BEAT THE SYSTEM

01 Beat The System
Words and music: Bob Hartman

Caught in the undertow being swept downstream
Going against the flow seems like such a dream
Trying to hold ground when you start to slide
Pressure to compromise comes from every side
Wise up, rise up
Wise up, rise up

You can be more than a conqueror, you will never face defeat
You can dare to win by losing all, you can face the heat - dare to
Beat the system
Face the heat - dare to
Beat the system

On the assembly line trying to break the mold
Time to throw the wrench that will stop it cold
Going against the odds being the underdog
Dare to wield the sword that will slice the fog
Wise up, rise up
Wise up, rise up

You can go for it all
You can go for broke
You can turn the tide around
You can aim for the top
And take the lion's share
If you dare to hold your ground
Beat the system

02 Computer Brains
Words and music: Bob Hartman

Everything that you do and see, one more event in your memory
Every bit takes another bite without control over wrong or right
You must screen every entry made, the consequences must be weighed
The only way to security is every thought in captivity

Computer brains - put garbage in
Computer brains - get garbage out
Computer brains - programming you
Computer brains - what can you do
Break out

Are you a user or being used; has your memory been abused
Take random samples from your mind and analyze what you may find

You can clear all memory and be transformed when you find the key
Think on the things that will bring you peace, confusing data soon will cease

03 Clean
Words and music: Bob Hartman

You might see me stumble, you might see me fall
You might see me cornered with my back against the wall
Maybe incognito, maybe out to lunch
Maybe caught redhanded or maybe just a hunch

But I'm clean, clean, clean before my Lord
Clean, clean, clean before my Lord
Like a spotless lamb I'm blameless in His sight
With no trace of wrong left to right
I'm clean, clean, clean

Kneeling in the closet begging daily bread
There may be a skeleton hanging overhead
Where are my accusers, nowhere to be found
They all dropped theri stones when the Master came around

I've missed the mark, I can't deny it
I don't condone or justify it
But I've done nothing that His blood can't wash away
When I take it to the cross and start to pray

Hey, I'm talking to you
Hey, He's gonna see me through
Hey, I'm talking to you
Hey

04 It Is Finished
Words and music: Bob Hartman

In the heat of the early morning on a hill they call the Skull
The roaring of the angry mob had settled to a lull
All eyes were cast upon the Man whose hands and feet were bound
They saw Him cry in anguish when they heard the hammer pound
They saw the bloody woven thorns with which His head was crowned
They watched the bloody cross of wood be dropped into the ground
The soldiers gambled for His clothes, they watched them win and lose
They saw the sign above His head that said "King of the Jews"

It is finished - And the sky grew black as the night
It is finished - And the people scattered in fright
The work had been done, redemption had been won
The war was over without a fight
It is finished

They searched His face for anger, for vengeance in His stare
Instead of eyes that burned with hate a look of love was there
He prayed for their forgiveness and bowed His battered head
And no one knew the meaning of the final words He said

The provision has been made
The foundation has been laid
He paid the ransom due and tore the temple veil in two
And opened up the way for me and you
It is finished

05 Voice In The Wind
Words and music: Bob Hartman

Wind may come wind may go
Where it blows no one knows
Chill the bone fan the fire
Lead the soul to hearts desire

There's a voice in the wind that calls your name
If you listen you'll never be the same
There's a voice in the wind that points the way
Gently beckons to follow and obey

Spirit comes spirit goes
Whence it comes no one knows
Breathing life making new
Filling hearts calling you

06 God Gave Rock And Roll To You
Words and music: Russ Ballard

God gave rock and roll to you
Gave rock and roll to you
Put it in the soul of everyone

You can learn to dance
Or you can be a square
You can let the music take you anywhere
But where will you be when the music's gone
You can learn to sing
You can play guitar
You can learn to rock
You can be a star
Where will you be when the music's gone

If you love the sound
Then don't forget the source
You can turn around
You can change your course
It's never too late to change your mind
You can love the rock
And let Him free your soul
Or you can let the old man take his toll
It's never too late to change your mind

07 Witch Hunt
Words and music: Bob Hartman

Everybody look there's a new bandwagon in town
Hop on board and let the wind carry you around
Seems like there's not enough to keep us busy till the Lord comes back
Don Quixote's gotta have another windmill to attack

We're on another witch hunt
Looking for evil wherever we can find it
Off on a tangent, hope the Lord won't mind it
Another witch hunt
Taking a break from all our gospel labor
On a crusade but we forgot our saber
Witch hunt

There's a new way to spend all our energies
We're up in arms instead of down on our knees
Walking over dollars trying to find another dime
Never mind the souls 'cause we really haven't got the time

So send out the dogs and tally ho
Before we sleep tonight we got miles to go
No one is safe, no stone is left unturned
And we won't stop till somebody gets burned
Bro bro bro bro bro bro brothers

08 Hollow Eyes
Words and music: Bob Hartman

Another day in Nigeria the children beg for bread
The crops have failed, the well ran dry
When they lost the watershed
A baby dies, its mother cries the children gather 'round
They're wondering what the day will bring
Will they be the next one found

Do you dare to gaze into their hollow eyes
Are they staring hosing you with their hollow eyes

In the crowded sheds the children lay their heads
To escape the Haitian heat
The hunger pains drive them to the street
Wondering if today they'll eat
Some finding food in the refuse heap
Others find disease
Some find it harder just to live
When they can die with ease

The least of these is hungry
The least of these is sick
The least of these needs clothing
The least of these needs drink
The least of these knows sorrow
The least of these knows grief
The least of these has suffered pain and Jesus is His name

Do you dare to gaze into His hollow eyes
Is He staring back at you with His hollow eyes

09 Speak To The Sky
Words and music: Bob Hartman

In a corner with no windows - no apparent way to go
No escape hatch, must be some catch
Must be something you don't know
Look down, look around, all your hopes are sinking deep into the ground
Look up through the night, S.O.S. is gonna make it to the light when you

Speak to the sky and wait for the answer
Someone will be there to take your call
Though you may be at the brink of disaster
Speak to the sky and you never will fall

When temptation will surround you
Enemy is closing fast
Fight insistence with resistance
You can know that it won't last
Look out, look around, crying out but no one seems to hear a sound
Look into your heart, help is on the way before you even start to

Look down, look around, all your hopes are sinking deep into the ground
Look up through the night, S.O.S. is gonna make it to the light when you

10 Adonai
Words and music: Bob Hartman

This thirsting within my soul
Won't cease till I've been made whole
To know You, to walk with You
To please You in all I do
You uphold the righteous and your faithfulness shall endure

Adonai, Master of the earth and sky
You alone are worthy, Adonai
Adonai, let creation testify
Let your majesty be magnified in me
Adonai, You are an endless mystery
Adonai

Unchanging consuming fire
Lift me up from mud and mire
Set my feet upon Your rock, let me dwell in Your righteousness

When the storms surround me, speak the word and they will be still
And this thirst and hunger is a longing only You can fill