Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
TobyMac
Vocals
Anna Spina
French Horn
Anthony Lamarchina
Cello
Barry Green
Trombone
Betsy Lamb
Viola
Bob McChesney
Trombone
Carolyn Bailey
Violin
Craig Nelson
Double Bass
Janet Darnall
Violin
Jeff Bailey
Trumpet
Jennifer Kummer
French Horn
Jenny Bifano
Violin
Karen Winkelmann
Violin
Keith Everette Smith
Trumpet
Kristen Wilkinson
Viola
Matt Jefferson
Trombone
Raymond Mason
Trombone
Sari Reist
Cello
Steve Patrick
Trumpet
David Angell
Violin
Kyle Williams
Background Vocals
Micah Kuiper
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kyle Williams
Songwriter
Toby McKeehan
Songwriter
Keith Everette Smith
Horn Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Kyle Williams
Producer
Micah Kuiper
Producer
Nick Rad
Mixing Engineer
Chris Gehringer
Mastering Engineer
Joe Carrell
Recording Engineer
John Hanes
Engineer
TobyMac
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
It's been a long year
It almost took me down, I swear
Life was so good
I'm not so sure we knew what we had
I'll never be the same man
I'll never feel like I felt before (Felt before)
It's been a hard year
It almost took me down
[Chorus]
But when my world broke into pieces
You were there faithfully
When I cried out to You, Jesus
You made a way for me
I may never be the same man
But I'm a man who still believes
When I cried out to You, Jesus
You were there faithfully
[Instrumental]
I've had a hard time
Findin' the blue in the skies above me
And if I'm keepin' it real
I been half-fakin' the happy they see
I may look like the same man
But I'm half the man I was (Half the man I was)
It's been a hard year
It almost took me down
[Chorus]
But when my world broke into pieces
You were there faithfully
When I cried out to You, Jesus
You made a way for me
I may never be the same man
But I'm a man who still believes
When I cried out to You, Jesus
You were there faithfully
[Bridge]
In my darkest hour, You met me
So quietly, so gently
You said You'd never leave
And You stood by Your word
So quietly, so gently
In all my pain, You met me
You said You'd never leave
And You stood by Your word
[Chorus]
'Cause when my world broke into pieces
You were there faithfully
When I cried out to You, Jesus
You made a way for me
I may never be the same man
But I'm a man who still believes
When I cried out to You, Jesus
You were there faithfully
[Outro]
When I cried out to You, Jesus
You were there faithfully
Written by: Kyle Williams, Toby McKeehan