Tightrope

Sometimes I feel like I'm walking A tightrope from heaven to earth Walk steady, walk straight Don't grumble, don't be late Get better, or you're going to get hurt So I try to walk balanced and healthy I say I'm fine, wobbles and all But some things I can't fake It's a curse I can't break No, the tightrope's no match for the Fall No, the tightrope's no match for the Fall Teach me to fall in your direction Teach me to hitch my heart to yours Give me the mind to know the difference Between the cart, the cargo, and horse Teach me today I still need saving Show me the measure of your grace When I can't go on, teach me to climb When I can't get up, teach me to rise And when I fall, teach me to fly You danced on the tightrope like nothing Made all of the walkers look stiff You forgave the sinner, and you condemned the winner So they took that rope and hung you with it But on the third day something happened You rose up and looked for your friends You told them you forgave them And that you'd always be with them And that falling is how you ascend You said falling is how you ascend Teach me to fall in your direction Teach me to hitch my heart to yours Give me the mind to know the difference Between the cart, the cargo, and horse Teach me today I still need saving Teach me the measure of your grace When I can't go on, teach me to climb When I can't get up, teach me to rise And when I fall, teach me to fly