On the bank of a Tennessee River In a small Kentucky town I drew my first breath one cold November morning And before my feet even touched the ground With the doctors and the nurses gathered 'round I started to dance I started to dance A little boy full of wide-eyed wonder Footloose and fancy free But it would happen, as it does for every dancer That I'd stumble on a truth I couldn't see And find a longing deep inside of me, it said I am the heart, I need the heartbeat I am the eyes, I need the sight I realize that I am just a body I need the life I move my feet, I go through the motions But who'll give purpose to chance I am the dancer I need the Lord of the dance
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I was eight years old when I decided to follow Jesus I started down that road Somebody told me that this path that leads to heaven Will not be the easy way Well I found that to be true But I also found, I found out there's No better place on earth than the road that leads to heaven No other place I'd rather be No better place on earth than the road that leads to heaven No better place to be Well I know this road has a final destination But I also know that if we're only looking for the prize that's waiting We'll miss so much along the way Cause Jesus came to give us life in the here and now And to show us that there's No better place on earth than the road that leads to heaven No other place I'd rather be No better place on earth than the road that leads to heaven No better place to be
