Track #2

[Verse]
Junior year of high school, never knew how it’d be special
Always the times like that, ones where you gotta step back
Realize how much they affect you
Walking into youth group like
“What’s up man, what’s your name?”
“Well I came to play, I’m not here to stay, but I’ll tell you just the same, my name is Carter Billen.”
“Nice to meet you, my name’s Alan. Can’t wait to hear the band, I hear you guys are full of talent.”
Got us up onto the stage and took our place when we took a bow
Next thing I know I’m up again but with Elise and Nathan now
Alan was so passionate, he welcomed me, he managed it
Making me feel like the world had been opened
Now I could breathe, like I had been choking
I knew at that moment that this way of life was right for me
I knew going on that this was how my whole life had to be
So then I came back and I came back again
I didn’t miss a night, I was there til the end
I listened to people who became my friends
I played in the band, I hung out and then
Forming real connections
These people are the best
No doubt in my mind
No need to second-guess
I learned from Alan, Ben, Thomas and Dominic
Rich and them teaching with confidence
Showing me the one who is prominent
Showing me the one who is dominant
Showing me His love
I didn’t know whose love it was
Showing me the King
I didn’t know who’s up above
They were teaching me their stories when I was still developing mine
This wasn’t like a quick thing, this thing happened over time
Life events and present tense prevent you from a climb
But praise to God for what He’s done, now I’m always in my prime
Districts was the moment when it all changed, no small change
Two years I’m still learning what we all gained, no small gain
Jesus died to save us 'cause we’re all stained, no small stain
Free from what I lived in, we were all chained, now fall chains
I am not fit to be king but I’ll be standing by his throne
I am not worthy of His love but He calls me one of His own
I am the worst one that He’d ever think of letting in His home
But He forgives me of my sins, and I know I’m not alone
All in my faith, though I’ve fallen from grace, still running the race
Still putting in work to get what I deserve, that’s not how I’m saved
Faith is the key and you gotta believe, in Jesus’s fate
Listen to me, can I get you to see how to live? It’s never too late