You go before I know That You've gone to win my war You come back with the head of my enemy You come back and You call it my victory You go before I know That You've gone to win my war Your love becomes my greatest defense It leads me from the dry wilderness All I did was praise All I did was worship All I did was bow down All I did was stay still Hallelujah, You have saved me So much better Your way Hallelujah, great Defender So much better Your way You know before I do Where my heart can seek to find Your truth Your mercy is the shade I'm living in You restore my faith and hope again All I did was praise All I did was worship All I did was bow down All I did was stay still Hallelujah, You have saved me So much better this way Hallelujah, great Defender So much better this way Hallelujah, You have saved me So much better Your way Hallelujah, great Defender So much better Your way When I thought I lost me You knew where I left me You reintroduced me to Your love You picked up all my pieces Put me back together You are the defender of my heart When I thought I lost me You knew where I left me You reintroduced me to Your love You picked up all my pieces Put me back together You are the defender of my heart Hallelujah, You have saved me So much better this way Hallelujah, great Defender So much better Your way Hallelujah, You have saved me So much better this way Hallelujah, great Defender So much better Your way All I did was praise All I need to do is worship Lord I will just bow down I'm just gonna stay still

When you are old enough To read these words Their meaning will unfold These words are all that's left And though we've never met My only son I hope you know That I would have been there To watch you grow But my call was heard and I did go Now your mission Lies ahead of you As it did mine so long ago To help the helpless ones Who all look up to you And to defend them To the end Defender Ride like the wind Fight proud, my son You're the defender God has sent Ride like the wind Fight proud, my son You're the defender God has sent Father, father Father I look up to you And heed thy call This letter ends my search I'll live your dream Now passed on to me And I now wait To shake the hand of fate Like the dusk awaiting dawn So wizards cast your spell With no heart to do me well So it is written, it shall be, yeah Defender Ride like the wind Fight proud, my son You're the defender God has sent Ride like the wind Fight proud, my son You're the defender God has sent Ride like the wind Fight proud, my son You're the defender God has sent Ride like the wind Fight proud, my son You're the defender God has sent Ride like the wind Fight proud, my son You're the defender God has sent Ride like the wind Fight proud, my son You're the defender