My Story

My story is a simple one to tell

Popped out my momma's tummy 26th of January winter up in Milwaukee

Twenty minutes later peein' on the doctor's shirt

Pops makin' jokes sayin' "Look doc it works!"

So the tell me anyways, I can't remember anything before pre-K

It's all blurred together and each day my memory fades like worn leather

But what I can recall is sweeter than warm weather with a cool breeze

Saturdays were heaven, wake up watch cartoons from 7 straight to 11

Then it's outside to play whatever sport was in season

My cousins they were older so that made me the weak one

But it didn't stop me, all we did was play we made up our own games

Rolled up socks and faked like

they were hand grenades makin' forts out of couches

Mom would come home mad at how messed up the house was

I stayed out of trouble most of the time

But when I got out of line Pops would smack my behind

The wonder years are over now somehow I'm fully grown

Still I fully know I didn't make it this far on my own

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[01:03.15]There is no way to count all of the mistakes I have made

[01:07.79]And I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for Your grace

[01:12.93]And you're still here with me, You never gave up after all this time

[01:18.44]And I owe it all to You, You're the one that got me through

[01:23.14]You wrote my story

Looking back on high school I see how foolish that I really was

I thought I was the coolest dude there ever was

'Til I went off to college and learned nobody there even knew who I was

It all taught me that I fall short

Like junior year when they cut me even though I left it all on the court

I had to learn how to fail and to fall

So I could learn how to get up shake the dust off walk and stand tall

Learn how to call on the one who's been there through it all

I remember when I got the phone call

Freshman year in Virginia, my grandfather passed away

Eight years after my grandmother guess he couldn't wait

To see her on the other side at the funeral I cried

So hard I never knew I'd hurt that bad inside

But over time wounds heal and all that's remembered

Is the love that we shared while together forever

This is my story and I wouldn't change a thing

I was put here for a purpose this was written by a King

Was carefully designed, hand-crafted and made

By the One who's never made a mistake

I want to give all it takes from here on out to make up for lost time

But what's done is done and I can't press rewind

And all of my regrets are chasin' me from behind

But the future's unwritten I'm racin' towards the finish line

So from here on out everyday counts

I know Your grace meets me no matter what the amount

Despite that I'm hard-hearted, You gave me a clean slate

And promised that You'd finish what you've started

And even though a four minute long song can barely scratch the surface

It's sure enough to show I'm far from perfect

So thank You for the past, help me live in the present

To prepare me for the future 'til my story ends