Jordan Mentz

I try to forget my past and keep on moving forward
Sometimes I try to hide my faults, and pretend they don’t exist
Trying to hide my imperfections, trying to make believe I am all that
I know that once I let go of my past, I look ahead to my future

As I try to put my past behind me, letting go of all the pain
I try to be open, with myself and others, but I keep coming up breathless
Taking my past with me where ever I go
I don’t want my past to keep me from my future

May today be the day I live free from my past, be able to live at last
I am giving up my past, to look ahead to the things ahead
I have been learning a lot from my past
But I give it to you at last

I try to come before you and giving you my past,
I don’t know how you do it, but you don’t hold it against me
As you open up my eyes, to help me fully see
I don’t understand the reason, but I thank you.

As I come running playing in the fields
You’re watching me because I am your child
I am so thankful that you have called me your own
I don’t know how to thank you enough

You look into my eyes, and you tell me for you I died
I look into your face Oh Lord, and I see the reason that you cried
I reach up to the skies, with my voice of praise
I worship you because you are worthy

Dancing in the meadows, singing with the birds
Laying in the darkness, praising you with my words
As I see the stars, I thank you for giving me a glimpse of who you are
I can’t explain this love that you give but I don’t have to

I am your child, and you have become my father
No matter where I go, I am your child, and you look at me as undefiled
If I chase after you, you will let me catch you, and if I feel like hiding
You will find me where I am at in my life.