Oldies but goodies

I'm listening to some songs I used to listen to all the time in the mid 90's. Third Day is one of the groups, with great songs like "Consuming Fire" and "Thief". I'm listening to them on their myspace http://www.myspace.com/thirdday.

We used to do a skit to "Thief", a beautiful song about one of the thieves on the cross next to Jesus, the one who asked to be saved by Jesus as they are dying. The song is from the perspective of the thief, knowing he did something wrong to be crucified, but wondering why Jesus is being crucified.

These are the lyrics:

I am a thief, I am a murderer
Walking up this lonely hill
What have I done? I don't remember.
No one knows just how I feel
and I know that my time is coming soon.

It's been so long. Oh, such a long time
Since I've lived with peace and rest
Now I am here, at my destination
And I guess things work for the best
and I know that my time is coming soon.

(intensity of music starts)
Who is this man? This man beside me
They call the King of the Jews
They don't believe that He's the Messiah
But, somehow I know that it's true.

And they laugh at Him in mockery,
and beat Him til he bleeds
They nailed Him to the rugged cross,
and they raised Him, yeah, they raised Him up next to me.

My time has come, I'm slowly fading
I deserve what I receive.
"Jesus when You are in Your kingdom
Could You please, please remember me?"

and He looks at me still holding on
the tears fall from His eyes
He says "I tell the truth,
Today, you will live with Me in paradise"

and I know that my time is coming soon
and I know paradise, paradise, is coming soon.