Nichole Nordeman

Even Then
It's a fear that keeps me wide awake In the middle of the night When the expectations are too great And the bar gets raised too high So I do the best with what I've got And hope that no one knows That I strain to see how high I can Try to stand on these toes Until I'm measured, but You know better (Chorus) So, thank-You, Jesus Even when You see us just as we are Fragile and frail and so far From who we want to be So, thank-You, Jesus Even when the pieces are broken and small Dreams shatter and scatter like the wind Thank-You, even then So I put aside the masquerade And admit that I am not okay Which may not be the thing to say But I'm not ashamed to need You more each day (Chorus) We raise the standard and try to reach You But we'll never make it, and we don't need to Aus Songtexte Mania