Not Perfect
I watch the people as they pass buy
So many thoughts, so many paths of life
Some you can tell are here for a reason
Others, their purpose is more unclear
But the thing we must remember
Is there's One that's so much bigger
He can take all their pain and trouble away
If they'd just say
Lord I know that I'm not perfect,
And that's not what you want me to be
And I know that I have broken your laws,
And in the process, broken me.
I know you are the one who heals
Who can take away all this pain.
So Lord, I need your help
Come save my soul today
So many paths and so many futures
As we struggle along side by side
Just going along caring for no one
Finding our own way
But one thing is true as we travel along
We need to show others the way
Because one day not so far away
It was us who had to say
Lord I know that I'm not perfect,
And that's not what you want me to be
And I know that I have broken your laws,
And in the process, broken me.
I know you are the one who heals
Who can take away all this pain.
So Lord, I need your help
Come save my soul today
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Submitted on January 23, 2015
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Words | 226 |
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