Sixteen Stones · A Little Bit of Clay · Track 14 of 16
When it Costs Me
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Lyrics
I held the door for a stranger
Then lost my mind in traffic
Dropped some money in the offering
And hoped somebody caught it
I know the words to all the right songs
Know when to close my eyes
I'm getting pretty good at looking
Like I've got this thing right
Then somebody gets what I wanted
And I hate how jealous I get
Somebody needs me when I'm tired
And I start counting what I've spent
I can forgive when I'm not wounded
I can be patient when there's time
It's easy being more like Jesus
When it doesn't cost me mine
But when it costs me
When it costs me
That's when I wanna be like You
When it costs me
When it costs me
When I'd rather not come through
I don't wanna just look like You
When everybody's watching me
Jesus, change the part of me
That nobody else can see
I say I'd give You everything
Then bargain over little things
I pray, Your will, not mine, at night
Then wake up wanting mine
I guess I thought becoming like You
Would feel a little more like me
Just kinder on my better days
And nicer when it's easy
But when it costs me
When it costs me
That's when I wanna be like You
When it costs me
When it costs me
When I'd rather not come through
I don't wanna just look like You
When everybody's watching me
Jesus, change the part of me
That nobody else can see
'Cause I still wanna win the argument
I still wanna get my way
I still want somebody noticing
Every sacrifice I make
And I could dress it up as righteousness
I've probably done that before
But You already know what's underneath
So what am I hiding for
When it costs me
When it costs me
When it costs me something
Let me love You
Let me love them
More than I love getting what I wanted
When it costs me
When it costs me
That's when I wanna be like You
When it costs me
When it costs me
When I'd rather not come through
I don't wanna just look like You
When everybody's watching me
Jesus, change the part of me
That nobody else can see
The part nobody sees
The part nobody sees
Jesus, start with me