The Heart Pleads
The heart aches, the body shakes Foreign thoughts fill my head The air is hot, blowing a lot Trying to hear what the Creator said The heart pleads, dropping to my knees As the ego won't let me rest The eyes strain, thoughts constrained As I reach for my vest I step outside beneath the sky Searching where the answers hide The world keeps moving all around While storms are raging deep inside Every road I've walked before Leads me to the very same place A man can't win this fight alone Without a higher strength and grace Chorus When my heart can no longer stand And my feet sink deep in the sand I whisper softly through the night "Creator, help me hold the Light" When the will to receive takes control And darkness settles on my soul I raise my eyes and do my part As You rebuild my shattered heart The wind still blows, the desert knows How many tears have touched the ground Yet every fall becomes a call Where hidden mercy can be found So I'll keep walking, ...