To My First Love

Yes, life was then good and I had peace Until in the dark, I was stabbed in the back By the dicey devil whom I now hear tease I’m left alone to handle my life with luck Yesterday, alcohol led me into a gutter Where debris of my past were left for me to gather To be the map to the peace I search Back into the arms of my childhood church What about these drugs and girls I lust? The gambling with which I have my pleasure? To a life devoid of drugs, and even to fast? Well, I hope it will lead me to that priceless treasure To a place I can finally lay down my burden Where I can finally watch the past crumble and fall Where the living streams of water cleanses sin Back to the one I love, unto Jesus will I give my all On His mighty shoulders will I cast the guilt I suffer And forget all the devil promised but failed to offer As I jump and dance myself from the chains of slavery To enjoy the peace He sacrificed on the cross of Calvary