[Verse 1]
I came from blocks with cracked-up paint
Had a hard heart, still hear it faint
Mama prayed while the front porch creaked
I was out too deep, money on my teeth
Back seat smoke, but I kept that seed
Lord kept watch when I couldn't see
Seen too much, still I stand straight
Dirty hands, but my soul got weight
I don't brag, I just tell my past
God hit hard when He cut that mask
Now the same mouth that cursed that lane
Say "Jesus saves" when I speak that name
[Pre-Chorus]
He pulled me up from the mud
Put grace in my blood
I was lost in the noise
Now I lift up my voice
[Chorus]
Saved by the fire
Saved by the fire
Talk to the storm
It bows down lower
Saved by the fire
Saved by the fire
I was one step out
Now I'm higher, Lord
[Verse 2]
Still got scars, still got a stare
But I don't move like I don't care
Street taught fear, Church taught grace
Now I keep peace in a rough-faced place
If they want smoke, I bring that prayer
If they want beef, I give light there
Ain't no saint, but I know the road
Cross on my chest, got a holy load
I seen boys fold for a bag of green
I seen tears hit denim and jeans
I seen rage turn to a new song
When the truth came through and the night got long
So I walk with a slow, sure step
Every debt paid, every chain hung up
I was made for more than that old hell
Now my name ring out and the message tell
[Pre-Chorus]
He pulled me up from the mud
Put grace in my blood
I was lost in the noise
Now I lift up my voice
[Chorus]
Saved by the fire
Saved by the fire
Talk to the storm
It bows down lower
Saved by the fire
Saved by the fire
I was one step out
Now I'm higher, Lord
[Bridge]
When the devil came talking slick
I was weak, but the Word hit quick
No fake shine, no borrowed crown
I was dead in sin, now I'm held down
Chain break, shame break
Old me had to shake
Name still loud on the block, but now
It sound like grace when I say it out
[Final Chorus]
Saved by the fire
Saved by the fire
Talk to the storm
It bows down lower
Saved by the fire
Saved by the fire
I was one step out
Now I'm higher, Lord