ALBUM: The Middle Of Nowhere


Christian Country Girl

Well I heard you talkin' when we passed in the hall
To that red-headed cutie, leanin' up on the wall
You were actin' so cool and asked if she liked to party

She just rolled her eyes, then she walked away
'Guess she poured a little rain on your lucky day
I wonder how long it'll take to learn your lesson… Never, I'm guessing'

No, you can't smooth talk a Christian girl
'Cause she won't lose her rep for the whole wide world
She's lookin' for a diamond, not some plastic pearl
No, you can't smooth talk a Christian country girl

Boy, I do some things that most girls don't
If you say you will, well, I'll tell you I won't
Got a mind of my own and I know just how to use it

No, I ain't picking' up what you're putting' down
I got more on my mind than your Merry-Go-Round
Stubborn hearts like mine hold the line like there ain't nothing' to it… That's how we do it!

No, you can't smooth talk a Christian girl
'Cause she won't lose her rep for the whole wide world
She's lookin' for a diamond, not some plastic pearl
No, you can't smooth talk a Christian country girl

We ain't breakin' any rules
And We don't care if that ain't cool

No, you can't smooth talk a Christian country girl

(Rick Schweinsberg and Micah Schweinsberg / Bubba Eugene Music BMI)

ALBUM: Red Roots (Debut)


Red Roots

First time daddy took me hunting for a sassafras tree
He told me we’d be looking for three different kinds of leaves
One shaped like a mitten the other round and small
Remember girl God’s hand is more than big enough to hold us all
Lastly but not the least the biggest one has three parts kind of like the Trinity

If your searching for Him you will find Him
Sometimes you got to dig down deep
Dirt on your hands mud on your boots
All the way down to the Red Roots

And the one that daddy settled on barely stood six feet
He handed me a shovel said the roots are all we need
And I felt a little guilty it really seemed a shame
To leave the rest there on the ground just to wither away
A bitter sweet sacrifice kind of like Somebody else
I know who paid the ultimate price

Boil it down drink it up with that sweet red tea
He filled my cup and I’m saved by his grace
Through faith and love And the Power of the Blood

If you seek Him you will find Him
But you know I had to dig down deep
Dirt on my hands mud on my boots
All the way down to the Red Roots

(Amy Lewis/ Amy Nicole Lewis Music ASCAP)

Bless this Mess

I stumbled out of bed and get dressed, im in a hurry
Every morning always seems to come too early
Time runs out faster than i can pour the coffee
I almost forgot to say goodbye I'm so sorry

Jesus loves me this i know
But if im late again the boss sure won't

God bless this mess
life's so fast I can't catch my breath
give me peace when I'm a nervous wreck
gonna give it up to the only one who knows me best
God bless this mess

There's dishes in the sink i can't do, im too tired
nothing in the fridge to eat & the milk's expired
So I curl up on the couch on top of a pile of laundry
and pray the lord will take this heaping load off me

Jesus loves me this i know
And he's helping me let these worries go

God bless this mess
life's so fast I can't catch my breath
give me peace when I'm a nervous wreck
gonna give it up to the only one who knows me best
God bless this mess

Instrumental
God bless this mess
lay your healing hands on my stress
give me peace when I'm a nervous wreck
I'm gonna give it up to the only one who loves me best
God bless this mess
lay your healing hands on my stress
give me peace when I'm a nervous wreck
I'm gonna give it up to the only one who knows me best
God Bless this Mess

(Amy Lewis/ Amy Nicole Lewis Music ASCAP/ Summer Overstreet/ Scarlet Moon Muisc BMI)

God Shaped Hole

Every point of view has another angle
And every angle has its merit
But it all comes down to faith
That’s the way I see it

You can say that love is not divine and
You can say that life is not eternal
"All we have is now"
But I don't believe it

There's a God-shaped hole in all of us
And the restless soul is searching
There's a God-shaped hole in all of us
It's a void only he can fill

Does the world seem gray with empty longing
Wearing every shade of cynical
And do you ever feel that
There is something missing?

(Tiffany Lee Arbuckle/ Designer Music SESAC)

GROW

I’m just a girl in a big old world
And people keep telling me
You’ve gotta sew your wild oats
‘Fore you know what you really wanna be
I hear ‘em now, I hear ‘em loud
And I’m gonna drown ‘em out

Cause I wanna grow where the Good Lord planted me
and I won’t go nowhere unless I hear Him telling me to leave
I think He might know what’s going on so I’ll just let it be
I’m gonna grow where the Good Lord planted me

I’m just a girl in a big old world
Where people keep saying child
You can’t stay the same to play this game
You’re gonna have to change just to make it in this life
I hear ‘em now, I hear ‘em loud
And I’m gonna drown ‘em out

Cause I wanna grow where the Good Lord planted me
I won’t go nowhere unless I hear Him telling me to leave
I think He might know what’s going on so I’ll just let it be
I’m gonna grow where the Good Lord planted me

I’ve been watered by His word
I’ve been nurtured by His hand
I’ve been sheltered by His wings
In this dry and thirsty land

I’ve been grounded in His love
I’ve been growing in His grace
I’ve been soaking up the light
light that’s shining from His face

Why would I go away

(Sarah Peasall McGuffy/ McGuffy Music ASCAP)

Lord I'm Listening

This world don’t make it easy
To live the life You want me to
I run myself just about crazy
Before I turn to You

But Your voice is soft and sweet
When I’m weak
It is all the comfort I need
And I know that You know everything
Lord I’m listening

I pray for peace and understanding
Let Your spirit in
How’d this life become so demanding
Don’t know where to begin

I don’t have to have all the right words
For You to know what’s in my heart
All I have to do is open it up to You
That’s where the healing starts

(Amy Lewis/ Amy Nicole Lewis Music ASCAP/
Summer Overstreet/ Scarlet MoonMusic BMI)

The Middle Of Nowhere

Lying in my bed
Fighting this empty feeling
Are you getting my prayers
Or do they just stop at the ceiling
I haven’t talked with you in so long
I can’t pretend anymore like nothing’s wrong

I’m in the middle of nowhere
All I did was look away
I know you’ve always been right there
I’m the one who walked away
Come find me where I am tonight
Hear my lonely prayer
From the middle of nowhere

Tick tock
The clock is screaming loud
Saying it’s too far
From where you are
No use turning around
I traveled the wrong road too many miles
Please lead me home- oh I know it’s been awhile

I’m in the middle of nowhere
All I did was look away
I know you’ve always been right there
I’m the one who walked away
Come find me where I am tonight
Hear my lonely prayer
From the middle of nowhere

So I close my eyes
Open up my heart
I Feel your light
Filling up the dark
So I close my eyes
Wipe away my tears
How did I end up here ?

Now I’m in the middle of nowhere
All I did was look away
I know you’ve always been right there
I’m the one who walked away
You found me where I am tonight
Heard my lonely prayer
In the middle of nowhere

(Amy Lewis/ Amy Nicole Lewis Music ASCAP/ Nicole Taylor / Natalie Taylor/ Nika Taylor/ BMI)

Diamonds in My Heart

Everybody knows that beauty's only skin deep
Sometimes I think happiness is too
Cause you can fake a pretty smile
And it may last a while
You just can't make up your own truth
No there’s some things about you
Even Maybelline won’t hide
It’s hard to cover up
The way you feel when you feel ugly inside

Let my face be wrinkled
And my red hair turned to gray
I’d rather be the kind of beautiful
The years can’t take away
When I grow old and my story’s told
I’ll shine up with the stars
Cause You turned the coal in my soul
To diamonds in my heart

I used to think love was just a feeling
An emotion that simply comes and goes
Till I saw an old woman with your light
Sparkling from the inside
So I asked her have you always had that glow
She said there’s some things about me
Even Maybelline won’t hide
It's hard to cover up The way you feel
When you feel His love inside

(Amy Lewis/ Amy Nicole Lewis Music ASCAP)

Turn Around

Young man on the side of the road
Lost and beat up with nowhere to go
Smells like a hangover from days ago
He does what he can to survive

Single mom with a dead end job
Ninety hour week just to keep what she's got
The bills that add up and now she's caught
She does what she can to survive

Well, let me say
That love won't take away the pain
But don't be afraid
'Cause it will never walk away

If you're scared that you don't matter
If you're lost and need to be found
If you're looking for a Savior
All you gotta do is turn around

Some turn to a bottle
Some turn to a drug
Some turn to another's arms
But it seems like it's never enough

Well I won't say, that you will never fail again
But there is grace
To wash away your every sin

If you're scared that you don't matter
If you're lost and need to be found
If you're looking for a Savior
All you gotta do is turn around

No one listens to you anymore
And your heart has broken down
You don't need to move
Love has come to you
All you gotta do is turn around
All you gotta do is turn around


You don't have to take the broken road
You can turn around and come back home

If you're scared that you don't matter
If you're lost and need to be found
If you're looking for a Savior
All you gotta do is turn around

No one listens to you anymore
And your heart has broken down
You don't need to move
Love has come to you
All you gotta do is turn around
All you gotta do is turn around

(Micheal Boggs / Trevor Morgan / Matt Maher / Trevor Morgan Music / Upsurge Music ASCAP)

Double Wide Church

Just about 3 miles down Kentucky route 7
In south Carter County there’s a little patch of heaven
They don’t have a bell, and they don’t have a steeple
Just a modular building full of God’s people

They don’t have a name or association
All agree on the plan of salvation
If you’re looking for Jesus You can stop your search
On Kentucky route 7 at the double wide church
On Kentucky route 7 at the double wide church

Well the church has a pastor, he’s brother Tacket
When it comes to preaching o'l Bubba can’t hack it
Once a drunk came in cussing like a sailor
But he met the Savior in the double wide trailor

They play guitars and they sing real loud
They pack the house with a lively crowd
If you’re looking for Jesus You can stop your search

No, They don’t have a bell, and they don’t have a steeple
Just a modular building full of God’s people
If you’re looking for Jesus You can stop your search
On Kentucky route 7 at the double wide church

(Rick Schweinsberg/ Bubba Eugene Music BMI)

Sweet

Sometimes life’s like lickin a tootsie pop
You just keep keep keeping on keeping on
Hoping one day you’ll get past the hard part
Oh and that’s just how it goes
You can’t always taste the rainbow
When you’re brain’s like skittles
Scattered all over the place

Life isn’t candy coated
But once you get to the heart of it

It’s sweet with you lord, sweet
With your power, the bitter and sour
turn to something worth living for
It’s sweet with you lord

Sometimes you just feel like a dumdum
Or a big wad of bubblegum
People chew you up just to spit you out
And Don’t you wish that things were black and white
Like an oreo there’s always two sides
and you’re usually double stuffed in the middle of it

Life isn’t candy coated
But once you get to the heart of it

It’s sweet with you lord, sweet
With your power, the bitter and sour
turn to something worth living for
It’s sweet with you lord

When this world gives you more than you can take
Unwrap a Kit Kat give yourself a break
When your walking around with holes in your soul
Your better off given up control
Cause Jesus is the real Lifesaver

(Amy Lewis/ Amy Nicole Lewis Music ASCAP/ Nicole Taylor / Natalie Taylor/ Nika Taylor/ BMI)

I Know Where I'm Goin

I know where I'm goin' Don't you want to come too
I got my reservations And I got one for you
The trains leavin' just after dark
There's always room for a lovin' heart
I know where I'm goin'
Don't you wanna come too

I know my destination It's a waiting for me
I got no hesitation That's where I want to be
And by the time that the sun comes up I'll be drinkin' from a lovin' cup
I know where I'm goin' Don't you want to come too

Don't you wanna come Don't you wanna ride
Don't you wanna be there by my side
Hand in hand Holding on to
The sweet salvation That's waiting for me and you

I know why I'm singin' Don't you want to sing too
Can't you hear the bells are ringin' Let the spirit move you
Just close your eyes And let it flow
Lean your head back, let it go
I know where I'm goin' Don't you wanna come too

(Craig Bickhardt/ Brent Maher/ Don Schlitz/ EMI/ Sony/ Universal/ ASCAP)

LOSER

Summer's here and it's looking like a hot one
Waves rising on the pavement shore
Sweet tea and ice are like a cool oasis
Who could ask for more?

Don't need a penny just to view a sunset
Don't need a dollar to change the world
I've got a million things that I don't need yet
I keep buying more

I wanna be a certified loser
Have nothing but time
To tell the world about the only Treasure
Losing all that's in this life

Seems like the earth is turning way too fast now
The simple life has simply come and gone
I'm laying down my vital information
This, my funeral song

I wanna be a certified loser
Have nothing but time
To tell the world about the only Treasure
Losing all that's in this life

I wanna be a high-class reject
Have something that cash can't buy
To tell the world I found the only Treasure
Losing all that's in this life

Hey, I won't be here
Hey, I won't be here

(Micah Schweinsberg / Bubba Eugene Music BMI)

What If God Says No

One year ago today, she got the call
That stopped her life
And ever since that moment,
He prayed God would heal his wife
She got weaker by the minute
In that hospital bed
And she could see that he was mad at
God, so she took his hand and said

What if God says no
It don’t mean He loves us less
It just means He knows what’s best
What if God says no
It’s enough we have His grace
So don’t let go of your faith
What if God says no

Just south of Atlanta,
It’s been slow out on his job
But now he’s lovin on his family
And has time to talk to God
He’s prayin that a miracle
Will turn his business back around
But what if God gives him the answer
That His grace is good for now

Jesus prayed on the last night
Before He was crucified
And said, “Dad if there’s another way,
Could you let this pass me by?”
But God saw the big picture,
That it had to be done
So as much as it hurt,
He couldn’t say yes to His Son

(Nick and David Akin/ Chris White Music BMI)

Different Piece of Sky

I know this town like the back of my hand
all the old brick buildings even where some used to stand
it's a brand new world
Cause I'm stepping out in faith
Won't be sittin round this little town
Something's gonna change

Yeah, Something's gonna change
I can feel it in the weather
You know I'm gonna break free, break free
teach me how to fly
Something in your voice
Leading me to somewhere better
Makes me wonder what I'll find
Under a different piece of sky

You planted me right here
'neath the mississippi sun
But I'll go wherever you send me
Do whatever needs done,
I'll pull up these roots
I'd rather take this long walk
Than feel like an oak tree growing in a flower pot
Something's gonna change
I can feel it in the weather
You know I'm gonna break free, break free
teach me how to fly
Something in your voice
Leading me to somewhere better
Makes me wonder what I'll find
Under a different piece of sky

I hear a calling
There it goes again
My soul is longing
God take me where I've never been

Something's gonna change
I can feel it in the weather
You know I'm gonna break free, break free
teach me how to fly
Something in your voice
Leading me to somewhere better
Makes me wonder what I'll find
Under a different piece of sky

I hear a calling
(under a different piece of sky)
My soul is longing
(makes me wonder why)
i hear a calling
(under a different piece of sky)
Makes me wonder what I'll find
under a different piece of sky

(Amy Lewis/ Amy Nicole Lewis Music ASCAP / Richard Mitchell Songs ASCAP /Second City Music Publishing ASCAP)

These Days

These days are getting shorter and shorter all the time
Still I’m wishing that I was older
Spent my whole life waiting in line
uh oh slow down uh oh got to make it all count

Even if it was a rainy day I’d find a reason to be happy
And when all the clouds have gone away
Your love makes me feel like laughing
Tomorrow is a hope that we can’t hold to anyway
Cause all we have are these days
Yeah all we have are these days

These days are getting louder and louder all the time
Its hard to hear your quiet whisper
It's hard to hear your voice over mine
uh oh listen now uh oh got to make it count

These days are getting brighter and brighter all the time
I can feel your coming closer
I can feel your warm sunshine
Uh oh uh oh got to make it all count

Even if it was a rainy day, Your my reason to be happy
And when all the clouds have gone away
Your love makes me feel like laughing
Tomorrow is a hope that we can’t hold to anyway
Cause all we have are these days
Yea all we have are these days

(Amy Lewis/ Amy Nicole Lewis Music ASCAP/
Sarah Peasall McGuffy/ McGuffy Music ASCAP)

GOD DOESN'T KNOW

Mama always told me that God knows everything
He hung the stars and knows them all by name
And now that I'm older I've grown to love Him so
I found that there are some things even God just doesn't know

God doesn't know a sinner He can't love
A broken heart He can't mend
A fallen tear He can't dry
God doesn't know a place where He can be
In a moments time to meet you're every need
Yes there's some things my God just doesn't know

He knows each thought I'm thinking before I say a word
He knows the pain before a prayer is heard
Father to the orphans hears the widows cry
And somehow He knows the answer
Before we ask Him why

(Mark Lowry / Word Music / Gaither Music Group ASCAP)

I Could Have Been Something

She was sitting there in her diner chair
When what she could have been walked in
In designer wear with perfect hair
Their careers meant the world to them
She felt a tug on her clothes
Looked down at her son
He was far too young to know
Still she knew she had to try
Had to make him realize

I could have been something
The world could have known my name
I could have done something
Worked my way to a life of fame
I could have held on tight
To this old life’s greatest reward
I could have been something
But thanks to you
Now I’m something more

He was sitting there in his rocking chair
Beside his wife of forty years
As a younger man, he’d made big plans
But all those disappeared
Now his lap is filled with these grandkids
And his hand is filled with hers
And by the twinkle in his eye
She can read between the lines

Now I'm something more than what I ever could have dreamed
Thanks to the hand of God that is leading me

(Sheri LaFontaine/ Christian Taylor Music BMI)

My Kind of Faith

I got a faith that runs like a river
through my veins
it's so much deeper
than anything this whole world can offer me

It holds me up
keeps me grounded
I'm protected, I'm surrounded
by an army of angels and the devil can't get to me

If you're with me
If you got my kind of faith
let me hear you
shake up this whole place

Can I get an Amen, Amen, yes lord, hallelujah
That's right, come on, praise be, glory to ya
Let me hear ya if you got my kind of faith
Can I get an oh yeah, clap your hands, stand up, hallelujah
That's right, bless the lord, praise be, glory to ya
Let me hear ya if you've got my kind of faith

I've got a faith that opens heaven
Paid my way, gave me direction
No more wandering out there all alone
It's the kind of faith that stays right by me
When I get tired it reminds me
some sweet day it'll lead me to my home

If you're with me
If you got my kind of faith
let me hear you
shake up this whole place

Can I get an Amen, Amen, yes lord, hallelujah
That's right, come on, praise be, glory to ya
Let me hear ya if you got my kind of faith
Can I get an oh yeah, clap your hands, stand up, hallelujah
That's right, bless the lord, praise be, glory to ya
Let me hear ya if you've got my kind of faith

Goodness, mercy, glory, lord amighty
brother, sister, preacher, everybody
tell, it preach it, shout it
let me hear ya
Let me hear ya if you got my kind of faith

Can I get an Amen, Amen, yes lord, hallelujah
That's right, come on, praise be, glory to ya
Let me hear ya if you got my kind of faith
Can I get an oh yeah, clap your hands, stand up, hallelujah
That's right, bless the lord, praise be, glory to ya
Let me hear ya if you've got my kind of faith

(Amy Lewis/ Amy Nicole Lewis Music ASCAP/ Sarah Peasall McGuffy/ McGuffy Music ASCAP)

The Bridge

Over the water, evening tide
There's a bridge from end to end
On the other side so far ahead
I know I have to begin

Over the sea in the dead of night
There's a path where I must go
Step by step over passing waves
Calmly now I go

Each step I take no looking back
I've got peace of mind
This bridge it sways but I'm on my way
I'll see you on the other side

(Micah Schweinsberg / Bubba Eugene Music BMI)