[Intro] [Verse 1 - Voice A] I had spent my life running From the things I'd done before Every road I took just seemed To lead me further from the Lord That night I walked into a place Where I didn't know a soul Didn't know the man beside the gun Didn't know what he'd been through But when I saw that stranger's eyes I saw a fear I understood And something in me told me I had one chance to do some good [Pre-Chorus - A] I didn't stop to think about it Didn't ask what it would cost I just stepped between that gun and him And everything I'd ever lost [Chorus - A] I was searching for redemption I found it when I gave my life away Maybe God was waiting for the choice I'd make that day In the end, one good choice was all I had left [Verse 2 - A] The room went silent for a moment Then I heard that thunder crack I felt the bullet tear through me And I knew there'd be no turning back I watched that stranger run Through the door and into the night And somehow in that final breath I knew I'd finally made something right I had spent my whole life wondering If I'd ever make amends And there beneath those neon lights I found my answer in the end [Chorus - A] I was searching for redemption I found it when I gave my life away Maybe God was waiting for the choice I'd make that day In the end, one good choice was all I had left [Gunshot echo, stop, silence] [Verse 3 - Voice B, modern country] I remember how he looked at me Though I never knew his name He stepped between me and that gun And took my place inside the flame I ran through that back door With his sacrifice behind me And every step I took that night Was a life he left behind me I never knew who he was Or why he chose to die But I carried that man's final act Every day of my life [Pre-Chorus - B] I had been given something I could never give away A second chance I never earned A borrowed life I had to face [Chorus - B] He was searching for redemption And he found it when he gave his life away Maybe God was waiting for the choice he made that day One good choice was all he had left [Verse 4 - B] I found my way into a church When I couldn't understand Why God would let a stranger die To save another man I opened up that Bible And started searching through the pages Looking for the reason Someone gave me all his tomorrows And somewhere in those words I finally understood Sometimes grace arrives through someone Who simply chooses good [Bridge - B] So now I stand behind this pulpit And tell them what I know You never know what one small choice Can change before you go Sometimes God uses a stranger To save a soul from what it's become Sometimes the life you're given Is a life you didn't earn [Steel and fiddle] [Voice B, echo] Is a life you didn't earn [Instrumental fade]
