Thrive
Words by Steve Taylor and Peter Furler
Music by Peter Furler

Down here in the valley
Every shadow You see
Has its own story.
Down here in the valley
Every puddle of mud
Comes from tears and blood,
And it's so hard just to get warm
That the chill turns into despair.

Will You lift me up with tender care?
Will You wash me clean in the palm of Your hands?
Will You hold me close so I can thrive?
When You touch me, that's when I know I'm alive.

Down here in the valley
Nothing's able to grow (grow)
'Cause the light's too low.
Folks spend their days
Digging 'round for diamonds and gold
'Til they just get old,
And they don't know anything else.
(Don't know anything else.)
They don't know they're breathing bad air.
But I'm tired of living like this
(Tired of living like this)
And my soul cries out, "If You're there...

"Will You lift me up with tender care?
Will You wash me clean in the palm of Your hands?
Lord, hold me close so I can thrive.
When You touch me, that's when I know I'm alive."

Call me up to Your side.
(Call me up to Your side.)
Draw me up to Your light.
(Draw me up to Your light.)
Let it blind me.
Lord, refine me.
Refine me out of my mind.

Will You lift me up with tender care?
Will You wash me clean in the palm of Your hands?
Lord, hold me close so I can thrive.
When You touch me, that's when I know,
I know I'm alive.

Will You lift me up with tender care?
(Lift me...)
Will You wash me clean in the palm of Your hands?
(Will You wash me?)
Lord, hold me close so I can thrive.
(Will You hold me?)
When You touch me, that's when I know I'm alive.

Lord, lift me up with tender care.
(Will You lift me?)
Will You wash me clean in the palm of Your hands?
(Will You wash me?)
Lord, hold me close so I can thrive.
(Will You hold me?)
When You touch me, that's when I know,
I know I'm alive.
(Know I'm alive.)

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