The Finish Line-Steve Taylor

[ti:The Finish Line (Album Version)] [ar:Steve Taylor] [al:Sizzlin' Sounds Collection] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Finish Line - Steve Taylor [00:34.01]Once upon an average morn [00:35.93]An average boy was born for the second time [00:39.35] [00:42.64]Prone upon the altar there [00:44.74]He whispered up the prayer he'd kept hid inside [00:48.10] [00:51.40]The vision came [00:52.44]He saw the odds [00:53.62]A hundred little Gods on a gilded wheel [00:56.99] [01:00.37]These will vie to take your place [01:02.16]But father by your grace I will never kneel [01:05.88] [01:08.45]And I saw you upright and proud [01:13.11]And I saw you wave to the crowd [01:17.12]And I saw you laughing out loud at the Philistines [01:23.90] [01:26.03]And I saw you brush away rocks [01:30.71]And I saw you pull up your socks [01:34.80]And I saw you out of the blocks [01:39.37]For the finish line [01:41.20] [01:44.41]Darkness falls [01:45.16]The devil stirs [01:46.18]And as your vision blurs you start stumbling [01:49.88] [01:52.88]The heart is weak [01:53.82]The will is gone [01:54.84]And every strong conviction comes tumbling down [01:58.97] [02:01.60]Malice rains [02:02.58]The acid guile is sucking at your so [02:05.15]While the mud is fresh [02:07.44] [02:10.43]It floods the trail [02:11.33]It bleeds you dry [02:12.58]As every little God buys it's pound of flesh [02:16.20] [02:18.66]And I saw you licking your wounds [02:23.13]And I saw you weave your cocoons [02:27.47]And I saw you changing your tunes [02:32.14]For the party line [02:33.76] [02:36.27]And I saw you welsh on old debts [02:40.55]I saw you and your comrades bum cigarettes [02:45.03]And you hemmed and you hawed [02:47.21]And you hedged all your bets [02:49.29]Waiting for a sign [02:51.37] [02:53.70]Oh let's wash our hands as we throw little fits [02:58.37]Let's all wash our hands as we curse hypocrites [03:02.91]We're locked in the washroom turning old tricks [03:06.80] [03:07.43]Deaf [03:08.29]And joyless and [03:09.67] [03:10.21]Full of [03:11.94] [03:51.44]The vision came [03:52.31]He saw the odds [03:53.43]A hundred little Gods on a gilded wheel [03:57.10] [03:59.95]These have tried to take your place [04:02.19]But father by your grace I will never kneel [04:05.79] [04:08.23]I will never kneel [04:10.61] [04:13.43]Off in the distance [04:15.55]Bloodied but wise [04:17.00]As you squint with the light [04:19.38]Of the truth in your eyes [04:21.32]And I saw you [04:24.20]Both hands were raised [04:25.94]And I saw your lips move in praise [04:30.26]And I saw you steady your gaze [04:34.69]For the finish line [04:36.85] [04:38.53]Every idol like dust [04:41.47]A word scattered them all [04:43.45]And I rose to my feet [04:45.68]When you scaled the last wall [04:47.97]And I gasped [04:49.38]When I saw you fall [04:51.26]In his arms [04:52.53]At the finish line [04:54.16] [05:01.58]Ohhhhhh [05:05.41]At the finish line