The Same Pew (Heart Problems)

​[Intro]

(Soft organ swell transforming into a crisp R&B beat)

(Yeah...)

(I see you over there)

(Fixing your robe... hiding your heart)

Listen.

​[Verse 1]

Sunday morning light, stained glass on the floor

You walked in heavy when you opened the door

The suit fits perfect, the tie is tight

But I know you didn’t sleep a wink last night

You’re shaking hands, you’re kissing babies

While your mind is full of "ifs" and "maybes"

You’re the shepherd leading everyone through

But tell me, Maurice, who’s leading you?

​[Pre-Chorus]

(You hold the mic) But I hold the truth

(Healing the elders) And saving the youth

But the pressure is rising, I check the chart

I see the fluttering inside your heart

​[Chorus]

I know you got heart problems (I got the cure)

You need a love that is steady and pure

Don't gotta sit alone in the front row

I'm right here, baby, let the feelings show

We're in the same church, same struggle too

Make a little room in the same pew

(Yeah, in the same pew)

​[Post-Chorus: Hook]

So slide over, let me heal the ache

Slide over, for heaven’s sake

I’m the calm to your stress

The "Amen" to your bless

Same pew, same view, same God, same You

​[Verse 2]

You diagnose the spirit, I check the pulse

No need for secrets, no need for anything else

I’m not a fan, I’m not in the crowd

I’m the quiet peace when the world gets loud

You treat the symptoms, but ignore the cause

Let’s take a minute, baby, press pause

I’m certified to handle the care

Just look to your left, I’m already there

​[Chorus]

I know you got heart problems (I got the cure)

You need a love that is steady and pure

Don't gotta sit alone in the front row

I'm right here, baby, let the feelings show

We're in the same church, same struggle too

Make a little room in the same pew

​[Verse 3]

They call you Reverend, but I call you by name

Without the title, tell me, is it the same?

You feed the sheep, but you're starving inside

Nowhere to run, and nowhere to hide

I checked the stats, the prognosis is clear

The only medication that you need is here

So drop the facade, let the service be done

The healing starts now, we've only begun

​[Bridge]

They see the Pastor, I see the Man!

They see the Glory, I understand the Plan!

Let me be your sanctuary, let me be your rest

Put your heavy head right here on my chest

(Breathe in... Breathe out...)

Let the heart problem work itself out!

​[Guitar Solo / R&B Ad-libs]

(Work it out, Jesus)

(Slide over, slide over!)

​[Chorus]

I know you got heart problems (I got the cure)

You need a love that is steady and pure

Don't gotta sit alone in the front row

I'm right here, baby, let the feelings show

We're in the same church, same struggle too

Make a little room in the same pew

​[Post-Chorus: Outro Hook]

Slide over.

(Just a little bit)

Slide over.

(Let me in)

Same pew.

Same view.

Same God.

Same You.

(End)