Watercolour Ponies

Watson Wayne Watercolour Ponies Lyrics
1.2 Loves

Wayne Watson

Real love--True love to last for a lifetime
I fell head over heels for her
Tell me--Do ya think we could grow old together
Broken--She said that she loved another

Heartache--Feeling despised and rejected
Jesus--I heard you felt it, too
Perfect--She said her first love was higher
Jesus--Her perfect love--Is it You

Chorus
Oh if Jesus takes over the heart of your love
When it comes to the needs of a man
If she's given her first love away
She can love you like nobody can
Like nobody can

Morning--First risen
Night--Last one sleeping
Treasured--Higher than finest gold
Serving--As unto God's higher calling
Beauty--Reachin' deep to the heart and the soul

Chorus


2.Friend Of A Wounded Heart

Claire Cloninger and Wayne Watson

Smile--Make 'em think you're happy
Lie--And say that things are fine
And hide that empty longing that you feel
Don't ever show it
Just keep your heart concealed

Why--Are the days so lonely
Where can a heart go free
And who will dry the tears that no one's seen
There must be someone
To share your silent dreams

Chorus
Caught like a leaf in the wind
Lookin' for a friend--Where can you turn
Whisper the words of a prayer--And you'll find Him there
Arms open wide--Love in His eyes
Jesus--He meets you where you are
Jesus--He heals you secret scars
All the love you're longing for is
Jesus--The friend of a wounded heart

Repeat Chorus


3.Is There No Harbor

Wayne Watson and Phil Naish

Water into wine--Weeping into laughter
In another time--Another age
Healing of the blind--Stillness from disaster
Lookin for a sign--We turn the page

And the pressures of a reckless society
Are enough to make a strong man's knees go weak
And the questions from the masses
Filled with anxiety--Seem to be sayin'
You can hear them prayin'

Is there no harbor--Is there no resting place
Is there no refuge--No quiet sound
Is there no lighthouse--Is there no peace be still
Is there no anchor to higher ground

Some days I can find--Power for the hour
On the battled line against the rage
Confidence is high--Like a mighty tower
Still I question why--Do I have these weaker days

And will retreat become my battlecry tonight
No--No I can see the revelation
And it's bringin' the Truth to light

There is a harbor--There is a resting place
There is a refuge--A quiet sound
There is a lighthouse--There is a peace be still
There is an anchor to higher ground


4.I Still Believe

Wayne Watson and Paul Mills

One thing I remember from the time I was a child
Rollin' off to Sunday school
There I'd learn about the Bible
Learn about the Lord
And I'd learn about the Golden Rule

'Write it down on your heart' they'd say
So when you're tried you're never caught of guard
And to this very day even when I go astray
I never wander off too far

Well, livin' in the '80s can be a little strange
Distractions on every hand
The talk of nuclear war
And a social revolution
And the evolution theory of man

Well, it's easier for me
To believe that the Creator
In a moment just said 'Let it be'
Than to swallow some jive about
Crawlin from the ocean
Or swinging down from the trees
Cause ya see

Chorus
I still believe--I still believe
Too many prayers have been answered
Too many fallen redeemed
Oh, I still believe

Not so long ago the papers ran a story
The headlines said that God is dead
Now they use the name of Jesus like a four letter word
They otta call it out in prayer instead

Pardon me--but that name that you're abusin'
Is livin' in my heart today
And I'll be praying for you that you will find Him too
But for now no matter what you say

Chorus

I've heard the demons believe and they tremble
But there's a difference between them and me ya see
'Cause my name's forever written in the book of life
I'll be singin' in eternity

Repeat Chorus


5.Jesus Sings

Wayne Watson

Chorus
Jesus sings easy from my heart
Sweet from my soul
Jesus falls softer on my ear
Than others I know
Inscribed across my dark places
Or carved forever in stone
He seems to be most at home
Written deep in me

Jesus in neon or written across the skies
Sung out in praises--Whispered in lullabys
One thing we agree on
No other name can bring such calm
No other one more worthy to be sung

Chorus

On thru the ages faces have come and gone
Of men of power--Doers of right and wrong
Not much eternal--Not much but cloudy memories
Oh but not so with Jesus
His name and his power
Lives on in you and me

Chorus


6.Material Magic

Wayne Watson

Pressure's on--I can't slow down
Got to make it--'fore the best years pass me by
Up before dawn--building my crown
In my own eyes it's a noble sacrifice

I spend my time
Tryin' to make a little hay
Before the sun stops shinin'

Chorus
Material magic
Got a spell on me
One more time

Pile it high
Save it up for a rainy day
For surprises--unexpected tragedy
Funny thing is
It can all blow away
Leave ya broken, Leave ya beggin'
Down on your knees

It makes good sense
Till the walls of my security
Come crashin' in

Chorus

And the checkbooks
And the credit cards go flyin'
You can get 'em in the mail
Before you apply
Can my limit take the weight of what I'm buyin'
Good money down on my own slice of the pie

Are we crazy
Or just out of control
That we bow down to what money can buy
Seems like people will trade in their souls
For the pleasure--for the ecstasy of the eye

Does Jesus weep
That I spend my time collectin'
What I cannot keep
I heard him say
Lay your treasure up
Where the hands of time
Cannot decay


7.Rose Coloured Glasses

Wayne Watson

Heavenly Father--Have You got a moment
There's something I don't understand
How from Your window--Watchin' Your children
You hold back the wrath of Your hand

Does Your window pane--Bear a lasting stain
That a sinful rain can't wash away

Chorus
His gaze always passes thru rose coloured glasses
Everytime He looks on my heart
And thru love's forgiveness
Thru purity's fire
I am my God's desire

Heavenly Father--Just one more question
I don't mean to take so much time
But tell me--How much did it hurt You
To give from Your garden
The most lovely rose from Your vine

When the petals fell--When the colours ran
Was it then and there You first saw me holy

Chorus


8.The Hunger

Wayne Watson

What shall we do with this Jesus
Out of control people screaming 'crucify'
But they can't tell me why
What has He done--Name His transgression
Tell me His crime--That He should die

Sisters and brothers caught up in the hunger
Mothers and fathers quick to make claim for the blame
Who then is guilty--Who's gonna answer
Voices cry out demanding the shame

Chorus
Let the blood--Let the blood of the man
Be on our hands and on our children
Lookin' for someone to blame
Here we stand

Let the blood--Let the blood of the man
The charge for His life ever rest upon us
Guilty--Here we stand

Was there a voice numbered among them
Was there an image that looked like me
Could it be--The cry of abuse
The cold accusation
Could change to a prayer--A sinners plea

The hope for all the nations
For every boy and girl
The surety that life is not in vain
Just like at Calvary's station
The cry heard round the world
To cover over us with precious stain

Chorus

Let the blood--Let the blood of the man
The fruit of his life
Ever blessed and holy
Spotless--Here we stand


9.Watercolour Ponies

Wayne Watson

There are watercolour ponies
On my refrigerator door
And the shape of something I don't really recognize
Brushed with careful little fingers
And put proudly on display
A reminded to us all of how time flies

Seems an endless mound of laundry
And a stairway laced with toys
Gives a blow by blow reminder of the war
That we fight for their well-being
For their greater understanding
To impart a holy reverence for the Lord

Chorus
But baby, what will we do
When it comes back to me and you
They look a little less like little boys every day
Oh the pleasure of watchin' the children growin'
Is mixed with a bitter cup
Of knowin' the watercolour ponies
Will one day ride away

And the vision can get so narrow
As you view thru your tiny world
And little victories can go by with no applause
But in the greater evaluation
As they fly from your nest of love
May they mount up with wings as eagles for His cause

Chorus


10.Would I Know You Now

Wayne Watson

Would I know You now if You walked into the room
If you stilled the crowd--If You light dispelled the gloom
And if I saw Your wounds--Touched Your thorn pierced brow
I wonder if I'd know You now

Would I know You now if You walked into this place
Would I cause You shame--Would my games be Your disgrace
Or would I worship You--Fall down upon my face
I wonder if I'd know You now

Or have the images I've painted
So distorted who You are
That even if the world was looking
They could not see You--The real You
Have I changed the true reflection
To fulfill my own design
Making You what I want
Not showing You forth divine

Would I miss You now if You left and closed the door
Would my flesh cry out 'I don't need You anymore'
Or would I follow You--Seek to be restored
I wonder--I wonder
Will I ever learn
I wonder--Would I ever know You now