Lizi Bailey, Sho Baraka - Words, 2006 lyrics

Yeah, maybe words don't say much
Maybe we don't need words
To communicate our love maybe

All I wanted a perfect life
Some perfect kids and a perfect wife
Some perfect days and some perfect nights
Even though I'm flawed, I should be alright
A child with special needs didn't
Fit in my plans i'm a needy man
Wanting more that what you put in his hands
All I wanted was a perfect family core
Now I'm envying the family next door
Trying not to trust therapy more than God
I am walking the street where
Fear and love collide
I am learning in weakness
You still gotta serve
And my connection with my boys
Is way deeper than words
But damn, words, I thrive with 'em
Words are my life, my career
I survive with 'em i'm given a life sentence
That words can't fix now we both live in a
World that don't make sense

Yeah, maybe words don't say much
Maybe we don't need words
To communicate our love

My sons are not a punishment or an accident
Just a little abstract masterpiece of
What the Master did
I try not to doubt the power of prayer
But many times
I just feel like the power ain't there
Some days I'm feeling good
Some days I'm feeling torn
I'm getting praise for activities
A father should perform
I get applause when I excel, thank you
Is there grace for me when I
Fail and I'm feeling shameful?

Yeah, well, maybe words don't say much
Maybe we don't need words
To communicate our love

My father said he needed greater
Trust in the Lord
And the Lord used cancer so he
Could trust in Him more
He died without complaining
That's when I understood
He taught me more in his silence
Than a sermon ever could
Words can be lies to help
Us disguise our phoniness
Feeling insecure in the midst
Of pride and loneliness
I learned the meaning of
Contentment really fast
Wanting change while appreciating everything
That you have

Yeah, maybe words don't say much
Maybe we don't need words
To communicate our love
Maybe words don't say much
Maybe I should just learn to shut up

Only you know only you know
Ohhh, ohhhh, ohhhh only you know
Only you know ohhh, ohhhh, ohhhh

Truth is your presence speaks much louder
Than when a choir sings
I never knew I'll find joy
Up in the smallest things
The counsellor said "Live long, love strong
Stick together this is a thorny rose you
Two will carry forever
Find value in your interactions
And not in your treasure
Find strength in Jesus
Increase your faith in good measure
Avoid evil
Your kids need a home that is peaceful
Don't be a passive man
Understand that your family needs you
Pray for healing, hoping they find a cause"
But after all, I resolved
You are not a problem to solve
Maybe I wouldn't change you
Maybe I'm just unable to see your potential
Because I'm blinded by the labels

Yeah, maybe words don't say much
Maybe we don't need words
To communicate our love
Maybe words don't say much

In that moment, we had a breakthrough
Silence, I want to thank you
In that moment, we had a breakthrough
Silence, I want to thank you