[Verse 1] Woke up on a floor I didn't know Face pressed into someone else's coat Bottle on its side like it fainted Phone full of names I hated Court dates circled in red Mama praying on the line I left her on read Sirens were my lullabies for years Threw my whole heart Down the stairs I was knee-deep in that poison rain Called it freedom It was chains Every promise that I made I broke twice Looking for a vein Never looking for life I stayed low so long That the gutter felt like home Eyes on the ground On the grind On the gram Never thought to ask Who I am [Chorus] Till I looked up Caught a glimpse of mercy in the sky The dark got quiet When I heard a whisper "You ain't left behind" Hands that could've crushed me Pulled me from the fire There but for the grace of God go I (yeah) There but for the grace of God go I [Verse 2] Rehab bed Plastic cross by the door Chaplain reading words I’d laughed at before Said "You been running from a love that don't run out" I broke down ugly Cursed Then cried it out Signed my name on a brand-new start Shaking Ink all over my heart Step by step Day by day Trading my fix For faith Now I'm driving past that same old spot See my boys posted where I almost got shot Same brown bag Same dead eyes They say "Come through" I say "I'm praying for your lives" 'Cause I remember when that alley was my church When a little white rock Was my worth I ain't better I'm just rescued Every time I pass I tell the truth [Chorus] I looked up Caught a glimpse of mercy in the sky The dark got quiet When I heard a whisper "You ain't left behind" Hands that could've crushed me Pulled me from the fire There but for the grace of God go I There but for the grace of God go I [Bridge] If I ever start thinking I climbed out on my own Let the scars on these arms Drag me back to that road To the nights I begged the ceiling Just to let me die So I never forget Why I'm alive [Chorus] 'Cause I looked up Found a love I finally can depend on Now my worst mistake Is just a verse in a redeemed song Every breath I’m breathing Is borrowed Not mine There but for the grace of God go I (oh) There but for the grace of God go I
