"One Day at a Time (St. Theresa's Prayer)" lyrics

One Day at a Time (St. Theresa’s Prayer)                                                     

 

Two steps forward, one step back

It gets you where you’re going, but none too fast

Progress, not perfection is the name of the game

Too much recollection can drive you insane

 

The faster you run, the harder you fall

Unconditional surrender or none at all

It works when you work it and don’t when you don’t

Don’t say you will if you know that you won’t

 

Give me a reason, give me a rhyme

Focus on the progress and keepin’ in line

Ones spiritual center is so hard to find

Staying the course one day at a time

  

Moving through the pain, guided by the fright

Keeping my priorities plain in sight

Moving through the pain, guided by the light

Determined to be forthright with all of my might

 

Sentenced to repent for the rest of my days

Faith manifests itself in unusual ways

Minute by minute, hour by hour

Relinquish it all to a higher power

 

Tired of life without a reason or rhyme

Focus on progress and stayin’ in line

Ones spiritual center is so hard to find

Keepin’ it goin’ one day at a time

 

May today bring you peace, may you trust that He

Put you exactly where you were meant to be

The possibilities that are born of faith

Is something you should not forsake

 

May you use the gifts you’ve received from above

And pass them along in song and love

Let this presence settle in your bones

And know that you are not alone

 

Give me a reason, give me a rhyme

Focus on the progress and keepin’ in line

Ones spiritual center is so hard to find

Staying the course one day at a time

 

Tired of life without a reason or a rhyme

Focus on progress and stayin’ in line

Ones spiritual center is so hard to find

Keepin’ it goin’ one day at a time                                                                                                         

 

 © 2009 Rick Gratz