Kept Me Standing

Lyrics

[Verse 1] When I was down and out You turned your face away I was countin’ cracked-up pennies You was countin’ bright new days But God stayed in my corner When my knees could barely stand He kept my name in His hand [Pre-Chorus] And I’m still here Ain’t that somethin’ Still breathin’ in the rain I heard mercy comin’ From way down deep Like a train in the night Lord, You held me up When I couldn’t hold tight [Chorus] God kept me God kept me When you let me bleed God kept me God kept me Now I see it plain When my feet hit ground I’ll be free from you At last [Verse 2] When you was up high-ridin’ You forgot my face Left me with a busted promise In a dark, hard place But every tear I dropped Was a seed in the dirt And Heaven watched me work [Pre-Chorus] Now I’m standing Closer to my blessing With a graveyard load behind And a new road pressing You had your hour You had your say But the Lord don’t sleep And He’s movin’ today [Chorus] God kept me God kept me When you let me bleed God kept me God kept me Now I see it plain When my feet hit ground I’ll be free from you At last [Bridge] I won’t bow to what broke me Won’t wear your old chains I got prayer in my bones now And fire in my veins So when that ground comes level I’ll lift my hands up high And let the whole wide world know why [Final Chorus] God kept me God kept me When you let me bleed God kept me God kept me Now I see it plain When my feet hit ground I’ll be free from you At last God kept me God kept me And I’m still alive I’ll be free from you At last