I couldn't manage the problems I laid on myself   And it just made it worse when I laid them on somebody else   So I finally surrendered it all, brought down in despair   I cried out for help and I felt a warm comforter there      And I came to believe in a power much higher than I   I came to believe that I needed help to get by   In childlike faith I gave in and gave him a try   And I came to believe in a power much higher than I      Nothing worked out when I handled it all on my own   And each time I failed it made me feel twice as alone   Then I cried, "Lord, there must be a sure and easier way   For it just cannot be that a man should lose hope every day"      And I came to believe in a power much higher than I   I came to believe that I needed help to get by   In childlike faith I gave in and gave him a try   Then I came to believe in a power much higher than I   Yes, I came to believe in a power much higher than I