AS A BOY UNDER THE STARS
I'D WONDER WHO YOU ARE AND WHO I WAS, I DIDN'T KNOW MUCH
BUT I KNEW LOVE WAS AT THE CENTER, HOLDING IT ALL TOGETHER
FILLED WITH THE WONDER THAT WAS ALWAYS WAKING
I'D CHASE IT AS FAST AS MY BIKE WOULD TAKE ME WITH MY FRIENDS
THE FIRST TIME I FELL IN LOVE, OH WHAT A GIRL
I COULD FEEL THE WORLD TREMBLE BENEATH US WITH MY FIRST KISS
I AIMED TO MAKE HER MINE BUT I MISSED
OH, BUT IF MY HEART HADN'T BROKE IN TWO, I NEVER WOULD'VE RUN TO YOU
WHERE YOU LOVED ME IN MY LONELINESS AND I FOUND I WAS NEVER ALONE
EVERY STEP ALONG THE WAY
I KNOW YOU'LL NEVER LEAVE MY SIDE
WHATEVER THE SEASON I CAN SAY
THESE ARE THE BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE
(THE BEST DAYS, THE BEST DAYS, THE BEST DAYS)
THE NEXT TIME I FELL IN LOVE, I WALKED HER DOWN THE AISLE
FRESH LIKE SPRING AND IN A LITTLE WHILE
THERE WERE TINY PEOPLE UNDERNEATH OUR FEET
IT WAS A FULL TIME JOB TO MAKE ENDS MEET
IT WAS GOOD BUT WE GOT SO TIRED WALKING ON A HIGH-WIRE, THROUGH THE FIRE
TRYING TO HOLD IT TOGETHER, FOR BETTER OR WORSE EVEN WHEN IT HURT
BUT IN MY BROKEN PLACES I DISCOVERED HOW GOOD YOUR GRACE IS
AS YOU PICKED UP THE PIECES, THANK YOU JESUS FOR MAKING ME WHOLE AGAIN
EVERY STEP ALONG THE WAY
I KNOW YOU'LL NEVER LEAVE MY SIDE
WHATEVER THE SEASON I CAN SAY
THESE ARE THE BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE
THE BEST DAYS WERE WHEN YOU WALKED WITH ME AND TALKED WITH ME
THEY WERE THE BEST DAYS CAUSE YOU WERE HERE WITH ME
YOU WERE HERE WITH ME
I WON'T FEAR MY STORY'S END CAUSE THE AUTHOR IS MY FRIEND
WHATEVER COMES TOMORROW, BEAUTY OR SORROW
I KNOW WHEN I LOOK BACK I'LL SEE
THAT THE GOOD TIMES AND THE HARD TIMES WERE THE BEST TIMES I EVER HAD
CAUSE YOU WERE BESIDE ME, ABOVE AND BEHIND ME
LOVINGLY LEADING ME HOME
EVERY STEP ALONG THE WAY
I KNOW YOU'LL NEVER LEAVE MY SIDE
WHATEVER THE SEASON I CAN SAY
THESE ARE THE BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE
EVERY STEP ALONG THE WAY
I KNOW YOU'LL NEVER LEAVE MY SIDE
WHATEVER THE SEASON I CAN SAY
THESE ARE THE BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE

I WILL RISE, I WILL RISE
I WILL RISE, I WILL RISE
IT WAS LIKE SOMEBODY KNEW HOW TO CRIPPLE ME
WITH THE PERFECT PLAN TO BREAK MY BELIEF
TAKE ME PIECE BY PIECE TILL MY FAITH WAS ALL BUT GONE
IT KNOCKED ME DOWN SO FAR THAT I COULDN'T GET UP
BUT FACE DOWN IN THE DIRT I HEARD THE VOICE OF LOVE
SAYING DO NOT FEAR, YOU WON'T BE HERE FOR LONG
I WILL RISE AGAIN, I WILL RISE AGAIN
I BELIEVE I BELIEVE THAT I HAD TO BREAK
SO LOVE COULD MAKE ME WHOLE
BUT I WILL RISE AGAIN, STRONGER IN THE END
I BELIEVE I BELIEVE IN A BRAND NEW DAY
A LOVE THAT SAVES SO I CAN SAY
I WILL RISE AGAIN
I'M NOT WHO I WAS, YOU WON'T RECOGNIZE ME
LOVE CAME SOWN AND REDEFINED ME
AND PIECE BY PIECE PUT ME BACK TOGETHER DIFFERENTLY
AND THE PERFECT PLAN TO TRY TO BRING ME DOWN
HAS BEEN PUT TO SHAME IT'S BEEN TURNED AROUND
AS I COME SO ALIVE THAT DEATH IS AFRAID OF ME
I WILL RISE AGAIN, I WILL RISE AGAIN
I BELIEVE I BELIEVE THAT I HAD TO BREAK
SO LOVE COULD MAKE ME WHOLE
BUT I WILL RISE AGAIN, STRONGER IN THE END
I BELIEVE I BELIEVE IN A BRAND NEW DAY
A LOVE THAT SAVES SO I CAN SAY
I WILL RISE AGAIN
I WILL RISE, I WILL RISE
I WILL RISE, I WILL RISE
I WILL RISE, I WILL RISE
CAUSE YOU'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE
YOU'VE OVERCOME THE WAR
MY LIFE IS FOUND IN YOURS
AND YOU SAY I WILL RISE AGAIN
YOU HEAL AND YOU RESTORE
YOU BREAK DOWN EVERY DOOR
MY LIFE IS FOUND IN YOURS
AND YOU SAY I WILL RISE AGAIN
I WILL RISE, I WILL RISE
I WILL RISE AGAIN, I WILL RISE AGAIN
I BELIEVE I BELIEVE THAT I HAD TO BREAK
SO LOVE COULD MAKE ME WHOLE
BUT I WILL RISE AGAIN, STRONGER IN THE END
I BELIEVE I BELIEVE IN A BRAND NEW DAY
A LOVE THAT SAVES SO I CAN SAY
I WILL RISE AGAIN
I WILL RISE, I WILL RISE
I WILL RISE, I WILL RISE
I WILL RISE, I WILL RISE