[Instrumental] [Intro] [fingerpicked steel-string acoustic guitar enters with alternating thumb bassline] [Main Theme] [syncopated melody on high strings over steady quarter-note bass notes] [hammer-ons and pull-offs on the treble strings] [Variation] [melodic ascent using open string drones] [percussive string slapping accents] [Verse] Have a seat and watch the hands on the clock... stop? Time has a strange way of trading..... spots, When...... it starts to get....... hot...... Whether or not you believe what I say, I'm not gonna sit around and play those games, Going through the seasons as I change, To me it's plain to see that some things are out of range, I'm taking careful steps, cause when I come face to face, With the challenge to see what it takes, I pray that I don't lose my faith, When I fall down, Oh Lord give me strength, For when I fall down in disgrace, To ignore the pain and continue my way, On the path to your Grace, This is what I pray..... For things to change..... Just show me.....Oh please, don't say..... It's too late.... Either way.... My fate's in your hands, Save me from.... this painful land, I've come to understand, That when I cry alone... You're here where I am. [Violin Lead] [Verse] Oh, Heavenly Father..... The pain from the weight.... It's got tidal waves that come with strain, The walk takes years instead of days, Becoming so much at times... I feel faint, So I wait... sitting patiently on the river bank, Till your message comes my way.... Don't let me break, As I pray for faith.... Humble my heart today.... Remove all anxiety.... When I fall down, Oh Lord give me strength, For when I fall down in disgrace, To ignore the pain and continue my way, On the path to your Grace, This is what I pray..... For things to change..... Just show me.....Oh please, don't say..... It's too late.... Either way.... My fate's in your hands, Save me from.... this painful land, I've come to understand, That when I cry alone... You're here where I am.
