Your Time to Go
1st composition written 1979 Elixer LP French Riviera – Lyrics and Music by J.Lawrence/Pizzuto – Recorded @EAST Studios Budapest, Hungary – Lead Guitar by Sabocz Janosi, DreamJourney CD, Silk’N’Steel Band 2001©All rights reserved.
Verse 1
Watch the gentle falling leaves,
Tumbling on a winter’s eve
Soon their brown will turn to gray,
Lay resting on the ground beneath
Like a gentle passing breeze,
The breath of life so softly comes
But something that you just don’t know,
Is when will come your time to go!
Chorus:
Your time to go,
No one knows
If you’ll see rainbows,
Or blankets of snow
Will the sun rays shine,
When it comes your time
The good Lord knows,
When it’s your time to go
Goodbye sorrow,
Goodbye pain
Bright shines tomorrow,
When we rise again!
Verse 2
Walking down the winding road,
Thinking about the things I’ve done
Leaving all the ones I’ve known,
Wondering about the seeds I’ve sown
The clouds are gathering to receive,
The rain that’s fallen must return
We, like falling raindrops go,
Rising from the earth below.
Chorus:
Your time to go,
No one knows
If you’ll see rainbows,
Or blankets of snow
Will the sun rays shine,
When it comes your time
The good Lord knows,
When it’s your time to go!
Coda:
Goodbye sorrow,
Goodbye pain
Bright shines tomorrow,
When we rise again!
The Right to Be Free
1st rendition composition 1980, Cannes, France. Lyrics and All Music composed by J.Lawrence/Pizzuto. Released 1993 Jason Lawrence Album ‘Right’n’Reason_Rhythm’n’Rhyme’©Aurora Music-Budapest, Hungary, Arranged and engineered by Nat Spencer. Mixed by Salem De Besnac. Guitar by Sabocz Janosi. Lead vocals: Jason Lawrence. Backup vocals: Lara Spencer, Nat Spencer.
Intro:
When I was a young boy, my Mama used to tell me
Everything was gonna’ be all right.
But when I grew older, everything was different,
I faced the world to struggle for the right; yeah…
Chorus: 1st The right to be free, the right to be free,
The right to be, what I’ve got to be!
Verse 1
As a child, I was born in the darkness of night,
Desperately fighting for each breath of my life.
Society says, “We will bring him up right,”
But seldom gave me the chance, to walk in The Light.
Chorus: 2nd
With the right, to be free, the right to be free,
The right to be, what I’ve got to be, yeah.
I’ve got the right to be free, the right to be free,
The right to be, what I’ve got to be!
Verse 2
So tell me what could I gain, if the whole world came kneeling,
Bowing down, at the soles of my feet,
Just to offer me gold, and a life without feeling,
Starving my soul, from a life more complete? Yeah, yeah!
Chorus: 3rd
I’ve got the right to be free, the right to be free, (Like a bird in the sky,)
Free, (With true love in my eyes!)
I’ve got the right to be free, oh, the right to be free,
The right to be, what I’ve got to be!
Verse 3
So come with me now, life is worth livin’
If you’ll turn your face, to the needy and poor.
Take the pathway of freedom
That leads straight to Heaven.
When you give all you’ve got,
You’ll find there’s a whole lot more,
Yeah, yeah! [There’s a whole lot more!]
Chorus: 4th
You’ve got the right, to be free, [The right to be free,]
Oh, the right to be free, [The right to be free,] Like a bird in the sky.
Free, [yeah,] yeah, With true love in your eyes!
You’ve got the right to be free, [The right to be free,]
Oh, the right to be free, [The right to be free,]
Ah, the right to be, [yeah,] What you’ve got to be!
Chorus: 5th
Yeah, the right to be free, [The right to be free.]
Take the pathway of freedom, baby, [The right to be free,]
That leads straight to Heaven, [yeah.]
Coda :
Ah, the right to be free,
With true love in your eyes! [The right to be free,]
You’ve got the right to be free, [The right to be free,]
The right to be, [yeah,] what God wants you to be!
The right to be free, ah, the right to be free,
You’ve got the right to be free,-free!
I HAD A DREAM
Lyrics and music written and composed 1969 by Jason Lawrence Pizzuto all rights reserved1993©Aurora Productions
Well, I had a dream, just the other night,
I saw my Lord Jesus, what a heart-breaking sight,
You know He suffered and bled, for you and me,
Reaching out His hand, He showed it to me
Where the nails had punctured, the smooth skin of His palm,
Sweetly saying He loved me, so clearly and calm.
He said I am the way, the truth and the life
No man will see Heaven, except by my light
Now go and tell others, to come unto me,
That I am the door in which, salvation is free,
So here I am now, I’m just pleading with you,
To take my precious Jesus, so alive and so true,
That He may take you, and mold you to be,
A strong striving branch on, God’s living tree
CREATION SINGS
Author and Composer Jason Lawrence
Lead vocal Jason Lawrence/Female vocal Theresa Martin/Slide Guitar Jeremy Spencer
Verse 1 Creation sings, my heart brings
Salvation, joy, thanksgiving
Summer winds, return again
And I know I’m alive and breathing
Chorus: And we’ve got to return to the garden of Eden
To the lost paradise of God’s will
To the pure gentle loving of each man and each woman
By the streams of the rivers of the hills
Oh-oh-oh-oh, Oh-oh-oo-oh-oh
Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo, Oo-oo-oo-oo
Verse 2 The birds sing praise, His song is raised
Creations groans to be delivered
The flower is crushed, the perfume is pressed
The secret of its sweetness is discovered
Chorus X 2 And we’ve got to return to the garden of Eden
To the lost paradise of God’s will
To the pure gentle loving of each man and each woman
By the streams of the rivers of the hills
Coda: Fadeout end_ Oh-oh-oh-oh, Oh-oh-oo-oh-oh, Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo, Oo-oo-oo-oo
ON HEAVEN’S SHORE
Music & Lyrics by Jason Lawrence Pizzuto MiltonMusic©1996-2025
Verse 1: One day I’ll walk, hand in hand with Jesus,
One day I’ll walk, on Heaven’s shore,
One day with Jesus, He’ll wipe away all tears,
One day when Jesus, in His glory appears.
Chorus 1: All earthly treasures, will disappear,
And Heaven’s pleasures, will destroy all fears,
One day I’ll walk with… Angels in glory,
The streets of gold, on Heaven’s shore
Verse 2: One day we’ll be with, all of our loved ones,
Those wehave left, on distant shores,
And reunited, with those we’ve won to Him,
Arm in arm together, we’ll sing a Heavenly hymn.
Chorus 2: All earthly treasures, will disappear,
And Heaven’s pleasures, will destroy all fears,
One day I’ll walk with… Angels inglory,
The streets of gold, on Heaven’s shore…
And we’ll sing the story, of the crowns we wear
And live in bright mansions…
Forever more
Verse 3: But until that day, we still have a job to do,
Daily giving, sacrificing more,
Others will know Him, through the special love we share,
Gates of Pearl will open, when we get there.
Chorus 2: – connecting the following ending
coda:
Forever more… (Ad-libs)
On Heaven’s shore… hand in hand with Jesus!
Forever more… walk the streets of gold!
On Heaven’s shore… havin’ a good time!
Forever more… seein’ all our loved ones!
On Heaven’s shore… flyin’ in the clouds!
Forever more… And live in bright mansions…
On Heaven’s shore!
OH JESUS, JESUS, DEAREST LORD
Frederick William Faber 1814-1863
From a poem written by Frederick Faber of Britain in 1848, a Catholic priest who had previously been an Anglican vicar who also wrote “Faith of Our Fathers” about his catholic predecessors.
Music composed for the song by: Jason Lawrence
Lyrics of the chorus written by: Jason Lawrence ©1996Jason Lawrence Music
Verse 1 Oh Jesus, Jesus, dearest Lord; forgive me if I say,
For very love, Thy sacred name, a thousand times a day;
Oh Jesus Lord, with me abide, I rest in Thee what e’re betide,
Thy gracious smile, is my reward, I love, I love Thee Lord.
Verse 2 I love Thee so, I know not how, my transports to control,
Thy love is like, a burning fire, within my very soul;
Verse 3 For Thou to me art, all in all; my honor and my wealth,
My heart’s desire, my body’s strength, my soul’s eternal health!
Chorus:__
Burn, burn, oh Love within my heart,
Burn fiercely, night and day,
‘Til all the dross, of earthly loves, is burned, and burned… away.
Verse 4 Oh, light in darkness, joy in grief, oh heaven begun on earth,
Jesus my love, my treasure, who can tell what thou art worth?
5 What limit is there, to this love, Thy flight, where wilt thou stay,
On, on, our Lord is sweeter far, today, than yesterday.
Chorus:__
Burn, burn, oh Love within my heart,
Burn fiercely, night and day,
‘Til all the dross, of earthly loves, is burned, and burned… away.