Closer

The water is deep and the river wide
 My face to the wind against the tide
 This boat is small and the night is black
 The storm is raging but I won't turn
 Back to the shallows where I ran aground
 In the muck, in the mire of the shame and doubt
 And all the lies that they ever told
 I'll be damned if the devil's gonna sink my soul
 I'm getting close, closer
 I can almost touch the north star
 I'm getting close, closer
 This little boat's the hand of God
 The water is deep and the river wide
 There's a porch light burning on the other side
 I can hear my name sung sweet and low
 The voice of my mother calling me home
 Beyond the limits of my mortal mind
 Where grace abounds and love is blind
 These old bones are gonna disappear
 With the hate, the worry and all my fear
 I'm getting close, closer
 I can almost touch the north star
 I'm getting close, closer
 This little boat's the hand of God
 I'm getting close, closer
 I can almost touch the north star
 I'm getting close, closer
 This little boat's the hand of God
 This little boat's the hand of God