Cradled In His Arms

Cradled in His arms, like a mother with her child
His hands held me so tight, keeping me safe
I had found the Garden of Dreams, the Garden of Eden
I had found the savior that laid on that cross bleeding
It was as if my heart had grown wings and flown
I saw your hands lift this heart of mine that had grown
grown to love everything that this world hated
The love of my redeemer has left me elated
I walked down that lonely road of sin
I came back home with a new found friend
His name was Jesus , he showed me life's ways
His love was beautiful, my life had been changed
I knew that I could never go back
to this life that hid in the shadows
it was so dark, so black
yet faith wasn't something I lacked
I was hoping hard to prevail
find a love that was sure to never grow stale
I knew that God's love could never fail
when life got hard, i knew I had to avoid jail
but I spent six days in a marion county cell
now I have a story to surely tell
spent a year on probation for a DUI
lost my license, now I can't drive 
But atleast I know next time I'll play it safe
put down the drinks , though I cannot erase
this event that took place in my life 
I just look past it and focus on Christ 
I never wanted anything more
than to find a love I'd never held before
I knew that love was not only in Heaven
but also on earth for a lil' girl almost seven
my daughter and her love for her father
I got a love for a man made a martyr
who hung high on calvary's tree
salvation's door was open, I was finally free
He told me son, now love every enemy
my eyes were drawn to the beauty of His divinity
He spoke and said go out unto this world
profess the name of God to every boy and girl
You see I was 14 years old when I confessed
living in a spirtual home, I guess I'd say I was blessed
I went to church and prayed for spiritual strength
making a promise to never take another drink
it was hard at first, but I knew I could
I just thought long and hard about the wood
that my Lord Jesus Christ was nailed to
also thought about all the pain that he went through
I knew if one man could forgive my sin
then I'd promise to never drink again
It's been a long fight, over 180 days
but it saved me from an early grave

I'm living life for the most holy
I'll tell you now He's the truth and the Only
I'm walking down that road to glory
trying to teach my lil' girls about His story 
I know they are still so young
but I'll be sure to teach them of the One
that saved me from a life of despair
took me away from a life that would scare
anybody that thought they would die
there were nights I would break down and cry
It was so hard to put down that fifth
the vodka bottle sipping shots from the sift 
I would lift the bottle up to mouth
I was in a jaded cloud of doubt
I was only making the problems worse
it was like a demon had set a hexed curse
I was spiralling out of control
digging myself deeper into a bottomless hole 

Where was God in the mix of this pain
He was still there and His love remained
it was the same as it was yesterday
the drinking binge had become a game
I knew I had to get some help
but its hard when your best friend drinks himself
We were both spending our last few bucks
getting hammered, we was really shit out of luck
The next morning came and I couldn't remember
I just knew the bottle was empty and it was still december
I was hanging on, I had to go to work
I tried to fight it off, but I went berserk
The managers didn't seem to suspect
I told them I was sick, clocked out and left
It was two bottles of jager that had done me in
I passed out on the clock with the music blaring
took my keys started my truck, I was so daring
I was much too drunk to drive home
but it was me and my truck, I was all alone  
I just had to pray that He would keep me out of trouble
I had to get back to the crib on the double
although this seemed to be no easy test
I knew when I got home that I could rest