The Carpenter

[Verse 1]

Granddaddy put some oak from the hill through an old sawmill

Built the porch we were sitting on

Like a rocking chair preacher, told a story that was sweeter

Than the tea we were sipping on

Grandma dreamed of a wraparound

Took me a month to get the last board down

I said, "Ain't that something?"

He said, "This ain't nothing"

[Chorus]

Let me tell you 'bout a man whose hands built more than I ever could

He set a world off the rails on track with some nails going into wood

He bore a cross that built a bridge

Ain't no broken that He can't fix

He can mend where you hurt

Let Him in and let Him get to work

He's the Carpenter

Oh

[Verse 2]

He said, "You should've seen me 'fore He helped me break free

From the chains I was dragging round

We wouldn't be here talking if I'd kept on walking

That road I was going down

Don't ask me how He made anything

Out of the man I used to be

I was a worthless pile of scraps

He said, "I'm used to using that"

[Chorus]

Let me tell you 'bout a man whose hands built more than I ever could

He set a world off the rails on track with some nails going into wood

He bore a cross that built a bridge

Ain't no broken that He can't fix

He can mend where you hurt

Let Him in and let Him get to work

He's the Carpenter

[Bridge]

Oh, He's the Carpenter

He'll carve you out, sand you down

Build you up on solid ground

[Chorus]

Let me tell you 'bout a man whose hands built more than I ever could

He set a world off the rails on track with some nails going into wood

He bore a cross that built a bridge

Ain't no broken that He can't fix

He can mend where you hurt

Let Him in and let Him get to work

He's the Carpenter

[Outro]

Oh, He's the Carpenter

He's the Carpenter