I Have Lived a Life/You Were There

I have lived a life,

it has not always been correct,

it has not always been sweet,

it has not always been perfect;

but it has always been mine;

I have lived a life,

what more can be said?

I have made many mistakes,

I have had many regrets;

through it all I have tried,

through it all I did my best;

I have lived a life,

I have gambled and lost,

I have smiled and won,

I have laughed with angels,

I have cried with demons;

I have lived a life,

for better or worse,

for richer or poorer,

for good times and bad,

I have lived a life;

within every victory,

inside every defeat,

there has been one constant, one truth,

one answer to which I have returned,

time after time;

whether lying in dark, silent gyms,

waiting to run onto electrified, football fields,

or driving down dark, winding roads,

barely able to hold on to the wheel,

blinded from alcohol and drugs,

You were there;

when walking alone,

through deserted,

snow covered streets,

where everything seemed

dead and lost,

You were there;

patiently waiting,

silently offering hope,

steadily dispensing love,

constantly providing truth,

gently guiding my path

back to You;

now I face the final test,

now I must overcome

the last obstacle,

now I turn to You,

for the strength to see it through,

now I put my trust in You,

for whom all things

are possible;

give me the words,

give me the strength,

give me the power,

give me the answers;

I have lived a life,

I have won,

I have lost,

now through You,

I am ready to live

once again.

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