To Step Away

from One More LIfe by Greg Ronning

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Too many things holding me down
Too many things keeping this bird on the ground
I hear you speak and I look to the sky
I hear your word and I just know I have to fly

I pray that I might find a way
To mount on wings and fly away
I pray for the courage, to step away

Blessed are the poor for the kingdom is theirs
Woe is me always fighting for my share
So much to hold onto, so much power to claim
So much of nothing when you speak my name

I pray that I might find a way
To mount on wings and fly away
I pray for the courage, to step away

Just what's become of this little blue earth
It's fallen from creation and I'm not sure just what it's worth
You're calling me to leave the world behind
To find myself in you and stop wasting my time

I pray that I might find a way
To mount on wings and fly away
I pray for the courage,

To step away from the subjective feel good lies
Step away from the first world boundary lines
Step away from the violence of sacrifice
Step away from the good American life
and step inside of you

Too many things holding me down
Too many things keeping this bird on the ground
I hear you speak and I look to the sky
I hear your word and I just know I have to fly

I pray that I might find a way
To mount on wings and fly away
I pray for the courage, to step away

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from One More LIfe, released August 29, 2013

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Greg Ronning Huntington Beach, California

Greg Ronning is a singer-songwriter. His music is influenced by the great singer-songwriters of the 70's including The Beatles, Neil Young, Larry Norman, and James Taylor.

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