They called you a failure, they called you a lost cause

They said you would never become anything at all

A generation with no direction

But when I look in your eyes

I see the prize yet to be claimed



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I'll say it once, I'll say it twice

That your life was worth the price

Paid for you, paid for me

And I believe that in you and I know you'll find the truth



I know you've been broken, 'cause I've seen the abuse

I know there's a place inside your heart

Begging for truth

For a softspoken answer that won't break your spirit

And when I look in your eyes

I see the prize that's yet to be claimed



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But that's not what they told you

When they said that they gave up on you

And you're nothing, and you'll never be anything

I wait for the day when you'll stand up and say

I can do all things through Him who strengthens me



repeat chorus