[INTRO — bright synth pulse, clean guitar, playful vocal chops] Yeah— Maybe the problem ain't the life I'm living, Maybe it's the way that I'm receiving it. [VERSE 1 — conversational rap-singing] I want the answer now, I want the traffic gone, I want the morning moving Before the morning even comes. I want the line to hurry, I want the pain to leave, I want everybody changing To the way I think they should be. But You keep saying, “Slow down, son, There's a gift inside the waiting.” And I keep treating every interruption Like my whole day's breaking. Maybe patience isn't passive, Maybe patience is trust— Learning how to love the moment When the moment isn't much. [PRE-CHORUS — rising] If I only love the life When everything goes my way, Then I'm not loving life— I'm loving what I want it to be. [CHORUS — BIG, CATCHY, STACKED VOCALS] TEACH ME TO LOVE THIS LIFE! Even when it moves too slow, Even when I don't know why, Even when I gotta let go. TEACH ME TO LOVE THIS LIFE! Every breath is mercy, Every day is something I didn't earn but You gave to me. So slow my heart down, Teach me to receive— If I love this life, I'll learn to wait peacefully. [VERSE 2 — bouncy hip-hop groove] I get impatient with people, Impatient with myself, Impatient with the healing That I can't make happen by twelve. I pray, “God, change everything,” You say, “Let Me change you.” I say, “Can we speed this up?” You say, “I've got work to do.” 'Cause love isn't rushing The person who needs time, Love doesn't throw away the weak Because they're hard to understand. And Jesus never treated people Like interruptions in His day, He stopped for the suffering, He touched the ones nobody would touch, He stayed. [PRE-CHORUS — bigger] If I only love the life When everything goes my way, Then I'm not loving life— I'm loving what I want it to be. [CHORUS — FULL BAND] TEACH ME TO LOVE THIS LIFE! Even when it moves too slow, Even when I don't know why, Even when I gotta let go. TEACH ME TO LOVE THIS LIFE! Every breath is mercy, Every day is something I didn't earn but You gave to me. So slow my heart down, Teach me to receive— If I love this life, I'll learn to wait peacefully. [BRIDGE — HALF-TIME, EMOTIONAL] [LEAD] The life I wanted Isn't always the life You gave. [BACKING] But You are good. [LEAD] The road is longer Than I thought it would be. [BACKING] But You are good. [LEAD] So I won't despise The days I can't control. [BACKING] You gave me this life. [LEAD] Teach me how to love it. [FINAL CHORUS — HUGE, JOYFUL] TEACH ME TO LOVE THIS LIFE! Even when it moves too slow, Even when I don't know why, Even when I gotta let go. TEACH ME TO LOVE THIS LIFE! Every breath is mercy, Every day is something I didn't earn but You gave to me. So slow my heart down, Teach me to receive— If I love this life, I'll learn to wait peacefully. [OUTRO — gang vocals] Love this life! Receive this life! Thank You for this life! I don't need it perfect— I just need to learn to love The life You gave.
