Dancing & Singing In Pain

god lays out a path for his children 

gives them laws for living every day, every day

i wonder if god has control 

over those who may have lost their way, lost their way

(chorus) 

god may protect you, he may shield you in the rain

dancing & singing in pain, dancing & singing in pain

god may protect you 

through the heartache and the strain 

dancing & singing in pain, dancing & singing in pain

some say god holds judgement when his rules are disobeyed, disobeyed

he may say it loud and clear or he may turn and walk away, walk away

god holds power over people like me who walk through storms 

and get tossed in the street each day and left there to stay (chorus)

sometimes it feels like god has quit caring 

and doesn’t hear even one word people say, when they pray

sometimes god shows preference 

and tips the scale for things we can’t explain, can’t explain

if i were god there’d be no starving children 

or evil forces there to fan the flame, fan the flame

how do we live in a world that’s gone crazy? 

who grabs the wheel?  who will steer the train, steer the train?

god may protect you or leave you standing there in shame 

dancing & singing in pain, dancing & singing

and then the bitter taste of defeat even while playing at your own game

dancing & singing in pain, dancing & singing in pain

thy will be done, the end, the end, amen

then god stares you right in the eye 

and says i’m gonna make you pay, make you pay

or he may leave you high and dry with nothing left to say, left to say  

god may give you one last chance before it all goes down the drain 

dancing & singing in pain

god may tell you to give up the fight when there’s nothing left to claim 

dancing & singing in pain

god may protect you or hit delete right by your name  

dancing & singing in pain 

god may not care if the world has gone deranged 

or the world goes down in flames