I was thinking recently about secondhand stores. It seems like the items sold in those stores fall into one of two categories: either they have physical damage, but work just fine, or their flawed workings are covered by an unharmed exterior. Aren't we as people the same way? Every single one of us has a flaw that we don't want the rest of the world to see. We're damaged goods, secondhand people. What a blessing that God is willing to take us anyway!
lyrics
Julie's a waitress at a diner downtown,
But she's got a secret she's carrying around.
She's just 21 and she's out on her own.
No boy in the picture and she's three months along.
She needs somebody to tell her they care,
To prove she's not really alone.
Will anyone tell her they lover her?
Will anyone stay by her side?
We are secondhand people,
And we are not worth what we used to be...
Jimmy's a lawyer, the best one around.
He works in an office high above the ground.
But Jimmy's got a secret that he holds inside.
The doctor's found something and he's short on time.
He needs somebody to give him a shoulder,
To tell him that he's not alone.
Will anyone tell him they love him?
Will anyone stay by his side?
We are secondhand people,
And we are not worth what we used to be.
We've all gone astray,
And forgotten the way back home
To the things that we used to be
Before we lost sight of our lives.
Will anyone out there pay the price
For secondhand people?
Tony's a doctor, hasn't practiced in years.
Reached for the bottle to calm all his fears.
He lost his family, then he lost his home,
Now he's on the streets and completely alone.
There's a light on at the church on the corner,
I wonder what he'll find inside?
Will anyone tell him they love him?
Will anyone stay by his side?
We are secondhand people,
And we are not worth what we used to be.
We've all gone astray,
And forgotten the way back home
To the things that we used to be
Before we lost sight of our lives.
Thank God somebody already paid the price
For all of us secondhand people.
credits
from Secondhand People EP,
released October 1, 2009
Copyright 2009 by Eric Frisch.
Recorded & Mixed by Josh Howey.
Eric Frisch - Drums, Bass, Piano, Vocals
Josh Howey - Guitars
Produced by Eric Frisch & Josh Howey
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