It's hard to watch a good friend going through a time so tough
But I've seen the way you take the heat and never do give up
It seems unfair that most folks just aren't trying to live by faith
But I think back to years ago when I heard my grandpa say

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Thunder shakes the mountainside but it seems to me
When lightning strikes somehow it always finds the tallest tree
I look at what you're facing and think maybe after all
The only thing that you've been guilty of
Is standing tall

Let the hurt keep you humble, let it make you look inside
Let it keep you on your knees searching for a reason why
I may not have the answers but I've seen this before
Sometimes the faithful ones are called to bear a little more