Verse 1
I remember the carpet, cold against my face,
The world gettin’ quiet, my heartbeat out of place.
I took too much tryin’ to silence the storm,
And the darkness wrapped around me like it wanted me gone.
My breath slipped out, my vision turned gray,
And I felt my soul driftin’ further away.
But somewhere far off, through the fear and the fight,
I heard Mama callin’ Jesus with all her might.
Chorus
That was the night I should’ve died,
But mercy broke through on the other side.
When the shadows closed in and the reaper drew near,
The mighty hand of Jesus pulled me out of there.
I woke up broken, but I woke up alive —
And that was the night… the night I should’ve died.
Verse 2
Daddy held my head, tears fallin’ like rain,
A man made of iron now shakin’ with pain.
They thought they were watchin’ their boy fade away,
But Heaven was fightin’ for me that day.
Angels in the room, breath in my chest,
A heartbeat returnin’ where there shouldn’t be breath.
I opened my eyes to the sound of their cries,
And I knew right then God had given me life.
Chorus
That was the night I should’ve died,
But mercy broke through on the other side.
When the shadows closed in and the reaper drew near,
The mighty hand of Jesus pulled me out of there.
I woke up broken, but I woke up alive —
And that was the night… the night I should’ve died.
Bridge (Choir Call & Response)
Leader: I was lost in the dark, but He carried me through —
Choir: He made a way!
Leader: When death tried to claim me, my Savior broke through —
Choir: On that day!
Leader: I’m standin’ here sober, redeemed by His grace —
Choir: Lift His name!
Leader: Ten years clean and I’m still in His embrace —
Choir: Praise His name!
Final Chorus (Full Choir)
That was the night I should’ve died,
But mercy broke through on the other side.
I walked through the valley, but I didn’t stay —
My Jesus reached down and He made a way.
From the hollers to the heavens, hear me testify:
I’m alive today ’cause my Savior wouldn’t let me die.
Tag (Choir Vamp)
Wouldn’t let me die… wouldn’t let me die…
Jesus stepped in on the night I should’ve died…
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