[Intro – spoken, low]
Mmm…
They keep sayin’ my name…
But they got it wrong…
[Verse 1]
They say, “Kevin, boy, you changed your ways”
Like I climbed up out them dark old days
Like I broke them chains with these two hands
Like I drew salvation in my plans
But they don’t know where I’ve been
That devil had me deep in sin
I was six feet down, couldn’t see no light
Couldn’t win that war, couldn’t fight that fight
[Pre-Chorus – rising]
I hear ‘em talk… I just shake my head…
If it was up to me… I’d already be dead…
[Chorus – strong, choir response feel]
No, it wasn’t me (no, it wasn’t me)
Couldn’t set my soul free (set my soul free)
I didn’t wash these sins away
Didn’t make it to a better day
Not my hands, not my will
Not my strength that saved me still
This life I live, I testify—
That’s God’s grace… not mine
[Verse 2 – gritty, rhythmic]
I remember nights on a dead-end road
Heavy heart and a heavy load
Bottle in my hand, shame in my veins
Dancin’ with death in them pouring rains
Talkin’ loud but I couldn’t pray
Runnin’ hard but I lost my way
Every step just dragged me down
Closer to that cold, dark ground
[Pre-Chorus]
I cried out once… didn’t think He’d hear…
But mercy showed up… pulled me near…
[Chorus – fuller, add stomp/clap feel]
No, it wasn’t me (no, it wasn’t me)
Couldn’t set my soul free (set my soul free)
I didn’t wash these sins away
Didn’t make it to a better day
Not my hands, not my will
Not my strength that saved me still
This life I live, I testify—
That’s God’s grace… not mine
[Bridge – breakdown, preacher tone]
I was lost! (lost!)
I was gone! (gone!)
Buried deep where I didn’t belong!
But He reached down! (reached down!)
Took my hand! (took my hand!)
Pulled me up when I couldn’t stand!
So don’t praise me—give Him the glory!
I’m just livin’ out His story!
[Final Chorus – biggest, choir energy]
No, it wasn’t me (no, it wasn’t me)
Couldn’t set my soul free (set my soul free)
I didn’t wash these sins away
Didn’t make it to a better day
Not my hands, not my will
Not my strength that saved me still
Every breath and every step I see—
That’s God workin’… not me
[Outro – soft, resolved]
Yeah…
If you see somethin’ good in me…
That’s Him…
Not me…
Broken2Blessed
