For These Times
Martina McBride
Album: Waking Up Laughing

Intro: D-G-D
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In these times in which we live
Where the worst of what we live
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Is laid out for all the world on the front page
And the sound of someone's heartbreak
Is a soundbite at the news break
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With a close shot of the tears rollin' down their face
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Blessed be the child who turns a loving eye
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And stops to pray
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For these times in which we live

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In these most uncertain hours
Where the balance of power
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Is a fight that is fought every day
And freedom is a word
Some cry out and some whisper
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And some are just too quick to give away
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Blessed be the one who stands by the one
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On the battle line
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For these times in which we live

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Well give me a heart full of tender mercy
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And arms I will open wide

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For these times in which we live
Seems like the only answer is
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Givin' up on findin' one at all
And we hide behind unsure
Pull the blinds and lock the doors
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And hang a pleasant picture on the wall
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Blessed is the believer who knows love is our redeemer
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And the only breath of life
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For these times in which we live

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Well give me a heart full of tender mercy
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And arms I will open wide
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Yeah give me words full of loving kindness
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And hands ready to hold up a light
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For these times in which we live
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For these times in which we live