Don’t Waste Your Life (2005)

[Verse 1]
Ever since the Lord made a change within
And I traded sin in exchange for His grace from it
I feel like a strange alien
Surrounded by those who hate the King on their way to the grave, chasin' wind
I'm no longer entertained in a stadium
Through a [?] from a team who put my faith in them
'Cause I know He made me with this brain in my cranium
To communicate just how great is Him
And ever since I tasted of His goodness, I crave for the day
When I'll see His radiant face again
And I ain't swayed by the samе old things
And now the praise of man to me is lamе and thin
I can't stand the glamour of possessions
Having seen a glimpse of God's panorama of perfections
All the things that, once, tim was cherishin'
Are nothing but a bunch of dung in comparison
To the worth of Christ
Who's infinitely more valuable to all this Earth's merchandise
Let's see, sleazy shorties, weed and 40s
Grieves and bores me, I'd rather see His glory

[Verse 2]
Check it out now
Scary to see millions perish and die
'Cause the American Dream's the American Lie
Many'll [?] from their lives chasing a prize
That doesn't satisfy, it's a blatant disguise
It's Satan's surprise, a fake disgusting fraud
Truthfully, we were made to make much of God
But instead, we make much of convenience
And hope in vain things instead o' trusting in Jesus
Unfortunately, Christians bought in
This is clear every year when they're Christmas shopping
Yes, the world's leaven has crept in
They store up treasures on Earth instead o' treasures in Heaven
They rust, rot, perish, and fade away
But we must not cherish these pagan ways
'Cause we have something more important and better
Christ, the all-satisfying portion and treasure

[Verse 3]
If you're a teen, adult, husband, wife, or kid
We all have one life to live
Then why is our highest desire and wonder
To lie in our slumber, then retire in comfort
In leisure's laziness
How awful to look back at your life and seen you wasted it
How tragic to see this
So let's live to serve others for the gladness in Jesus
Will your sum of life amount to nothin'
Or will you run, lovin' Christ and count for somethin'?
You can waste your life watchin' movies
Or live displayin' Christ's awesome beauty
Even self-righteous folks, your life's a joke
Unless your life's in scope to make Christ look dope
And all you do from jobs to school
Then your calling's true when He's your priceless hope
Voices worship, avoid the circus
Of Vanity Fair, find more joy in service
And helping others, giving wealth to hunger-
Stricken people whose health, it suffers
Then share the gospel with urgency
It's the only hope to not be lost for eternity
May the rock of your service be
The honor and glory of God for all the world to see
All you Christians, it's a call to missions
Take the all-sufficient cross across the districts
To the farthest distance of the planet
And He'll grant you His joy amidst all resitance
And violent pain and you'll truly be able to say
“To live is Christ and die is gain”
So instead of the sights, let's live treasuring Christ
'Cause His steadfast love is better than life