In the Woods

As a child, I ran outward in the woods
To find something I never could
Thought the birds had hid it underneath their wings
Aside the river, Somewhere in the trees
Where could this love be?

I met him on an afternoon downtown
Still unsure of where love could be found
Showed me things I wished I'd never seen
Then found out that love is for the pretty
Because of what he told me
This is what it seemed

No one will love you my dear
You're lucky, you're so lucky that I'm here
No one will love you
No one will want you
So take it, take it while its here

Followed him through the meadows and the fields
My demons found easily at his heels
Went down paths no one ever should
Still that same girl just lost in the woods
All because of what he told me
All because of what I believe
No one will love you my dear
You're lucky, you're so lucky that I'm here
No one will love you
No one will want you
So take it, take it while its here

One night a desperate thought
Almost became a permanent response
But holy, holy is the One
Who never let me run that far
He's in the woods, the in between,
In my shame and at my least
I hear truth when He speaks
Finally, I hear it clearly:

I've always loved you my dear
You are beautiful and
You've got no reason to fear
Stop your searching because
There's one who loves you
There's one who wants you
There's One who will always be right here
There's One who will always be right here
I will always be right here.