Dave-Michael Valentine

Happy Birthday – Dave-Michael Valentine

Happy Birthday

I love it so much that today’s your birthday And you’re here to celebrate another on the Earth day
I know there is so much for you in store I pray you have so many more
So, you can enjoy all that this life has for you As this life and your heart harmonize with you

Happy Birthday Happy Birthday Happy Birthday Again
Happy Birthday Happy Birthday Happy Birthday

I’ve had to say so long to so many who never made it this far I am so incredibly grateful that you are still with us here
You inspire me, give me faith, wish upon a shining star It warms my heart to know your warm heart is near
That’s why I love this day for you

Happy Birthday Happy Birthday Happy Birthday Again
Happy Birthday Happy Birthday Happy Birthday

I’m so blessed to have another year to sing So many good things are on their way
Can’t wait to see what the next ones bring Living life, every day a new day
That’s why I love this day for you

Happy Birthday Happy Birthday Happy Birthday Again
Happy Birthday Happy Birthday Happy Birthday

Good Life – Dave-Michael Valentine

GOOD LIFE

You’ve discovered the good life Footloose and fancy-free
You hear horror stories of others But that couldn’t happen to me

You live life like you want to Stayin’ loose and gettin’ high
When will you find out the cost Of the truth behind the lie?

When you take your life into your own hands What do you really do?
Like castles built upon the sand What will happen to you?

Will you wait until it’s too late?
Will you wait until it’s too late?
Or will you see where you need to be?
Will you wait until it’s too late?
Or will you see where you need to be?
With your initials carved in the tree…

Every road looks easy When the sun is shining bright
But every choice is building Tomorrow’s wrong or right
The seeds we plant in secret Become the lives we live
The heart is always harvesting Whatever we choose to give

Find My Way – Dave-Michael Valentine

FIND MY WAY

I try so hard to keep my eyes on You I’ll never understand
The things that I don’t want to do Are the things I have on hand
It seems when things are goin’ alright It’s like a free ride
I find when I’m not fightin’ the fight It seems that You hide
Do You really hide?

Well, I’ve got to Find my way Back to You
Well, I’ve got to Find my way Back to You
Well, I’ve got to Find my way Back to You
Hey… hey…

I try so hard to love everybody But hide bitterness inside
I try to try to be like You Is it because I died?
If I rebuke somebody in love Or point out something wrong
‘Cause I’m not that strong Well, You know it… I’m not that strong

Well, I’ve got to Find my way Back to You
Hey… back to You…

Sometimes I lose direction One little step at a time
Not with one great decision But by leaving You behind
So call me back in mercy Before I drift too far
The road that leads me home again Begins right where You are

Maybe I don’t read Your Word As much as I should
Maybe I don’t pray as hard As maybe I could
Are You tellin’ me to turn off the T.V.? That my heart needs surgery?
Does every heart need surgery? Do I need heart surgery?

Well, I’ve got to Find my way Back to You…

Maybe it’s back to You… Maybe it’s back to You…

Everyone Needs Jesus – Dave-Michael Valentine

EVERYONE NEEDS JESUS

Everyone needs Jesus Whether you’re young or old
Everyone needs Jesus Now that the story’s told
Even you need Jesus If you can hear my voice
Only Jesus frees us You’ve got to make that choice

One day you’ll wonder What has happened to you
One day you’ll think of all that You’ve had to go through
The world is very real Full of heartaches and fears
The world’s a lonely place Where you waste a lot of years

You need to know what love is If you want to play this game
And once you know who He is You’ll never be the same
Just look at where you’ve come from And where you’re going to
I think you’ll find that Jesus has A better plan for you

One day you’ll wonder…
(Instrumental under)
Everyone needs Jesus…
Final Chorus
Only Jesus frees us Oh, how we need Jesus
Only Jesus sees us You’ve got to make that choice

Departure – Dave-Michael Valentine

DEPARTURE

You’re always talking holiness
But you’re only breeding bitterness
I’m going to live without you
Live life like I want to
I love the kids with all my heart
Please tell them that while we’re apart
As for you, I love you more
That’s why I must go out this door

You can’t walk out that door
What about the sixteen years
We’ve been married for?
After all those sixteen years
After the laughter and after the tears
You just walk out and leave us alone
All alone and on our own
What will I do?
I don’t think we can make it without you

Sometimes love can lose its way
Buried underneath the pain
Sometimes hearts keep holding on
Long after hope has gone
If we ever find each other
May forgiveness lead us home
Love is more than staying…
Love is more than going…

Come And Walk With Me – Dave-Michael Valentine

Come And Walk With Me

No eye has seen,
No ear has heard,
The wonders still to come.
No heart has dreamed
The things prepared
For those who trust the Son.

Every sunrise whispers hope,
Every breath’s another chance.
Every step can lead us closer
If we’ll simply take His hand.

Jesus came
That we might see,
And live abundantly.
He still calls
So tenderly…

“Come and walk with Me.”

He longs to set us free,
To fill our hearts completely.
Come and walk with Me.

Love your neighbor,
Lift the weary,
Carry someone’s load.
Mercy grows
In simple moments
Along the narrow road.

Faith is more
Than words we speak.
It’s kindness every day.
The truest sermon
Most will ever hear
Is love along the way.

Don’t be hearers only—
Let your life become the song.
Grace becomes believable
When love is lived out strong.

Jesus came
That we might see,
And live abundantly.
His arms are open,
Calling still…

“Come and walk with Me.”

He longs to set us free,
To fill our hearts completely.

No eye has seen…
The joy He has prepared.

Bound for Forever (The Wedding Song)

BOUND FOR FOREVER
(The Wedding Song)

He’s a good man with a good wife,
Headed for the good life.
Vows exchanged, hand in hand,
They walk together through this land.
An uncommon journey traveled by two,
With the love of God to see them through.
Not for a moment, not for today,
But forever…
These two are bound for forever.

Storms may come. Storms may go. No matter what the weather,
Led in perfect unity, They’ll always know They belong together.
For eternity… And eternity’s a long, long time.

Blessed by the Father, Spirit, and Son,
Two lives together, Now made one.
What God has joined, Let no one tear asunder.
Sometimes His whisper Still sounds like thunder.

Storms may come… Storms may go… No matter what the weather.
Hand in hand, By grace they’ll stand,
Growing old together. For eternity… And eternity’s a long, long time.

Love is more Than wedding vows. It’s choosing Here and now.
It’s forgiveness, Shared tears, Shared laughter, Growing stronger
Year after year. And when two hearts Keep turning toward the Light,
Forever Begins… Again… Each morning.

Storms may come… Storms may go… No matter what the weather.
Bound by grace, Face to face, Walking home together.
For eternity… And eternity’s a long… Long… Time.

Between the Lines – Dave-Michael Valentine

Between the Lines

As we travel roads before us,
Morning gathers with the light.
Leaving yesterday behind us,
Shadows slowly lose their fight.
Every mile becomes a teacher,
Every bend reveals a sign.
Somewhere just beyond our footsteps
Lies the truth between the lines.

Every crossroad asks a question:
Will you wander? Will you stay?
Left or right, we choose our future,
One small step becomes a way.
Maps can only point the direction;
Faith must walk what mind defines.
Not all treasures wait upon us—
Some are found between the lines.

Lead me to that quiet country,
Just beyond what words define.
Where the strong become more gentle,
Where the lost begin to find.
Where compassion walks beside us,
And love outlives space and time.
Take my hand and walk beside me…
To the place between the lines.

Without the journey, there is no growing.
Without the questions, there is no knowing.
Without believing, there is no hope.
Without each other, how would we cope?

Who can know another’s story
Until they’re willing to be still?
Every heart is like a landscape
Waiting for the chance to tell.

Lead me to that quiet country,
Just beyond what words define.
Teach me how to truly listen,
Help me see with clearer eyes.
May my footsteps leave behind them
Grace for those who walk in time.

Help me listen.
Help me see.
Help me share…

What lies between the lines.

A Better Day – Dave-Michael Valentine

A Better Day

Why’d you come to me and ask me why I cling to this tree?

It’s because I feel the world changing underneath my feet.

There’s so much poison in the air and everything I see.

I’m not sure what’s becoming of me.

Every day I recognize

less of yesterday’s humanity.

Chorus

I believe there’s got to be a better way.

I’m holding on for what could be a better day.

If we change our ways we might ask ourselves just why

We had to leave this earth so wounded before we had to die.

We’ve burned through every promise that tomorrow would be free.

Now we’re living with the harvest

of the things we chose to be.

Chorus

There’s got to be a way to turn this story back around.

Lay our weapons on the ground.

Learn again what hope has found.

Maybe history is waiting

for someone to choose today.

Maybe that’s how all tomorrow

begins to find its way.

Guitar Break

This old world is tired,

but it hasn’t lost its soul.

Every forest starts with one small seed.

Every river starts to flow.

If enough of us remember

who we really came to be,

maybe “better day” begins

with you…

and maybe me.

Chorus

Why’d you come to me and ask me why I cling to this tree?

Maybe somewhere deep inside

you still believe what I believe.

If one heart can choose tomorrow,

maybe two can start today.

I’m still holding on…

for what could be a better day.