I've got forty days left with my temptation There ain't no way I'm gonna back down this time Cuz' I've still got breath that's left inside of me Got just enough strength to make it through this trial I'm not backing down I'm gonna ride it 'til it does Gonna hit this wave and break on through it I'm not letting this thing take control of me I'm gonna ride this wave Everyday we go through the same things That every human being does When we get washed out We gotta get back up And gotta rise again to face the day I'm born again to bear to the pain And He's greater than what I could make it He's everything and He's anything at once Inside of me today I'm not backing down I'm gonna ride it 'til it dies Gonna hit this wave and break on through it I'm not letting this thing take control of me I'm gonna ride this wave and smash into it I'm not backing down I'm gonna ride it 'til it dies Gonna hit this wave and break on through it And when this ocean roars up against me I'm gonna ride this wave I've got a little bit of something that I've got to share with you, my friends All that you'll ever need is there for you It's resting in His hand Trust all you are to Him He will love and take you in forever, forever, forever I'm not backing off this time I'm not backing off this time I'm standing tall when my body wants to fail me I've got the strength of my God in my veins And when this ocean roars up against me To overcome, there doesn't seem a way I'm standing tall when they try to corrupt me And all I think about is how much I hate to do these things That take me further from truth The common world I call a wave