The Stories I Tell Myself

Intro:
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Verse:
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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:
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When I think of Abraham
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Counting the stars up in the sky
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When I think of Jacob
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Fighting an angel for his life
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When I think of Joshua
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Walking around the walls until they fell
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These are the stories I tell myself
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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 remember well
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These are the stories you tell
 
Chorus:
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When I think of Abraham
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Counting the stars up in the sky
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When I think of Jacob
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Fighting an angel for his life
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When I think of Joshua
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Walking around the walls until they fell
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These are the stories I tell myself
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These are the stories I tell

Tag:
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These are the stories I tell myself
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These are the stories I tell
 
Bridge:
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And when I think about Jesus (Oh – oh – oh)
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When I think about Jesus
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He never faced a battle that he couldn’t win
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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
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Counting the stars up in the sky
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When I think of Jacob
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Fighting an angel for his life
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When I think of Joshua
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Walking around the walls until they fell
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They went before me
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These are the stories
 
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I think of Noah
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Looking for a sign after the rain
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When I think about Moses
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Speaking for the powerless in faith
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When I think about Joseph
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Dreaming at the bottom of a well
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These are the stories I tell myself
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These are the stories I tell
 
Outro:
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These are the stories I tell myself
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These are the stories I tell myself