Reach Out

I know a girl who likes to imagine
From the moment we're born to the moment we die,
God is only an arm's distance away
She likes to pretend there's an aura,
Sort of like a hoola hoop that surrounds us,
And God cannot move farther away than we can reach

But we all feel the distance
She's the first to admit
It's not a walk in the park
If we're alone in the dark
So make it clear in my mind
That You're right by my side

If I reach out, if I believe
With the whisper of a prayer
Will You always be there?
If I sing loud Your song and I believe

I'm a boy who takes You for granted
When it's easy to trust, then it's easy to see
The lies hold no illusions over me

But there are days I can't see You
When I want to believe
But I get lost in the clouds
Of disillusion and doubt
You seem elusive and sly
Can you please tell me why?

If I reach out, if I believe
With the whisper of a prayer
Will You always be there?
If I sing loud Your song and I believe

I don't want an easy answer just to have something to hold
Why would we have minds to ask if we were never meant to know?

So I reach out and I believe
With the whisper of a prayer
That You'll always be there
If I reach out, when You reach for me
Through the clouds that fill my mind
With disillusions and lies
If I sing loud Your song and I believe
If I sing loud Your song and I believe