This was a life filled with aimless desperation
Without hope to walk the share of a man
Then a hand with a nail print reached downward
Just one touch and a new life began
And the old rugged cross made the difference
In a life bound for heartache and defeat
I'm a man of my own
I will praise Him forever and ever
For the cross made the difference for me
Barren walls echoed harshness and anger
Little feet ran in terror to hide
Now those walls break with love, words and laughter
Since the giver of life moved inside
And the old rugged cross made the difference
In a life bound for heartache
In a life bound for heartache and defeat
I will praise Him forever and ever
For the cross made the difference for me
The cross made the difference for me
Barren walls echoed harshness and anger
Just one touch and a new life began
And the old rugged cross made the difference for me
Barren walls echoed harshness and anger

And the old rugged cross made the difference for me