I keep trying to find a life on my own, apart from you I am the king of excuses I've got one for every selfish thing I do what's going on inside of me? I despise my own behavior this only serves to confirm my suspicions that I'm still a man in need of a savior I wanna be in the light as you are in the light I wanna shine like the stars in the heavens oh, lord be my light and be my salvation cause all I want is to be in the light all I want is to be in the light the disease of self runs through my blood it's a cancer fatal to my soul every attempt on my behalf has failed to bring this sickness under control tell me, what's going on inside of me? I despise my own behavior this only serves to confirm my suspicions that I'm still a man in need of a savior I wanna be in the light as you are in the light I wanna shine like the stars in the heavens oh, lord be my light and be my salvation cause all I want is to be in the light all I want is to be in the light honesty becomes me [there's nothing left to lose] the secrets that did run me [in your presence are defused] pride has no position [and riches have no worth] the fame that once did cover me [has been sentenced to this earth] has been sentenced to this earth tell me, what's going on inside of me? I despise my own behavior this only serves to confirm my suspicions that I'm still a man in need of a savior I wanna be in the light as you are in the light I wanna shine like the stars in the heavens oh, lord be my light and be my salvation cause all I want is to be in the light all I want is to be in the light I wanna be in the light as you are in the light I wanna shine like the stars in the heavens oh, lord be my light and be my salvation cause all I want is to be in the light all I want is to be in the light all I want is to be in the light [there's no other place that I want to be] [no other place that I can see] [a place to be that's just right] [someday I'm gonna be in the light] [you are in the light] [that's where I need to be] [that's right where I need to be]