Oh, for a heart that does not ache
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For a backbone that won't break
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For some steady feet or sturdy ground
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A road that isn't gonna let me turn around and run
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For a thousand tongues to sing
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To wear wisdom like Solomon's robe
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For the patience and perspective of a man like Job
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Just to soar on wings of eagles
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For no other reason than the bird's eye view
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For a flight or two
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And the list gets longer
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Who I wish I was, and was no longer
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I never could be good enough
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To measure up
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But You want to take me as I come
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You're the only one that can
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Take me as I am
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Oh, to feel hope in hopeless times
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Never mind the silver lining 'cause the clouds are fine
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To breathe prayers that move the heavens
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Or save hundreds from the flames
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To know my place, to know my name
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But the gap grows wider
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Between who I am and all I aspire to be
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I never could be good enough
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To measure up
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But You want to take me as I come
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You're the only one that can
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Take me as I am
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At the end of myself, at the end of the day
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I can find little else but the courage to say I need You
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That's all ... I need You
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I never could be good enough
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To measure up
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But You want to take me as I come
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You're the only one that can
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Take me as I am
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Take Me As I Am
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| Nichole Nordeman |
