Becoming Ordinary — Becca Jordan

Prologue

When all the lights go out/ and you are sitting in the dark/ pay attention, pay attention/ I know that it all seems lost/ you don’t know where to go/ pay attention, pay attention/ in the dark is a voice/ in the voice is a song/ in the song a love that sees you/ in the dark is a voice/ in the voice is a song/ in the song an invitation

All I’ve Got

walk to middle, lay my heart on the threshing floor/ I’m not the person that I was before/ everything I had, watched it burn to the ground/ so I say a prayer as I bend down/ turn my heartache into laughter/ let my lonely become love/ I give you my anger, may it become something good/ it ain’t a lot/but it’s all I’ve got/ well time she passes so patiently/ waiting on hope to grow, sometimes it seems/ like the sun won’t ever shine again here/ I pray outloud as I speak my fears/ turn my heartache into laughter/ let my lonely become love/ I give you my anger, may it become something good/ it ain’t a lot

Train Song

Becca Jordan, Jess Ray, Kyle Langdon

Life moves like a train coming at me/ with so much speed /I cannot move my feet/ they are planted in disbelief / life moves like a train coming at me/ life moves like a like train rolling down the line/ time after time / I have let it pass me by/ watched it leaving me behind/ life moves like a train rolling down the line / I want back on that train/ please let me on again/ this time I’ll find a seat by the window/ I’ll ride/ life moves like a train coming into town/ I hear it now / I’ll get on board somehow / I wont miss you this time around/ life moves like a train coming into town/ I want back on that train/ let me on again/ this time I’ll find a seat by the window/ and ride/ please don’t pass me by

I set out today with my plans in mind/ made up the rules, tried to stop time/ raise the bar high &make myself stretch/ c’mon, try harder/ but I’ve got nothing left / I’m human, I’m human/ said things that I wish I could take back/ I put on my dress/ showed up to act / why do my lines change in this show?/ I cannot make a yes from a no /I’m human, I’m human, I’m human/ I need a hand that’s not my own /to come and lead me safely home/ you give all your love when I have none/ you’re not afraid of me / so I don’t have to be/ anything other than/ human

Human

I’ve been dreaming about leaving/ pack my bags and head out west/ straight for the wilderness/ wake me up in time to see the gold sunrise/ get me out of Tennessee/ I’ll figure it out eventually/ I’ve been here for so long/ walking down the same road/ I’m tired of singing the same old song/ everybody knows that it never goes/ just the way you think it should/ maybe I misunderstood/ I’ve gotta find the end/ this cycle that I’ve been in/ I’ll brave a new path from here, where it leads I don’t care/ I’m tired of singing the same old song/ I’m so tired of singing the same old song/ I had what I needed all along/ I’m tired of singing the same old song

Same Old Song

Your love is like a word/ on the tip of my tongue/ I’ve heard it a thousand times/ but now it won’t come/ your love is like a house/ I’ve walked in before/ it all looks so familiar but I don’t feel at home here anymore/ how could I forget?/ won’t you tell me/ tell me once again/ when you sing/ over me/ I know right where I am/ when you sing/ over me/ I belong again/ your love is like a banner/ waving over me/ in my darkest hours/ help my unbelief/ how could I forget/ won’t you tell me/ tell me once again/ when you sing/ over me/ I know right where I am/ when you sing/ over me/ I belong again/ your love is my first and truest memory/ your love is my first and truest memory/ your love is my first and truest memory/ your love is my first and truest memory

Memory

You see the sun in the sky/ you hear me say it’s gonna be alright/ you bow your head and cry/ cause your heart is dark as night/and you cannot seem to find your way/ in the daylight/ I know that this is all you can see/ your heart bleeding right there on your sleeve/ you are praying for a little reprieve/ while your heart is dark as night/ and you cannot seem to find your way/ in the daylight/ morning is coming/ oh I believe it’s true/ but the only good news I’ve got right now/ is I love you/ I love you/ remember when your heart felt alive/ you were flying like a firefly/ oh my friend even now you still shine/while your heart is dark as night/ and you cannot seem to find your way/ oh my sweet friend it’s gonna be ok/ in the daylight

Daylight

Run to the edge, take a step/ no turning back now/ it’s just you and me/ turn my head/ look into your eyes/ I believe you are all that I need/ loving you is never easy/ loving you it always teaches me/ who I am and who I want to be/ you have promised you would never leave/ and you have been so very true to me/ I never quite know where you are going/ but I will follow you round every turn/ loving you is never easy/ loving you it always teaches me/ who I am and who I want to be/ day by day/loving you is never easy/ loving you it always teaches me/ who I am and who I want to be/ loving you is a lifelong chase/ loving you is a gift of grace/ loving you is what I want to do/ always

Loving You

In the morning when it’s dark/ I rise early to get a start/ to turn my ear to the quiet/ I find comfort in the silence/ sometimes the sun comes before I’m ready/ I hear the sparrow sing, soft and steady/ I get dressed and go to work/ I try to find the value and the worth/ I walk hallways and pray for patients/ grateful for the conversations/ when the sun sets and I leave/ I drive in golden light and pray for peace/ I see the autumn colors/ I am the autumn gold that’s drifting, falling from the tree / I see gold buried inside/ I will not be afraid when it dies

Autumn Gold

Sam goes next door everyday/ to meet her/ he sits in the very same place/ to wait/ he raves about how good the food is/ while she picks at her plate/ that’s what I saw love today/ Dale sees his kids everyday/ to visit/ talking while walking around the neighborhood/ they get in their steps in together/ no matter the weather/ that’s what I saw love do today/ give me eyes to see/ who is standing in front of me/ could it be enough/ just ordinary, everyday love/ Gene’s family comes every year/ for Christmas/ I take their picture by the tree/ they laugh and say how the time flies/ while it passes us by/ that’s what I saw love do today/ oh that’s what I saw love do today

Ordinary, Everyday Love

Becoming Ordinary was produced and engineered by Jess Ray, mixed by Kyle Langdon, mastered by Joe Causey at Voyager Mastering. All songs written by Becca Jordan except Train Song and Same Old Song.

Jess Ray, acoustic guitars, programming, BGV’s // Kyle Langdon, electric guitars// Dale Baker, drums// Hitoshi Yamaguchi, upright bass, electric bass and cello// Sara Maria Blanton, violin on “Prologue” and “Ordinary, Everyday Love” // Taylor Leonhart, vocals on “Daylight”// Paul Zach, vocals on “All I’ve Got” and “Loving You”