The Stories I Tell Myself

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Never faced a battle that he couldn’t win 
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All you ever wanted was to be like him 
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But he drank his way through your teenage years 
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Now you’re stuck with the bill for your father’s sins 
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These are the stories I tell myself 

[VERSE 2]
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This town has a ceiling that you’ll never break through 
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You’ll always be alone in a crowded room 
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And no matter how hard you work it’s true 
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You’ll never be enough just being you 
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These are the stories I tell myself

[CHORUS 1]
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When I think of Abraham    counting the stars up in the sky 
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When I think of Jacob    fighting an angel for his life 
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When I think of Joshua   walking around the walls until they fell 
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These are the stories I tell myself, these are the stories I tell 

[VERSE 3]
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My children there are lessons that I cannot teach 
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There's always going to be something out of reach 
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By the grace of God you’ll remember well 
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These are the stories you’ll tell 

[CHORUS 1]

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These are the stories I tell myself, these are the stories I tell

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   And when I think about Jesus       when I think about Jesus 
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He never faced a battle that he couldn’t win 
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And all I ever needed I found in him 
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And he made his way through the wilderness 
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From glory to glory  He  is my story 

[CHORUS 2]
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When I think of Abraham    counting the stars up in the sky 
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When I think of Jacob    fighting an angel for his life 
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When I think of Joshua   walking around the walls until they fell
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If they went before me Then these are the stories 
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I think of Noah   looking for a sign after the rain 
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When I think about Moses   speaking for the powerless in faith 
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When I think about Joseph   dreaming at the bottom of a well 
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These are the stories I tell myself, these are the stories I tell
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These are the stories I tell myself, these are the stories I tell
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