My Why

Intro:
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Verse:
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Be in this world not of it
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Follow Jesus, not the crowd 
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Be light wherever it looks dark  
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And love where hate is loud
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Make every day’s ambition
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Be to make my Father proud 
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That’s my why 

Verse 2:
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Greet every day with gratitude
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Be humble and be kind
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See the path in front of you
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And leave the past behind 
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Between grudges and forgiveness
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Choose forgiveness every time
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Yeah that's my why

Chorus:
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Knowing my Jesus and making Him known
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Following Him where He calls me to go
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And running this race knowing I’m running home
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Every day of my life
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That’s my why
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I’m fixing my eyes on a heavenly prize 
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So if anyone asks yeah that’s my why 

Tag:
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That’s my why

Verse 3:
Lay my life down for my family
But always stand up for my faith
Let my actions speak louder than the words I say
And live like I’m dying till my dying day
Oh that’s my why 

Chorus:
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Knowing my Jesus and making Him known
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Following Him where He calls me to go
            E                                       H
And running this race knowing I’m running home
  G#m                   F#
Every day of my life
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That’s my why
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I’m fixing my eyes on a heavenly prize 
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So if anyone asks yeah that’s my 

Post-Chorus:
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Why I’m living
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Why I’m breathing 
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Lord remind me why heart is beating 
Why I’m living
Why I’m breathing
Lord remind me why heart is beating 

Instrumental:
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Bridge:
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And when I cross that finish line 
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and my race has been run
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May the reasons why I lived my life 
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come down to just this one
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To look into my Father’s eyes 
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and hear Him say “Well done”

Yeah
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That’s my why

Chorus:
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Oh knowing my Jesus and making Him known
(Making Him known)
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Following Him where He calls me to go
           E                                        H
And running this race knowing I’m running home
G#m                     F#
Every day of my life
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That’s my why
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I’m fixing my eyes on a heavenly prize 
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So if anyone asks yeah that’s my 

Post-Chorus:
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Why I’m living
(Why I’m living)
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Why I’m breathing 
(Why I’m breathing)
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Lord remind me why heart is beating 

Outro:
Why I’m living
Why I’m breathing
Yeah
If anyone asks 
Yeah 
That’s my why