Phil Keaggy - It Could've Been Me lyrics

Keaggy-Walsh I heard the news today that another soldier tumbled A fragile warrior slipped and fell from grace The vultures swooped to tear his heart and pin him to the ground And from the shadows someone took his place. Today we talk amongst ourselves, we never bought his words We say we've seen the madness in his eyes Tomorrow he's forgotten as we've scrubbed him from our hearts And as he bleeds we slowly turn our eyes. But it could've been me I could've been the one to lose my grip and fall It could've been me The one who's always standing tall For unless you hold me tightly, Lord, and I can hold on too Then tomorrow in the news it could be me, it could be me. And in our hearts we fear the ones whose lives are like our own Whose shadows dance like demons in our minds We think to push them far away, we exercise our souls We make them play the tune for all mankind. Today we talk amongst ourselves, we never bought their words We say we've seen the madness in their eyes Tomorrow they're forgotten as we've scrubbed them from our hearts And as they bleed we slowly turn our eyes. But it could've been me I could've been the one to lose my grip and fall It could've been me The one who's always standing tall For unless you hold me tightly, Lord, and I can hold on too Then tomorrow in the news it could be me, it could be me. But I believe there is a place where we can run and hide When we know that we can't stand for one more day And I believe You're waiting, Lord, to hold me very close For You know without Your love I'd lose my way. And it could've been me I could've been the one to lose my grip and fall It could've been me The one who's always standing tall For unless you hold me tightly, Lord, and I can hold on too Then tomorrow in the news it could be me, it could be me.