I found them standing in my door
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In the clumsy silence of the poor
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I've got no time for precious things
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But at least they won't be wandering
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If they're sleeping on my stable floor
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There were no rooms to rent tonight
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The only empty bed is mine
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'Cause I'm overbooked and overrun
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With so many things that must be done
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Until I'm numb and running blind
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I need rest , I need rest
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Lost inside a forest of a million trees
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Trying to find my way back to me
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I need rest
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As a boy I heard the old man sing
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About a kingdom and a coming King
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But keeping books and changing beds
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Put a different song inside my head
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And the melody is deafening
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I need rest, I need rest
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I need rest
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The Rome we're only names and numbers
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Not souls in search of signs and wonders
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We're waiting for the day
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Of our salvation
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The messiah who will be our liberation
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We're waiting, I'm waiting
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I need rest, I need rest
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Oh come oh come Emmanuel
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With a sword deliver Israel
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I need rest
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Tonight I can't get any sleep
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With those shepherds shouting in the streets
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A star is shining much too bright
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Somewhere I hear a baby cry
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And all I want is a little peace
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Rest (the Song of the Innkeeper)
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| Jason Gray |
