G D Dsus D (2x)
G D
With a pounding heart inside my chest,
Dsus D
New shoes on my feet
G D
I tell her goodbye one last time,
Dsus D
A tear rolls down her cheek
G
She says I love you son
Asus A
And just like that i'm gone
G D
With eighteen years behind me
Dsus D
I've got a whole life full of dreams
G D
I spent countless nights asking God
A D
Down there on my knees
G
And pretty soon I knew
Asus
What I had to do
D
So with a smile on my face
G
And a prayer in my heart
A
With my whole world behind me,
G D
My life's about to start.
I can't count all the blessings
G
That are waiting in the end.
A G D
So I forget myself and give it all to him.
G D
With a broken heart and trembling knees
Dsus D
I kneel down to pray.
G D
It's not been easy so far,
Dsus D
It seems harder every day.
G
I ask God above
A
Please hear your son.
G D
I've been away from home now,
Dsus D
Going on a year.
G D
There's so much that I miss,
Dsus D
And so much that I love here
G
And that's when I began
Asus A
To start to understand
D
So with a smile on my face
G
And a prayer in my heart
A
With my whole world behind me,
G D
My life's about to start.
I can't count all the blessings
G
That are waiting in the end.
A G D
So I forget myself and give it all to him.
Bm
And I've got my plans, I've got my hopes
A
For what he has in store.
C Em Em7
But when we leave it in his hands,
A
He gives us so much more.
G D
With a pounding heart inside my chest,
Dsus D
A pair of worn out shoes.
G D
I throw my arms around her,
Dsus D
And say mom we made it through.
G
She says, I missed you son.
Asus A
And just like that I'm home.
G D
With two quick years behind me,
Dsus D
I've got a whole life full of dreams.
G D
My God has made a man of me,
A D
And we make quite a team.
G
I changed while I was gone.
Asus
So from now on,
D
With a smile on my face
G
And a prayer in my heart
A
With my whole world behind me,
G D
My life's about to start.
I can't count all the blessings
G D/F# Em7
That are waiting in the end.
G A
So I forget myself and give it all to
G D Dsus D
Him.
G D Dsus A D