[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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I remember when I was a boy
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Listening to the teachers talk about God
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Painting a picture like a statue in the sky
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Seeing creation distant from mankind
[Verse 2]
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I heard the sermons from on high
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Recoiled from their hell-fire roar
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Gave the illusion of a saint far out of reach
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Condemning every soul for eternity
[Chorus]
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Standing next to God
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Feeling ten feet tall
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Posing for a photograph to hang upon their wall
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Standing next to God
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Learning right from wrong
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Hoping it would be alright for
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Them to tag along with God
[Verse 3]
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I sought my own path to Christ
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Reached For an answer deep inside
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Pondered his greatness underneath a starry sky
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Achieved a union they claimed I could not find
[Chorus]
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Standing next to God
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Feeling ten feet tall
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Posing for a photograph to hang upon my wall
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Standing next to God
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Learning right from wrong
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Hoping it would be alright for
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Me to tag along with God
[Verse 4]
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I saw the moon eclipse the sun
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Peace and understanding came to everyone
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Felt like a bolt of lightning striking in my heart
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Just then I realized, we're not that far apart...I was
[Chorus]
Bb F
Standing next to God
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Feeling ten feet tall
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Posing for a photograph to hang upon my wall
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Standing next to God
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Learning right from wrong
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Hoping it would be alright for
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Me to tag along with God
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With God
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Standing, standing, standing next to God