Story Behind the Song
I wrote it in prison after finding out I would be there for a lot more time.
Lyrics
"IN YOUR SIGHT"
BY: LANCE B. WOOLIE- NOVEMBER 1998
VERSE 1:
DISCOURAGING WORDS COME ACROSS THE PHONE LINE ONCE AGAIN
WHAT WAS SAID WAS IT WILL BE MUCH LONGER TILL I SEE THE END
BUT I DON'T CARE, I DON'T MIND, CAUSE I'VE GOT JESUS ON MY SIDE
AND HE'S IN CONTROL, AND I KNOW SOMEDAY SOON I WILL SEE MY TIME
CHORUS:
BUT I'LL JUST KEEP MY EYES, ONLY ON JESUS CHRIST
CAUSE HE'S THE ONE WHO DIED, AND ME HE SANTIFIED
LORD MAKE ME, LESS OF MYSELF, PUT MY MIND ON A SHELF
AND OPEN UP MY LIFE, TO BE PURE IN YOUR SIGHT
IN YOUR SIGHT, IN YOUR SIGHT
VERSE 2:
HARD TIMES COME AND HARD TIMES GO, BUT USUALLY WE DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHEN THEY WILL END, WE JUST PRETEND, AND THROUGH OUR SIN WE'RE BLINDED
SOMETIMES WE'RE PUT IN TROUBLED TIDES NOT TO DROWN US BUT CLEANSE OUR MINDS
IT'S IN HIS PLAN , BY HIS DEMANDS , I'M IN HIS HANDS
[CHORUS]
(BRIDGE):
EVERY NIGHT, OF MY LIFE,
THROUGH THE INCONSISTENCIES, MEDIOCREDIES, IN SIDE OF ME, THAT OCCUR DAILY
AND WHEN IT SEEMS TO BE THAT I CAN'T SEE WHAT YOU WANT ME TO BE
PLEASE OPEN UP MY EYES TO YOU, WHO SUROUNDs ME
WHEN I PROLIFERATE IN MY MISTAKES AND I CANNOT FACE THE TRUTH AT STAKE
AND IT'S HARD TO COME TO TERMS WITH REALITY
TAKE HOLD OF ME, UNLATCH MY EYES TO SEE
THE TRUTH, THE PURPOSE INSIDE OF THE TRIAL
AND THAT IT WILL ONLY BE FOR A WHILE
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