Grace In My Veins

[Verse 1]
Mama praying in the kitchen
Grease popping
Sundays on
She said
"Boy
You better listen
To the One that kept me strong"
Hand on my little shoulder
Pan of cornbread in her hand
"I been carried through this fire
By a God who understands"
[Chorus]
I got grace in my veins
Running deeper than the pain
Every scar
Every stain
Washed in that holy name
I was lost
I was chained
Now I'm dancing in the rain
A black man saved by Jesus
Got that gospel in my veins (oh yeah)
[Verse 2]
Daddy working late and weary
Boots by the front door lean
Bible open on the table
Pages worn
But words still gleam
He said
"Son
This world get heavy
They might doubt the way you praise
But when trouble talkin' loud
Let the Lord have the final say"
[Chorus]
I got grace in my veins
Running deeper than the pain
Every scar
Every stain
Washed in that holy name
I was lost
I was chained
Now I'm dancing in the rain
A black man saved by Jesus
Got that gospel in my veins
[Bridge]
I been broken
I been bitter
I been shouting in the dark
Then that mercy hit me sudden
Lit a match inside my heart
Now my story
It keep singing
Through the heartache
Through the shame
What they meant to try to break me
God done turned into my praise (my praise)
[Chorus]
I got grace in my veins
Running deeper than the pain
Every scar
Every stain
Washed in that holy name
I was lost
I was chained
Now I'm dancing in the rain
A black man saved by Jesus
Got that gospel in my veins
Yeah
A black man saved by Jesus
Got that gospel in my veins

folk, Warm R&B gospel groove with smooth bass runs, electric piano, and soft organ pads; male vocals sit upfront, intimate but powerful. Verses stay laid-back and conversational, drums brushing with rimshots; chorus widens with stacked harmonies, subtle choir echoes, and a lifting string pad. Bridge strips back to voice and bass, then full band swells for a final, triumphant hook., gospel, smooth, r&b