Tom Petty Preaches. The Waiting Tom Petty learns to wait on the Lord 1997 by David J. Landegent

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1 Tom Petty Preaches The Waiting Tom Petty learns to wait on the Lord I d surely like to be in heaven right now Where it feels like something from a dream But, I ve never known nothing quite like this What I m goin thru tonight might almost do me in Maybe I m so bitter that I think it s the end Can I go on, when I m down, seek the Lord again I say, hey yeah, hey yeah, hey yeah-yeh-yeh The waiting is the hardest part There are days God seems so far You take it on faith, You take His Word to heart The waiting is the hardest part Well yeah, I thought of givin up & tossin the tow l But, all it ever got me was down Yeah, there have been days that never felt good And when they re not good, then I feel some doubt Jesus, you re the only one who can help me somehow So Jesus, won t you listen, won t you listen right now I say, hey yeah, hey yeah, hey yeah-yeh-yeh Oh, bow down and wait on Him Bow down, He ll come to you Bow down and wait on Him Bow down, He ll come to you I know He ll strengthen me, I ll be in flight soon I will be runnin far, I will be walkin too Hey yeah, hey yeah, hey yeah-yeh-yeh The waiting is the hard est part You Don t Know How It Feels You Don t Know How It Feels, but the Lord does Let me talk with You tonight You re MY Priest who will sympathize You know what I used to be I m sure glad You care for me Well, let me get - to the point You ll ne ver disappoint Turned my life all around, When You came and stooped down You sure know how it feels You sure know how it feels to be me You have come and now You know Human joys and human woes You re my one Go-between God and man shelter me So let s get - to the point You ll ne ver disappoint When You became a man You learned to understand You sure know how it feels You sure know how it feels to be me Jesus, You were born a slave Faced temptation and the grave Wore my shoes, did not fall Bore my sins, You shouldered all b with extra You sure know how it feels You sure know how it feels (3x) to be me Jammin Me Tom Petty talks back to the devil You got me in a corner You got me against the wall But God knows where I go And God knows when I call I ll stay back from temptation There ain t nothin it has for me I ll stay back from your suggestions Satan, you ve been jammin me You re jamming me, you re jamming me Quit jam ming me Well, you won t keep me, painted in a corner I can walk away, cuz it s not over~ I ll stay back from angry slander I ll stay back from party plans I ll stay back from bein proud My Lord will save this man Stand back all you idols Stand back from wicked roads Stand back pornographics I found another way to go Who needs your outrage & torture Or that apple in young Eve s eye Yeah, check out your losing streak You ll sure pay for your crime You re jamming me, you re jam ming me Quit jamming me Get back you old devil Get back and tempt no more I come in Jesus name His blood will win the war

2 I m lookin up, the Lord is mine twice Free Fallin Tom Petty is fallin for mercy It s a good world made by Jesus Made mountains and America too It s a good world crazy with flowers Made horses humanity too It's a bad world livin' in rebellion There s a broad-way runnin through our hearts And I m a bad boy cuz I ve run from the Savior I m a bad boy for breakin His heart So I need a free pardon Yeah I need a free pardon All the wicked walking in their own way Move straight down the devil s boulevard & all the bad boys are runnin in the shadows All the bad girls have hardened their hearts We all need a free pardon We all need a free pardon Free pardon, need a free pardon, need a Free pardon, need a free pardon I wanna bow down seek His forgiveness I wanna know my prayer s not denied I want a freedom from my transgressions Wanna see my life purified I ve received a free pardon I ve received a free pardon Free pardon, I ve a free pardon, I ve a Free pardon, I ve a free pardon Runnin Down a Dream Tom Petty follows God s leading On the road, like a castaway Nowhere to go, no destiny Jesus came, showed me the Way From here to there, and in-between Yeah, runnin down a dream, That the Lord gave to me Workin on a mystery, Goin wherever He leads, runnin down a dream I felt so good, like anything was possible Gave God control, of my life Jesus said, my grace is unstoppable He s always there, rain or shine, The road got long, the sky grew dark But I m pressin on, til the end of time There s something good, waitin down this road It s Good to be King Petty meets the One who says It s Good to Be King. It s good that He s king, a man without guile He died on a cross, yeah, to make reconciled Let s praise Him on high, praises resound It s good that He s king, He s coming back down Yeah, the world will sing, Oh, when Je sus is king Can I help it if I still yearn for that time It s good that He s king, He ll show us the way Build a kingdom of peace, let there be no delay When the tears are all gone, & the mourners sing When He comes in the clouds, it s good that He s king Praise Christ the king, let na tions sing Can I help it if I still yearn for that time It s good that He s king, He made his own world He s more than a friend, more precious than pearls A ruler supreme, who carries the day It s good that He s king, let s worship and pray Excuse me if I can t wait for that time For Christ to arrive I Won t Back Down Tom Petty takes a stand for Christ Well, I won t back down No, I won t back down You can stand me up at the gates of hell But I won t back down No, I ll stand my ground Won t be turned around And I ll keep this world from draggin me down Gonna stand my ground, And I won t back down (I won t back down) Hey Jesus didn t take the easy way out (I won t back down) Hey Christ helps me stand my ground So I won t back down Well, I know what s right Gotta shine the light In a world that keeps on pushing me around Gonna stand my ground, And I won t back down

3 ,, twice I m Learning to Fly Tom Petty waits for the rapture When the angels shout we ll be headin home Angels shout from the throne When the Son comes down & you know He will Then the saints look up & the world grows still I'm yearnin to fly and I don t need wings Comin' down is the King of Kings Well the good ol' days will soon return. Though the rocks will melt & the sea will burn a, Eternal life can now be found So give your heart He ll wear the crown When the angels shout and you re prepared It s then you ll know He ll take you there I'm yearnin to fly among the clouds We ll go up Christ comes down, ab I'm yearnin' to fly I'm yearnin' to fly. Don t Come Around Here Tom Petty resists temptation Hey! Hey! It s God that you're lookin for Hey! (ah ) Don t give in any longer Just give it up then your faith s getting stronger You don t need to anymore The dark is a bore It s God that you're lookin for Hey! (ah ) Surrender in devotion Just give it up on your knees, the war is over Hey! Stop walking in defeat Who do you expect to be It s the Lord that you're lookin for Hey! Hey! You ve been freed It s God that you're lookin for Last Dance for Mary Jane Tom Petty rejoices in the covenant with Abraham He grew up in a superstitious town, Heard a heavenly promise, & soon he headed out Oh, he heard the call and he heard it right Of a holy promised land, and a family of size Well, he moved out here, near the age of eighty He knew Jehovah gave the land that he d seen Could he reproduce? Are children a delusion? Till he HAS a baby, then he s got to keep movin On, keep movin on Last chance for Abraham Would his seed outnumber sand~? He knows age is creepin in and he s Tired and he wonders when~ Well, it s been slow, but he s been told He struggled with doubt, because he s so old So WILL there be a son? WILL there be and how? Will the Lord help? Will He help now? LOOK up high, hear God s yes Abraham knows that God will bless More than you think there will be sons Surely they will come, and it s just begun, Now Isaac s born God answered prayer He SIG-nifies Je-HO-vah cares Laughin loud in the birthing room God has opened Sarah s womb LOOK up high, hear God s yes Abraham knows that God will bless It was to God he cried, when he felt so alone Jehovah RE-membered as he walked on the road God planned for Abraham Now his seed outnumbers sand~ Though his age was creepin in, yet the

4 Co-venant plan begins~ American Girl Tom Petty seeks a miracle Well we call for a miracle, Lord Claim Your promises We couldn t help thinkin that there Is a little more to life with Your help After all, it is a cold, hard world~ O God, be gracious to us too So, if we have to cry cryin we re Clingin to the promise that You re gonna keep~ O yeah, all right Take our problems, Jesus Make it turn out right (make it turn out right) We look for a miracle, Lord Well it was kinda cold that night We felt alone in our hopeless need Yeah, we could hear the world roll by Yes, the tide it had turned Like waves crashin on the beach And for one desperate moment there We looked up and got on our knees God, life s so painful, but You re gonna stay close We re all - still - within Your reach~ Don t Do Me Like That Tom Petty resists the devil I was talkin' with a friend of mine Said the devil had told him lies Told him that he d make him whole, then Turned around and stole his soul Then he said You'd better watch your step" Or you're gonna get hurt yourself Devil s gonna tell you lies, cut you down to size If you love the Savior, don t do it like that Don t stray from Jesus way, no Don t do it like that God above can help you see what is reality If you have been justified Then a you ll be sanctified And you know you'd better watch your step, Or you're gonna get hurt yourself Devil s gonna tell you lies, cut you down to size If you love the Savior, don t, don t, don t, don t If you re on Jesus way, then Don t do it like that Cuz somewhere deep down inside, (The) Spirit is sayin : love doesn t do no wrong I have the Spirit inside, Lord, I believe it I know I can STAND and be strong verse 2, b twice, without last line Refugee Tom Petty takes note of persecution Saints will suffer, (we all know it) For the Lord no doubt about it Ain t no real big secret, all the same Somehow they re surmounted Whether Persecuted they ll still believe and they Will believe that the Truth will set free You see, the saints have Somewhere, somehow, somebody Must have kicked them around some Tell me why they re gonna pray there Keepin God s commandments Whether Persecuted, they ll still believe, and they re Gonna bless the mockers down on their knees You see the saints have Remember the saints have Christians are on this EARTH But still you know that they are not of this world Right now this seems real to you, but we: Gotta look up to God who tells us the truth Somewhere, somehow, somebody Must have kicked them around some Who knows, maybe they were kidnapped Tied up, taken away and held for ransom Whether Persecuted, they ll still believe, and they re Gonna bless the mockers down on their knees You see the saints have Oh, the saints have Oh, the saints have

5 You Wreck Me Tom Petty needs God when facing temptation Your light abides bright and strong Your light prevails in a world gone wrong Rescue me should I go down If I stay too long in trouble town Oh yeah You break me, Savior When I m fallin from You But You move my spirit yes, You do Now and again I get the feeling Well, if I give in I m a gonna be grievin Rescue me should I go wrong If I dig too deep if I stay too long ab, I ll find real joy in Your holy commands You ll be my Lord and I m in Your hands Walk with me wherever I go And lead me, Lord and help me to grow abb Into the Great Wide Open Tom Petty on the emptiness of living without God Eddie waited till he finished high school He went to Hollywood, got a tattoo He met a girl out there with a tattoo too The future was wide open They moved into a place they both could afford He found a nightclub, he could work at the door She had a guitar and she taught him some chords The sky was the limit What is it they were hopin Under the skies of blue? What is it they were hopin? A rebel without a clue The papers said Ed always played from the heart He got an agent and a roadie named Bart They made a record and it went on the charts The sky was the limit His leather jacket had chains that would jingle They both met movie stars, partied and mingled Their lives were empty, And the stars didn t twinkle It ain t what - they were hopin a What is it they were hopin Under the skies of blue? What is it they were hopin? Can rumors of God be true? Wake Up Time Tom Petty sings to a prodigal son You follow your feelings, you follow your dreams You follow the leader and you re deceived And what s ahead waiting, There s nobody that knows You gotta keep one eye open the further you go You never dreamed You d go down on your knees, but now Who could have seen, You d be so hard t o please somehow You feel like a poor boy, a long way from home You re just a poor boy, a long way from home And it s wake up time Time to open up your eyes And rise and shine You spend your life dreaming, Running round in a trance You hang out forever and still miss the dance And sometimes you re hopin, You might find someone To help you get over the pain that will come Yeah, you were so cool Back in high school, what happened? You were so sure Not to have your spirits dampened But you re just a poor boy alone in this world You re just a poor boy alone in this world Well, if he is open, a boy finds the Lord The One who can shoulder the pain in this world And if you re followin Jesus Then you re surely be free You will find His mercy, there at the Tree Yeah, you ll be alright, It s just gonna take time, no doubt You ll surely see, The Lord down on your knees, somehow You re just a poor boy, a long way from home You re just a poor boy, a long way from home twice

6 Breakdown Tom Petty hears Jesus promise when we fall At your side if you stumble At your side if you fall I m not afraid of you running away from Me I ll never let go at all There is no sense in pretending, Your eyes give you away Something inside you will hurt and misguide you It s you I seek when you stray Amen! Breakdown, call My name and give it to Me Breakdown, let Me save and shine the light (Breakdown) Breakdown, I m standing here, can t you see Breakdown, it's alright It's alright it's alright, Listen to Her Heart Petty: a Christian woman won t fall for a nasty guy You think you re gonna take her away With your money and your cocaine You keep thinkin that her mind is gonna change But I know everything is okay She s gonna listen to her Lord He s gonna tell her what to do She might need a lot of loving But she don t need you You want her to think that she d fall for you You want her to think it over You can t see it doesn t matter what you do Buddy, you don t even know her And you just can t creep up behind her And you can t understand that she s righteous She s righteous Here Comes My Girl Tom Petty looks to God when feeling down You know, sometimes, you ve got to cry Cuz this old town just seems so hopeless I ain t really sure, But it seems I remember the good times Were just a little bit more in focus But when the Savior s arms surround me I can somehow rise above it Yeah, man, when I know the Holy Lord s Standing right by my side, you know I can tell the whole wide world: I love Him, yeah Hey, here comes my Lord, Here comes my Lord, Yeah He shines the light He is all I need for life Every now and then, I get down to the end of a day, I ll have to stop ask myself, what I ve done? It just seems so useless to have to work so hard, And nothin ever really seems to come from it And then He puts me in the light~ Says, He s gonna reign forever And man, you know I can t begin to doubt it No, because God s so good And so free and so right I know I ain t never gonna Change my mind about Him hey!, Yeah, every time it seems like There ain t nothin left no more, I find myself havin to reach out And grab hold of somethin Yeah, I just catch myself wonderin, Waitin, worryin about some silly little things That don t add up to nothin. verse 4,,