let us say what i ve done wrong let him learn from my mistakes let him think more often than i speak oh lord keep a close eye on me better leave the past behind let him welcome each new day better look as far as i should see oh lord keep a close eye on me cause i m not gonna be around here forever and no one really knows when their time s up if everything you give can be made better then i m just asking for some help then i know where i come from then i leave more than i take then i sew some seeds that i hold to reap oh lord keep a close eye on me cause i m not gonna be around here forever and no one really knows when their time s up if everything you give can be made better then i m just asking for some help let us say what i ve done wrong let him learn from my mistakes let him think more often than i speak oh lord keep a close eye on me oh lord keep a close eye on me oh lord