When no mountaintop gives me a clear view And there's noise too loud for me to hear through Nothing brings You closer than my tears do Lord, I need to be near You I don't need a fix to my problem I don't need an answer when I ask I don't need to know about my future And I don't need to understand my past Lord, I need to be near You When the suffering is on my doorstep And I'm crippled by all of my regrets I'm praying that You never let me forget That Lord, I need to be near You I don't need my heart to be unbroken And I don't need to get what I don't have I don't need the door I want to open And I don't need my hurt to heal fast Lord, I need to be near You I need to be near You I need to be near You I need to be near And when I wake up to find a new day And the Sun is shining down on my face And I start thinking that I'm okay Lord, I need to be near You I don't need applause or approval I don't need the world to know my name I don't need any gold or any silver And I don't need to rest in my own strength Lord, I need to be near You And Lord, I need to be near You