A Mighty Thing

[Verse 1]

Don't fear the gun, fear the man

That's what they taught me when I was young

Don't hate the sinner, hate the sin

I add it up, it don't make sense

[Chorus]

They dipped my head into the holy well

To save me from the fires of Hell

Sayin', "Jesus died so you could shine"

You can't beat that deal

[Verse 2]

They say walk your talk, but when I walk

I stumble on what I say

How can my words be mightier

When my fear gets in the way?

[Chorus]

They dipped my head into the holy well

I held my breath I was scared as hell

Jesus died so I could shine

You can't beat that deal

[Bridge]

But the boyfriend at the football game

The teacher at the gym

They taught me how to hate myself

How could I shine? I cannot win

[Verse 3]

There's a battle cry for my insides

My moral compass, it is a mess

I'm bound to find out in the end

That I failed their doggone test

[Chorus]

They dipped my head into the holy well

They couldn't save me from myself

If Jesus died so I could shine

How come my light, it grows so dim

[Outro]

I fear the gun, I fear the man

Oh, my insides I fear especially

I fear the boy walkin' down my road

Even though I know he fears me

Because a bullet is a mighty thing

A teacher is a mighty thing