[Verse 1]
If I had a dollar for every time I gave into my doubt
I could build a tower, I’d have me a million by now
And I don't really get it, I don't really get it
Sometimes I feel like giving up
I've never been a quitter, never been a quitter
Giving everything I got
I’m risking it all (thank you Lord)
I’m risking it all (my fear is gone)
Even if I fall, You're here through it all
I came to the conclusion, I gotta learn to walk with You by faith
Cause You're holding my future, and I know I don't have to be afraid
I don't know what You're doing, but I can see You in it
Yeah, I can feel it in my heart
And I know that You're moving, every single minute
So I'm trusting You my God
Out on the edge with nothing beneath
Oh, I wanna fly, I wanna be free
And I’m not afraid
Cause my guarantee is knowing that You are right here with me
Risking It All
Song Meaning
Ryan Stevenson keeps the math of doubt concrete in "Risking It All" — "if I had a dollar for every time I gave into my doubt, I could build a tower, I'd have me a million by now." The exaggeration is deliberate, quantifying a struggle that's usually described only in vague terms.
"I came to the conclusion, I gotta learn to walk with You by faith, 'cause You're holding my future, and I know I don't have to be afraid" treats trust as a decision reached after reflection, not a feeling that simply arrived. "I don't know what You're doing, but I can see You in it" admits real uncertainty about the specifics while still claiming confidence in the pattern underneath them.
"Out on the edge with nothing beneath, oh, I wanna fly, I wanna be free" borrows the physical vertigo of stepping into open air, and "my guarantee is knowing that You are right here with me" answers that vertigo not with solid ground but with company — the risk itself doesn't disappear, only the sense of facing it alone.