| G | Am | |
| I've studied your phil | osophy |
| Em | D | |
| I've | heard all that you | say |
| G | Am | |
| I | know just what you | want from me |
| Em | D | |
| To | follow in your | way |
| C | G | |
| But | silken words won't | sooth me |
| Em | Bm | |
| My | life is still my | own |
| C | G | |
| Though I | walk right now | beside you |
| Em | D | |
| In the | end we'll stand | alone |
| G | D | C | D | C | D | G | D | C | |
| I'm not living | to | die I don't | know | why you | say that I | am |
| G | D | C | D | C | D | G | D | C | |
| I am living | to | live, I want | to | give and | get what I | can |
| G | Am | |
| You don't seem to | realize |
| Em | D | |
| there're a | thousand points of | view |
| G | Am | |
| just like all the | rest of them |
| Em | D | |
| you'll | swear that yours is | true |
| C | G | |
| well, | have you been in | Heaven |
| Em | Bm | |
| waiting on the | King |
| C | G | |
| or | stuck on earth like | I am |
| Em | D | |
| waiting | for what life will | bring? |
| REF |
| G | Em | |
| So go to church and | pray for me |
| Am | D | |
| If it | makes you feel at | ease |
| G | Am | |
| I'll be thanking | God for life |
| Em | D | |
| And | doing what I | please |
| C | G | |
| While you're | cultivating | holiness |
| Em | Bm | |
| I'll be | sitting in the | sun |
| C | G | |
| Un | folding new ex | perience |
| Em | D | |
| Instead of | living on the | run |
| REF |