Cântăre The gods of men

The Gods Of Men



I used to dream of being famous

Wanted my name to be a household

word

Well I thought that it would thrill me

Then I saw that it could kill me

Now it srikes me as a little absurd



And I used to dream of being

Don Juan

Of having all these pretty girls

on the line

It made a shambles of my life

So I found myself a wife

Who's a lover and a friend of mine



Chorus

As the world keeps turning around

You either learn to bend with the Wind

or it knocks you down

Turn your back on the gods

of men

And the Lord who is true

Will give life back to you again



I used to dream of being a

rich man

yeah, I swore I'd have it all someday

Once you taste it you will find

That it isn't worth a dime

Till you're free enough to give

it away



And I used to dream of tasting

vengeance

Wanted my enemies to crawl

and sweat

Well my happiness was drained

From reliving all the pain

Now I'm learning to forgive and forget



(Repeat chorus)



I used to dream of being the wanderer

With just my sneakers and my

old guitar

Well it got lonely right way

Now I'm happy just to play

With my daughter in my own backyard



And I used to dream of being

a hero

Yeah, I told myself I'd never fall down

But I couldn't take the strain

And Jesus is the name

Of the only hero I've ever found



(Repeat Chorus)



featured background vocalist: Bryan

Duncan (appears courtesy of Light

Records)

background vocals: Bryan, Táta,

and Randy

sweaty, golden guitars: Danny Jacob



Written and composed by Randy Stonehill

© 1985 Word Music (a division of Word,

Inc.) and Stonehillian Music (ASCAP)