All the skinned knees and bruises that childhood brings I thought by now I’d left behind these things But they move inside, where band-aids cannot heal You know, O Lord, this pain is oh so real From the times that I’ve failed to be the best I am A broken promise or a failed exam Old kneepads and helmets can’t help me here As I dwell on the failures from year to year And so many times What would really just help Is to get my mind Off of myself And onto homework or movies Or something new But what would help me the most Is just to give it to You Chorus: And I can see You reaching, calling out my name And I know my life will never be the same And You call me Your child, and You call me Your friend And I try so hard, but sometimes in the end I take it all back, all I’ve set in Your hand And stumble hard when I’m trying to stand And I reach out, Lord, but in the wrong direction Still You’re there for me, always be my protection When I’m lost in the valley of the shadow of pain You’re like an umbrella as I walk through the rain So why do I dwell there when I know there’s release Why don’t I run to You, hide in Your peace?