Beggar in the Alleyway
Resurrection Band Lyrics

Tomorrow comes early in the morning light,
The future comes quickly and we must be prepared for its arrival.

But, like a spider in the shadows, we spin in the night,
We are afraid of the light and hide in the darkness, just like a spider hiding in a shadow.

The wrong and right is in black and white,
There is a clear distinction between right and wrong, good and bad.

Someone tell me why we hide from the truth that's within our sight,
Why do we choose to ignore the truth that's right in front of us?

Felt like the sole performer on a one act play that the critics wouldn't give the time of day,
I felt like I was alone in a play that no one cared about, including the critics.

So I changed the characters, rewrote the lines hoping that would change their minds,
I tried to change the way things were by changing the script and characters hoping it would change people's minds.

But no one came to see, not even me.
Even after all the changes, no one and not even I cared enough to see the play.

And you were a beggar where the north wind spreads,
You were a beggar living in poverty where the cold, north wind spreads.

Down garbage-strewn alleys you made your bed,
You had to sleep in dirty alleys among garbage and filth.

Ooh, and he was the lover who held your head in a lap of compassion,
There was someone who showed you love and held you when you needed it most.

He cried and said, "Stay with me, stay with me until dawn,
He pleaded with you to stay with him through the night, to not wander alone in the darkness.

The night is cold, why wander on?
Why continue to suffer through the cold, lonely night?

You've been lonely far too long, stay with me until dawn,
You've been lonely for a long time and it's time to experience the warmth and love of someone who cares for you.

Put aside all you've done wrong,
Forget about all your mistakes and focus on the love that's being offered to you.

Nothing matters anymore, but the love you're searching for,
All that matters is finding the love that you've been searching for.

Ahh.

As planets revolve around the sun, I've learned to revolve around the one who knows the score, who is the sum,
Just as the planets revolve around the sun, I've learned to revolve around the one who knows everything and is the source of all things.

The true, and pure, and faultless one.
The one who is true, pure, and without fault or blame.

'Cause I was a beggar in the alleyway until one desperate passion play,
I was living in poverty and desperation until a life-changing event occurred.

The dice were loaded, the deck was marked, and I lay dying in the dark,
The circumstances were stacked against me and I felt like I was going to die.

Lord took me in and covered me, turned on the light that made me see who am I without your son, the King of Kings, the risen one,
God saved me and gave me a new perspective on life. Without his son, the King of Kings who rose from the dead, I am nothing.

Ooh yeah,

Ooh, yeah, yeah.

Tomorrow comes early in the morning light, though weeping tarries through the night,
The future comes quickly, but sometimes we need to cry and grieve before we can move on.

Easter gave fair warning: joy comes in the morning,
Easter reminds us that joy will come in the morning, even after we've gone through dark and difficult times.

Joy comes in the morning,
We can find joy and hope in the new day.

Joy comes in the morning.
We can find joy and hope in the new day.

Ah.