Elizabeth

I carried the weight of the words that they said

The years of abuse and the ones who walked out

But I kept a fire alive in my head

Determined to silence the sorrow and doubt

A quiet compassion that wouldn't just die

I looked in the mirror and challenged the lie

I'm not who the world says that I am

I'm not the scars or the tears that I shed

I am a child held safe in His hand

I am exactly who God says I am

Washed in the grace that He poured on my head

I am Elizabeth, walking ahead

I found a new strength looking at my two boys

My beautiful sons bringing light to the dark

They gave me a reason to filter the noise

And nurture the loving inside of my heart

I wanted to show them a mother who's whole

So I stepped to the water to anchor my soul

I'm not who the world says that I am

I'm not the scars or the tears that I shed

I am a child held safe in His hand

I am exactly who God says I am

Washed in the grace that He poured on my head

I am Elizabeth, walking ahead

I walked to the water, a woman fully grown

Leaving the abandonment down in the deep

I gave Him my life, I am never alone

A covenant promise I'm ready to keep

I went beneath the surface and opened my eyes

Leaving the past and the weight of the lies

'Cause I'm not who the world says that I am

I'm not the scars or the tears that I shed

I am a child held safe in His hand

I am exactly who God says I am

Washed in the grace that He poured on my head

I am Elizabeth, walking ahead

Yeah, I am exactly who God says I am