There was a time I thought that I could conquer anything.

I knew it all, had nothing left to try.

And, blinded to disaster,

My world kept spinnin' faster.

And I felt the very soul of me would die.

But desperation brought me back to the old rugged cross.

When my world had turned so black I couldn't see.

And like a frightened child lost in the night,

I searched for Light.

In my desperation, Jesus shined on me.

Now I'm a man who can walk again, and be proud of who I am.

The sin I once held tight, I've now let go.

All my days are filled with sunshine,

Not a cloud to darken my mind.

But I tell you now it wasn't always so.

'Cause desperation brought me back to the old rugged cross.

When my world had turned so black I couldn't see.

And like a frightened child lost in the night,

I searched for Light.

In my desperation, Jesus shined on me.

Yeah, in my desperation, Jesus, shined on me.