Lift me up to higher ground,
Lift me up, I'm sinking down,
And I know the water's cold, and I might drown,
Lord, lift me up to higher ground.

I feel the night closing in,
I feel the tide rising again,
And serenity's slipping away from me, oh no,
The sea of life, it batters the shore,
The water's higher than ever before,
Gotta find me a way to get out of here,
Gotta find me a way to get past the fear.

Lift me up to higher ground,
Lift me up, I'm sinking down,
And I know the water's cold, and I might drown,
Lord, lift me up to higher ground.

I've done my best, I still can't win,
And there's no rest from the state I'm in,
Insecurity's getting the best of me, oh no,
I see the light on a distant shore, but I'm to tired to row any more,
Won't you give me the strength to get through the rain'
Won't you show me the way to get home again'

Lift me up to higher ground,
Lift me up, I'm sinking down
And I know the water's cold, and I might drown,
Lord, lift me up to higher ground.

Lift me up to higher ground, before my soul starts sinking down,
And I know the water's cold, and I might drown,
Lord, lift me up to...

Lift me up to higher ground,
Lift me up, I'm sinking down,
And I know the water's cold, and I might drown,
Lord, lift me up to higher ground,
Lift me up to higher ground,
Lift me up, I'm sinking down
And I know the water's cold, and I might drown,
Lord, lift me up to higher ground,
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