[Verse 1] I ran with the split lip grin One foot in, one foot out again Debt in the ribs, dirt on the hands Took what I could, then called it plans You knew my name in the broken place Knew every lie on my paper face Still You came with a steady step Bread in the palm and a wider breath I wore my shame like a second skin Thought the dark was the only kingdom in But mercy moved like a living tide Found me out where the proud ones hide You did not flinch at the mess I made Did not turn back when the colors frayed You said, "Come near," and the fear said, "go" Then grace hit hard like a flood below [Pre-Chorus] And I leaned in When the kindness cut through me I leaned in When the truth undid me I leaned in To the hands that knew me I leaned in Now the old me loses [Chorus] Good news for the bad guys Good news for the bad guys Mercy called my name And it changed my mind Good news for the bad guys Good news for the bad guys The Judge is kind So I lay it down [Verse 2] I had a mouth like a loaded room Every word built a little tomb Every joke was a shield I threw Every laugh had a crack running through Then You found me in the aftershock When my strong little wall got rocked You did not come with a fist of fire You came with a wound that climbed higher Who can stand in that holy stare When the love in the eye says, "I was there" Not to shame me, not to leave me dead But to crack my pride and to raise my head Now repentance is not a chain It is open air after all that rain It is turning toward the stronger hands It is coming home with the weight unplanned [Bridge] Let the scratch cut Let the old lies scatter Let the beat stutter If the pride gets shattered I was hard as stone Now I know I'm seen I was running wild Now I bow clean [Chorus] Good news for the bad guys Good news for the bad guys Mercy called my name And it changed my mind Good news for the bad guys Good news for the bad guys The Judge is kind So I lay it down [Outro] You reach the lost You lift the wrecked You call the thieves And You keep Your word Good news For the bad guys Good news For me
