Jimmy Needham - Part the Clouds lyrics

I like, like to be liked And no one likes to hear the truth And I've seen what the truth can do So I tried, tried to downsize The part of You that's hard to tell But the layoff didn't go so well Beat around the burning bush 'Til that fire went away God was once so palpable Before the shades of gray We might as well just fold our hands If we can't call a spade a spade 'Cause we will miss the heart each time If we won't ever shoot them straight These pleasantries shading me And you too along Let's part the clouds And show the world the Son We think, think we are helping By giving You a little flare But it doesn't matter what You wear 'Cause runways aren't Your forte You prefer the narrow road Even though it's not en vogue The gospel looked so very cold One night as I pa**ed by So I gave him my best sugar coat And dressed it in a lie We might as well just fold our hands If we can't call a spade a spade 'Cause we will miss the heart each time If we won't ever shoot them straight These pleasantries shading me And you too along Let's part the clouds And show the world the Son This living water will not quench us If it's watered down Its not our place to hide again This treasure that we've found We might as well just fold our hands If we can't call a spade a spade 'Cause we will miss the heart each time If we won't ever shoot them straight These pleasantries shading me And you too along Let's part the clouds We might as well just fold our hands If we can't call a spade a spade 'Cause we will miss the heart each time If we won't ever shoot them straight These pleasantries shading me And you too along Let's part the clouds And show the world the Son