Take Me As I Am
(Talking)Christ through faithI talked to a cat the other dayAnd he was like;"Man I really wanna come to ChristBut I gotta clean my life up first, get my sins together"I told em, I used to think that way tooI thought I had to change myself before I could come to ChristBut Christ changed meLet me tell you my story, it starts like this
It's 5:46 in the mornin', tossin' and turnin'Chest burnin', sermons in my head keep reocurrin'Havin' visions in my head of a kidCryin' at the feet of the Father,for all the wrong things that he did
Now I'm sweatin' in my sheets can't sleepMy mind keeps tellin' me I'm six feet deepDon't remind me, even though I'm still alive, I can't tellThe way I'm living my life, I feel I'm going to hell
God they telling me I should accept YouThat You had to leave the world, cause the world left YouReason I can't change, like a mystery to meSo I make believe there really is a heaven for a G
Even though they say You loved the world so much,You shed ya bloodGod I feel I'm too messed up for loveThey tell me come as I am, but I smell like smokeMy whole lifes full of sin cause it's all I know
The bible told me that You died for my sinsIf I believe in Christ, it'll save me from the endBut I'm scared to ask you, to save me; my heartSo evil, I got thoughts, that's full of hatred, hurtin' people
I thought at first I had to clean up my lifeNow I'm hearin' I just need to cling to the LightI'm ready to do it, but Lord I pray you understandMy life is a mess-- will You take me as I am?
Will you take me as I amI know the way I'm living is wrongBut I can't change on my own, trying to make it aloneI wonder, how could you love me when my life so uglyBut you came down and died for me
Will you take me as I amI know the way I'm living is wrongBut I can't change on my own, trying to make it aloneI wonder, how could you love me when my life so uglyBut you came down and died for meWill you take me as I am
I'm sick and tired of trying to me the man,my daddy never taught me to beI'm grown up now, life ain't what I thought it would beI made many mistakes in my past I can't fixNow I'm staring at this crusifix tatted on my wrist
Is it true what they telling me? Am I just crazy?Did ya bleed on the cross, for my sins to save me?But why would ya die for me?My whole life, I've been working for Satan,while He fed lies to me
And now I'm hearing too much,trying to get a true touchOf a love that can change me, I'm all screwed upFigure hell is what I deserveBut your Word says we all fall short,so I guess we all outta burn
Teach me I wanna learnHow You could save a wretch like me,before death says, "It's my turn!"
I think I finally understandNo matter my past, You'll still take me as I am
Will you take me as I amI know the way I'm living is wrongBut I can't change on my own, trying to make it aloneI wonder, how could you love me when my life so uglyBut you came down and died for me
Will you take me as I amI know the way I'm living is wrongBut I can't change on my own, trying to make it aloneI wonder, how could you love me when my life so uglyBut you came down and died for meWill you take me as I am
My father had a few last words to give:I be telling people the reason to liveThe reason to die, united with the King in the skyThis life is passing us by; I got no reason to lie
You'll never give the world enough, they'll hunger for moreThey figure there ways are nuthin to the wonderous LordMore security than the man that left youMore love than the moms who kept you;He'll always accept you
Be everything your supposed toLet Christ rule ya heart, mind, body and soul'cause He chose youAnd if the world don't know youIt don't matter you're Gods child,and He'll never disown you
Ya purpose on earth is far from worthlessThat's why ya glorified like ya life's been purchasedAnd it don't matter if the world don't seen usWe still mean the world to Jesus
Will you take me as I amI know the way I'm living is wrongBut I can't change on my own, trying to make it aloneI wonder, how could you love me when my life so uglyBut you came down and died for me
Will you take me as I amI know the way I'm living is wrongBut I can't change on my own, trying to make it aloneI wonder, how could you love me when my life so uglyBut you came down and died for meWill you take me as I am
Yeah, we're saved by grace through faith;It's not worksAin't nuthin' you can do, ain't nuthin' I can doThat could get us this grace salavation that we gotIt's only Christ
So if you feel like you gotta clean yourself upBefore you can come to HimForget it -- Just come to HimHe'll take you as you are, and He'll change YOUFrom the inside -- out