CHRIS AUGUST – Water Into Wine

I’ve been runnin’ round in circles, but I can’t do this on my own
To be so far away from perfect, that’s all I’ve ever known
It’s not like I ain’t been tryin’, ’cause I’ve been trying every door
And when they’d open I’d be lyin’ on the floor ’cause I’m always falling short

[Chorus:]
I’ve been lost chasing dreams of yesterday
Found my heart always leading me astray
So take these broken wings and teach them to fly
‘Cause You’re changing me from water into wine

I guess I thought that it’d be easy ’cause people always speak of peace
And now I’m picking up the pieces left of me
‘Cause I can see that it was You breaking me

I’ve been lost chasing dreams of yesterday
Found my heart always leading me astray
So take these broken wings and teach them to fly
‘Cause You’re changing me from water into wine
From water into wine

I knew about the story revealing all Your glory
How You can take the nothing and turn it into something
But now I see my own life changing before my eyes
You saw me at my worst and fulfilled my thirst like water into wine

I’ve been lost chasing dreams of yesterday
Found my heart always leading me astray
So take these broken wings and teach them to fly
‘Cause You’re changing me from water into wine
From water into wine

CHRIS AUGUST – Truth Is Still True

What good is a heart livin’ without You, livin’ without You
What good is a song that isn’t about You, that isn’t about You

So I sing, oh I sing, I sing Your name
Though it seems it’s all in vain
’Cause I know, and I know no matter how I feel
I know Your truth is still true

And what good is the lie that I got it all figured out, I got it all figured out
And oh what good is pretending that I’m not wrecked with doubt
When I’m wrecked with doubt

I sing, oh I sing, I sing Your name
Though it seems it’s all in vain
I know, and I know no matter how I feel
I know Your truth is still

The solid ground I fall on when I’m drowning in my grief
You will not be shaken by my faith or unbelief so I sing

So I sing, oh I sing, I sing Your name
Though it seems it’s all in vain
And I know, I know no matter how I feel
I know Your truth is still true, it is true

And I hid in the darkness, still there I found You, still there I found
There is no kind of song that isn’t about You, that isn’t about You

CHRIS AUGUST – Unashamed Of You

I’m really good at dancin’, dancin’ round the point
What’s the point of dancing just so people like me
I’ve wasted chances to speak up and make some noise
Why do I let these moments pass me by
Everybody ought to know

I will sing about Your love, I will shout it to the sky
I will tell of what You’ve done, when the people ask me why
I live my life this way I’ll say that I am unashamed of You

I feel like a preacher, I’ve got something to say
I’m treating right now like it’s now or never
I could talk about the weather, could talk about nothing all day
I’d rather talk about what lasts forever
Everybody needs to know that

I will sing about Your love, I will shout it to the sky
I will tell of what You’ve done, when the people ask me why
I live my life this way I’ll say that I am unashamed of

The gospel, the cross, the good news for the lost
The blood that spilled down Calvary’s Hill
For what Your grace did and what Your grace does
Oh I am unashamed of Your name, Jesus

I will sing about Your love, I will shout it to the sky
I will tell of what You’ve done and when the people ask me why
I live my life this way I won’t deny that I’ve been changed
I’ll point them to the one who saves, I’ll say that I am unashamed of You
Unashamed of You

The Gospel and the cross, there’s some good news for the lost
His name is Jesus

We lift our hands to you, I lift my hands to you

CHRIS AUGUST – This Side Of Heaven

Everyone’s got their own opinions
There’s nothing they don’t know about
But in the end nobody’s winning
‘Cause nobody’s got it figured out

[Chorus:]
Oh the things we think we know
But honestly we really don’t
This side of heaven
Save the worry, stop the hate
It doesn’t matter anyway
This side of heaven

You can make your own decision
You can write it on a sign
But when it feels like something’s missing
Listen up and I’ll tell you why

[Chorus]

I remember how He showed me
Love is first above all
And that judgment should come slowly
‘Cause we all have our faults

CHRIS AUGUST – Restore

Nobody’s growing old together, we’ve made it easy just to quit
Love has become a negative percentage, why do we bother to commit
We’ve got a long list of excuses, ways we try to justify
Well, I propose to you the truth is, marriage does not have to die

[Chorus:]
I know you’re feeling like it’s falling apart and it can’t go on anymore
But God is a God who knows how to heal so just give it up to the Lord
And He will restore

He said with this ring I promise, and with I do she said forever
But right now if they’re being honest they don’t know if they’ll stay together
Let’s fast forward to the future after struggling on their own
They finally figured out they needed Jesus in the middle
Now I’m watching God rebuild their home

[Chorus]

The enemy tries to come and divide
Trying to get us to give up the fight
But darkness will always lose out to light
‘Cause we’ve got the power of Christ on our side

I see you growing old together
I pray I find a love like yours

So if you’re feeling like it’s falling apart and it can’t go on anymore
God is a God who knows how to heal so just give it up to the Lord
And He will restore

Like it was before
You may have strayed off course
But He will restore

CHRIS AUGUST – Meant To Be

I ask myself how could this be
It’s like we solved the mystery
And I always heard don’t hold your breath
But here you are when nothing’s left
And I can’t replicate this thing inside
What I’m tryin’ to say is…

[Chorus:]
There’s no rhyme, no reason why
It’s just like we were meant to be
Can’t explain why I feel this way
Oh you and me were meant to be

What makes this right will make no sense
It’s like a planned coincidence
While all good things come to an end
This is just the start, where it all begins
And I can’t replicate this thing inside
What I’m tryin’ to say is…

There’s no rhyme, no reason why
Oh it’s just like we were meant to be
I can’t explain why I feel this way
Oh you and me were meant to be

Like the river always runs, like the light is to the sun
I may never understand where it’s from
And it’s not hard to see, it’s just meant to be
You’re the only one, it’s you and it’s me

There’s no rhyme, no reason why
It’s just like we were meant to be
Can’t explain why I feel this way
Oh you and me were meant to be
We were meant to be
Like the river always runs, like the light is to the sun
We were meant to be

CHRIS AUGUST – Let There Be Light

I’m tired of secret keeping, livin’ in the dark
I’m ready to say the words You were speaking back at the start
Come and flood the corners of my heart

[Chorus:]
I say let there be light, I need mercy tonight
Wanna feel it like the sun is rising
Revealing what the shadow’s hiding
I say let there be light, I need Your mercy to shine
Start living what I’ve been believing
What I got I want the whole world seein’
Let there be light

I’m feeling something happening, I’m finding hope again
It feels like the walls are finally cracking and Your love is pouring in
I’m seeing this is good just like You did

[Chorus]

I was scared of what the shame would do
If I started coming clean to You
But suddenly it’s darkness that’s afraid

I say let there be light, I need Your mercy tonight
Wanna feel it like the sun is rising
Revealing what the shadow’s hiding
I say let there be light, I need Your mercy to shine
Start living what I’ve been believing
What I got I want the whole world seein’
I’m tired of secret keeping
So let there be light, let there be light

I’m tired of secret keeping
Let there be light

CHRIS AUGUST – Let The Music Play

People in the church, if you feel these words
Raise a hand if you never got your feelings hurt
Well it’s no surprise, there’s not a hand in sight
Don’t ya see, we all need a little work sometimes

So can we just rewind for a minute
‘Cause you know we all could use a second pass
Don’t matter if you lose or you win it
‘Cause all this mess you’re in won’t last so

[Chorus:]
Hold on ain’t no need to worry ’bout today
Just let the music play
Hold on life is like a song that never fades
So let the music play
Just let the music play
Let the music play

Now insecurity, negativity
Got your head hanging down when it shouldn’t be
Ya gotta realign, it’s just a frame of mind
‘Cause in the end everything is gonna work out fine

So can we just rewind for a minute
‘Cause you know we all could use a second pass
Don’t matter if you lose or you win it
‘Cause all this mess you’re in won’t last so

[Chorus]

Hold on, hold on
Come on let the music play
Just let the music play

[Chorus]

CHRIS AUGUST – Kleenex

She was the only one in my world
She couldn’t tell me nothing
I looked to her like she was my wife
And then she told me something
I felt my world crashing down from a mile away
Her eyes were filled with rain
She could’ve spared me the words that caused this pain
She didn’t have to do it but she did

[Chorus:]
I’m tired of running out of Kleenex
Hiding from what she said
Who says a man is not supposed to cry?
I can’t imagine she could do this
No need for excuses
I got enough noise inside my head
I’m tired of running out of Kleenex
Hoping I could be that one and only man that
She would ever love
I’m done with looking for a tissue
She’ll never hear ‘I miss you’
It’s time to wipe her love away

I said ‘You were the only one in my world
That couldn’t tell me nothing’
She said ‘Baby, I’ve made a mistake
Will you let yourself forgive me? ‘
How could she let this temptation get the best of her?
I’ll never understand
This one confession could’ve brought the toughest man to tears
She didn’t have to do it but she did

[Chorus]

I never thought that I would be in love like this
I know I’ll never find another love like this
Why’d you have to go and do something like this?
Like this [x2]

[Chorus x2]

To wipe her love away
Wipe her love away
Away
Time to wipe her love away, yeah

CHRIS AUGUST – Just Close Your Eyes

Letters in the mail and compare us and fail I just need you closer wishing to the stars just to be where you are that’s my life without you
So I suggest that we try to make good of this night even though the feelings out of reach there’s still a way that we can see if we just close our eyes
Just close your eyes
Just close your eyes
Just close your eyes (Baby)
Just close your eyes
When you’re hurting like crazy from missing your baby just give this a try cause I’m always there if you just close your eyes
Ribbon in the sky is what keeps hope alive that we’ll make it through this heaven is the place that I picture your face you must’ve walked on water
So I suggest that we try to make good of this night even though the feelings out of reach there’s still a way that we can see if we just close our eyes (yeah)
So just close your eyes
Just close your eyes
Just close your eyes (Baby)
Just close your eyes
When you’re hurting like crazy from missing your baby just give this a try cause I’m always there if you just close your eyes
Ten thousand stars could never fall like I did baby yeah so although I’m gone I’m yours till I burn out baby yeah
I wanna hold you tight I wanna kiss you tonight I wanna meet you there all you gotta do just close your eyes
When you’re hurting like crazy from missing your baby just give this a try cause I’m always there if you just close your eyes

CHRIS AUGUST – Just The Way You Are

Just the way you are
Just the way you are
Ahh

You know that I don’t like
To see you down like this
When nothing even should be wrong
You know it’s harder to stay
There to change your mind
Just take the time

So you scream at the sky as you’re lying there
Throwing words at the air ’cause it doesn’t care
If you’re beautiful
And you dream of a world in a better place
Where you don’t have to put up a happy face
You’re beautiful to me
I love you just the way you are
Just the way you are
Ahh

I see you tryin to climb
To cover up your pain
When nothing even should be wrong
Pay not attention to the games they play
Run away run away

So you scream at the sky as you’re lying there
Throwing words at the air ’cause it doesn’t care
If you’re beautiful
And you dream of a world in a better place
Where you don’t have to put up a happy face
You’re beautiful to me
I love you just the way you are
Just the way you are
Ahh

Just so you know
You’re beautiful
So cry those tears another time
In other ways
So scream your heart into the sky
Those fears will turn to dust

So you scream at the sky as you’re lying there
Throwing words at the air ’cause it doesn’t care
If you’re beautiful
And you dream of a world in a better place
Where you don’t have to put up a happy face
You’re beautiful to me
I love you just the way you are
Just the way you are
Ahh

You can scream at the sky if you want to
(Just the way you are)
Run away if you need to
Just lift up your voice and sing yeah
Because you’re beautiful
(Just the way you are)

Just the way you are
Just the way you are
Ahhh

CHRIS AUGUST – I Believe

I don’t need a rainbow to know who made the rain
Don’t need the waters parted to know who made the way
And I don’t need a healing to know who is the cure
Of this I’m sure

[Chorus:]
I believe that there is something more than I can see
I believe that there is someone holding onto me
Sometimes I won’t feel it, but that don’t change a thing
‘Cause it’s by faith that I believe

If you had some heartache that made you cry a thousand tears
Then let me tell you now I know just how you feel
And that heavy weight of sorrow that you’ve carried for so long
Will soon be gone

‘Cause I believe that there is something more than I can see
I believe that there is someone holding onto me
Sometimes I won’t feel it, but that don’t change a thing
‘Cause it’s by faith that I believe

You might see a miracle and give praises to the Lord
Don’t let a touch from heaven be the thing you’re waiting for
Blessed are those who don’t see but still believe, do you believe?

I believe that there is something more than I can see
I believe that the arms of Jesus are holding onto me
Sometimes I won’t feel it, but that don’t change a thing
Cause it’s by faith that I believe
I believe, I believe

CHRIS AUGUST – Don’t Close The Door

I’m trying to catch you right before you leave
Cause you gotta hear these words from me
What you saw wasn’t what it seems
Our story isn’t ready for an ending

It’s not alright
It’s not okay
To not hear me out and walk away
Just settle down
Let me explain
But if this is where it ends today

[Chorus:]
Baby if you close the door
You walking out on everything that we’ve done before
You don’t have to close the door
Don’t throw away the key
Until you know for sure
Don’t close it on me
On me on me
On me on me
On me on me
(Don’t close the door)

Don’t close it on me
On me on me
On me on me
On me on me

Don’t close the door

We’ve been through bigger situations before
You can see that if you stop looking through the peep hole
I know right now the problems are all that you see
Thinking now you’d have a better picture of me

It’s not alright
It’s not okay
To not hear me out and walk away
Just settle down
Let me explain
But if this is where it ends today

[Chorus:]
Baby if you close the door
You walking out on everything that we’ve done before
You don’t have to close the door
Don’t throw away the key
Until you know for sure
Don’t close it on me
On me on me
On me on me
On me on me
(Don’t close the door)

Don’t close it on me
On me on me
On me on me
On me on me

Don’t close the door

Are you sure this is what you want
If you want let me know now
Cause once I’m gone, I’m gone
You know we both know how

[Chorus: x2]
Baby if you close the door
You walking out on everything that we’ve done before
You don’t have to close the door
Don’t throw away the key
Until you know for sure
Don’t close it on me
On me on me
On me on me
On me on me
(Don’t close the door)

Don’t close it on me
On me on me
On me on me
On me on me

CHRIS AUGUST – Come Now Our King

Bethlehem turns in tonight
A town led up by candle lights
All the children tuck in tide
Bethlehem turns in tonight

Angel start their whispering
About the one they’re welcoming
No one knows what’s soon to be
Angel start their whispering

[Chorus:]
Dancing glory
And the highest
Come now our king
We’ve been
Waiting
Come now our king

Silence falls
Yet once again
Shepherds leave for Bethlehem
Baby cry soon welcomes them
Silence falls once again

[Chorus]

Glory glory
You came here to stay
Oh Lord we’ve been waiting so
Come now our king

… night has turned today
The empty… empty grave
Baby born so I could say
… night has turned today

[Chorus]

CHRIS AUGUST – Center Of It

[VERSE 1]
Some days, I’m feelin’ like I
Can’t win, can’t get it right and
Don’t matter how hard I try,
Today is not my day

When it feels like I’m going crazy,
And it looks like nothing’s changing,
Come sun, come rainy day,
You are still the same

[CHORUS]
In the dark, in the light,
In the morning and night
In the good, in the hurt,
In the places I hide

When I rise, when I fall,
You’ll be there through it all
At the start, at the end,
In the center of, the center of it

[VERSE 2]
Some nights, I lay awake and I
Can’t push these thoughts away
I’m worried where I’m gonna go,
Where I’m gonna be, are You gonna
Be there for me?
When it feels like the doors are closin’,
Gotta trust that you’re doin’ somethin’
Come sun, come rainy day,
You are all I need

[CHORUS]
In the dark, in the light,
In the morning and night
In the good, in the hurt,
In the places I hide

When I rise, when I fall,
You’ll be there through it all
At the start, at the end
In the center of, the center of it

[BRIDGE]
There will be days I will forget
Everything you’ve done for me
But when I go back there again,
I’m reminded…

In the dark, In the light,
In the morning and the night…

[CHORUS]
In the dark, in the light,
In the morning and night
In the good, in the hurt,
In the places I hide

When I rise, when I fall,
You’ll be there through it all
At the start, at the end
In the center of, the center of it

Yeah, yeah
Oh, the center of it all
Ooohhh, the center of it all

In the loss, in the win,
In the beauty and the sin,
At the start, at the end,
In the center of, the center of it

CHRIS AUGUST – Amen

This world is full of people
The weary and the poor
Waiting for the day
When they will hurt no more
Though this world is full of suffering
These promises are true
We hold on to the hope
That the day is coming soon

So Amen, amen and the people said amen
The troubles of this world
they’re comin’ to an end
And all my brothers and my sisters
let me hear it again
The kingdom is comin’
and the people said amen

This world is full of struggles
We’re all trying to break free
We fall back to the same things
Cause addiction’s our disease
But I’m telling you there’s someone
Who will set your spirit free
His name is Jesus
And His blood redeems

Give me more than just religion
Cause it feels like something’s missin
That heaven and earth collision
Amen, amen
Lift a hand if you believe it
And if ya feel it then help me sing it
If ya know that ya need it
Then ya know that ya need it
So amen, amen and the people said
Amen

CHRIS AUGUST – A Little More Jesus

It was just last Sunday
I was sitting in the pew
The preacher told some stories
Yeah he spoke about the truth
Something resonated
I heard a million times before
Somehow I needed to hear it once more, he said

[Chorus:]
I could use a little more Jesus
And a little bit less of me
I could be a little more humble
If we’re speaking honestly
The more I see this heart inside of me
The more that I believe
I could use a little more Jesus
And a little bit less of me

I try to love my neighbor
And love my enemy
I went down to the homeless shelter and I
Gave them food to eat
It made me feel so good inside
But it did not bring me peace
Turns out there’s just one thing that I need

[Chorus]

We’ve got rules and regulations
Got a stance on everything
It gets so complicated
When all we really need

Is just a little more Jesus
And a little bit less of me
I could be a little more humble
If we’re speaking honestly
The more I see this heart inside of me
The more that I believe
That I could use a little more Jesus
And a little bit less of me

[Chorus]

I could use a little more Jesus 3x
And a little bit less of me
I could use a little more Jesus 3x
And a little bit less of me
A little bit less of me

CHRIS AUGUST – The Upside Of Down

The downside of being up is my inside is empty of
The one thing my heart truly needs
When I feel invincible a million miles from miserable
It’s always all about me

I don’t know why I don’t love You like I should, like You would
Through bad and good oh

[Chorus:]
Funny how we figure out where happiness is found
In the midst of this sadness I’m closer to You now
And that’s the upside of down, the upside of down
It’s all switched around, I lost and I found
The upside of down

You are more in my less, You are strength in my weakness
I’ll never go back again
And then Your sunshine ends the rain and I return to my old ways
Why am I a fair weather friend?

I wanna be the one to love You like I should, like You would
Through the bad and good oh

Funny how we figure out where happiness is found
In the midst of this sadness I’m closer to You now

That’s the upside of tragedies knowing You’re holding my heart always, always
I may be down but I’m finding there’s joy in the pain, in the pain

Funny how we figure out where happiness is found
In the midst of this sadness I’m closer, I’m closer to You now and oh

[Chorus]

The upside of down
It’s all switched around, I lost and I found
The upside of down

CHRIS AUGUST – 1989

Summer day 7 years old and I took a ride on my bicycle
I can still feel my face against the wind
A backpack full of my favorite toys
Singing songs just to make some noise
Is a good way for a day to begin

I remember when life was simple way back then
Now I’m trying to see through those eyes again, through those eyes

[Chorus:]
If I could turn back time I’d go to 1989
Where every day was full of chasin’ dreams
Yeah I may be grown up but maybe I should try
Livin’ like it’s 1989

Deep inside this Texas heart there’s an innocence underneath the scars
Waiting to be called outside to play
Wanna feel like a wide eyed kid, wanna put it all back into perspective
God You’re great just because You’re great

It is so uncomplicated with You here, with You here
You make the person that I once was reappear, You reverse the years

[Chorus]

I’m sorry that I made it something complicated
I am ready now it’s not too late
Everyday I’m learning it’s all about returning
I’m living my life with child-like faith
I’m sorry that I made it something complicated
I am ready now it’s not too late
Everyday I’m learning it’s all about returning
I’m living my life like I could

Turn back time and go to 1989
Where every day was full of chasin’ dreams
Yeah I may be grown up but maybe I should try
Livin’ like it’s 1989
I’m livin’ like it’s 1989