Heavenly Father, I´ve been running since I was a child
Been scared of people getting close and eventually walking out

I saw friends take their last breath
That´s something I don´t like to talk about
So, dear Lord, I´ma open up
I´ve been feeling pretty lonely
I don´t know if I can make it
But I´m fighting back slowly
So let me get this here straight
You already laid Your life down
You already gave Yours up
So I ain´t got to take mine now
You walk to Your death and it wasn´t quick, and it wasn´t painless
And everybody´s pointing fingers, but You the only one that´s blameless
It´s like I see You looking at me, with my name written in Your blood
And You died so I can live
And You did it all out of love

I can´t pay You back, but I still give You my all
Help me forgive those that hate me and want to see me fall
And we all miss The Dog, but now his spirit´s unleashed
X, speak to our souls, may your words bring us peace

I thank You, Lord, for my birth and everything that´s followed
I thank You, Lord, for today and I will pray for tomorrow
I thank You, Lord, for the love of my life and the friend
I made a promise and I´m loving my wife till the end
I thank You, Lord, for Your guidance ´cause it´s all that counts

And right here, right now, Lord, this is Your house
I thank You, Lord, for a dream that came true to life
And I ask You to bless everybody in this room tonight
I don´t always do the right thing, and I ask You to forgive me
´Cause I need You here with me, without You in my life, it´s empty
I think back how some people did me like violence was the remedy
And because I think of that now, I pray for my enemy
Not because of what I do, but because they don´t know
There´s something better after here, but everybody won´t go

So I ask You to forgive them, and we´ll hope they see
And I thank You for the love that they´ve given to me
I will not abuse it, nor will I lead them astray
You see, I love them like children that I see every day
And I pray, You know, we pray together
Get us through the bad weather, and we love You forever
Let Your thought and my heart go hand in hand
I first thought but to start, but I stand a man
And for as long as I can, as long as You permit me
Please give me the strength I need to live, bear with me