I have decided I'm gonna live like a believer, turn my back on the deceiver,
I'm gonna live what I believe,
I have decided being good is just a fable; I just can't 'cause I'm not able,
I'm gonna leave it to the Lord.

There's a wealth of things that I professed, I said that I believed,
But deep inside I never changed; I guess I'd been deceived,
'Cause a voice inside kept telling me that I'd change by and by,
But the spirit made it clear to me: that kind of life's a lie.

I have decided I'm gonna live like a believer, turn my back on the deceiver,
I'm gonna live what I believe,
I have decided being good is just a fable; I just can't 'cause I'm not able,
I'm gonna leave it to the Lord.

So forget the game of being good, and your self-righteous pain,
'Cause the only good inside your heart is the good that Jesus brings,
When the world begins to see you change, don't expect them to applaud,
Just keep your eyes on him and tell yourself, "I've become the work of God."

I have decided I'm gonna live like a believer, turn my back on the deceiver,
I'm gonna live what I believe,
I have decided being good is just a fable; I just can't 'cause I'm not able,
I'm gonna leave it to the Lord.

I have decided I'm gonna live like a believer, turn my back on the deceiver,
I'm gonna live what I believe,
I have decided being good is just a fable; I just can't 'cause I'm not able,
I'm gonna leave it to the Lord,
I have decided I'm gonna live like a believer, turn my back on the deceiver,
I'm gonna live what I believe,
I have decided being good is just a fable; I just can't 'cause I'm not able,
I'm gonna leave it to the Lord,
I have decided I'm gonna live like a believer, turn my back on the deceiver,
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