Lyrics
I used to think I just got lucky
Doors were open, roads were sunny
I walked through gates I never saw close
I thought I just knew where to go
I wasn’t searching, wasn’t praying
Didn’t know a Shepherd was paving
A path where I could walk in peace
But He was working quietly
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Chorus
Before I believed, He was real for me
Moving mountains I’d never see
Clearing roads I thought were free
I thought I walked alone, but He walked with me
Before I believed, He was real for me
Not because I prayed, not because I knew
But because He’s faithful — that’s just what He’d do
Before I believed, He was real for me
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Verse 2
I didn’t know He’d placed the signs
Didn’t know He’d shaped the time
I thought the breaks were just my own
I thought I’d made it all alone
But every step, He laid in place
Long before I saw His face
I didn’t build the road I found
But I sure know who laid it down
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(Repeat Chorus)
Before I believed, He was real for me
Moving mountains I’d never see
Clearing roads I thought were free
I thought I walked alone, but He walked with me
Before I believed, He was real for me
Not because I prayed, not because I knew
But because He’s faithful — that’s just what He’d do
Before I believed, He was real for me
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Bridge
Some find God in desperate places
I found Him in the everyday graces
Some come home from storms and pain
I came home on a sunny day
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Final Chorus (Big)
Before I believed, He was real for me
Lifting walls I’d never see
Opening doors that set me free
I thought I walked alone, but He walked with me
Before I believed, He was real for me
Not because I prayed, not because I knew
But because He’s faithful — that’s just what He’d do
Before I believed, He was real for me
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Tag
I thought it was me, but it was always You
Before I believed — You already knew
