It Could've Been Me - Phil Keaggy

I heard the news today that another soldier tumbled

A fragile warrior slipped and fell from grace

The vultures swooped to tear his heart and pin him to the ground

And from the shadows someone took his place

Today we talk amongst ourselves, we never bought his words

We say we’ve seen the madness in his eyes

Tomorrow he’s forgotten as we’ve scrubbed him from our hearts

And as he bleeds we slowly turn our eyes

But it could’ve been me

I could’ve been the one to lose my grip and fall

It could’ve been me

The one who’s always standing tall

For unless you hold me tightly, Lord, and I can hold on too

Then tomorrow in the news it could be me, it could be me

And in our hearts we fear the ones whose lives are like our own

Whose shadows dance like demons in our minds

We think to push them far away, we exercise our souls

We make them play the tune for all mankind

Today we talk amongst ourselves, we never bought their words

We say we’ve seen the madness in their eyes

Tomorrow they’re forgotten as we’ve scrubbed them from our hearts

And as they bleed we slowly turn our eyes

But it could’ve been me

I could’ve been the one to lose my grip and fall

It could’ve been me

The one who’s always standing tall

For unless you hold me tightly, Lord, and I can hold on too

Then tomorrow in the news it could be me, it could be me

But I believe there is a place where we can run and hide

When we know that we can’t stand for one more day

And I believe You’re waiting, Lord, to hold me very close

For You know without Your love I’d lose my way

And it could’ve been me

I could’ve been the one to lose my grip and fall

It could’ve been me

The one who’s always standing tall

For unless you hold me tightly, Lord, and I can hold on too

Then tomorrow in the news it could be me, it could be me