I held my breath and watched you fight but it was all in vain
you beat your head against that wall again and over again
climbing up a mighty step then falling 3 steps back
you struggle, never winning, but your efforts never lack
I watch you exhaust yourself and I don't know just why
The things you do don't matter if we're all just gonna die
but if there's eternal life and we're not all going to perish
then you would have a purpose and something you could cherish
If you could open up your heart and see that love is real
you'd know that you're important if you just let yourself feel
I love you more than I can say so God made me step away
He told me that what I could do was just to kneel and pray
'You're not the one to save him, to make his life go right
that is between him and Me, this is not your fight'
So I stepped back to watch and see what He will do
but though I'm far away now, I really still love you