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Sitting in the classroom,
Listening to the preacher.
Catholic school as a youngster,
Now that was a real teacher.
The name may have changed
but the place is still the same.
USA, small town.
That's where I became.
At the time you couldn't see it
I was stuck in the flame.
Being young and headstrong
That's just a part of the game.
But as you grow a little older
you learn a thing or two.
About values, and life
How'd I ever make it through?

Chorus..
At times my light flickered but it never dimmed.
I need forgiveness Lord cause I know that I've sinned.
You light and your message lead me through the rough times.
Greedy my whole life just thinking you were mine.
But I'm yours.....

As a young man,
it would seem you didn't matter.
Other things were on my mind
I ain't listening to that chatter.
‘Sted of disregarding me
like when they nailed you to the cross.
You grabbed me by the hand,
and wouldn’t take me for a loss.
You lead me though those times
even when they got rough.
You never hesitated
and you always called my bluff.
Never leave a man behind
you were like a Marine.
You held my head up high
and kept my heart squeaky clean.

Chorus..
At times my light flickered but it never dimmed.
I need forgiveness Lord cause I know that I've sinned.
You light and your message lead me through the rough times.
Greedy my whole life just thinking you were mine.
But I'm yours.....

Now the years are adding up
And my hair has turned gray.
The miracle of life,
Played out from day to day.
You gave me a family
and a beautiful wife.
I can't pay you back
For what you did with my life.
Clay is hard to mold,
but it gets softer as you work.
Bury this old body
in the ground next to the birch.
Hang the memories on the wall
under a sheet of glass.
Don't cry a tear
cause I'm meeting him at last.

Chorus..
At times my light flickered but it never dimmed.
I need forgiveness Lord cause I know that I've sinned.
You light and your message lead me through the rough times.
Greedy my whole life just thinking you were mine.
But I'm yours.....