I couldn't manage the problems I brought on myself

And it just made it worse when I laid them on somebody else

So I finally surrendered it all brought down in despair

I cried out for help and I felt a warm comforter there

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And I came to believe in a power much higher than I

I came to believe that I needed help to get by

In childlike faith I gave in and gave him a try

And I came to believe in a power much higher than I

Nothing worked out when I handled it all on my own

And each time I failed it made me feel twice as alone

Then I cried, "lord there must be a sure and easier way

For it just cannot be that a man should lose hope every day."

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Yes, I came to believe in a power much higher than I