Another timely and meaningful message from Canadian song writer and singer, Trevor Baker. This is from his CD Only the Words Remain, which is a tribute to America. To listen to a 30 second clip of this song as well as other songs from this CD, click here.
Only The Words Remain
She stood so tall before the fall
She offered life and liberty for all
This great land where men would stand
And we recognized the leading of God’s hand
We owned the stage when wars would rage
In our Bibles
You’d find tear-stains on each page
We were such a force and God was our source
And with that in place
We charted out our course
Those patriarchs with their tender hearts
Gave what they had to God
They weren’t just playing parts
Pillars of old, they were so bold
They knew that sacred things
Were never, ever sold
The house of God could not be bought
What you saw was exactly what you got
The bended knee, the firm decree
That we would honor God
From sea to shining sea
Chorus
But somewhere the real became a fraud
We said, “we’re the same”
But what we did said we were not
And with one voice we said,
“We will not be blamed, we’re still America”
But only the words remained
The adage implies that our empty eyes
Became proof
That it was now just some disguise
The few concerned were only spurned
And most walked away
From lessons they had learned
Things began to waste
Our culture trumped our faith
And our heritage began to be erased
Freedom for all echoed in the hall
But God was not invited to the ball
Chorus
Yes, somehow the real was now a fraud
Somewhere inside the good began to rot
And hearts that get that proud
Cannot be tamed
It was still America
But only the words remained
We still play the game
Resting on our fame
Until lightening strikes
Like sport we wear His name
We know no fear
And with each passing year
The judgment that awaits us is so clear
It’s like some case
Where no one knows their place
We’ll do anything it takes to save face
The land of make believe
Has only one reprieve
To come clean and stop trying to deceive
Chorus
Deep in our hearts
We must know it’s now a fraud
We may fool ourselves
But others we will not
Must we refuse
To even show one ounce of shame
The revised America
Where only the words remain
Tag
Our dead-end street
Once was a one way lane
We’re still America
But only the words remain
