Iris DeMent - Keep Me God Lyrics
It was a long time ago, I was a girl 'bout 12 years oldon my back staring up into the dark summer skywhen I said, "God, tomorrow I can't seebut I'll stick close to you if you'll stick close to me!"and that night I prayed "Keep me God! Keep me God."Now, I don't know just where God livesain't all that sure just exactly who God isI don't know if there's a churchthat deserves to take God's nameI just know that when I look around here I seethe hand of someone or somethingthat is bigger than meand I call that Godand then I pray "Just, keep me God"I'm in a plane up in the skyA storm surrounds us as we flyand below, the big black ocean is all that I can seeWhen all at once I realize: Don't really matter if I live or even if I dieJust so long as you keep me GodNow, when my days draw to an endand I've said goodbye to my family and friendsWhen the tide that turns my life is standing stillas I turn my final bend, I betcha I'm gonna be asking even thenKeep me God, keep me God, keep me GodKeep me God, keep me God, keep me God
