Well, Jesus took the pieces of my life that I've thrown away,   and He said carry on, carry on, My son carry on,   and lying in my bed, sobing selfishly, I lay,   well He picked me up to carry on, carry on,   and seeing pain and sorrow in this life here day by day,   or when I'm lost here in my grievances   or crying out in pain,   or when I hiding in this world in my lust or in my shame,   well I carry on , oh Father I carry on      Well, Jesus took the pieces of my life that I've thrown away,   and He said carry on, carry on, My son carry on,   and lying in my bed, sobing selfishly, I lay,   well He picked me up to carry on, carry on,   and seeing pain and sorrow in this life here day by day,   or when I'm lost here in my grievances   or crying out in pain,   or when I hiding in this world in my lust or in my shame,   well I carry on , oh Father I carry on      BRIDGE   Jesus pulls me up the stream, paddled be the air He breaths,   waiting for my life to turn around (2x)      so I will carry on      when I'm taken by the mysteries that always come around   I carry on, oh Father I carry on,   or when the broken-hearted bleed their undenying sound,   I'll carry on, oh and I will carry on,   or when I fall down to my knees, seeking truth to find,   or when I'm broken, battered, beaten, or my eyes are closed or blind   or when I'm hiding in my greed, that ungratefully is mine,   I carry on, I carry on, I carry on      BRIDGE (2x)      CHORUS/BRIDGE   So I will carry on,   and I will carry on,   I will carry on,   with my Father standing next to me, calmly seeking me to be,   resting in His arms I breath,   with my Father standing next to me, calmly seeking me to be,   resting in His arms, oh Lord I will breath   and I will carry on