Street corner preacher in a beat up suit
But he wasn’t preaching bout a promise land
I stopped to listen just long enough
When he reached out and took my hand
He said, I believe I know you I think we have met before
I looked down at the scars on his hand
I knew right then this was a man I could not ignore
He said
Hey my friend
Where’ve you been
I’ve been waiting on you for awhile
I came a long way
Just for this day
There was something different in his eyes
He said, let me tell you about my life
I know all about yours
I knew right then without a doubt
This is what I’d been praying for
So we sat down and had a cup of coffee
And he told me about his friends
He said some stuck around and some did him wrong
But that’s not where the story ends
He said he’d been tempted and he said he’d been tried
I said, I’ve been through that stuff too
Then he leaned in close and told me some things
And right then and there I knew
He said
Hey my friend
Where’ve you been
I’ve been waiting on you for awhile
I came a long way
Just for this day
There was something different in his eyes
He said, let me tell you about my life
I know all about yours
I knew right then without a doubt
This is what I’d been praying for
[bridge]
Then he stood up and started to go
And tears filled my eyes
He said don’t worry son I’ll always be here
Then he faded from my sight
He said
Hey my friend
Where’ve you been
I’ve been waiting on you for awhile
I came a long way
Just for this day
There was something different in his eyes
He said, let me tell you about my life
I know all about yours
I knew right then without a doubt
This is what I’d been praying for
He said
Hey my friend
Where’ve you been
I’ve been waiting on you for awhile
I came a long way
Just for this day
There was something different in his eyes
He said, let me tell you about my life
I know all about yours
I knew right then without a doubt
This is what I’d been praying for
