O Lord, would you make me an honest man ?
Would you help me to see me only as I am ?
A poor frightened child always tryin' to withstand
The temptation to be less than an honest man.
My friends they all tell me I've got a lot on the ball
They're just liftin' me up, but inevitably I fall
Into thinking I'm something special, forgetting who I am
Lord, without you, I'm less than an honest man
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Lord, I'm lost without your goodness in my heart
And I'm fooled so easily whenever we're apart
Lord, it's me who puts the distance between your heart and mine
When I know a branch will not bear fruit
Separated from the vine.
O Lord, would you make me an honest man ?
Would you help me to listen only to your command ?
And not to the voice that tells me
I'm just doing the best I can
Cause the best I can do is less than an honest man.