Stand

My blessing could be
Just one stance away
I’m not backing down
On what I believe
Not today

There’s too much waiting for me
On the other side of this
A whole lot of stuff
I’m really not trying to miss

Now standing here may not be easy
It can get pretty rough
But I’m equipped to handle this
I can be pretty tough

I may get pushed from side to side
Even spent around
But I know one thing’s for sure
I will not touch the ground

I feel punches thrown in my face
And rocks upside my head
Sometimes there’s not much help around
More like distractions instead

People tell me that I’m crazy
That my dreams don’t make no sense
But you know what? Those people aren’t
The ones I need to convince

Who cares if they don’t see the things
I see inside my heart
I realize now, when God made me
He just set me apart

Apart from other people
Who are nothing like I am
Even set apart from those I call
My close friends and fam

Now there are days I struggle
And want to let go of the rope
There are some days that get to me
I feel like there’s no hope

But when those days start to shine
Over what I know is true
That’s when I start to tell myself
“Remember, God loves you”

There’s nothing in this whole wide world
He’d keep away from me
Nothing that is good and that
Is part of my destiny

He promised if I trust Him
He’d tell me where to go
He even said He’d tell me things
That no one else would know

He told me that He placed in me
The dreams that I see now
He said He’ll make them manifest
And not to worry how

So that is why I keep on holding
Fast to all these dreams
Because I know they’re coming
In spite of how things seem

In spite of just how crazy
Things can really get
I stand because I know to stand
I’m not designed to quit

And because I know my blessing could be
Just one stance away
So I’m not backing down
On what I believe
Not today