It’s late again

[Intro — quiet]

It’s late again.
Everybody’s asleep.
I don’t really know why I’m awake.
I guess I just had some things
I needed to say.

[Verse 1 — rhythmic]

I’ve been staring at the ceiling for an hour or two,
Thinking ’bout the things I said and things I didn’t do,
Thinking ’bout the people that I used to know,
And all the little places that I used to call home.

I keep telling everybody that I’m doing alright,
Then I save all the questions for the middle of the night,
’Cause it’s easier to smile when nobody can see
All the things I’m trying to figure out inside of me.

And I know I’m still young,
But sometimes I feel tired,
Like I’m walking through a hallway
Trying to find the light switch.

I don’t need an answer,
I don’t need some perfect sign,
I just need somewhere to put
Everything that’s on my mind.

[Pre-Chorus]

So if You’re listening,
I hope You don’t mind
If I stay here talking
For a little while tonight.

[Chorus — melodic]

This is my prayer,
I don’t know what to say,
I don’t need You to fix everything,
I just need You to stay.

I’ve been carrying these thoughts
Like they’re mine to bear,
So I’m giving them to You tonight,
God, this is my prayer.

[Verse 2 — rhythmic]

I’ve got memories I wish I could rewind,
Old conversations playing over in my mind,
Some people came and went, some people stayed,
Some things that I thought would last just changed.

And maybe that’s the part that I don’t understand,
How you can hold something close and still watch it leave your hands,
How a place can feel familiar but somehow not the same,
How you can miss somebody without knowing what to blame.

I’ve been trying to figure out
What I’m supposed to become,
Trying to make every decision
Like I already know the outcome.

But maybe I don’t have to know,
Maybe that’s okay,
Maybe I can take tomorrow
When tomorrow comes my way.

[Chorus]

This is my prayer,
I don’t know what to say,
I don’t need You to fix everything,
I just need You to stay.

I’ve been carrying these thoughts
Like they’re mine to bear,
So I’m giving them to You tonight,
God, this is my prayer.

[Bridge — almost spoken]

God,
I don’t know where I’m going.

I don’t know what comes next.

I don’t know why some things happen
And why some things don’t.

But I’m here.

And I guess that’s enough
For tonight.

So give me peace for the things
I can’t change,
Courage for the things
I can,
And enough light
To take the next step.

I don’t need the whole road.

Just the next step.

[Final Chorus]

This is my prayer,
Even if it’s all I have,
I don’t need to see tomorrow,
I just need to know I’ll make it there.

And if I lose my way,
If I don’t know where to turn,
I’ll remember I’m not walking
Through this world alone.

So I’m leaving all these thoughts
Right here in Your hands,
And maybe when the morning comes
I’ll finally understand.

But for now,
I’ll just stay here and pray.

[Outro — quiet]

It’s still dark outside.

But I think I can breathe now.

Maybe that’s enough.