Your Smile’s a Drug

Okay, so I just borrowed liberally (completely) from a song by Patrick Park for that title, but you’ll just have to deal with it. And speaking of songs, well. . . that’s the topic of today’s post! I’ve been collecting song lyrics that touch me in some way for awhile now. So take a look below. You’ll find song lyrics that make me smile and laugh, a few that bring tears to my eyes, some that convict me, some that I just love for no reason other than the writer’s saying something I’ve felt before. So buckle up and enjoy the ride!

I told her I ain’t so sure about this place it’s hard to play a gig in this town and keep a straight face seems like everyone here’s got a plan it’s kind of like nashville with a tan, Shawn Mullins ‘Lullaby”

I’ve lost count of the times I’ve given up on you But you make such a beautiful wreck you do Yeah, you make such a beautiful wreck you do You make such a beautiful wreck you do At the dark end of this bar What a beautiful wreck you are “Beautiful Wreck” by Shawn Mullins

Some days i’m bursting at the seams With all my half remembered dreams And then it shoots me down again I feel the dampness as it creeps I hear you coughing in your sleep Beneath a broken window pane Tomorrow girl i’ll buy you chips A lollipop to stain your lips And it’ll all be right as rain David Gray “Ain’t No Love”

“Sometimes I feel like Charlie Brown all alone up on the pitcher’s mound like a-hundred runs down.” Randall Goodgame

And if a man has got to listen to the voices of the mobWho are reeling in the throes of all the happiness they’ve gotWhen they tell you all their troubles have been nailed up to that crossThen what about the times when even followers get lost?’Cause we all get lost sometimes… Andrew Peterson, “The Silence of God” on Love and Thunder

“I will always love you, like a long good-bye.” David Mead, “Nashville” on Indiana

My kingdom for a kiss upon her shoulder It’s never over, all my riches for her smiles Jeff Buckley, “Lover, You Should Have Come Over” from Grace

So in the meantime You’ll be resting on my mind For the last time I will leave myself behind In the evening Raise a glass and tell some lies Make a pass, impress another girl, She was easy on the eyes Josh Kelley “Almost Honest” from Almost Honest

I could bless the water But it wouldnt turn to wine Paint a picture of the sunset Hanging there in your eyes But it’d just be some compromise

I could write a million verses Every word youve heard before Steal some of dylans best But it’d leave me wanting to say more Cause theres so much more Marc Broussard, “Hope for Me Yet” from Carencro

So if it’s gotta be you Treat her nice Hold her hand And tell her twice That she doesn’t have to worry Ryan Adams “Hard Way to Fall”

She said, “Who else knew my name Before the day that I was born? Jesus is all I need Jesus is all I need.” Randall Goodgame “I Did Not Catch Her Name”

There is more More than all this pain More than all the falling down And the getting up again There is more More than we can see From our tiny vantage point In this vast eternity Andrew Peterson “More” from The Far Country

I got a house full of walls And utility bills, every Monday the company calls I got a nice bed to sleep on And a chest of drawers, where I keep those dreams of yours Ryan Adams “Dear John”

Well, I’m weak and I’m weary of breaking His heart With they cycle of my sin, of my sin Still He turns His face to me and I kiss it Just to betray Him once again Andrew Peterson “Come, Lord Jesus” from Carried Along

So if there’s anything I’ve learned From this journey I am on Simple truths will keep you going Simple love will keep you strong Cause there are questions without answers Flames that never die Heartaches we go through are often blessings in disguise So thank you Lord, oh thank you Lord How could I ask for more Cindy Morgan “How Could I Ask for More?”