Dear God

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Verse 1
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Dear God, I’ve been trying awful hard
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To make You proud of me
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But it seems the harder that I try, the harder it becomes
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And I feel like giving up
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Most of the time
Verse 2
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Dear God, I’ve been chasing their approval
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And it’s killing me
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And I know the more I try to prove the
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And I’m stuck inside my head
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Most of the time
Pre-Chorus
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But if I pray a little harder
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If I follow all the rules
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I wonder could I ever be enough
Chorus
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‘Cause I try and try
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Just to fall back down again
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And I ask myself why
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Do I try to chase the wind
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I should lean into the mystery
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Maybe hope is found in a melody
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So I wanna try  again
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Oh, I’m gonna try  again
Verse 3
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Dear child, I hope you know how much I love you
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And I’m proud of you
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Please believe the thoughts I have for you
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Will never change or fade away
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When you felt like giving up
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I never did
Pre Chorus 2
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I’m not scared of imperfections
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Or the questions in your head
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Just know that you have always been enough
Chorus 2
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‘Cause you tried and tried
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And I saw you wrestle with
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Every how, every why
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I was right there listening
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So just fall into the mystery
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And I’ll meet you here in the melody
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Try just to try  again
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Oh child would you try  again
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My child you can love again