MY BEST FRIEND
IT'S
BEEN A LONG TIME LORD, SINCE I TALKED TO YOU THIS WAY.
IT'S
BEEN A VERY, VERY LONG TIME SINCE I FELL ON MY KNEES TO PRAY.
SOMETIMES
I NEED TO TALK TO YOU BUT DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
IT'S
EVEN BEEN ON MY MIND THAT YOU'LL EVEN SAY GO AWAY.
IT
SEEMS LIKE WE'VE DRIFTED FAR APART.
I
KNOW IT'S JUST ME AND YOU'D NEVER DEPART.
YOU
SAID YOU'D ALWAYS BE THERE FOR ME.
SOMETIMES
MY EYES ARE JUST BLIND AND I CANNOT SEE.
I KNOW
YOU LOVE ME VERY MUCH,
AND
I USED TO BE ABLE TO FEEL YOUR TOUCH,
ESPECIALLY
WHEN I GOT DOWN,
I
COULD FEEL YOU ALL AROUND.
I THINK,
LORD THAT I'VE STRAYED.
IT'S
AWFULLY HARD TO KEEP THE DEVIL AT BAY,
BUT
I HAVEN'T GONE FAR LORD, I'LL GET BACK.
I
KNOW IN THE MEANTIME YOU'LL TAKE UP THE SLACK.
FOR
LOVING US IS EASY FOR YOU.
YOU
TOLD US YOU'D ALWAYS BE TRUE.
NO
MATTER WHAT WE TRY TO DO,
YOU
PROMISED TO ALWAYS HELP US GET THROUGH.
SO
LORD, I'M DEPENDING ON YOU
KNOWING
YOUR LOVE WILL HELP ME TO
OPEN
MY EYES AGAIN, SO THAT I CAN SEE
THE
THINGS YOU WANT ME TO DO FOR YOU AND ME.
By
Janet Matrisch
