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The Lord Was Watching Out For Me

from Individual Sessions 2019 by Operation Song

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THE LORD’S BEEN WATCHING OUT FOR ME

FROM THE WIDE WEST TEXAS PLAINS
TO THE FIELDS OF VIETNAM
TO THAT IRON TRIANGLE WHERE A BOY BECAME A MAN
THROUGH SNIPERS SNAKES AND BOMBS
WHERE I FOUGHT FOR MY LIFE
THERE COULD ONLY BE ONE REASON I SURVIVED

THE LORD WAS WATCHING OUT FOR ME
AS I DUG OUT MINES DOWN ON MY KNEES
I BELIEVE HIS HAND WAS GUIDING MINE
THROUGH TEARS AND TRIALS OF 50 YEARS
LOOKIN BACK IT’S ALL SO CLEAR
THE LORD WAS WATCHIN OUT FOR ME

CAUGHT THE FREEDOM BIRD FROM NAM
BUT I CARRIED NAM BACK HOME
MY HEAVY TROUBLED MIND
THAT WAS MY NEW WAR ZONE
STILL FIGHTING FOR MY LIFE
ONE NIGHT I LET DOWN MY GUARD
FREIDE STOLE MY SCHNITZEL AND STOLE MY HEART

THE LORD WAS WATCHING OUT FOR ME
FOR BOTH US THERE IN GERMANY
I SAVED FREIDA’S LIFE SHE SAVED MINE
TEARS AND JOY AND FIFTY YEARS
LOOKING BACK IT’S ALL SO CLEAR
THE LORD WAS WATCHING OUT FOR ME

IT’S SO HARD TO LET HER GO BUT I HOLD
ON TO FAITH AND FIND
THE ROAD AHEAD IS CLEAR OF MINES

THE LORD’S STILL WATCHING OUT FOR ME
I’M STILL DOWN HERE ON MY KNEES
I’M SURRENDERING TO HIS PLAN
TEARS AND TRIALS OF 50 YEARS
LOOKING BACK IT’S ALL SO CLEAR
THE LORD WAS WATCHING OVER ME
THANK YOU LORD FOR WATCHING OUT FOR ME

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from Individual Sessions 2019, released November 12, 2020
Written by James Lawson with Bob Regan in the Operation Song program. Vocal by Mike Martin. Kenner, LA, October, 2019

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