You Don’t Know Much (You Need Jesus)

Verse 1

I grew up a stubborn boy

Thought I knew more than my old man

He’d lean back in that old porch chair

Bible resting in his hand

He said

“Son you don’t know much

You need Jesus”

I’d laugh and shake my head

“Not for me, pops… but thanks.”

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Verse 2

Walked this earth thinkin’ I knew it all

Chasin’ money, chasin’ fame

Opportunity and success

People knew my name

But my old man would just smile and say

“Son you still don’t know much

You need Jesus”

I’d say

“Thanks, but no thanks pops

I’m doin’ just fine.”

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Chorus

He kept sayin’

“You don’t know much

Til you know the Lord above

All this world will break your heart

But Jesus heals it with His love

You can run, you can fall

You can lose it all someday

But son you don’t know much

Till Jesus shows the way.”

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Verse 3

Met a woman, finished school

Thought I had life in my hands

But wolves come dressed like angels

When they’ve got their own plans

She took everything I had

Left me broken on the ground

Bottle of this, a puff of that

Just to quiet the sound

Called my old man through the pain

He said

“Son you don’t know much

You need Jesus.”

I said

“Thanks… but no thanks.”

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Chorus

He kept sayin’

“You don’t know much

Til you know the Lord above

All this world will break your heart

But Jesus heals it with His love

You can run, you can fall

You can lose it all someday

But son you don’t know much

Till Jesus shows the way.”

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Verse 4

Heart attack at thirty-three

Thought the Lord might set me free

But I fought like hell and lived to see

Everything fall apart on me

Lost my job

Lost my home

Lost my money, lost control

My addictions took the wheel

And anger took my soul

My old man said

“Son you don’t know anything

You need Jesus.”

I said

“No thanks… not for me.”

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Verse 5

Then pops died

And I lost my mind

Drank until I couldn’t see

Cleaning out his old house

I found a letter meant for me

It said

“Son you know a lot of things

But you’re nothing without Jesus.”

My old man

Talkin’ from beyond the grave.

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Bridge

So I walked out through the valley

Thinkin’ about my old man

He taught me not to fear death

But to trust the Savior’s hand

And for the first time in my life

I finally understood

All those words he tried to tell me

Were only for my good.

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Final Chorus

Now I know

I didn’t know much

Till I met the Lord above

This broken world can tear you down

But Jesus lifts you up with love

You can run

You can fall

You can lose it all someday

But son you don’t know much

Till Jesus shows the way.

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Outro

Dropped down to my knees that night

Under heaven’s endless sky

“Dear Lord Jesus

I know that I am a sinner

And I need Your forgiveness.

I believe You died for my sins

And rose again for me.

Come into my heart

And be my Lord and Savior.”

Amen.

I looked up toward the stars and said

“I did it, pops…

I got Jesus.”