I’m thinking of times when I had my way,

But I’m never ready for changes.

You told me that’s why, I must look in Your eyes,

You keep me from leaving the love that You’ve shown me.

When everything seemed to be alright,

That’s when I lost my affection for you, O that’s why,

Lord, you changed my life,

You keep me from leaving the love that You’ve shown me.

I’m all by myself, left here to wonder where the days have gone,

I’m all by myself again, and I’m getting older, just thinking it over.

I feel it’s wrong though I know it’s right,

But there are times I can’t take it, You told me that’s why,

I need You beside me,

You keep me from leaving the love that You’ve shown me.

I’m all by myself, left here to wonder where the days have gone,

I’m all by myself again, and I’m getting older, just thinking it over.

I will look to tomorrow, cause yesterday is gone,

I don’t care where I’ve come from, only what I’ll become in your eyes.

Now I know I’m alright, cause with You beside me I’ll never be lonely,

You love me. . .

Lord, I’m not by myself, no need to wonder where the days have gone,

I’m not by myself anymore, and I’m getting over, just thinking it over.

I’m not by myself,

I’m not by my self,

Don’t need to worry ‘bout what’s been going on,

It’s getting better the closer I come to You,

It’s getting better just knowin’ you’ll bring me through,

O Lord, I’m not by myself,

I’m not by myself,

I’m not by myself.

It’s getting better the closer I come to you,

It’s getting better just knowing You’ll bring me through,

O Lord, I Love You

I wrote this song during a very lonely time of my life. I felt deserted and alone and I called out to God just like the King David when he cried, "How long, O Lord, will you forget me." (Psalm 13) It was during this time when I realized just how close God is to me every moment of every day. Indeed, I am never by myself. Things may not go exactly the way that I want or plan, but that does not mean that God is silent. He is constantly working His will in my life, standing right beside me all the time to bring about what is best for me.

When I first composed this song I had intended it to have a pop-rock flavor to it. Yet when I was preparing the instrumental tracks for Selah’s CD "Stop and Think About It", I was just not happy with the instrumental portion of it at all. The track was nothing but rhythm and lacked an identity. That is when I threw in a country piano lead and changed the whole flavor of the song.