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The Struggle

By Zach Williams

1,365 views Jul 15, 2026 updated Verified editorial review

Zach Williams' song 'The Struggle' tells the story of two individuals battling addiction and despair. A man wakes up with a hangover, picks up a dusty Bible, and cries out to God for help. A woman struggles with pills and loneliness, finding a Bible in a hotel room and praying for forgiveness. Both reach a breaking point and surrender their lives to God. The song describes how their old lives die and new life begins when they follow God. It emphasizes themes of repentance, transformation, and God's power to rescue people from addiction and pain.

Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

He woke up this morning 

To an angel in his bed 

There was a devil in the bottle he was holding in his hand 

With head still full of whiskey and his eyes now full of tears 

He dusted off a bible that he hadn?t read in years 

And he said 


I am tired, I am torn and I can?t take it any more 

You see this bottle has been my only friend

But here I my heart to you I give 

Oh Father can you take away these tears 


She struggles with addiction 

She struggles to fit in 

She takes too much medication to cover up her tears 

One pill to make her happy Too many make her sad 

Then she notices the bible 

In the hotel by her bed She says,


?I am weary I am worn? and I can?t take it any more 

You see this bottle has been my only friend 

Here I am my heart to you I give 

Father can you wash away these sins. 


Then the sun came out and the skies turned blue

and the pain they knew was gone 

and as the old life died a new life it was born 

it was a life they never knew 

until they followed you 



Music by Zach Williams performing ?The Struggle? (Official Lyric Video). (C) 2021 Provident Label Group LLC, a division of Sony Music Entertainment


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