used to be a big man now i'm a child used to call it fun and hardly ever smiled used to walk a path i could never take again used to be alone now i have a friend used to spend my days with a broken heart used to run away but i never got far used to be so high i thought i was a star it's funny when the used to be's finally realize who they aren't and i used to be afraid and lonely all the time and i'd try to drown my fears but they'd come back every time used to be a blind man now i can see used to be a rich man look what's become of me used to be a wise man lost without a plan when i think of what i used to be i thank God for who i am and i used to be afraid i used to live in fear now i'll call His name and i can feel Him near used to be