[INTRO — SPOKEN, LOW / INTIMATE] Yeah… Sometimes you can be surrounded by people and still feel like you’re alone. (So alone…) But God saw every tear I cried when nobody else did. (He saw me…) And that’s why I’m still here. [VERSE 1 — STORYTELLING] I feel like an orphan, no mother, no father Even though they walk the earth they treat me like the problem (Why me?) Maybe y’all need to ask yourself Both of you made the decision to lay down So why did I have to suffer? (Tell me why…) My father was in and out then one day he just wasn’t there I was too young to understand why somebody could disappear (Where’d you go?) Years went by, life kept moving but that little girl stayed inside Still wondering what she did wrong Still asking questions she couldn’t hide (Was it me?) But God knew what I couldn’t see He knew I’d make it through When I couldn’t find my way He kept putting strength in me to move (God, You kept me…) [PRE-HOOK — SOULFUL] I see happy families Mommy and daddy laughing And I wonder to myself… Was I good enough for you? (Was I?) Then God whispered to my heart “You were never the problem.” (Thank You, Jesus…) I was just trying to be somebody’s child Somebody’s reason to stay But God became the arms around me when nobody knew what to say (He held me…) [HOOK — SHORT / CATCHY / EMOTIONAL] Did y’all love me? (Did you?) Did y’all care? (Did you care?) When nobody was there God was there. (He was there…) Did y’all love me? Did y’all care? I made it through ’cause God was there. (Thank You, Lord…) [VERSE 2 — MORE PERSONAL] I remember being young and learning not to ask for too much Never knowing when love was gonna change up (Here today…) One minute everything felt good next minute I felt pushed aside And I learned how to swallow tears so nobody could see me cry (But God saw…) Then at eleven I started feeling that distance for real Like the person I needed most didn’t understand how I felt (That hurt…) But every night I thought I couldn’t take another day God made a way (He made a way…) Every door that closed He showed me another road Every time I felt forgotten He reminded me I wasn’t alone (Never alone…) I could’ve been on drugs I could’ve been locked up I could’ve sold my soul when life got rough (But God had His hand on me…) I had it a little rough but I stood ten toes down Not because I had it all figured out… God wouldn’t let me stay down. (No, He wouldn’t…) [PRE-HOOK — BUILDING] I see happy families and sometimes I still wonder what my life would’ve looked like if things had been different (Yeah…) But I stopped blaming myself for what I couldn’t control And started thanking God for keeping my heart whole (Thank You…) [HOOK — SHORT / BIGGER] Did y’all love me? (Did you?) Did y’all care? (Did you care?) When nobody was there God was there. (He was there…) Did y’all love me? Did y’all care? I made it through ’cause God was there. (Yes, He was…) [BRIDGE — DEEP EMOTION] There were nights I cried and God heard every word (Every word…) There were times I felt forgotten but He never looked away (Never…) I don’t understand everything that happened in my life But I know I wouldn’t be here without His grace on my life (It’s only God…) So I don’t hate none of you I release you from my heart I don’t need to carry yesterday into everything I’m becoming (I’m letting go…) God gave me peace I couldn’t find in people. (Gave me peace…) God gave me love I thought I had lost. (He loved me…) And now I know I was never abandoned. [FINAL HOOK — FULL SOUL] Did y’all love me? (Did you?) Did y’all care? (Did you care?) When nobody was there God was there. (He never left…) Did y’all love me? Did y’all care? I made it through ’cause God was there. (Thank You, Jesus…) [OUTRO — POWERFUL, SPIRITUAL] So I don’t need an answer anymore. (Oh no…) Because God answered it with my life. Every time I thought I wasn’t gonna make it… He kept me. Every time I thought I was forgotten… He saw me. Every time I wondered if I was worth loving… He reminded me whose I was. (I’m His…) So to the little girl who thought she wasn’t enough… Baby… God never looked at you like you were the problem. (He never did…) And that’s what matters. I forgive. I release. I thank God. And I keep walking. Because what I thought was the end of my story… God was using it to write a new one. (Thank You, Lord…) And this time… I’m not looking back.
