Words and music by Bob Hartman
© 1986 Dawn Treader Music/Petsong Publishing (SESAC)
Intro:
It’s so easy to lose the burden——take our eyes of the fields
Settle into apathy and forget what the harvest yields
C#m7 (C#m7)
It’s so easy to think we’re finished with our labor for awhile
(C#m7) N.C.
Kick back and let somebody else go the extra mile
Au* Cu Dm Bb F Dm C F C Dm
Jesus said go——into all the world, make disciples of all men
Au Cu Dm Bb F C F G A
We gotta go——to the highways, compel them to come in
CHORUS
As long as there’s a tearful eye that cries alone at night
G/f#
As long as there’s a weary soul ready to end the fight
G/f#
As long as there’s an aching heart that still has strength to beat
We gotta take this message
Back to the street
We gotta take this message
Back to the street
It’s so easy to stay untangled with everyone else’s life
Don’t get involved with strangers——don’t get involved with strife
It’s so easy to save your own life——resting on what you’ve done
(Amaj7)
But Jesus would leave the ninety-nine——to try to save the one
Amaj7 (Amaj7)
It’s not easy to beat the system——it’s not easy to face the heat
A N.C. B A N.C. B
But somebody’s got to take this message
Back to the street
As long as there’s a tearful eye that cries alone at night
G/f#
As long as there’s a weary soul ready to end the fight
G/f#
As long as there’s an aching heart that still has strength to beat
We gotta take this message
Back to the street
We gotta take this message
Back to the street
*“u” following a chord symbol should be read “unison,” or “single note.”