I thought the more I cleaned myself up

The more worthy I'd be

I thought I had to draw near to Him

For Him to draw back to me

But He's the breath in my lungs when I'm gasping for air

He's the friend listening, holding my desperate prayers

In every hour that felt too dark

In every moment He felt far

Every time I felt like He forgot

Didn't know I was closer to God

In every valley, He walked with me

He sealed my future, set me free

In every place I felt lost

Didn't know I was closer to God

'Cause He leans into the brokenhearted

Whisper in the storm

And looking back to where I started

The path revealed Him more

He's the tears in my eyes washing my soul

And I had to lose it to know He's in control

In every hour that felt too dark

In every moment He felt far

Every time I felt like He forgot

Didn't know I was closer to God

In every valley, He walked with me

He sealed my future, set me free

In every place I felt lost

Didn't know I was closer to God

I had to lose hope to finally stop runnin'

And I had to feel alone to learn that I wasn't

In every hour that felt too dark

In every moment He felt far

Every time I felt like He forgot

Didn't know I was closer to God

In every valley, He walked with me

He sealed my future, set me free

In every place I felt lost

Didn't know I was closer to God

He's the friend listening

Holding my desperate prayers