What the Bull Couldn’t Do
Verse 1
Right after Drake passed, the town stood still
Memorial bull riding, Friday night lights
I’d hung it up two years, said I’m done with that life
But grief has a way of calling you back
Buddy’s uncle said, “I’ll cover your fee
Just ride one more time, do it for he and me”
I nodded slow, climbed up tight
Didn’t know I was betting my life that night
Pre-Chorus
No helmet on, just a rope and a prayer
Heart beating loud in that county air
Chorus
That bull put me down in the arena dirt
Stomped my head twice, man it still hurts
Everything went black, I couldn’t breathe
Thought that was it, thought He’d come for me
But if I’m still here, there’s a reason why
I swear I felt hands on my life
They said I shouldn’t have made it through
But Jesus did what the bull couldn’t do
Verse 2
Sirens screaming, hands on my chest
Voices counting, cutting off my vest
Helicopter blades tearing up the sky
I thought I was gone somewhere mid-flight
ICU lights, time bending strange
Crazy visions I still can’t name
Night ran long into morning blue
Waiting on words that never came through
Pre-Chorus
Doctors staring like they missed a sign
Like I’d already crossed that line
Chorus
Yeah that bull put me down in the arena dirt
Stomped my head twice, man it still hurts
Everything went black, I couldn’t breathe
Thought that was it, thought He’d come for me
But if I’m still here, there’s a reason why
I swear I felt hands on my life
They said I shouldn’t have made it through
But Jesus did what the bull couldn’t do
Bridge (drop guitar, half-time)
Steel hooves where my skull should’ve broke
No helmet, no shield, just mercy and hope
I don’t know when, I don’t know how
But God stood there between then and now
Final Chorus (lift, but raw)
That bull put me down in the arena dirt
Stomped my head twice, man it still hurts
Everything went black, I couldn’t breathe
Thought that was it, thought He’d come for me
But I walked out when I shouldn’t move
Breathing proof of what I knew
They said I shouldn’t have made it through
But Jesus did what the bull couldn’t do
Outro (spoken / soft)
By morning they said I was fine somehow
Still feel that dirt when I bow my head now
God had plans I never knew
Jesus did what the bull couldn’t do
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