Lyrics:

[Verse 1]

I 've gotta keep the calm before the storm

I don' t want less, I don 't want more

Must bar the windows and the doors

To keep me safe, to keep me warm

[Verse 2]

Yeah, my life is what I' m fighting for

Can 't part the sea, can' t reach the shore

And my voice becomes the driving force

I won 't let this pull me overboard

[Chorus] God, keep my head above water

Don' t let me drown, it gets harder

I 'll meet you there at the altar

As I fall down to my knees

Don' t let me drown, drown, drown

Don 't let me, don' t let me, don 't let me drown

[Verse 3]

So pull me up from down below

' Cause I 'm underneath the undertow

Come dry me off and hold me close

I need you now, I need you most

[Chorus] God, keep my head above water

Don' t let me drown, it gets harder

I 'll meet you there at the altar

As I fall down to my knees

Don' t let me drown, drown, drown

Don 't let me, don' t let me, don 't let me drown

Don' t let me drown, drown, drown

Don 't let me, don' t let me, don 't let me drown (keep my head above water, above water)

[Bridge] And I can' t see in the stormy weather

I can 't seem to keep it all together

And I, I can' t swim the ocean like this forever

And I can 't breathe

[Refrain] God, keep my head above water

I lose my breath at the bottom

Come rescue me, I' ll be waiting

I 'm too young to fall asleep

[Chorus] God, keep my head above water

Don' t let me drown, it gets harder

I 'll meet you there at the altar

As I fall down to my knees

[Outro] Don' t let me drown (don 't let me, don' t let me, don 't let me drown)

Don' t let me drown (don 't let me, don' t let me, don 't let me drown)

Don' t let me drown (don 't let me, don' t let me, don't let me drown)

Keep my head above water, above water