[Instrumental] [Verse 1] I have a God of my own understanding I made him up yet I know he's there He's waiting on my every word He's praying for my every prayer He grants serenity All I have to do is ask He knows the real me He loves the man behind the mask [Chorus] To make him real I pray I roll out of bed and hit my knees That's how I start my day Show me the way I keep praying to God God help me understand my part Keep you always in the heart of me [Verse 2] This God that I made up He's not a God I've got to beware of He's a God that gives me strength When I learn to let go, turn it over to the care of I try to stay in gratitude 'Cause I can only hold one thought When I'm thinking how great my life is I can't be thinking how good it's not [Chorus] To make him real I pray I roll out of bed, hit my knees That's how I start my day Show me the way I keep praying to God God help me understand my part Keep you always in the heart of me [Instrumental] [Bridge] Around the world there is fighting over Who has the right God, but I don't think that anyone is wrong It's the prayers and the praying And the praying is like singing and God, God only hears one song [Verse 4] I don't pray for material things That ain't what it's about I just pray to know God's will for me And I pray for the power to carry that out I pray for people when I'm angry at them I pray hardest for my enemy I pray for love to conquer my hate And to be the man God wants me to be [Chorus] To make it real I pray I roll out of bed, I hit my knees That's how I start my day Show me the way I keep praying to God God help me understand my part Keep you always in the heart of me [Outro] I have a God of my own understanding I made him up yet I know he's there [slowly fade] I have a God of my own understanding I made him up yet I know he's there
