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Come Down Never Home
"Come Down Never" Lyrics
1. Where I Belong
2. Catching My Balance
3. Fight to Wake
4. My Lullaby
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written by Rob Taylor
bild it higher home
"Build it Higher" Lyrics
1. Build it Higher
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Sun in a Box Home
"Sun in a Box" Lyrics
1. Who Will Dare?
2. Legendary
3. Share the Night
4. Sun in a Box
5. 23 Summertimes
6. 88 Keys
7. i Shine
8. Other Side of Me
9. This Room Spins
10. In His Car
11. Reach Out
12. So This is the End
Under the Star Home
"Under the Star" Lyrics
1. Under the Star
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Where I Belongwritten by: Rob TaylorI want to love like this foreverI want to dream, I want to wake togetherI want to rise, I want to come down neverWhen this world takes us in twoI gravitate to youWhen Im away you know Im never goneCause this is where I belongThis is where I believeThis where we feel safe and strongAnd this forever is oursInside these open armsIve never seen you shine so brightIf Im the shade then you are the sunlightIf Im the wrong, youre the make it rightAnd the kiss goodnightWhen the world takes you from meI hesitate to breatheBut youre the end of every road Im onCause this is where I belongThis is where I believeThis where we feel safe and strongAnd this forever is oursInside these open armsAlong the way, this old heart had seen better daysBut every lonely yesterday has led me to this warm todayInside these open arms Ill stayWhen the finally is foundAnd all these walls will give to groundThere is no moving what weve built uponCause this is where I belongThis is where I believeThis where we feel safe and strongAnd this forever is oursInside these open arms
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Where I Belong
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Catching My Balancewritten by Rob TaylorWell I have a confession to make To all the people that told me to keep my feet on the groundAnd I have a reaction to fake When I tell em that Im willing to like what Ive foundMy friend is persistenceMy enemys gravityIf you want me you know where Ill be Ill be catching my balance while holding a cloudAnd juggling dreams that are bound to come downYeah Im kind busy, but Ill see you aroundIll be catching my balance while holding a cloudI walk with a limp cause Im always falling downwindWith nothin to break my fall but youAnd just when I think for a second Im finally getting the hang of thisYoure pullin the cord on my shootNo, No, No, Thank-you kindly for the liftBut I got some more somethin to proveSo I'll be catching my balance while holding a cloudAnd juggling dreams that are bound to come downYeah Im kind busy, but Ill see you aroundIl'l be catching my balance while holding.A cloud is raining down my weight in excusesAnd the stars won't shine, through the pollutionBut therell be better days than this I know,So off I goI'll be catching my balance while holding a cloudAnd juggling dreams that are bound to come downYeah Im kind busy, but Ill see you aroundIll be catching my balance while holding a cloud
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Catching My Balance
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Fight to Wakewritten by Rob TaylorMaybe were not all bad Do you ever look down and think that?But theres war and theres firesThere are bullets inside the body of paradiseMaybe were not all badEven a childs eyes can see thatCause they push and they need to cry and to breatheTo make it into this lifeAnd we would do it againWe would fight to wake For the love we makeFor this home that weve built all around usFor the land we loveFor the battles wonFor the rise and the fall of each breath we takeWe would fight to wakeWe would fight to wakeMaybe weve lost our wayBetween the cradle and the graveWhere smiles are hardAnd the truth is not farBut few choose to use itMaybe well find our wayThough small beneath these stars we layWhen given the chance to die or to danceWed all face the musicAgain and again and againWe would fight to wake For the love we makeFor this home that weve built all around usFor the land we loveFor the battles wonFor the rise and the fall of each breath we takeWe would fight to wakeWe would fightFor the coming of home and our dreams yet conceived The pursuit of a happiness few would believeWe fall and we wonder from lost into foundAnd the world keeps on spinning aroundWhen the world keeps on spinning aroundSometimes I say aloud:I would fight to wake, I would fight to wakeIf this choice were mine, then this choice Id makeTurn this little light to the kindling of faithAnd feel it surround usI would fight to wake For the love we makeFor this home that weve built all around usFor the land we loveFor the battles wonFor the rise and the fall of each breath we takeWe would fight to wake
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Fight to Wake
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My Lullabywritten by Rob TaylorI’m keeping time by the moon on the rise and the rhythm of beach under skyLight is arriving from stars that died shining their last light to brighten your eyesAnd the pull of the tide takes our troubles to sea And this sand turns to castles as we fall asleepThis is my, my lullaby, my sweet goodnight to the love of my lifeThis is my, my lullaby, and when you wake I will be right by your side againLove, close your eyes to my lullabyNow take to the fields painted purple with heather and let fall your shoes in the airHere is a flower that grows wild in heaven more beautiful here in your hairAnd the wind blows a kiss to the world that we know Our heavy eyes weightless the moment they closeThis is my, my lullaby, my sweet goodnight to the love of my lifeThis is my, my lullaby, and when you wake I will be right by your side againLove, close your eyes to my lullaby
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My Lullaby
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Who Will Darewritten by Rob TaylorMy world has water on three sides – I’m not an islandOne road leads to the outside – I keep a car there with a sirenHave I done anything brave?When faced with danger would I run?Have I let anyone in when I want to be in everyone?If this all amounts to anything, you’re everything but . . .Who is gonna save us when all we can do is not enough?Who will be our hero fighting gravity to lift us up?Who is gonna shock us back when we’re too far gone and say come back to me?And who will dare to love us if we breathe?I was born into safety – the love of two people made meYou came to me and fell into my arms and we flyBut outside there’s lies and jokers emotional roller-coastersSometimes it’s easier just to stay insideBut what if the courageous suddenly said goodbye? . . .Who is gonna save us when all we can do is not enough?Who will be our hero fighting gravity to lift us up?Who is gonna shock us back when we’re too far gone and say come back to me?And who will dare to love us if we breathe?I want to open my handI want to fill it with strengthI want me outside myselfI want to want what it takesWhat makes me hold up my arms? What makes them willing to fight?I’ll sing this anthem for them While they are saving my lifeWho will dare to be a heroWho will dare to fight for something other than themselvesWhen no one seems to care . . . Who is gonna save us when all we can do is not enough?Who will be our hero fighting gravity to lift us up?Who is gonna shock us back when we’re too far gone and say come back to me?And who will dare to love us if we breathe?Who will dare to love us if we breathe?Who will dare to love us if we breathe?
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Who Will Dare
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Legendarywritten by Rob TaylorWell I can’t see the golden road But I know it’s underneath the cold black concrete where I lieAnd I can’t see the candy skyBut I know it’s just beyond these factories to paradiseEverything you sold me was newEverything you ever told me was true and you said,“This will be a legendary love; worthy of song, praise and testimonyWe don’t need a time machineWe’ll get it right and bypass the tragedies ‘causeThis love will be legendary A legendary love.â€Why am I so paranoid?I know you’re coming back; it’s only been 11 daysWell I got this devil on my backHe’s negative and laughsHe says by now you’re far awayBut your face won’t fade in the sunI will wait ‘till gravities’ gone cause you said,“This will be a legendary love; worthy of song, praise and testimonyWe don’t need a time machineWe’ll get it right and bypass the tragedies ‘causeThis love will be legendary.â€A legendary loveIs this a test for me? A heroes’ quest for me? Only time will tell If my destiny is to fall as gloriously as I fellThis will be a legendary love; worthy of song, praise and testimonyWe don’t need a time machineWe’ll get it right and bypass the tragedies ‘causeThis will be a legendary love; worthy of song, praise and testimonyWe don’t need a time machineWe’ll get it right and bypass the tragedies ‘causeThis love will be . . .This love will be . . .
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Legendary
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Share the Nightwritten by Rob TaylorCome watch the sun go downIt’s finally giving up its ground After an uneventful chilly wintertime afternoonA penny for your thoughtsAnd don’t you nickel and dime meCause if you’re thinkin’ what I’m thinkin’ there’s some things we can doYou can have the sky, I’ll trade it for a fireflyYou can dream my dreams, but it’s not my bedtimeSo open up the skylight and I’ll trace some constellations on your heavenly bodyAnd we can share the nightWe can dance to the swaying of a weeping willow treeAnd we can swim, no make it skinny-dip in another galaxyAin’t no shame darlin’ So take me to the shady side of the second star to the right and we can, We can share the nightLet’s burn this candle brightCause there’s a cloud blockin’ the moonlightAnd I don’t want to miss a second of this moment we’re inAnd if some snow falls down, it will melt before it hits the groundCause it ain’t the radiator that is heating our skinYou can have the sky, I’ll trade it for a fireflyYou can dream my dreams, but it’s not my bedtimeSo open up the skylight and I’ll trace some constellations on your heavenly bodyAnd we can share the nightWe can dance to the swaying of a weeping willow treeAnd we can swim, no make it skinny-dip in another galaxyAin’t no shame darlin’ So take me to the shady side of the second star to the right and we can, We can share the nightAnd there’s a lot of time to kill between now and morning – oh yes there isAnd there’s a lot of love to share between two lovely lovable loversSo just kiss me, and I’ll be the star on which you are wishing And we can share the nightWe can dance to the swaying of a weeping willow treeAnd we can swim, no make it skinny-dip in another galaxyAin’t no shame darlin’ So take me to the shady side of the second star to the right and we can, We can share the nightWe can, we can share the night We can, we can share the night
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Share the Night
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Sun in a Boxwritten by Rob TaylorI stand taller when I can barely stand at allI just take my pride and fold it then fold it again Till it’s smaller than smallTake it easy, it’s not like I’m blaming this on anybody elseI can lie and say I’m holding it together but sometimes I scare myselfI’m a sun in a boxA dream in the airA king buried in goldA cry in the middle of nowhereA sun in a box and time is sinking in sandWith my wings tied to my own handsAnd I’m so lostI’m a sun in a boxIf a dream crashed down but nobody heard it fallDid it exist at all or did brick after brick after brickFinally build me a wallTake your turn, come on stand up and judge me I will wear a suit and tieYou will see that I’m just like everybodyCool on the outside shaking on the insideI’m a sun in a boxA dream in the airA king buried in goldA cry in the middle of nowhereA sun in a box and time is sinking in sandWith my wings tied to my own handsAnd I’m so lostI’m a sun in a boxAnd I want to see the clouds way down belowTo see the green and blue and goldOf the forest in the trees, the seven seasAnd the color of a happy soulIf I could breathe that air, a mighty stubborn breath I’d hold And If I faded fast or slowI would never goBack to a sun in a boxA dream in the airA king buried in goldA cry in the middle of nowhereA sun in a box and time is sinking in sandWith my wings tied to my own handsFind me I’m lostI’m a sun in a box
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Sun in a Box
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23 Summertimeswritten by Rob TaylorHer eyes were blue when she was bornNow they’re a lighter shade of greenShe finally found a way to hide her haloShe’s been hangin’ around with meShe pays with exact changeShe only turns left when the road is clear for milesShe cries when it rains sometimes But I, I can always make her smileShe’s 23 summertimes, vintage romanceShe’d want this hook to be upbeat, so she could danceShe’s peace be with you, the girl next door and freedom ringsMy favorite person place or thingSpend a lifetime of summertimes with meShe wears her sandals in the winterAnd is laying out by springAnd she can whistle Andy Griffith note for noteBut I’ve never heard her singShe pays with exact changeShe only turns left when the road is clear for milesShe cries when it rains sometimes But I, I can always make her smileShe’s 23 summertimes, vintage romanceShe’d want this hook to be upbeat, so she could danceShe’s peace be with you, the girl next door and freedom ringsMy favorite person place or thingSpend a lifetime of summertimes with me She’s 23 summertimes, vintage romanceShe’d want this hook to be upbeat, so she could danceShe’s peace be with you, the girl next door and freedom ringsMy favorite person place or thingSpend a lifetime of summertimes with meSpend a lifetime of summertimes with meSpend a lifetime of summertimes with me
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23 Summertimes
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88 Keyswritten by Rob TaylorI first saw my future in a grey smoky roomYou were talking to someone or they were talking to youI finished my song and the bartender gave me a handI’m the son of a dreamer you’re the daughter of dreamsI’m up high on a stage still you don’t notice meBut I sent you a smile from in back of my old baby grandThis could be the last time I see you so I might as well tryThey’re closing up now but if you stick aroundI’ll sing you one last lullabyThese 88 keys will play the song that will bring you homeI swear that there’s some brilliance left to find Within these out of tune notesThis bench takes my weight with my fingers in placeMy heart skips to a beat of its ownThese 88 keys will play the song that will bring you homeLast summertime we wrote the vows that were spokenYour smile is upside down now but not broken‘Cause money is tight and I sold my last dream for some changeOur words hit the pillows then the walls then the doorAnd your car is not starting but your foot’s to the floorIs it wrong to find beauty in fate and your shape in the rain?If this is the last time I see you take all that is mineBut if there’s any love left in this worldJust leave my old piano behind These 88 keys will play the song that will bring you homeI swear that there’s some brilliance left to find Within these out of tune notesThis bench takes my weight with my fingers in placeMy heart skips to a beat of its ownThese 88 keys will play the song that will bring you homeIt’s been 65 years since that grey smoky room History’s beautiful but the future seems cruelAnd the snow won’t stop falling On the house where our children grew upThey say that you’re stubborn, but I knew that alreadyAnd you say that you’re fighting but you feel the sun settingThough instead of the nighttime There’s light and there’s warmth and there’s loveThis won’t be the last time I see you so don’t say goodbyeThere’s still time to be loved and songs to be sung You’ll like them so don’t close your eyesThese 88 keys will play the song that will bring you homeI swear that there’s some brilliance left to find Within these out of tune notesThis bench takes my weight with my fingers in placeMy heart skips to a beat of its ownThese 88 keys will play the song that will bring you home
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88 Keys
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i Shinewritten by Rob TaylorThere’s not much to tell youI’ve been okay hereDodging my daydreams, becoming a winnerBut I’m somewhat regretfulYou gave me this sunlightBut I keep it in my old leather coatOver my heart and take it out at midnightWhen I feel sorry for myself I take it outAnd pretend I’m somewhere else and I just . . .Shine – for me, myself and II shine – I pick up my guitar and I hearChoirs of angels harmonize my linesUntil the very second I open up my eyesI ShineIt feels like I’ve based my lifeFrom a tale on the oceanThere’s mermaids and piratesThere’s calm and there’s commotionBut sometimes I find youYou’re never far awayThe wind in my favor, the warm sun, the forgiving waveAnd I owe so much to the stars that light my pathAnd it’s just my luck that I can never pay them back, but I can . . . Shine – for me, myself and II shine – I pick up my guitar and I hearChoirs of angels harmonize my linesUntil the very second I open up my eyesI ShineAnd if these walls fall down around me, would they find me?Maybe no one will ever know that I can . . .Shine – but me, myself and IWe shine – I pick up my guitar and I hearChoirs of angels harmonize my linesUntil the very second I open up my eyesI ShineUntil the very second I open up my eyesI Shine
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Other Side of Mewritten by Rob TaylorWas it like how the starlight fadesWhen the sunshine comes at the break of day?Or how a candle can burn so brightThat eventually it just melts awayJust when did you stop loving me?This is happening so suddenlyAnd now that you’ve stopped loving meDo you feel happy? Do you feel free?How does it feel on the other side of me?I think about the plans we madeSometimes I catch myself saying things you used to sayLooking back do you regret All those times I can’t forget?Just when did you stop loving me?This is happening so suddenlyAnd now that you’ve stopped loving meDo you feel happy? Do you feel free?How does it feel on the other side of me?What would I give just to see you in a crowded room?And what would I say if I had 60 seconds alone with you?Well I guess I’ll never know if you are happy, if you are freeHow does it feel on the other side of me?How does it feel on the other side of me?
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Other Side of Me
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This Room Spinswritten by Rob TaylorThis room spins for us aloneI wander in your eyes tonightThis candle can’t tell your body from mineWith it’s tiny lightSo here we are lost somewhere forever foundWe rise and entwined and lift our souls from the groundWe lift our souls from the groundWe lift out souls from the groundThis room spins and we ride it longer than lifeAnd we live it truer than fairy talesAnd we make our dreams our ownWhen I can’t breathe, you breathe for meWhen all I have is all of meAnd all that I know, is all I’ve ever knownThis room spins for us aloneThis room spins for us aloneI’ll hold you in my arms through lifeThis wind can’t tell we weigh a thingAs we fly through the nightSo here we are; artists of our destiniesOur smiles join as we paint us infinitely We paint us infinitelyWe paint us infinitelyThis room spins and we ride it longer than lifeAnd we live it truer than fairy talesAnd we make our dreams our ownWhen I can’t breathe, you breathe for meWhen all I have is all of meAnd all that I know, is all I’ve ever knownThis room spins for us aloneThis rooms’ been spinning for a long, long timeAs through the years we glideAnd with our fingers tightly intertwinedSpin with me just one more timeLet our love flash before our eyesSpin with me just one more timeSpin with me just one more timeSpin with me just one more timeThis room spins and we ride it longer than lifeAnd we live it truer than fairy talesAnd we make our dreams our ownWhen I can’t breathe, you breathe for meWhen all I have is all of meAnd all that I know, is all I’ve ever knownThis room spins for us aloneThis room spins for us aloneThis room spins for us Alone
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This Room Spins
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In His Carwritten by Rob TaylorSo it happened one night when the sky was broken The rain was soulless as sinYour mascara ran down from your sad, sad eyes And stopped at the edge of your chinAnd his face looked kindBy the light of the dash You could almost fall in loveYou could almost run awayYou could almost run . . . Into his carTo his armsTo a better hour than thisAway from life and all its wordsIs there anything you’d miss?So take your time, fear aside Search your memoryIs there anything else that happened on your way home to me?Did you buckle in with your seatbelt tightor did you decide not to care?Did you look at his face or just stare out the window?Was the wind in your hair?Did the streetlights glow too bright?Did anybody see What no one would believe That you would leave hereIn his carIn his armsTo find a better hour than thisAway from life and all its wordsIs there anything you’d miss?So take your time, fear aside Search your memoryIs there anything else that happened on your way home to me?Did his lips feel warm or cold?Did he make you forget about home?And if you can forget about homeThen you can leave hereIn his carIn his armsGo find a better hour than thisAway from life and all its wordsIs there anything you’d miss?So take your time, fear aside Search your memoryIs there anything else that happened on your way home to me?Is there anything else that happened on your way home to me?
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In His Car
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Reach Outwritten by Rob TaylorSon, open up your eyesTake a breath, it’s alright to cryWe have a home for youA wooden cradle in your roomWe papered the walls Superman blueAnd if you miss the angels, your mother will be thereTake a look around you, son, everybody loves you hereSo reach out your hand, I think I saw you smileI’ve never felt so humbled in the presence of a childSo reach out your handAnd remember if you’re president or follow in my footsteps as an ordinary manTo mother, to me, to God reach out your handSon, welcome homeWithin these walls, you’ll never feel aloneWe’ll tuck you in and kiss your cheekWe will lift you when you weepSay a prayer and sing you fast asleepThis gallery reminds us of our family looking downI wish they could meet you, sonI’m sure they couldn’t be more proudSo reach out your hand, I think I saw you smileI’ve never felt so humbled in the presence of a childSo reach out your handAnd remember if you’re president or follow in my footsteps as an ordinary manTo mother, to me, to God reach out your handYou’ll never know the love I feel until you have your ownWhen my little boy is grownYou’ll say this when you welcome him homeReach out your hand, I know I saw you smileI’ve never felt so humbled in the presence of a childSo reach out your handAnd remember if you’re president or follow in my footsteps as an ordinary manTo mother, to me, to God reach out your To mother, to me, to God reach out yourTo mother, to me, to God reach out your hand
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Reach Out
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So This is the Endwritten by Rob TaylorSo this is the endI didn’t start a revolutionI didn’t find any solutionsBesides the ones they giveSo this is the endWill they say that I was gentle?And my songs were sentimentalAnd I loved my wife and kidsSo this is the endTime to hope that I have loved enough my friendHold me and then I’ll say I’ll wait for youAnd I’ll see you againSo this is the endSo this is the endAnd I never found my fortuneOr the fame that I was searching forBefore the years crept inSo this is the endAnd what matters stands above meAll the ones who loved meAnd all the ones who could forgiveSo this is the endTime to hope that I have loved enough my friendsHold me and then I’ll say I’ll wait for youAnd I’ll see you againSo this is the end
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So This is the End
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Under the Starwritten by Rob TaylorIt just appeared in the sky as day turned to nightI said goodbye to my land and farewell to my wifeI gathered my gold and I saddled my beastAnd I made my way off toward to the star in the eastWhere is he that is born king of the Jews?Will angels rejoice when they hear the good news?What will I behold when I travel so far?What will I finally find under the star?I followed the star to a stable in old BethlehemAnd when I asked why Mary said, “There’s no room at the inn.â€I went to the manger and when I looked inWell I fell to my knees and then I worshiped himBefore me the child who would die to save usWell I gave him my gold, but it wasn’t enoughI thought I heard angels rejoice from afarPraising the Savior our King under the StarThe tear on my cheek found its way to the floorAnd I failed to speak, but he heard every wordAnd I couldn’t leave, but I backed out of sightInto the silent night…Behold here’s the child who will die to save usWell I gave him my gold, but it wasn’t enoughI know I heard angels rejoice from afarPraising the Savior our King under the StarUnder the StarUnder the Star Under the Star
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Under the Star
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Build it Higherwritten by Rob Taylor“Son, why are you crying?†my grandpa said“Why are your little eyes all red? You can tell me it’s all rightâ€And I said, “I built a castle as tall as me, now it’s only sand and seaCause the waves came up too highâ€And he said, “Lifes’ been known to take what we build downBut we rise again as sure as we are tired...…And build it higherWhen it all falls downCause it ain’t right to leave that empty space in the groundSo build it higher and let it touch the skyBut don’t ever forget the day it made you cryCause it made you wiserNow c’mon let’s build it higherI still hear sirens when I recallHow the flames burned all the walls of the house my Grandpa madeAnd he stood there right beside me and watched the smokeAnd I could see he was loosin’ hopeI couldn’t think of what to say….except“Lifes’ been known to take what we build downBut we’ll rise out of the ashes and the fire...… And build it higherWhen it all falls downCause it ain’t right to leave that empty space in the groundSo build it higher And let it touch the skyBut don’t ever you forget the day it made you cryCause it made you wiserNow c’mon let’s build it higherWell my Grandpa wasn’t president on 9/11/01But each September there’s no towers I can’t help but wish he wasCause he’d honor all the heroes and those who died that dayAnd he’d stand before the nation and this is what he’d say…“Lifes’ been known to take what we build downBut as sure as evil men will still conspire...…We’ll build it higherWhen it all falls downCause it ain’t right to leave that empty space in the groundSo build it higher and let it touch the skyBut don’t ever forget the day it made us cryCause it made us wiserNow c’mon let’s build it higherâ€
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