Hello Good-Bye
Hello goodbye it’s been a short ride
I never see you in the rain
Hello goodbye there’s a turning tide
You’re always gone before the drain
It’s the same sad old story
Searching for fortune and glory
Coming up short
And never pleased
Hello goodbye gone before there’s time
Never leaving time for a change
Hello goodbye you’re blowing with the tide
You’ve got no truth, to hold in the reigns
Interlude
Always running for cover
Never looking to discover
Afraid to let the silence
Fill the room
Hello goodbye it’s been a short ride
I never see you in the rain
Hello goodbye there’s a turning tide
You’re always gone before the drain
Solo
Hello goodbye gone before there’s time
Never leaving time for a change
Hello goodbye you’re blowing with the tide
You’ve got no truth, to hold in the reigns
Hello Goodbye, I’m here for the long ride
I’ll never leave you in the rain
I’ll never leave you in the rain
©2022 Words & Music by Nick Slayton
Here We Are Again
We’ve been walking
Not lots of talking
Things aren’t so good
I wish that we could
Try to turn this around
Tired of always feeling down
Sick & tired of feeling down
How did things end up this way?
We never say the things we should say
We always said it wouldn’t be this way
Now neither one of us wants to stay
Wrapped up in what I want
Living for the next big taunt
This isn’t how this played out in my brain
Here we are again
We both live separate lives
Never honest always telling lies
Always looking for the things I gain
Every time I look, here we are again
I go this way
You go that way
We’re so far apart
I’m full of an empty heart
We can’t go on like this
There must’ve be something I missed
How could we end up this way?
When we’re together we don’t want to stay
Put it off somehow this will change
The life we’re living is driving me insane
Wrapped up in what I want
Living for the next big taunt
This isn’t how this played out in my brain
Here we are again
We both live separate lives
Never honest always telling lies
Always looking for the things I gain
Every time I look, here we are again
One of us has to give in
Selfless love has to begin
Time to put the other first
It’s time to live unrehearsed
Solo
Wrapped up in what I want
Living for the next big taunt
This isn’t how this played out in my brain
Here we are again
We both live separate lives
Never honest always telling lies
Always looking for the things I gain
Every time I look, here we are again
Here we are again
Here we are again
©2022 Words & Music by Nick Slayton
Wait for You
When these things pass away
There’s just the two of us left today
I know there’s one thing for sure
That the two of us, we will endure
No matter what comes our way
No matter what we see
No matter what happens to you
No matter what happens to me
Wait for me I’ll be waiting for you
Hear me calling I’ll be listening for you
Wait for me I’ll be waiting for you
Never leave my side, I’ll never leave you
This life we have chose
Built together know one else knows
There's a thing inside of you and me
That's so real, that no one else can see
No matter what comes our way
No matter what we see
No matter what happens to you
No matter what happens to me
Wait for me I’ll be waiting for you
Hear me calling I’ll be listening for you
Wait for me I’ll be waiting for you
Never leave my side, I’ll never leave you
Solo
I’ll always be right by your side
Come along and take this long ride
Wait for me I’ll be waiting for you
Hear me calling I’ll be listening for you
Wait for me I’ll be waiting for you
Never leave my side, I’ll never leave you
©2022 Words & Music by Nick Slayton
Far Away
Lights go down, tell me where have you gone
When you're away from me, it’s just way too long
You’re a real part of me, I can’t make it when you’re gone
There’s something missing in me, I need to see you before dawn
I always need you here, nothing is right when you’re not near
Whenever you're far away, I can’t live this way
Whenever you're far away, I always pray for the day
When you’ll be by my side, and I never want to hide
Whenever you’re far away I always feel this way
So much time together, and now I finally see
That we’ve have become, what we thought was fantasy
Turns out what we heard was true, we’re now one instead of two
It’s so hard to part, after all that we’ve been through
I always need you near, when you’re around I have no fear
Whenever you're far away, I can’t live this way
Whenever you're far away, I always pray for the day
When you’ll be by my side, and I never want to hide
Whenever you’re far away I always feel this way
Solo
Whenever you're far away, I can’t live this way
Whenever you're far away, I always pray for the day
When you’ll be by my side, and I never want to hide
Whenever you’re far away I always feel this way
Whenever you're far away, I can’t live this way
Whenever you're far away, I always pray for the day
When you’ll be by my side, and I never want to hide
Whenever you’re far away I always feel this way
©2022 Words & Music by Nick Slayton
Wrong Turn
Lost, lost in my head again
Loneliness is my best friend
How did I go, go this way?
Will this soon end, take this day
What went wrong in me?
I thought I’d always see
How could I have done?
Things I said I’d never do
One little wrong turn
When will I learn
How did I fall
After I heard Your call
One little wrong turn
Now I feel the burn
Can’t say what I’ve done
I just want to run
The fight in my heart, in my head
The cost, oh the cost I’m so full of dread
Can I ever be, back together again
I always knew I’d see
This dark side of me
How could I have done
The things I said I’d never do
One little wrong turn
When will I learn
How did I fall
After I heard Your call
One little wrong turn
Now I feel the burn
Can’t say what I’ve done
I just want to run
Solo
One little wrong turn
When will I learn
How did I fall
After I heard Your call
One little wrong turn
Now I feel the burn
Can’t say what I’ve done
I just want to run
©2022 Words & Music by Nick Slayton
Make It Go Away
I see you finally asleep
As I look from afar
This day’s taking it all from me
This isn’t who you are
Day and night the tears they flow
Wish we could let this go away
Cause when you’re hurting my sky is gray
I wish that I could make it go away
Words seem pointless today
I just want to make it go away
Take my hand I’ll help you
Get you through this pain
We’ve got to hold on to the Truth
If we’re gonna be sane
On a cross His blood flowed
So we can let this go away
Cause when you’re hurting my sky is gray
I wish that I could make it go away
Words seem pointless today
I just want to make it go away
Solo
Cause when you’re hurting my sky is gray
I wish that I could make it go away
Words seem pointless today
I just want to make it go away
©2022 Words & Music by Nick Slayton
Rising Again
There’s a dark cloud that’s moving away
I thought for the longest time it was here to stay
At times I thought this couldn’t be true
But now I see sun is shining on you
And now, I see you rising again
And now, I see your new life begin
Yeah now, I see you rising again
You chose, and made a new beginning
The storm came through and it tore you apart
Others would’ve failed, yeah but you had heart
We all fall, everybody has that line
But you trust in Christ, and you let His Word shine
And now, I see you rising again
And now, I see your new life begin
Yeah now, I see you rising again
You chose, and made a new beginning
Solo
We said hard times come
We said hard times go
We know hard times help us grow
Love for each other, gives strength today
Eternity holds a promise someday
Trust The Lord, even when you’ve lost your way
And now, I see you rising again
And now, I see your new life begin
Yeah now, I see you rising again
You chose, and made a new beginning
And now, I see you rising again
And now, I see your new life begin
Yeah now, I see you rising again
You chose, and made a new beginning
©2022 Words & Music by Nick Slayton
E.V.H. (Instrumental)
©2022 Words & Music by Nick Slayton
Distracted
Why do we listen as they speculate?
Is there a better way to communicate?
You need us more than we need you
When did we ask for, your point of view
Keep me occupied
As life passes by
Please keep me informed
Don’t say you were never warned
Don’t miss second of this
We’re being watch as we click
Something is happening
While we stare at our screens
Children can’t be children no more
There’s nothing worse than being bored
Knowing everything seems to make us more confused
We feel like we’re in charge but we’re just being used
Something’s been subtracted
We didn’t see we’ve been distracted
Solo 1
Listen closing they’ve got something new
It’s on the TV so this must be true
Who decides what we should see?
Who decides what's right for me?
Am I watching you?
Or are you watching me?
What’s going on
That I can’t see
My heart beats out of my chest
It’s hollowed out there’s nothing left
Something is happening
While we stare at our screens
Children can’t be children no more
There’s nothing worse than being bored
Knowing everything seems to make us more confused
We feel like we’re in charge but we’re just being used
Something’s been subtracted
We didn’t see we’ve been distracted
Solo 2
Something is happening
While we stare at our screens
Children can’t be children no more
There’s nothing worse than being bored
Knowing everything seems to make us more confused
We feel like we’re in charge but we’re just being used
Something’s been subtracted
We didn’t see we’ve been distracted
We’ve been distracted…
We’ve lost
We’ve been distracted
©2022 Words & Music by Nick Slayton
Breaking News
It’s hard to believe, what you said to me
How could this be, how could this be?
It’s hard to know, if you’re hurting inside
I can’t believe, I can’t believe
It’s hard to know what you’re feeling inside
I wish you’d tell me, I wish you’d tell me
We all hide, what we don’t want to show
We’ve sat and wondered, what if you know
I try to keep things close to the chest
I live a life that never rests
If you knew the things that are true
How would you handle that Breaking News
Isolation's become my friend
I’ll keep this to ‘til the very end
I don’t think I could ever choose
To ever share with you that Breaking News
It’s so hard to think, this is happening
I never want you to see, I never want you to see
It’s so hard to be, who I’m supposed to be
You could never see, you can never see
It’s so hard to think, how I’m supposed to think
I just don’t know, I just don’t know
I try to hide, what’s inside of me
I wanna give up, please set me free
I try to keep things close to the chest
I live a life that never rests
If you knew the things that are true
How would you handle that Breaking News
Isolation's become my friend
I’ll keep this to ‘til the very end
I don’t think I could ever choose
To ever share with you that Breaking News
I feel so alone, am I the only one?
Wish I could tell you, what I’ve done
Has anyone else ever felt this way?
The price is high, can I repay?
How many times did I say?
I could never be like that, or live that way
Feels like there’s no turning back
So much gray no more white & black
There’s no escape, can I ever get through?
Am I the only one with Breaking News?
I try to hide, what’s inside of me
I wanna give up, please set me free
I try to keep things close to the chest
I live a life that never rests
If you knew the things that are true
How would you handle that Breaking News
Isolation's become my friend
I’ll keep this to ‘til the very end
I don’t think I could ever choose
To ever share with you that Breaking News
I try to keep things close to the chest
I live a life that never rests
If you knew the things that are true
How would you handle that Breaking News
Isolation's become my friend
I’ll keep this to ‘til the very end
I don’t think I could ever choose
To ever share with you that Breaking News
©2022 Words & Music by Nick Slayton
Better Days
It’s been a long ride here
Never seen things so unclear
Trial after trial comes our way
We long & pray for better days
What’s next for you and me
What’s ahead that we can’t see
You’re the guiding light
You’re what makes me see, You make me see
A brighter future, a better day
Oh yeah, we ask and pray
For a brighter future, a better day
We see better days
Oh we see better days
There’s gonna be some better days
Things won’t always be this way
When we think we can’t cope
There’s a future and a hope
We’re gonna see better days
Things won’t always be this way
Trust in Christ, He’s our hope
No walking that tightrope
Oh I see, better days
Oh I see, better days
Solo
There’s gonna be some better days
Things won’t always be this way
When we think we can’t cope
There’s a future and a hope
We’re gonna see better days
Things won’t always be this way
Trust in Christ He’s our hope
No walking that tightrope
Oh I see, better days
Oh I see, better days
There’s gonna be some better days…
©2022 Words & Music by Nick Slayton
Hello goodbye it’s been a short ride
I never see you in the rain
Hello goodbye there’s a turning tide
You’re always gone before the drain
It’s the same sad old story
Searching for fortune and glory
Coming up short
And never pleased
Hello goodbye gone before there’s time
Never leaving time for a change
Hello goodbye you’re blowing with the tide
You’ve got no truth, to hold in the reigns
Interlude
Always running for cover
Never looking to discover
Afraid to let the silence
Fill the room
Hello goodbye it’s been a short ride
I never see you in the rain
Hello goodbye there’s a turning tide
You’re always gone before the drain
Solo
Hello goodbye gone before there’s time
Never leaving time for a change
Hello goodbye you’re blowing with the tide
You’ve got no truth, to hold in the reigns
Hello Goodbye, I’m here for the long ride
I’ll never leave you in the rain
I’ll never leave you in the rain
©2022 Words & Music by Nick Slayton
Here We Are Again
We’ve been walking
Not lots of talking
Things aren’t so good
I wish that we could
Try to turn this around
Tired of always feeling down
Sick & tired of feeling down
How did things end up this way?
We never say the things we should say
We always said it wouldn’t be this way
Now neither one of us wants to stay
Wrapped up in what I want
Living for the next big taunt
This isn’t how this played out in my brain
Here we are again
We both live separate lives
Never honest always telling lies
Always looking for the things I gain
Every time I look, here we are again
I go this way
You go that way
We’re so far apart
I’m full of an empty heart
We can’t go on like this
There must’ve be something I missed
How could we end up this way?
When we’re together we don’t want to stay
Put it off somehow this will change
The life we’re living is driving me insane
Wrapped up in what I want
Living for the next big taunt
This isn’t how this played out in my brain
Here we are again
We both live separate lives
Never honest always telling lies
Always looking for the things I gain
Every time I look, here we are again
One of us has to give in
Selfless love has to begin
Time to put the other first
It’s time to live unrehearsed
Solo
Wrapped up in what I want
Living for the next big taunt
This isn’t how this played out in my brain
Here we are again
We both live separate lives
Never honest always telling lies
Always looking for the things I gain
Every time I look, here we are again
Here we are again
Here we are again
©2022 Words & Music by Nick Slayton
Wait for You
When these things pass away
There’s just the two of us left today
I know there’s one thing for sure
That the two of us, we will endure
No matter what comes our way
No matter what we see
No matter what happens to you
No matter what happens to me
Wait for me I’ll be waiting for you
Hear me calling I’ll be listening for you
Wait for me I’ll be waiting for you
Never leave my side, I’ll never leave you
This life we have chose
Built together know one else knows
There's a thing inside of you and me
That's so real, that no one else can see
No matter what comes our way
No matter what we see
No matter what happens to you
No matter what happens to me
Wait for me I’ll be waiting for you
Hear me calling I’ll be listening for you
Wait for me I’ll be waiting for you
Never leave my side, I’ll never leave you
Solo
I’ll always be right by your side
Come along and take this long ride
Wait for me I’ll be waiting for you
Hear me calling I’ll be listening for you
Wait for me I’ll be waiting for you
Never leave my side, I’ll never leave you
©2022 Words & Music by Nick Slayton
Far Away
Lights go down, tell me where have you gone
When you're away from me, it’s just way too long
You’re a real part of me, I can’t make it when you’re gone
There’s something missing in me, I need to see you before dawn
I always need you here, nothing is right when you’re not near
Whenever you're far away, I can’t live this way
Whenever you're far away, I always pray for the day
When you’ll be by my side, and I never want to hide
Whenever you’re far away I always feel this way
So much time together, and now I finally see
That we’ve have become, what we thought was fantasy
Turns out what we heard was true, we’re now one instead of two
It’s so hard to part, after all that we’ve been through
I always need you near, when you’re around I have no fear
Whenever you're far away, I can’t live this way
Whenever you're far away, I always pray for the day
When you’ll be by my side, and I never want to hide
Whenever you’re far away I always feel this way
Solo
Whenever you're far away, I can’t live this way
Whenever you're far away, I always pray for the day
When you’ll be by my side, and I never want to hide
Whenever you’re far away I always feel this way
Whenever you're far away, I can’t live this way
Whenever you're far away, I always pray for the day
When you’ll be by my side, and I never want to hide
Whenever you’re far away I always feel this way
©2022 Words & Music by Nick Slayton
Wrong Turn
Lost, lost in my head again
Loneliness is my best friend
How did I go, go this way?
Will this soon end, take this day
What went wrong in me?
I thought I’d always see
How could I have done?
Things I said I’d never do
One little wrong turn
When will I learn
How did I fall
After I heard Your call
One little wrong turn
Now I feel the burn
Can’t say what I’ve done
I just want to run
The fight in my heart, in my head
The cost, oh the cost I’m so full of dread
Can I ever be, back together again
I always knew I’d see
This dark side of me
How could I have done
The things I said I’d never do
One little wrong turn
When will I learn
How did I fall
After I heard Your call
One little wrong turn
Now I feel the burn
Can’t say what I’ve done
I just want to run
Solo
One little wrong turn
When will I learn
How did I fall
After I heard Your call
One little wrong turn
Now I feel the burn
Can’t say what I’ve done
I just want to run
©2022 Words & Music by Nick Slayton
Make It Go Away
I see you finally asleep
As I look from afar
This day’s taking it all from me
This isn’t who you are
Day and night the tears they flow
Wish we could let this go away
Cause when you’re hurting my sky is gray
I wish that I could make it go away
Words seem pointless today
I just want to make it go away
Take my hand I’ll help you
Get you through this pain
We’ve got to hold on to the Truth
If we’re gonna be sane
On a cross His blood flowed
So we can let this go away
Cause when you’re hurting my sky is gray
I wish that I could make it go away
Words seem pointless today
I just want to make it go away
Solo
Cause when you’re hurting my sky is gray
I wish that I could make it go away
Words seem pointless today
I just want to make it go away
©2022 Words & Music by Nick Slayton
Rising Again
There’s a dark cloud that’s moving away
I thought for the longest time it was here to stay
At times I thought this couldn’t be true
But now I see sun is shining on you
And now, I see you rising again
And now, I see your new life begin
Yeah now, I see you rising again
You chose, and made a new beginning
The storm came through and it tore you apart
Others would’ve failed, yeah but you had heart
We all fall, everybody has that line
But you trust in Christ, and you let His Word shine
And now, I see you rising again
And now, I see your new life begin
Yeah now, I see you rising again
You chose, and made a new beginning
Solo
We said hard times come
We said hard times go
We know hard times help us grow
Love for each other, gives strength today
Eternity holds a promise someday
Trust The Lord, even when you’ve lost your way
And now, I see you rising again
And now, I see your new life begin
Yeah now, I see you rising again
You chose, and made a new beginning
And now, I see you rising again
And now, I see your new life begin
Yeah now, I see you rising again
You chose, and made a new beginning
©2022 Words & Music by Nick Slayton
E.V.H. (Instrumental)
©2022 Words & Music by Nick Slayton
Distracted
Why do we listen as they speculate?
Is there a better way to communicate?
You need us more than we need you
When did we ask for, your point of view
Keep me occupied
As life passes by
Please keep me informed
Don’t say you were never warned
Don’t miss second of this
We’re being watch as we click
Something is happening
While we stare at our screens
Children can’t be children no more
There’s nothing worse than being bored
Knowing everything seems to make us more confused
We feel like we’re in charge but we’re just being used
Something’s been subtracted
We didn’t see we’ve been distracted
Solo 1
Listen closing they’ve got something new
It’s on the TV so this must be true
Who decides what we should see?
Who decides what's right for me?
Am I watching you?
Or are you watching me?
What’s going on
That I can’t see
My heart beats out of my chest
It’s hollowed out there’s nothing left
Something is happening
While we stare at our screens
Children can’t be children no more
There’s nothing worse than being bored
Knowing everything seems to make us more confused
We feel like we’re in charge but we’re just being used
Something’s been subtracted
We didn’t see we’ve been distracted
Solo 2
Something is happening
While we stare at our screens
Children can’t be children no more
There’s nothing worse than being bored
Knowing everything seems to make us more confused
We feel like we’re in charge but we’re just being used
Something’s been subtracted
We didn’t see we’ve been distracted
We’ve been distracted…
We’ve lost
We’ve been distracted
©2022 Words & Music by Nick Slayton
Breaking News
It’s hard to believe, what you said to me
How could this be, how could this be?
It’s hard to know, if you’re hurting inside
I can’t believe, I can’t believe
It’s hard to know what you’re feeling inside
I wish you’d tell me, I wish you’d tell me
We all hide, what we don’t want to show
We’ve sat and wondered, what if you know
I try to keep things close to the chest
I live a life that never rests
If you knew the things that are true
How would you handle that Breaking News
Isolation's become my friend
I’ll keep this to ‘til the very end
I don’t think I could ever choose
To ever share with you that Breaking News
It’s so hard to think, this is happening
I never want you to see, I never want you to see
It’s so hard to be, who I’m supposed to be
You could never see, you can never see
It’s so hard to think, how I’m supposed to think
I just don’t know, I just don’t know
I try to hide, what’s inside of me
I wanna give up, please set me free
I try to keep things close to the chest
I live a life that never rests
If you knew the things that are true
How would you handle that Breaking News
Isolation's become my friend
I’ll keep this to ‘til the very end
I don’t think I could ever choose
To ever share with you that Breaking News
I feel so alone, am I the only one?
Wish I could tell you, what I’ve done
Has anyone else ever felt this way?
The price is high, can I repay?
How many times did I say?
I could never be like that, or live that way
Feels like there’s no turning back
So much gray no more white & black
There’s no escape, can I ever get through?
Am I the only one with Breaking News?
I try to hide, what’s inside of me
I wanna give up, please set me free
I try to keep things close to the chest
I live a life that never rests
If you knew the things that are true
How would you handle that Breaking News
Isolation's become my friend
I’ll keep this to ‘til the very end
I don’t think I could ever choose
To ever share with you that Breaking News
I try to keep things close to the chest
I live a life that never rests
If you knew the things that are true
How would you handle that Breaking News
Isolation's become my friend
I’ll keep this to ‘til the very end
I don’t think I could ever choose
To ever share with you that Breaking News
©2022 Words & Music by Nick Slayton
Better Days
It’s been a long ride here
Never seen things so unclear
Trial after trial comes our way
We long & pray for better days
What’s next for you and me
What’s ahead that we can’t see
You’re the guiding light
You’re what makes me see, You make me see
A brighter future, a better day
Oh yeah, we ask and pray
For a brighter future, a better day
We see better days
Oh we see better days
There’s gonna be some better days
Things won’t always be this way
When we think we can’t cope
There’s a future and a hope
We’re gonna see better days
Things won’t always be this way
Trust in Christ, He’s our hope
No walking that tightrope
Oh I see, better days
Oh I see, better days
Solo
There’s gonna be some better days
Things won’t always be this way
When we think we can’t cope
There’s a future and a hope
We’re gonna see better days
Things won’t always be this way
Trust in Christ He’s our hope
No walking that tightrope
Oh I see, better days
Oh I see, better days
There’s gonna be some better days…
©2022 Words & Music by Nick Slayton
