Anyway

I got sawdust on my shoes, calluses on my hands

Long days earning a living, doing all I can

Alarm clocks before sunrise, home when the sky’s gone gray

Learning how to keep standing when the weight won’t fade

I’ve said words I regret, crossed lines I shouldn’t cross

Tried to shoulder my pride, paid more than it cost

I look back at the man I used to be

And I’m amazed You never walked away from me

I’ve seen the messes I made, the bridges I burned

Every time I hit bottom, You showed me what I learned

I’ve been angry, I’ve been broken, I’ve been lost and afraid

But You turned my darkness into light and never looked away

Through nights that I doubted, through mornings I cried

You whispered hope in my heart, You never left my side

I don’t deserve this life I’m living

These open doors, these sins forgiven

Every breath I take, every prayer You hear

Is mercy I didn’t earn, grace that brought me here

I know who I was, I know who I’m not

Still You loved me anyway

Yeah, God gave it to me anyway

Got a roof overhead and food on the table

People who love me when I wasn’t able

I’ve got peace in my chest I never knew before

A calm in the storm when the hard times roar

There were nights I was lost, down on my knees

Asking You for answers, You gave me belief

You didn’t promise me easy, didn’t promise me fast

You just walked every mile through my future and past

I’ve seen storms come raging, I’ve felt pain and shame

But I’ve seen You lift me up and call me by my name

When I counted my failures, You counted my scars

Called me Your child and said I was already Yours

You took the pieces of my heart and made me whole

You put Your light in the shadows, reaching down to my soul

I don’t deserve this life I’m living

These second chances, sins forgiven

Every heartbeat, every day

Is a gift I didn’t earn, love I can’t explain

I know who I was, I know who I’m not

Still You loved me anyway

Yeah, You loved me anyway

I didn’t earn the cross

I didn’t pay the cost

Still You paid it all for me

When I was lost

I was running blind

You were waiting all this time

With arms wide open, saying, “Son, come home”

You caught me when I stumbled, held me when I fell

Every word You’ve spoken, every prayer You’ve heard as well

I don’t deserve this life I’m living

But I’ll spend it thankful, God-forgiven

Every sunrise, every day

I’ll praise the name that made a way

I know who I was, I know who I’m not

Still You loved me anyway

Yeah, You gave it to me anyway

Sawdust on my shoes, heart finally changed

Living proof of grace I didn’t earn

That You gave me anyway

I’ll keep walking this road, with You guiding me through

Every step, every breath, every dream that comes true

I may never understand it, I may never see

Why You chose to love a sinner like me