lyrics

Here are the lyrics to "Expression," if you're unable to listen on the web (or even if you are, but just enjoy reading lyrics, like I do). I hope they're right--if they're not, sorry Charlie!!

Expression, Charlie Dodrill

Danny sits in an orange jumpsuit,
Awaiting trial in a criminal lawsuit
Yesterday, he finally met You
And gave his old life away

A favorite son in a small town high school,
A lifeguard at the city swimming pool
And everybody thought Danny was so cool
The day he drove away

Years passed and he began to immerse himself
Into a life that went from bad to worse
He thought that all his blessings had turned into a curse
And he longed for yesterday

So far away from his former glory,
Caught holding up a liquor store, he
Lived long enough to tell the story,
and died another day

If it were me, I’d hang my head and try to cover my face
But according to You, he’s got his feet planted in heavenly places
What would You do if we’d exchange our condemnation for grace
and become the glorious expression of Your Son?

Mary Beth didn’t have many friends, see,
A broken home and a broken family,
She knew if she could meet the perfect boy,
He could turn her night to day

Then came Rick in his red Camero,
Must be the answer to her prayer, oh,
He left her flying like a broken arrow
With a daughter on the way

She recalled, when she was eight years old
She took a step into the Shepherd’s fold
She forgot that You’re the one who makes her whole
She led herself astray

She said, “Lord, You know my life has become crazy
I love You, Lord, but I made a mistake, see,
You made a promise that You’d never forsake me
So here I am to stay…"

If it were me, I’d hang my head and try to cover my face
But according to You, she’s got her feet planted in heavenly places
What would You do if we’d exchange our condemnation for grace
and become the glorious expression of Your Son?

Oh, mine eyes have seen the glory
Of the coming of the Lord
And all of the faces of His people
When I see Your life get poured out
Into broken earthen vessels
Who begin to live anew
When You heal them of their brokenness
And place them inside of You

When it was me, I hung my head and tried to cover my face
But according to You, I had my feet planted in heavenly places
What would You do if we’d exchange our condemnation for grace
and become the glorious expression of Your Son?

What do we do? We hang our heads and try to cover our faces
But according to you, we’ve got our feet planted in heavenly places
What would you do if we’d exchange our condemnation for grace
and become the glorious expression of Your Son?