Ain't no one gonna take it away from me.

Take a look at the world, how the people run around,
Time marches on and the world keeps running down,
They're living in a fantasy of what they think life should be,
There's a deadness in this world, and I know why,
People look for life from things that make them die,
They just can't understand how my life is in God's hands,
And I won't fade away, no, I won't fade away because...

Life begins at the cross, (life begins at the cross)
It's not easy to take, but it's the price you pay,
Life...life begins at the cross, (life begins at the cross)
No other way, no, no.

And if you want to live eternally, God said, "Pick up you cross and follow me,"
And then he was crucified,
Put on a cross, crucified so I can live again,
We all can live again because...

Life begins at the cross, (life begins at the cross)
It's not easy to take, but it's the price you pay,
Life...life begins at the cross, (life begins at the cross)
No other way, no, no.

It's not a piece of wood that hangs on your wall,
It's not a piece of steel - that means nothing at all,
It's right here in my heart, you can't take it away,
You gotta hang on to it.

(life begins with the cross)

Ain't no one gonna take it away from me,
Ain't no one gonna take it away from me, (life begins at the cross)
Hey, let me tell you, it's not easy to take, (life begins at the cross)
Let me tell you something, people, it's a price you pay, (life begins at the cross)
No, no, no, no, I'm not gonna fade away, (life begins at the cross)
It's not easy, it's the price you pay, (life begins at the cross)
No other way, (life begins at the cross)
Life begins at the cross.