This week’s featured song story comes to us from Zach Williams. We’re excited to share with you the story behind his song “The Struggle.”
“Honestly this is a pretty personal song for me. It was one of the first songs, if not the first song I wrote after giving my life to the Lord. I just remember thinking about the things I’d done in my life and where I’d been. Honestly it was really just a deep, inside, raw look at my life and my wife’s life. It’s the things that we struggled with before finding Jesus but also the new life that we found once we gave our hearts to Him.” – Zach Williams
Click on the video below to hear Zach share the story. Scroll down to listen and read the full lyrics of the song.
From the album Rescue Story – Deluxe Edition.
“The Struggle” Lyrics
He woke up this morning
To an angel in his bed
There was a devil in the bottle he was holding in his hand
With head still full of whiskey and his eyes now full of tears
He dusted off a bible that he hadn’t read in years
And he said I am tired, I am torn and I can’t take it any more
You see this bottle has been my only friend
But here I am my heart to you I give
Oh Father can you take away these tears
She struggles with addiction
She struggles to fit in
She takes too much medication to cover up her tears
One pill to make her happy
Too many make her sad
Then she notices the bible In the hotel by her bed
She says, “I am weary I am worn” and I can’t take it any more
You see this bottle has been my only friend
Here I am my heart to you I give
Father can you wash away these sins
Then the sun came out and the skies turned blue and the pain they knew was gone
And as the old life died a new life it was born
It was a life they never knew
Until they followed you
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