(Linda Davis & Randy Travis)
(:Skip Ewing/Tim Mensy)

Well the sun beats down and the sand gets hot
Where I break my back hauling endless rock
For a man made God
I really don抰 believe in
I shoulder the rope and I bear the strain
Wipe the salt from my eyes and ignore the pain
Though I know when I fall
Another whip is coming
When I feel my body going down
And there抯 nothing I can do
I know if I keep my faith in you
I抦 gonna make it through

I抦 a prisoner here in this hall of kings
I抦 gold I抦 jewels I抦 a diamond ring
To be given as a token of God抯 affection
The law says I抦 their property
But my heart and my soul belong to me
They can hold me but I抣l never be in their possession
When I feel my body going down
And there抯 nothing I can do
I know if I keep my faith in you
I抦 gonna make it through

Through the doubt
Give me strength to lead them out
Give them faith to follow me
Guide us through the sea

So help me God I抦 a common man
With the lives of thousands in my hands
As I carry them into the land you promised
And when I feel my body going down
And there抯 nothing I can do
I know if I keep my faith in you
I抦 gonna make it through

I know if I keep my faith in you
We抮e gonna make it through