A little bit of everything

God, you’ve opened my eyes
I thought truth of so many lies
Now through the illusion, I see
How did I let him make such a fool of me?
Regret is now of no use
“I didn’t know” in an invalid excuse
When you look up, the sky isn’t always blue
In fact, saying its gray seems a bit more true
Not every smile is sincere
They’re used more to hide fear
We are blind yet think everything’s great
When in reality, everywhere we look is drenched in hate
Except here… with you
And those you’ve called, too
How blessed we are to have life outside our finite home
Green pastures and still waters occupy where we’ll roam
We itch and fidget in Heaven’s waiting room
Saddened that others will become acquainted with doom
Even so we try to clean ourselves up before your return
Putting into practice the teachings you’ve told us to learn
Daddy, your children here just miss you so much
We are eager and do what’s needed to be closer to your touch
I know we’ve all cried ourselves to sleep at night
Thinking we were too weak to continue to fight
But here we are, we haven’t stopped yet
If you put money on us then you’ll win that bet
You’ve placed us on top of the mountain
To look up to you rather than down at men
My brothers and sisters, I look to you to see Him
I detect weariness when the light in your eyes grow dim
But instead of taking advantage of your darkest day
I will use my light to help you continue on God’s way
The great love I have for Him he asked me to also share with you
And because I’m confident he knows best, that’s exactly what I’ll do
So put your hand in mine but your trust in God
Fore he will protect us with his staff and rod

About Face (first song)

Time to turn around, do an about face
No wonder I stumble trying to complete this so-called race
So exhausted from thinking I have to win it
No, no, no, all we were called to do is finish

Trying to look cute, sound clever, and dignified each day
When God doesn’t even recognize me when I dress my soul that way
Out of fear to be seen helpless on the ground
I cover up my scars and bruises when others come around
Dirty, lost girl seems like a beauty queen when you look
But only because she’s good at hiding the beatings she took

Time to turn around, do an about face
No wonder I stumble trying to complete this so-called race
So exhausted from thinking I have to win it
No, no, no, all we were called to do is finish

So sure of how everything’s supposed to go
Didn’t even listen when God when told me no
Sometimes I just get so tired and frustrated that I give into sin
Which brings me to pleading with God to take me back again
With a foot in the grave and a shovel in hand
I break all my promises yet continue to demand
I keep on digging a deeper and darker hole
I’m ashamed at how good I’ve gotten at playing this role

Time to turn around, do an about face
No wonder I stumble trying to complete this so-called race
So exhausted from thinking I have to win it
No, no, no, all we were called to do is finish

With my hands up and the tears flowing down
I accept the only One who deserves to wear the crown
This life of mine will no longer go to waste
Amen, Glory to God, your greatness I can taste

Turned around, did an about face
Let go of thinking life is only a race
No more giving into the belief I have to win it
Yes, Jesus, Yes, I’ll hold your hand to the finish