Amen

I tend to juxtapose the Great I Am With the great that I'm not Like you're beholden to me or I deserve something More than what I've got But I'm having church in a parked car Reopening old scars Counting all the ways in which you got me this far, Lord And I shouldn't ask for more Yet here I am, amen in my throat This little light of mine is struggling to glow And I never meant to hide it, oh no But I sure did Since I was a kid, playing soldiers in the woods behind my house All the greed and hate and jealousy that left my little mouth I hoped for saving grace from outer space But never wondered how And I don't think I understood It's not a simple little prayer or a turning of the heart It's a constant cry for help because my world is in the dark Yet you care for me confusingly Forgive me and restart In my attempt at being good Yet here I am, amen in my throat This little light of mine is struggling to glow And I never meant to hide it, oh no But I sure did And here I am, amen in my throat This little light of mine is struggling to glow I'm gonna need your help to light it, oh no 'Cause I've been drowning for too long I've been drowning for too long I've been drowning for too long Lord, here I am, amen in my throat This little light of mine is struggling to glow I'm gonna need your help to light it, oh no 'Cause I've been drowning for too long And I can't do this on my own But I don't have to