TODAY! ... Jim Gleason's Little People - Part 2 - And World Premier of Eric Brace & Peter Cooper's new album

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If a man of science and a man of faith
were to meet on a green, green field and have a race,
science would lunge forward with a frightening pace
but faith would just sit right down right in his place.
If there was a race.

Science would not tire – he would run just fine.
But he would find faith sitting there
Already waiting for him on the finish line.

Chorus:
If the track is round, I would hear the sound of the 
starting gun.
I would sit right down and finish right where I’d begun.
But if the track is straight, and what if I just wait, and I’
m left behind?
What would I miss, what would I find
waiting at the finish line?
But I don’t know what track I’m on.

If a man of despair and a man of hope
Were to meet at a party and give a toast,
Despair would drink for today for tomorrow we die,
And Hope would drink for tomorrow, for today is just a 
big old lie.

Chorus:
If I drink today, could I still taste it tomorrow?
And if I wait til tomorrow, could I still swallow?
If I drink til when the now is then, the drink might sour.
What will be left in my cup
When I face that final hour?
But I don’t know what track I’m on.
I don’t know what track I’m on.

So if a man of the senses and a man of the heart
Were to be blindfolded and left in the dark
Sense would inch forward, he’d take a step and wait,
But the heart is use to the dark and walks by faith.

Chorus:
If I use my faith, will I find the door in this dark room?
And if I use my sense and try on my own, will I just 
stumble once more?
What if I close my eyes and wait for the light to be 
turned on?
What will I miss, what is the more
On the other side of the door?
I gotta find the track I’m on.

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