Tom: C5 C5 B5 Oh I'm waiting for the answer to the question in my soul A5 F5 Lord why did you lead me here? C5 B5 I take a look around and a desperate world surrounds me A5 F5 I know I'm not of this place, but its here and in my face A5 G5 F5 All that I am wants to run A5 G5 F5 God I feel hopeless and undone C5 F5 Lift me up above it all A5 G5 I'm feeling broken and alone F5 C5 Don't let me turn to stone C5 F5 Lift my heart above it all A5 G5 I've lost my hope tonight C5 F5 And I'm praying for the strength to carry on F5 G5 C5 Lord lift me up above it all C5 B5 Now I'm waiting for a glimpse of hope in an eye A5 F5 But a flash of sunlight shows a faded gray C5 Cause these streets are hard and cold B5 A5 And the alleys burn like coal with a stench of helplessness F5 And all the life that's been misspent A5 G5 F5 And all that I am wants to run A5 G5 God I feel helpless and undone C5 F5 Lift me up above it all A5 G5 I'm feeling broken and alone F5 C5 Don't let me turn to stone C5 F5 Lift my heart above it all A5 G5 I've lost my hope tonight C5 F5 And I'm praying for the strength to carry on F5 G5 C5 Lord lift me up above it all Bridge F5 A5 G5 Maybe I'm not supposed to fly F5 A5 G5 Maybe you want me here tonight To lift them up above it all When they're broken and alone Don't let me turn to stone Lift them up above it all Cause they cannot stand alone And they're praying for the strength to carry on Lift us up above it all When we're broken and alone Don't let us turn to stone Lift us up above it all Because we cannot stand alone And we're praying for the strength to carry on Lord will you lift us up above it all
