Biography:
Matthew Joseph West (born April 25, 1977 in Downers Grove, Illinois) is a Christian singer who was raised in a suburb of Chicago, IL., where he discovered music at an early age. The son of a minister, he grew up in the front pew listening to his mom harmonize and following her lead. By the time he reached high school, Matthew remained involved in music and received a scholarship to study music at Millikin University in Illinois.
It was during his first year of college, that Matthew began playing guitar and writing songs.
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Other songs:
- Strong Enough
- The Motions
- Hello, My Name Is
- A Christmas To Believe In
- A Few More Days
- A Friend In The World
- All In
- All The Broken Pieces
- Becoming Me
- Blessed Assurance My King Is Coming
- Broken Girl
- Broken Things
- Come On Christmas
- Day After Christmas
- Day One
- Do Something
- Dream Again
- Every Second
- Every Tear
- Family Tree
- Forgiveness
- Give This Christmas Away
- Good Adam Eve
- Grace Wins
- Heaven Is The Hope
- Hello My Name Is
- History
- Hold You Up
- I Cant Hear You
- Jesus And You
- Join The Angels
- Leaving Heaven
- Life Inside You
- Mended
- Mercy Is A Song
- More
- Moved By Mercy
- My Own Little World
- Next Thing You Know
- Oh Me Of Little Faith
- One Last Christmas
- One Step Away
- Only Grace
- Out Of My Hands
- Safe And Sound
- Save A Place For Me
- Something To Say
- Stop The World
- Story Of Your Life
- Survivors
- The Beautiful Things We Miss
- The Center
- The Day Before You
- The Healing Has Begun
- The Heart Of Christmas
- The Power Of A Prayer
- The Reason For The World
- To Me
- Tryin
- Two Houses
- Unchangeable
- Unto Us
- Untold
- When I Say I Do
- Wonderfully Made
- World Changers
- Wouldnt Change A Thing
- You Are Everything
- You Know Where To Find Me
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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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I woke up this morning
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Saw a world full of trouble now
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Thought, how’d we ever get so far down
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How’s it ever gonna turn around
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So I turned my eyes to Heaven
A E
I thought, “God, why don’t You do something?”
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Well, I just couldn’t bear the thought of
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People living in poverty
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Children sold into slavery
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The thought disgusted me
A
So, I shook my fist at Heaven
A E
Said, “God, why don’t You do something?”
E F#m A E
He said, “I did, I created you”
[Chorus]
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If not us, then who
E
If not me and you
A E
Right now, it’s time for us to do something
E
If not now, then when
E
Will we see an end
A
To all this pain
A C#m A
It’s not enough to do nothing
E
It’s time for us to do something
[Verse 2]
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I’m so tired of talking
E
About how we are God’s hands and feet
E
But it’s easier to say than to be
E A
Live like angels of apathy who tell ourselves
A E
It’s alright, “somebody else will do something”
E
Well, I don’t know about you
E
But I’m sick and tired of life with no desire
E
I don’t want a flame, I want a fire
A
I wanna be the one who stands up and says,
A E
“I’m gonna do something”
[Chorus]
E
If not us, then who
E
If not me and you
A E
Right now, it’s time for us to do something
E
If not now, then when
E
Will we see an end
A
To all this pain
A C#m A
It’s not enough to do nothing
E
It’s time for us to do something
[Bridge]
C#m A
We are the salt of the earth
A E
We are a city on a hill (shine shine, shine shine)
C#m A
But we’re never gonna change the world
B
By standing still
B
No we won’t stand still
[Chorus]
E
If not us, then who
E
If not me and you
A E
Right now, it’s time for us to do something
E
If not now, then when
E
Will we see an end
A
To all this pain
A C#m A
It’s not enough to do nothing
E
It’s time for us to do something
E
[Verse 1]
E
I woke up this morning
E
Saw a world full of trouble now
E
Thought, how’d we ever get so far down
E
How’s it ever gonna turn around
A
So I turned my eyes to Heaven
A E
I thought, “God, why don’t You do something?”
E
Well, I just couldn’t bear the thought of
E
People living in poverty
E
Children sold into slavery
E
The thought disgusted me
A
So, I shook my fist at Heaven
A E
Said, “God, why don’t You do something?”
E F#m A E
He said, “I did, I created you”
[Chorus]
E
If not us, then who
E
If not me and you
A E
Right now, it’s time for us to do something
E
If not now, then when
E
Will we see an end
A
To all this pain
A C#m A
It’s not enough to do nothing
E
It’s time for us to do something
[Verse 2]
E
I’m so tired of talking
E
About how we are God’s hands and feet
E
But it’s easier to say than to be
E A
Live like angels of apathy who tell ourselves
A E
It’s alright, “somebody else will do something”
E
Well, I don’t know about you
E
But I’m sick and tired of life with no desire
E
I don’t want a flame, I want a fire
A
I wanna be the one who stands up and says,
A E
“I’m gonna do something”
[Chorus]
E
If not us, then who
E
If not me and you
A E
Right now, it’s time for us to do something
E
If not now, then when
E
Will we see an end
A
To all this pain
A C#m A
It’s not enough to do nothing
E
It’s time for us to do something
[Bridge]
C#m A
We are the salt of the earth
A E
We are a city on a hill (shine shine, shine shine)
C#m A
But we’re never gonna change the world
B
By standing still
B
No we won’t stand still
[Chorus]
E
If not us, then who
E
If not me and you
A E
Right now, it’s time for us to do something
E
If not now, then when
E
Will we see an end
A
To all this pain
A C#m A
It’s not enough to do nothing
E
It’s time for us to do something
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