Lord, I’ll give you my all as long as I’m in control.
I’ll go to the church tho the preacher is dull.
I’ll work in a food line, I’ll wear a smile.
But don’t expect me to do that self denial.

‘Cause I’m my own man, I know what I need.
Salvation’s just a prayer - not a seed.

Lord, I’ll go for you where I think I should go.
I’ll serve the needy in the ways that I know.
I don’t need to leave my self behind.
To deny myself would make me so blind.

‘Cause I’m my own man, I know what I need.
Salvation’s just a prayer - not a seed.

Lord, you said, “Take up your cross and follow Me.”
So I bought a big gold one, I wear it for all to see.
But my life’s no different than it used to be.
I’m a perfect example of modern churchianity.

‘Cause I’m my own man, I know what I need.
Salvation’s just a prayer - not a seed.

Lord, I’ll be a good Christian in my own way.
I’ll live with gusto and seize the day.
Decide what to do with each passing hour,
Have a form of godliness, deny the power.

‘Cause I’m my own man, I know what I need.
Salvation’s just a prayer - not a seed.

Lord, you said, “Take up your cross and follow Me.”
But you know, my Lord, that way is just too hard for me.
Compromise and mask, they just suit me.
I like living here in blind hypocrisy.

‘Cause I’m my own man, I know what I need.
Jesus died for you, not for me.
‘Cause I’m my own man, I know what I need.

But, hey, wait a minute.
Life’s not what I’ve expected.
It’s gotten way too hard.

It’s so empty being my own man, who’s got what I need?
Jesus, make me Your man, You’ve got what I need.

Jesus, make me Your man, You’ve got what I need.
Salvation starts with prayer, then You lead.

Jesus, I am Your man, You are all that I need.
Salvation starts with prayer, then You lead.

Jesus, I am Your man, You are all that I need.
Salvation starts with prayer, then You lead.

Jesus, I am Your man, You are all that I need.

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