This morning I picked up a paper

I read about tragedy I stopped and

I realized that it could've been me oh oh

That could've been my mother

Or maybe even my big brother

But you kept them just like you kept me

I want to tell you that



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God has smiled on me

He has set me free

God has smiled on

He has been good to me



Now I've been through some things that

I thought were unnecessarily 

Were way too much to carry

All by myself

Yeah! But you gave me strength to

Make it through

I thought I couldn't take it 

Feels so good to know that you care

Yeah, yeah, yeah, God



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So glad I know you 

Glad you're my friend

Whenever I need you 

You're always near

You don't have to be so good to me

But you keep on smiling



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