The Maker Of Noses

The Maker Of Noses - Rich Mullins

I believe there is a place

Where people live in perfect peace

Where there is food on every plate

Where work is rewarded and rest is sweet

Where the color of your skin

Won't get you in or keep you out

Where justice reigns and truth finally wins

It's hard fought war against fear and doubt

And everyone I know wants to go there too

But when I ask them how to do it they seem so confused

Do I turn to the left

Do I turn to the right

When I turn to the world they gave me this advice

They said boy you just follow your heart

But my heart just led me into my chest

They said follow your nose

But the direction changed every time I went and turned my head

And they said boy you just follow your dreams

But my dreams were only misty notions

But the father of hearts and the maker of noses

And the giver of dreams he's the one I have chosen

And I will follow him

I believe there'll come a time

Lord I pray it's not too far off

There'll be no poverty or crime

There'll be no greed and we will learn how to love

And children will be safe in their homes

And there'll be no violence out on the streets

The old will not be left alone

And the strong will learn how to care for the weak

And everyone I know hopes it comes real soon

But when I ask 'em where I'd find it they seem so confused

Do I find it in the day

Do I find it in the night

When I finally ask the world they give me this advice

Well they said boy you just follow your heart

But my heart just led me into my chest

They said follow your nose

But the direction changed every time I went and turned my head

And they said boy you just follow your dreams

But my dreams were only misty notions

But the father of hearts and the maker of noses

And the giver of dreams he's the one I have chosen

And oh I hear the voice of a million dreams

Then I wake in the world that I'm partly made of

And the world that is partly my homemaking

And oh I hear the song of a heart set free

That will not be kept down

By the fury and sound

Of a world that is wasting away but keeps saying keeps on saying

Saying boy you just follow your heart

But my heart just led me into my chest

They said follow your nose

The direction changed every time I go and turn my head

They said boy you just follow your dreams

But my dreams were only misty notions

But the father of hearts and the maker of noses

And the giver of dreams he's the one I have chosen

And I will follow him

You just follow your dreams

You just follow your dreams