Couplet 1

Never faced a battle
That he couldn't win
All you ever wanted
Was to be like him
But he drank his way
Through your teenage years
Now you're stuck with the bill
For your father's sins

Pré refrain

These are the stories
I tell myself

Couplet 2

This town has a ceiling
That you'll never break through
You'll always be alone
In a crowded room
And no matter how hard
You work it's true
You'll never be enough
Just being you

Pré refrain

These are the stories
I tell myself

Refrain 1

When I think of Abraham
Counting the stars up in the sky
When I think of Jacob
Fighting an angel for his life
When I think of Joshua
Walking around the walls
Until they fell
These are the stories
I tell myself
These are the stories I tell

Couplet 3

My children there are lessons
That I cannot teach
There's always going to be
Something out of reach
By the grace of God
You'll remember well
These are the stories you'll tell

Refrain 1

When I think of Abraham
Counting the stars up in the sky
When I think of Jacob
Fighting an angel for his life
When I think of Joshua
Walking around the walls
Until they fell
These are the stories
I tell myself
These are the stories I tell

Tag

These are the stories
I tell myself
These are the stories I tell

Refrain modifié

When I think about Jesus
When I think about Jesus

Pont

He never faced a battle
That He couldn't win
And all I ever needed
I found in Him
And He made his way
Through the wilderness
From glory to glory
He is my story

Refrain 1

When I think of Abraham
Counting the stars up in the sky
When I think of Jacob
Fighting an angel for his life
When I think of Joshua
Walking around the walls
Until they fell
If they went before me
Then these are the stories

Refrain 2

I think of Noah
Looking for a sign after the rain
When I think about Moses
Speaking for the powerless in faith
When I think about Joseph
Dreaming at the bottom of a well
These are the stories
I tell myself
These are the stories I tell

Tag

These are the stories
I tell myself
These are the stories
I tell myself