[Verse 1]
I been lost more times than I can count
Hit rock bottom, still kept diggin’ out
Carried shame like a loaded gun
Every bad choice weighin’ a ton
Then You met me in my worst disguise
When I couldn’t even look myself in the eyes
You paid a debt I never could
Gave me grace when nobody would
If I’m still breathin’, still standin’ tall
It’s ‘cause You never gave up at all
[bridge)
I’ll never be spotless, never clean
But You love the mess that’s inside of me
[Chorus]
So why they wearin’ Your name like chains
Throwin’ stones like they ain’t felt pain?
When every word You spoke was mercy and truth
Red letters bleedin’ through the proof
You gave us more than we deserved
Still some folks use Your name to hurt
But You loved me before the dirt
So let me live like You do — love over hurt
[Verse 2]
They talk real loud ‘bout heaven and hell
Point fingers like they ain’t never fell
But I remember who You pulled in close
The addicts, the liars, the lost, the broke
A dockhand dreamin’ of somethin’ more
A woman cryin’ on the church house floor
A traitor hangin’ on a cross
Findin’ hope when all looked lost
You didn’t scream fire, didn’t preach hate
You whispered mercy, You offered faith
[Bridge]
So why we fightin’ in the house of God
When love’s the only thing You ever taught?
[Chorus]
Why they wearin’ Your name like chains
Throwin’ stones like they ain’t felt pain?
When every word You spoke was mercy and truth
Red letters bleedin’ through the proof
You gave us more than we deserved
Still some folks use Your name to hurt
But You loved me before the dirt
So let me live like You do — love over hurt
[Bridge – Build]
Let’s quit preachin’ fear from the pulpit
And start talkin’ ‘bout grace that pulls us
Out the grave, out the night
With open arms and a saving light
Not to shame us, not to bruise
But to teach us how to love like You
[Soft Chorus]
Why they wearin’ Your name like chains
Carry guilt instead of change?
When all You gave was love and grace
A safe place for the broken faith
You gave us more than we deserved
Still some folks use Your name to hurt
But You loved me before the dirt
So let me live like You do — love over hurt
[Final Chorus)
I won’t wear Your name in vain
I’ll lift the lost, I’ll break these chains
‘Cause all You ever gave was love and grace
Not judgment, but a saving place
You keep givin’ second chances
To addicts, sinners, broken pasts
You saw my worth before my scars
So I’ll love like You do — with my whole heart
(Outro)
The Lord will vindicate me, His love don’t fade
He won’t abandon the work that His own hands made
Yeah… I’ve been through hell, but I’m still standin’
Guess that’s what happens when God already planned it