Thankful
As performed by Caemon's Call
Words and music by Derek Webb
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I ran across an old box of letters
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While I was baggin up some clothes for Goodwill
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You know I had to laugh that the same old struggles
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That plagued me then are plaguing me still
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I know the road is long from ground to glory
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But a boy can hope he's getting some place
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But you see, I'm running from the very clothes I'm wearing
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And dressed like this I'm fit for the chase
D A E
No, there is none righteous
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Not one who understands
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There is none who seek God
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No not one, no not one
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I am thankful that I'm incapable
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Of doing any good on my own
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'Cause we're all stillborn and dead in our transgressions
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We're shackled up to the sin we hold so dear
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So what part can I play in the work of redemption
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I can't refuse, I cannot add a thing
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'Cause I am just like Lazarus and I can hear Your voice
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I stand and rub my eyes and walk to You
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Because I have no choice
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I am thankful that I'm incapable
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Of doing any good on my own
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I'm so thankful that I'm incapable
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Of doing any good on my own
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It's by grace I have been saved
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Through faith it's not my own
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It is the gift of God and not by works
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Lest anyone should boast