Music Matters: Lyrics About Love and Hope

THE RISING TIDE

There are times in the lives of everyone
When the going gets tough
When love no matter how strong and true
Never seems to be enough
It’s only then that you realize
Just how hard you have to try
To stay afloat on a raging sea
And swim against the rising tide

The world is changing faster
Than we ever believed it would
It’s tearin’ down everything we knew
And who can say if it’s bad or good
There’s so little holdin’ us together
It’s only courage and stubborn pride
That keep us from bein’ swept away
As we swim against the rising tide

(CHORUS)
But one day soon the tide will turn
And the sun will shine again
Till then we have to stay afloat
And burn our candles at both ends
And if we pull together
Our common ground will be our guide
And we will conquer that raging sea
And conquer the rising tide

They say that most all men lead lives
Of desperation and pain
It would take a force much greater than God
To heal their wounds again
But I believe that you and I have always
Had the power to decide
Whether to drown in the ragin’ sea
Or swim against the rising tide

THE LOVERS WE USED TO BE

There’s a little bit of truth inside
Every little white lie
There’s a little bit of stay with me inside
Every last goodbye
There’s a little bit of I’m sorry inside
The words you scream at me
Cause there’s still a little love inside
The lovers we used to be

There’s a little bit of pleasure inside
All the heartache and the pain
There’s a little bit of sunshine hangin’ on
After all the rain
And try as I might I don’t believe
I can ever get free
‘Cause there’s still a little love inside
The lovers we used to be

(CHORUS)
Yeah, there’s still a little love inside
Some things cannot be denied
You can run but you cannot hide
From this reality
‘Cause there’s still a little love inside
Still a little love inside
Still a little love inside
The lovers we used to be

(BRIDGE)
There’s still a lot of good reasons
For us to carry on
There’s still a whole lot of romance left
Between the darkness and the dawn
Between the warm heart and the heartache
There’s a lifetime of memories
And there’s still a little love inside
The lovers we used to be

HOLD ON TO ME

Hold on to me
With all your might
I will be your strength
I will be your light
Shinin’ like a beacon
Through the darkest night
So hold on to me
With all your might

Hold on to me
In the moonlight glow
We will fly together
Into the great unknown
Our love will bind us
Through all the highs and lows
So hold onto me
In the moonlight glow

(CHORUS)

Hold on to me
Come take my hand
With you I’ve already made it
To the Promised Land
I will never let you down
I will always be your man
Hold on to me
Come take my hand

Hold on to me
And never let go
I will be your anchor
When the hurricanes blow
So much chaos around us
That we will never know
If you hold on to me
And never let go

FOR YOU

I would steal the stars
From the sky for you
Give up everything I own
Even die for you
Stand in front of almighty God
And lie for you
And you can believe it’s true
I’d do it all for you

I’d write a love song
So simple and true for you
Turn all the wise men
Into mumbling fools for you
Search the galaxy
For the finest jewels for you
And you would know
There’s nothin’ I wouldn’t do
I’d do it all for you

(CHORUS)
For you
I’d do anything I can
For you
Just to be your lovin’ man
If only you would
Make me part of your plan
I‘d feel just like
One of the chosen few
I’d do it all for you

I’d ride this highway
To the end of the line for you
Take the chaos of the world
And make it rhyme for you
And no matter where I am
I’d always make time for you
And that’s not all
That’s not all I’d do
I’d do it all for you

©Jim  Murray