Doug the Man Lady Bug - Mr. Heath

Well, at birth mom and papa called their little boy Ned He raised him on the banks of a river bed On a houseboat tied to a big tall tree A home for my papa and my mama and me The clock strikes three and papa jumps to his feet Already mama's cooking papa something to eat At half past, papa he's ready to go He jumps in his pirogue headed down the bayou He's got fishing lines strung across the Louisiana rivers Gotta catch a big fish for us to eat He's setting traps in the swamp, catching anything he can Gotta make a living, he's a Louisiana man Gotta make a living, he's a Louisiana man My Muskrat hides hanging by the dozens Even got a lady mink, a muskrat's cousin Got 'em out drying in the hot, hot sun Tomorrow papa's gonna turn 'em into money Well, they call mama Rita and my daddy Jack Little baby brother on the floor, that's Mack Bren and Lin are the family twins And big brother Eddie's on the bayou fishing On the river floats papa's great big boat And that's how my papa goes into town It takes him every bit of a night and a day To even reach a place where the people stay And I can hardly wait until tomorrow comes around That's the day my papa takes his furs to town Papa promised me that I could go He'd even let me see a cowboy show I saw the cowboys and Indians for the first time then I told my pop I've gotta go again Well, Papa said, "Son we've got lines to run We'll come back again but first there's work to be done" He's got fishing lines strung across the Louisiana rivers Gotta catch a big fish for us to eat He's setting traps, he's in the swamp He's catching anything he can Gotta make a living, he's a Louisiana man Gotta make a living, he's a Louisiana man Gotta make a living, he's a Louisiana man Gotta make a living, Louisiana man

We're not God's problem, we are God's children We are not hopeless, we're what He's building We can be unfinished and still be His image To bring in the light to the land of the living We're not God's problem, we are His children So don't let nobody tell you otherwise The truth is in your Father's eyes And anything else is a lie It's a lie, it's a lie, it's a lie When thе Savior meets human nature (human nature) Somehow thе world don't seem so empty any more When the Savior meets human nature (human nature) That's all we gotta do is open the door And say, come on in, come on in, come on in And say, come on in, come on in, come on in We're not God's problem, we are God's family We're at the table, like it's thanksgiving He's not mad, but He loves you madly Can see what you've done, but He can see what you will be We're not God's problem, we are God's family When the Savior meets human nature (human nature) Somehow the world don't seem so empty any more When the Savior meets human nature (human nature) That's all we gotta do is open the door And say, come on in, come on in, come on in And say, come on in, come on in, come on in Here's the thing Being human means making mistakes But don't be mistaken Being human means you're worthy of love, you're worthy of love So don't let nobody tell you otherwise The truth is in your Father's eyes And anything else is a lie It's a lie, it's a lie, it's a lie When the Savior meets human nature (human nature) Somehow the world don't seem so empty any more When the Savior meets human nature (human nature) That's all we gotta do is open the door And say, come on in, come on in, come on in (Savior) And say, come on in, come on in, come on in (human nature) And say, come on in, come on in, come on in (Savior) He's out there knocking, so let's open the door

I don't know how much you know Of how you came into this world I was young and unprepared Your mom herself was just a girl We were a long, long way from home There was trembling in her voice When she looked at me and said It's time to have this baby boy This baby boy He was pacing around the room Made a bed for you in hay 'Cause we both knew that very soon Our whole world was gonna change He held my hand and whispered "breathe" Your first cry cut through the noise Then your eyes looked up at me I said, "My God, my baby boy" You're everything we prayed you would be More promise in your eyes than I have ever seen You're the Prince of Peace, our Savior, Lord, and King Heaven's pride and joy, but you're still our baby boy Our baby boy Boy, when I look at you now A man is looking back at me I taught you everything I know But you'll do more than I could dream There's so much mercy in your touch And love that fear could not destroy We can't keep you to ourselves Go save the world now baby boy You're everything we prayed you would be More promise in your eyes than I have ever seen You're the Prince of Peace, our Savior, Lord, and King Heaven's pride and joy, but you're still our baby boy The redemption that you bring More promise than this weary world has ever seen You're the Prince of Peace, our Savior, Lord, and King Heaven's pride and joy, but you're still our baby boy Our baby boy So much mercy in your touch And love that fear could not destroy We can't keep you to ourselves Go save the world now baby boy

Somedays I feel like I got nothing left Like I'm running on empty Down to my last breath My feet are so heavy Don't wanna carry the load But then I think of You standing there At the end of the road I'm in this race, in this race In this race to run I'm in this race, in this race In this race to run When the miles come slowly Put my heart to the test And the wind comes blowing down Against my chest I'll lean into the burning Press in to the strain And I'll know it was worth it all When I see Your face I'm in this race, in this race In this race to run Every step I take Is worth the pain Just to hear You say: Well done So I run (right into Your arms) So I run (right into Your arms) So I run (right into Your arms) So I run So I run (right into Your arms) So I run (right into Your arms) So I run (right into Your arms) So I run Straight on until the morning I'm chasing down the sun You'll be there waiting for me Yeah, I was born to run Straight on until the morning I'm chasing down the sun You'll be there waiting for me I'm in this race, in this race In this race to run (You'll be there waiting for me) Every step I take Is worth the pain Just to hear You say: Well done So I run (right into Your arms) So I run (right into Your arms) So I run (right into Your arms) So I run So I run (straight on until the morning) I run (I'm chasing down the sun) I run (You'll be there waiting for me) Yeah, I was born to run