I wake

I wake, I walk
I wonder off to school
I rush between my classes
I follow all the rules

Day in, day out
Nothing ever changes
Stresses, pressures
A smile that always wavers

A constant cycle
Days that just repeat
Slouching, moaning
Crouching in defeat

I wake, I walk
I don’t know what to say
I’m soaked, the rain
It raineth every day

I wake, I walk
I want a life that’s new
Out of control
Not knowing what to do

Need to submit
And give my life to God
Need to repent
Led by His staff and rod

I wake, I walk
Skipping with a smile
I want to change
But it will take a while

First off my heart
Has to become soft and warm
I need to learn
To hold on through the storms

I stood and ached
I was in too much pain
I cried to God
I was back in the old rain

My hope, my faith
Was fading – black to white
And then my God
Returned to me my sight

I need to run
For the goal that is God’s will
But that could mean
Sometimes remaining still

I wake, I walk
But I’ve not walked in a while
God said, “Just wait,
And I will run your mile.”