James Edwin Jones LYRICS

"ONCE IN A LIFETIME" ©1985 By James Jones

There comes a time in most every life,
you jump in head first and you don't think twice,
you know the benefits will outweigh the chance,
in a win or lose verdict in the game of romance
....lookin' for the once in a lifetime,
that once in a lifetime,
that once in a lifetime,
that once in a lifetime love,
that's what I'm thinkin' of....
You start out runnin' from a slow paced walk,
you hear the words but there ain't no talk,
you feel vibrations in the air,
you turn around, but there's no one there
....lookin' for the once in a lifetime,
that once in a lifetime,
that once in a lifetime,
that once in a lifetime love,
that's what I'm thinkin' of....
As time goes by you think you've found 'the one',
the world of wonder has just begun,
it's in her heart and it's in her eyes,
it's in mine too, but I'm not surprised,
'cause we've found that
....once in a lifetime,
that once in a lifetime,
that once in a lifetime,
that once in a lifetime love,
that's what I'm thinkin' of....

"Your Great Love" - ©1982 By James Jones

Your love is like the suns dawn
And shining through the day
It shines the whole day long until it sets

But when it sets on one place
It still shines somewhere
And that to me is just like Your great love

Your love is like the rose
That buds in the spring
Its fragrance and its hue's here 'til the fall

But when cold autumn winds blow
It seems the flower's gone
But its hidden beauty will be shown again

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Your love is such a deep fulfilling thing
It seems as though I'll never grasp it's full meaning
Although I know I could never understand
I'll always give thanks for Your great love

Your love is like the wind
That fills the air
It seems to have no start and has no end

And just where that wind blows
Is where it belongs
Just like the love you gave me in my heart

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"I'LL DREAM OF YOU" - ©1989 BY JAMES JONES

WE WERE LIVING LIVES OF LEISURE AND YOU WERE BY MY SIDE.
OH, WHAT A DREAM I HAD LAST NIGHT.
YOU HAD FLOWERS IN YOUR HAIR, YOU WORE A LACY DRESS SO FARE.
AND YOU WERE THE ONE I'D SEARCHED FOR ALL MY LIFE.
WISH YOU WERE HERE OR I WERE THERE,
FOR IF ONLY A MOMENT, A SPACE IN TIME,
BUT YOU'RE SO FAR AWAY, AND I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU,
SO UNTIL YOU'RE BACK, I'LL DREAM OF YOU.
I WAS RULER IN MY KINGDOM, AND YOU WERE BY MY SIDE,
OH, WHAT A DREAM I HAD LAST NIGHT.
I WAS KING OF ALL THE LAND, YOU WERE THE QUEEN WHO TOOK MY HAND.
THE LAND, OUR LIVES, THE RULE, OUR LIVES ENTWINED.
WISH YOU WERE HERE OR I WERE THERE,
FOR IF ONLY A MOMENT, A SPACE IN TIME.
BUT YOU'RE SO FAR AWAY, AND I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU,
SO UNTIL YOU'RE BACK.....I'LL DREAM OF
YOU........YOU AND I AND OUR FUTURE LIVES,
YOU'RE ALL I WANT AND SEARCHED FOR IN MY LIFE....
WE WERE WALKING ON THE SHORELINE, AND YOU WERE BY MY SIDE.
OH, WHAT A DREAM I HAD LAST NIGHT.
AS WE WATCHED THE WAVES COLLIDE, WE FELT THE LOVE GROW DEEP INSIDE.
OUR HEARTS AND MINDS WERE WOVEN INTO ONE.
WISH YOU WERE HERE OR I WERE THERE,
FOR IF ONLY A MOMENT, A SPACE IN TIME.
BUT YOU'RE SO FAR AWAY, AND I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU,
SO UNTIL YOU'RE BACK.....I'LL DREAM OF YOU.

"CALL ON HIS NAME" ©1985 By James Jones

ON HIS NAME, ON HIS NAME,
ON HIS NAME, ON HIS NAME

I'VE HEARD THE POOR MAN PRAY
AND I'VE HEARD THE RICH MAN TOO
THOUGH THEIR NEEDS MAY NOT BE THE SAME
WHO CAN TELL WHAT FAITH IN GOD CAN'T DO?
IF THEY ASK IN FAITH BELIEVING
IT WON'T BE LONG AND THEY'LL BE RECEIVING

IF THEY CALL ON HIS NAME

I KNOW THIS HEARTBROKEN WOMAN
SHE LOST HER ONLY MAN
I'VE SEEN HER GO FROM A WEAK POSITION
TO A PLACE WHERE SHE UNDERSTANDS

THAT THOUGH HER HEART MAY BE BROKEN WITH SORROW
GOD MENDS HER HEART AND GIVES HOPE FOR TOMORROW

IF SHE CALLS ON HIS NAME

THERE ARE TIMES IN HIS SERVICE
WE THINK OUR WORK'S ALL IN VAIN
WHEN WE DON'T SEE RESULTS
I GUESS WE KNOW WHO'S TO BLAME

DON'T BE WEARY IN WELL DOING
THE LORD WILL BLESS US AND FRUIT WILL PROVE IT

IF WE CALL ON HIS NAME
ON HIS NAME, ON HIS NAME, ON HIS NAME

"to see the way He sees" ©1982 by james jones

if we could see the way He sees then we'd be much much more holy
to see ourselves the way we are we're lost in sin from God we're far
oh how righteous we would be to see the way He sees
if we were the way He wants then why did He die for our sins and faults?
He loves us so and through His eyes He sees us cleansed through His sacrifice
oh how righteous we would be to see the way He sees
the Lord He died on a cruel cross He bled and died to save the lost
we look at the way the way we live and stand in wonder how could He forgive?
oh how righteous we would be to see the way He sees
how can we go on and live in sin knowing how He died so we could live again?
if we could look through eyes like His would we think the arrow to the target missed?
oh how righteous we could be to see the way He sees

"WATCHIN' THE TIDE RISE AGAIN" ©1985 By James Jones

So you've been dreamin' 'bout
The place where you're goin'
And worried about the place you've been

All that you seem to do
Is worry too much lately
Your future good's run by bad past

You're watchin' the tide rise again
Remindin' you of where you've been

Tell me how you can run
To the future by running backward
You're libel to stumble to the ground

Wouldn't it be easier
To turn around running forward
Then you won't be shorted by your past

You're watchin' the tide rise again
Remindin' you of where you've been

So you've been dreamin' 'bout
The place where you're goin'
And worried about the place you've been

All that you seem to do
Is worry too much lately
Your future good's run by bad past

You're watchin' the tide rise again
Remindin' you of where you've been

Watchin' the tide rise again
Remindin' you of where you've been

God has forgiven you, why can't you forgive yourself?

"Woman Of My Dreams" ©1989 By James Jones

Have you ever had a dream and wished it'd come true?
Well, I've had my dreams about you but dreams won't do
And now that I've finally found you
I know I've found a love that is true I know it's true
'Cause you are the woman of my dreams
No matter what I lack, you fill that need
Yeah, you are the woman of my dreams
You're all I'll ever need, woman of my dreams
I've been searching all my life
And now that you're finally here
You look the same as you did in my dreams for years
You're the one I've been searching for,
the one with whom I'll spend all my life
For all my life
You are the woman of my dreams
No matter what I lack, you fill that need
Yeah, you are the woman of my dreams
You're all I'll ever need, woman of my dreams
Dreams are things that sometimes can come true
I once did not believe, but now I do, now there's you
You are the woman of my dreams
No matter what I lack, you fill that need
Yeah, you are the woman of my dreams
You're all I'll ever need, woman of my dreams

"ONE THING I KNOW" (Jesus Is Where Real Life Begins)
©1993 By James Jones

There are many things in life
That I don't know about
Many things that go beyond
My ability to figure out

But one thing I know for certain
Is if you're really, really hurting
I know where real hurts can mend
I know where real life begins

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ONE THING I KNOW
IS JESUS IS WHERE REAL LIFE BEGINS
ONE THING I KNOW
IS THAT HE SHED HIS BLOOD FOR OUR SINS
ONE THING I KNOW
IS IF YOU ASK FORGIVENESS HE'LL FORGIVE
JESUS IS WHERE REAL LIFE BEGINS

There are questions in this life
That really have no answers
You could ask them day and night
Life's a constant question

But one thing I know for certain
Is if you really, really search Him
You'll know where real life begins
You'll know where real life begins

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