~ misty notions ~

The Maker of Noses (Rich Mullins)

I believe there is a place
where people live in perfect peace
where there is food on every plate
where work is rewarded and rest is sweet
where the color of your skin
won't get you in or keep you out
where justice reigns and truth finally wins
it's hard fought war against fear and doubt

and everyone I know wants to go there too
but when I ask them how to do it they seem
so confused
do I turn to the left
do I turn to the right
when I turn to the world they give me this advice

CHORUS
they said boy you just follow your heart
but my heart just led me into my chest
they said follow your nose
but the direction changed
every time I went and turned my head
they said boy you just follow your dreams
but my dreams were only misty notions
but the father of hearts and the maker of noses
and the giver of dreams he's the one I have chosen
and I will follow him

I believe ther'll come a time
Lord I pray it's not too far off
ther'll be no poverty or crime
ther'll be no greed and we'll learn how to love
and children will be safe in their homes
and ther'll be no violence out on the street
the old will not be left alone
the strong will learn how to care for the weak

and everyone I know hopes it comes real soon
but when I ask 'em where I find it they seem
so confused
do I find it in the day
do I find it in the night
when I finally ask the world they give me this advice

REPEAT CHORUS

BRIDGE
and oh, I hear the voice of a million dreams
then I wake in the world that I'm partly made of
and the world that is partly my homemaking
and oh, I hear the song of a heart set free
that will not be kept down
by the fury and sound
of a world that is wasting away that keeps saying

REPEAT CHORUS