Stood in front..
of my Father’s mirror,
poison crawling through my veins,
I knew right then & there..
I wasn’t lookin’ at a man,
I was lookin’ at death.
A walking consequence..
A father who traded his blood,
for a little ‘ol needle, Satan’s lie!
My Father, he found me..
barley breathing,
But still alive.
He said,
“You’re no Son of mine… look at you.. you ain’t even a man..
No man shoves that poison in his arm,
A man faces himself..
the truth of his hurt.
A man stands up,
a man goes to work.
He protects his kids..
so they never feel,
The hell he’s felt.
I swear…
that’s when gratitude hit me like a train..
God, he didn’t leave me,
He became my umbrella..
for the times that it rains.
To shield my hurt..
as I kept trying to kill myself to escape.
And I’m just grateful..
grateful in a way only an outlaw can be..
Verse 1
I had poison in my veins,
and a hatred for myself I couldn’t hide.
I chased highs that made me hollow,
left me empty but somehow still alive.
My kids searched for their father,
but all they found was a locked door.
I was a ghost they learned to live without,
a man they didn’t ask for anymore.
And Lord…
I’m grateful You didn’t leave me there.
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Chorus
Because Lord, You washed the poison out,
pulled me from the fire I fed myself.
You took a man who drowned in anger
and set him back on solid ground.
I ain’t who I was,
and I ain’t who I used to be.
You forgave the father who failed…
and You washed the poison out.
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Verse 2 (outlaw gratitude)
I carried rage like a curse,
blamed everyone but the man in the mirror.
I told myself lies so often
I forgot the truth was even there.
I watched their trust turn into silence,
saw their hope fade into doubt.
And every mile I ran from them
was another mile I sold myself out.
But Lord…
You didn’t let me die that way.
You didn’t let the poison win.
You reached into the darkness
and pulled me out by my name.
And I’m grateful —
grateful like a man who knows
he should’ve been buried instead of saved.
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Chorus
Because Lord, You washed the poison out,
pulled me from the fire I fed myself.
You took a man who drowned in anger
and set him back on solid ground.
I ain’t who I was,
and I ain’t who I used to be.
You forgave the father who failed…
and You washed the poison out.
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Bridge (outlaw confession + gratitude)
I ain’t askin’ for a halo,
I ain’t askin’ for a throne.
Just keep me steady when the old me
tries to drag me back to the bone.
If my kids ever wonder
why I fight the way I do —
it’s ’cause You gave me one more chance
to be a father they can trust as true.
And Lord…
I’m grateful You gave me that chance.
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Final Chorus (quiet, heavy, outlaw‑thankful)
Lord, You washed the poison out,
pulled me from the fire I fed myself.
You took a man who drowned in anger
and set him back on solid ground.
I ain’t who I was,
and I ain’t who I used to be.
You forgave the father who failed…
and You washed the poison out.
And I’m grateful —
grateful in a way on