You look into my heart,
trying to see what you cannot find.
I look into your eyes,
trying not to see what I left behind.
You love and hold me still,
though I have turned from the truth.
You try to pull me back,
from the troubles and lies of youth.
(Chorus)
You try to pull me back,
I try to fight.
Worldly things pull me in,
I welcome them in spite.
I know this is wrong,
so I think back when...
I was just a little girl,
walking down the path of life.
I went to Sunday school,
knowing nothing of grief and strife.
My daddy was Christian, my mommy was too,
my sister and brother were just like them,
why can't I be like You?
(Chorus)
You try to pull me back,
I try to fight.
Worldly things pull me in,
I welcome them in spite.
I know this is wrong,
so I think back when...
I know it is wrong,
so I reach out to you.
You pull me back,
I know your word it true.
My daddy's a Christian, my mommy is too.
I'm a lot more like them now,
and I want to be just like you.
(Chorus)
You try to pull me back,
I try to fight.
Worldly things pull me in,
I welcome them in spite.
I know this is wrong,
so I think back when...
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