your praise
When I’m at my weakest
In my toughest seasons
You grow me in ways
That only you can
Cause its all a part of your plan
Cause this world’s tapestry
Is in your hands

He holds the needle
And we have faith
So we the people
Will worship His Name

God almighty father
You are all I need
In the darkness
In the desert
I’ll still sing your praise

God almighty father
You are all I need
In the darkness
In the desert
I’ll still sing your praise
When I’m at my weakest
In my toughest seasons
You grow me in ways
That only you can
Cause its all a part of your plan
Cause this world’s tapestry
Is in your hands

God’s Tapestry (Full-Band Demo)

Co-written w/ John Mollenhauer

Lyrics:

VR 1:
Before the boy calls
Do you buy new clothes?
Make up scenarios
For how it should go?
When you look in the mirror
Is the person you see
Who you are
Or who he wants you to be?

PRE:
Love doesn’t always 
Come right when you call
Sometimes you’ll wait
And it wont come at all

CH:
I’ve got a long, long history
Of diving too deep
Before they even miss me
I make all my plans
And build them up tall
Cause I always fall
Before the boy calls

VR 2:
Before the boy calls
Do you stare at your phone?
Wishin and hoping
He’d throw you a bone
When it hits midnight
And it still hasn’t rung yet
Do you think tomorrow
Tomorrow I bet

PRE:
Love doesn’t always 
Come right when you call
Sometimes you’ll wait
And it wont come at all

CH:
I’ve got a long, long history
Of diving too deep
Before they even miss me
I make all my plans
And build them up tall
Cause I always fall
Before the boy calls

BRI:
Sometimes you’ll find 
When you’re feeling rejected
Love might surprise you
When you least expect it.
But

CH:
I’ve got a long, long history
Of diving too deep
Before they even miss me
I make all my plans
And build them up tall
Cause I always fall
Before the boy calls

Before The Boy Calls (Full-Band Demo)

Co-written w/ MK Strother

Lyrics:

They caught that 6am
One way bus to Texas
Little shoes on little feet
A mom at her wits end
A brown-eyed dark haired girl
Just shy of seventeen
Golden cross around her neck
And a wood one on her keychain
It would’ve been so easy
To look the other way
But that brown haired girl
Asked if she needed a break

PRE:
Took that baby in her hands
Played pattycake and bakers man
A moment small but big enough
To leave a little grace and love

CH:
When you
Leave a little Jesus
Wherever you go
It mends the broken pieces
Of someone you don’t know
Cause when you
Leave a little smile
It softens the heart for a while
We all
Need a little Jesus
To remind us
There’s still good in this world

VR 2:
His daddy slammed the door
On his way in
Then all of a sudden
His folks were fighting again
He held his little brother 
Right there in his lap
As he read him the Bible
A greater torch was passed

PRE:
He could’ve locked himself 
In his room with no one else
A gesture small but big enough
To show his brother real love

CH:
When you
Leave a little Jesus
Wherever you go
It mends the broken pieces
Of someone you don’t know
Cause when you
Leave a little smile
It softens the heart for a while
We all
Need a little Jesus
To remind us
There’s still good in this world

BRI:
No matter where we go
There’s only one way home
And

CH:
When you
Leave a little Jesus
Wherever you go
It mends the broken pieces
Of someone you don’t know
Cause when you
Leave a little smile
It softens the heart for a while
We all
Need a little Jesus
To remind us
There’s still good in this world

Leave A Little Jesus (Full-Band Demo)

Lyrics:

I just got out of that 2-way truck loan
He got me into
Deleted all those texts off of my phone
And now I’m sitting back
With a .40 on my lap
Praying to guard my heart

So before you call me baby
And promise me everything
Don’t you go and start

If you don’t go to church
Bye
If you don’t see my worth
Bye
If you can’t deal 
With how I feel
Bye Bye Bye
If you don’t have friends
No
If you only see me in bed
No
If you don’t have the time to play the long game
No
Until I find a guy
That’s my type
I’ll be happy saying “No” and “Bye”

I just found myself again
Thank God I saw the light
Cause Heaven knows the way it goes
When you revolve around a guy
And now I’m sitting pretty
And my girls are all with me
Saying to guard my heart

If you don’t go to church
Bye
If you don’t see my worth
Bye
If you can’t deal 
With how I feel
Bye Bye Bye
If you don’t have friends
No
If you only see me in bed
No
If you don’t have the time to play the long game
No
Until I find a guy
That’s my type
I’ll be happy saying “No” and “Bye”

If you don’t go to church
Bye
If you don’t see my worth
Bye
If you can’t deal 
With how I feel
Bye Bye Bye
If you don’t have friends
No
If you only see me in bed
No
If you don’t have the time to play the long game
No
Until I find a guy
That’s my type
I’ll be happy saying “No” and “Bye

“No” and “Bye” (Full-Band Demo)

Lyrics:
Goin’ out with the girls tonight
Got the lip stain, boots up high
You can say what you want to
I’m getting over you

But I ain’t getting drunk as heck
Won’t be no one new in my bed
There’s still a cross around this neck

CH:
Boy, you know I wish you well
Even though you put me through all kinds of hell
I ain’t just living for myself
Yeah, despite your greed, I’m a different breed
You’re sinful heart won’t get the best of me
I hope you don’t choke
Blowing all that smoke
You already know
I’m taking the highest road

VR 2:
Jesus and the Bible taught me well
How to forgive, when this world rebels
You can do what you want to
I’m already over you

But I won’t hook up with the band
Spend all my money just to flaunt name brand
There’s still a Bible in this hand

Boy, you know I wish you well
Even though you put me through all kinds of hell
I ain’t just living for myself
Yeah, despite your greed, I’m a different breed
You’re sinful heart won’t get the best of me
I hope you don’t choke
Blowing all that smoke
You already know
I’m taking the highest road

I hope you don’t choke
Blowing all that smoke

Boy, you know I wish you well
Even though you put me through all kinds of hell
I ain’t just living for myself
Yeah, despite your greed, I’m a different breed
You’re sinful heart won’t get the best of me
I hope you don’t choke
Blowing all that smoke
You already know
I’m taking the highest road

I hope you don’t choke
Blowing all that smoke

The Highest Road (Full-Band Demo)

Lyrics:

Dear child
Don’t worry about the past
Lord knows
All the struggles you’ve had
Dear teen
Don’t worry about the mirror
Lord knows
All the ways you’ve felt inferior
Dear me
Don’t worry about the future
Lord knows
You’ll be there sooner or later

I’ve spent my life
Putting together
Puzzle pieces
And taping up 
Ones I ripped

What if I always knew
It would work out?
What if I never had
Any doubts?
Would all these little moments,
Praises that I’ve opened,
Suddenly mean so much less?
Sometimes I thank God
For what I didn’t know yet.

Dear past loves,
The ones who weren’t for me
God knows
Why we weren't meant to be
Dear boy,
That in the future I wed
God knows
Why we couldn’t meet yet.
Dear man,
Who’s gonna be the one
God knows
Why it hasn’t yet begun

What if I always knew
It would work out?
What if I never had
Any doubts?
Would all these little moments,
Love letters I’ve opened,
Suddenly mean so much less?
Sometimes I thank God
For what I didn’t know yet.

Dear little one
Up there right now
Heaven knows
Why you couldn’t come down

What if I always knew
It would work out?
What if I never had
Any doubts?
Would all these little moments,
Gender reveals I’ve opened,
Suddenly mean so much less?
Sometimes I thank God
For what I didn’t know yet.

Yeah I thank God
For what I didn’t know yet.

What I Didn’t Know Yet (Full-Band Demo)

Lyrics:

I’ve got a daughter
And a son
But you never got the chance to run
I’ve got their pictures
On my wall
But I never got to see
Whether you’d be tall

Out of wed-lock baby
I was only seventeen
And I loved your daddy
He was in the military

If things were different
And I would’ve kept you
How would our lives look like today
It doesnt help to dwell on pasts
But I can’t help that I want you back
How could something I only had for 8 weeks
Be the hole thats left in me

My gut says 
You would’ve been a boy
Before that appointment
Snuffed out my joy

Thought I had no other choice
I didn’t have much of a voice
But then again
Neither did you

If things were different
And I would’ve kept you
How would our lives look like today
It doesnt help to dwell on pasts
But I can’t help that I want you back
How could something I only had for 8 weeks
Be the hole thats left in me

I still think of you
Every February
And I still mourn who
You would have been baby

If things were different
And I would’ve kept you
How would our lives look like today
It doesnt help to dwell on pasts
But I can’t help that I want you back
How could something I only had for 8 weeks
Be the hole thats left in me

8 Weeks (Full-Band Demo)

Lyrics: 

Grew up on a lake
Those long summer days
Damn did they seem to go by fast
Now that I’m looking back
Daddy used to go for runs
Bulletproof when he was young
Now they can’t promise 
They’ll be here next year
Days off from work look different now
Filled with tears, wondering how
I’ll get through
Without you two

Cause time is a wicked thief 
One day they hold you in their hands
The next they’re holding onto me
And I’m so damn afraid of that clock
Cause age is an ugly thing
Next thing you know
They’re in their 70’s
And you’re hoping for a billion more breaths
Cause only God knows how much
Time they have left

My folks were a safe place to land
Nowadays I’m offering any help where I can
I may have been the youngest child
So I’ll have them the shortest while
Mama used to cook and bake for us
Now she’s at the point where getting up’s enough
And they can’t promise
They’ll be here next year.
Days off from work look different now
Filled with tears, wondering how
I’ll get through
Without you two

Cause time is a wicked thief 
One day they hold you in their hands
The next they’re holding onto me
And I’m so damn afraid of that clock
Cause age is an ugly thing
Next thing you know
They’re in their 70’s
And you’re hoping for a billion more breaths
Cause only God knows how much
Time they have left

Laugh every laugh
Take every chance
Cause you never know
When you won’t be able to dance

Cause time is a wicked thief 
One day they hold you in their hands
The next they’re holding onto me
And I’m so damn afraid of that clock
Cause age is an ugly thing
Next thing you know
They’re in their 70’s
And you’re hoping for a billion more breaths
Cause only God knows how much
Time we have left

Time They Have Left

Forged (M. Zalla, J. DeBorde).mp3

Co-written w/ James DeBorde

Lyrics:

If I could count galaxies 
In your mind
It would take every breath, and we’d 
Be here all night
Pardon my hesitation
But your words shine like constellations
The ease of this scares me more
Than the chaos ever did

The only stars out tonight
Are the ones in both of our eyes
Crystal clear we feel the same
And yet I’m so afraid
Cause in the past
Love didn’t last
Like a lighter in the breeze
Blew out in front of me
And it’s the stars in your eyes 
I’m wishin’ on
That maybe, just maybe
You’re the one

So we decided on a slow burn
We talked and talked
The more I learned
The less I felt like I’d get hurt
And if I didn’t mention
You keep all my attention
Do you know how hard that is to do?
Yet it comes so easily with you

The only stars out tonight
Are the ones in both of our eyes
Crystal clear we feel the same
And yet I’m so afraid
Cause in the past
Love didn’t last
Like a lighter in the breeze
Blew out in front of me
And it’s the stars in your eyes 
I’m wishin’ on
That maybe, just maybe
You’re the one

My hands shake every time we kiss
Cause I know damn well
All the things I’d miss

The only stars out tonight
Are the ones in both of our eyes
Crystal clear we feel the same
And yet I’m so afraid
Cause in the past
Love didn’t last
Like a lighter in the breeze
Blew out in front of me
And it’s the stars in your eyes 
I’m wishin’ on
That maybe, just maybe
You’re the one

Stars (Full-Band Demo)

Country songwriter & musician from Dallas, Texas, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee. MTSU Commercial Songwriting alum.

Time They Have Left

Lauren Teel

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