[Intro] Everybody messes up Everybody gets things wrong But what we do when we mess up That's where we learn to be strong [Verse 1] Sometimes I say something I shouldn't have said Sometimes I get angry and lose my head Sometimes I know better but do it anyway Then I wish I could take those words away But hiding my wrong doesn't make it disappear And pretending I'm perfect won't bring me peace So I can tell Jesus exactly what I did He already knows, and He still loves me [Chorus] When I mess up, I can turn around I can tell the truth and lay it down I don't have to hide, I don't have to run I can ask forgiveness through God's only Son When I mess up, I can start again His mercy meets me right where I am I'm not saying sin doesn't matter I'm saying grace is greater [Verse 2] The Bible says confess the things we've done And God is faithful through His only Son He'll forgive our sins and make us clean Not because we're perfect But because of what Jesus did for me But forgiveness doesn't mean there won't be a cost Sometimes our choices show us what we've lost If I break your trust, I may have work to do Saying "I'm sorry" means changing what I do [Chorus] When I mess up, I can turn around I can tell the truth and lay it down I don't have to hide, I don't have to run I can ask forgiveness through God's only Son When I mess up, I can start again His mercy meets me right where I am I'm not saying sin doesn't matter I'm saying grace is greater [Bridge] The prodigal ran far away But the father watched and waited When his son came walking home The father celebrated That's what mercy looks like That's what God's love can do When I turn my heart toward Him He welcomes me back too [Chorus] When I mess up, I can turn around I can tell the truth and lay it down I don't have to hide, I don't have to run I can ask forgiveness through God's only Son When I mess up, I can start again His mercy meets me right where I am I'm not saying sin doesn't matter I'm saying grace is greater [Outro] So when I mess up I'll tell the truth I'll turn back to Jesus And let Him make me new I don't have to run I don't have to hide His mercy is waiting With His arms open wide
