My bedroom is on the top floor of a six-storey building in Sta. Mesa, Manila. From my bedroom window I can see much of the Manila skyline. The sun was setting as I began writing this post and it filled my room with warmth and golden hues. And I found myself relishing the evening as I listened to TobyMac’s “City on Our Knees”. If you gotta start somewhere, I sang along with TobyMac, why not here. If you gotta start sometime why not now.

I stopped everything else I was doing, closed my eyes, listened intently, and let the words and melody sink in. It is so easy to love this song. It is sweet-sounding, catchy and meaningful.

TobyMac is a multi-awarded Christian recording artist, producer and songwriter. “City on Our Knees” is from his 2010 album “Tonight”. The song was awarded a Dove Award for Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year.

City on Our Knees

by TobyMac

If you gotta start somewhere why not here
If you gotta start sometime why not now
If we gotta start somewhere I say here
If we gotta start sometime I say now
Through the fog there is hope in the distance
From cathedrals to third world missions
Love will fall to the earth like a crashing wave

Tonight’s the night
For the sinners and the saints
Two worlds collide in a beautiful display
It’s all up tonight
When we step across the line
We can sail across the sea
To a city with one king
A city on our knees
A city on our knees
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

If you gotta start somewhere why not here
If you gotta start sometime why not now
If we gotta start somewhere I say here
If we gotta start sometime I say now
Through the fog there is hope in the distance
From cathedrals to third world missions
Love will fall to the earth like a crashing wave

Tonight’s the night
For the sinners and the saints
Two worlds collide in a beautiful display
It’s all love tonight
When we step across the line
We can sail across the sea
To a city with one king
A city on our knees
A city on our knees
Oh-oh-oh

Tonight could last forever
We are one choice from together
Tonight could last forever
Ooh
Tonight could last forever
We are one choice from together
As family
We’re family
Oh Tonight could last forever
We are one choice from together
You and me
Ya, you and me
Tonight’s the night
For the sinners and the saints
Two worlds collide
In a glorious display
Cuz its all love tonight
When we step across the line
We can sail across the sea
To a city with one king
A city on our knees
A city on our knees
Oh oh oh
A city on our knees
A city on our knees
Oh oh oh
If we gotta start somewhere why not here
If we gotta start sometime why not now