Crowder - The Exile Album Lyrics

In the case of nuclear or radiological fallout
Seek shelter

Every little thing's gonna be alright
Tears of joy is all I'll cry
Every little thing's gonna be alright
On the other side of exile

Every little thing's gonna be alright
Tears of joy is all I'll cry
Every little thing's gonna be alright
On the other side of exile

I used to live like a rebel
Didn't wanna behave
Thought a wretch like me couldn't ever be saved
But everything changed, I remember the day
When I heard Him calling my name

Like a thief in the night
He snuck in, took my life
I was dead now I'm alive and singing

I got stolen by the grave robber
Picked me up from that rock bottom
Washed my soul in that Holy water
Brought me back to life
One more stone rolled away
One more sinner been saved by grace
This dead man, he ain't dead no longer
All because of that grave robber

Maybe you're the one thinking
That you'll never be right
Even though your momma praying for you every night
Praying Jesus gonna find you and open your eyes
Well maybe right now's that time

Like a thief in the night
He'll sneak in, take your life
That resurrection gonna have you singing

I got stolen by the grave robber
Picked me up from that rock bottom
Washed my soul in that Holy water
Brought me back to life
One more stone rolled away
One more sinner been saved by grace
This dead man, he ain't dead no longer
All because of that grave robber

Taking my sin, taking my shame
Breaking my soul out of these chains
I'm a dead man living
And God did it
Taking my sin, taking my shame
Breaking my soul out of these chains
I've been forgiven
And God did it

I got stolen by the grave robber
Picked me up from that rock bottom
Washed my soul in that Holy water
Brought me back to life

I got stolen by the grave robber
Picked me up from that rock bottom
Washed my soul in that Holy water
Brought me back to life
One more stone rolled away
One more sinner been saved by grace
This dead man, he ain't dead no longer
All because of that grave robber

Jesus is the rock and he rolls my grave away
All because of that grave robber
Jesus is the rock and he -
All because of that grave robber

Sunday mornin' Preacher said
"Life's a mist it's just a breath"
"We're only here for a little while"
He talked about his daddy's grave
It read 1910 to '98
But the years between were just a little line

Got me wondering what I'm chasing
Don't want another minute wasted

There's a day we're born, day we pass
In between there's just a dash
What on earth am I doing?
What on earth am I doing?
Yeah I got time, but time goes fast
Yeah that line's all I have
What on earth am I doing?
What on earth am I doing?

I could take this life and live it well
I could keep on living it for myself
What's He gonna say when He calls me up? (yeah what's He gonna say?)
Was I just words, or was I love?
Did I love great or just good enough?
I just hope He says well done
(What's He gonna say?)

I keep on wondering what I'm chasing
Don't want another minute wasted

There's a day we're born, day we pass
In between there's just a dash
What on earth am I doing?
What on earth am I doing?
Yeah I got time, but time goes fast
Yeah that line's all I have
What on earth am I doing? (ay)
What on earth am I doing? (ay)

'Cause real life's in the trenches, not from the stands
In our lofty benches with manicured hands
I want a dash that's dirty, a life fully spent
Weathered and scarred from all the life that I lived
The times that we go out of our way
To paint beautiful blue over somebody's grey
When we stopped and defended injustice
Or sanded the heart of a friend that got rusted
I don't know my number or year that I'll pass
From this cold world to the kingdom that lasts
But carpe diem it's worth it, to live it not blur it
Or years could fly by and you still ain't met purpose


There's a day we're born, day we pass
In between there's just a dash
What on earth am I doing? (what on earth am I doing?)
What on earth am I doing? (what on earth am I doing?)
Yeah I got time, but time goes fast (fast)
Yeah that line's all I have
What on earth am I doing? (what on earth am I doing?)
What on earth am I doing? (what on earth am I doing?)
Life's short, but a vapor
What you gonna do? (what on earth am I doing?)
What you gonna do with your life? (what on earth am I doing?)
(What on earth am I doing?)
(What on earth am I doing?)

Still got a couple problems, never seem to solve 'em
And I keep thinking I'm letting you down still
Ain't making you proud still, why am I trying?

Just spinning my wheels up a hundred-mile hill
Sliding back down till I'm stuck here in a standstill
But oh, that's when I remember

He's working on me still
Changing me piece by piece still
Making me better, gonna do His thing
Don't care how long it takes till
All I know is
I don't care if it's a little cliché to say
That I'm a sinner saved by grace
'Cause I need more every day
That's why
He's working on me still

You're keeping such a long list of all the times you don't win
Tryna get it right, ain't gеtting it right still
Always hatin' how that feels, but let me tell ya

Evеry rebel in the church got a story like yours
Till they read about grace in a verse, and a couple red words come alive
And you realize

He's working on me still
Changing me piece by piece still
Making me better, gonna do His thing
Don't care how long it takes till
All I know is
I don't care if it's a little cliché to say
That I'm a sinner saved by grace
'Cause I need more every day
That's why
He's working on me still
He's working on me

When I'm broken
When I'm hurting
My God's still working
When I'm reaching
When I'm searching
My God's still working

When I'm broken, hurting, when I'm still searching
My God's still working
When I'm stranded, reaching, I am believing
My God is—

He's working on me still
Changing me piece by piece still
Making me better, gonna do His thing
Don't care how long it takes till
All I know is
I don't care if it's a little cliché to say
That I'm a sinner saved by grace
'Cause I need more every day
That's why
He's working on me still

He's working on me still

What's that story you've been told?
What's that lie that you've been sold?
You ain't still a criminal
Shame don't own your soul

Got shackles in your history
Broken locks and prison keys
No longer stained by the enemy
Love has made you clean

Rinsed in the blood, battle been won
Deadman pulled right outta that mud
Baptized by the fire, washed in the flood
Ain't dirty no more, you're rinsed in the blood
Hal-la-la-la-la-le-lu-jah
Hal-la-la-la-la-le-lu-jah
Hal-la-la-la-la-le-lu-jah
Hal-la-la-la-la-le-lu-jah

Count your blessings one by one
Call yourself a miracle
His blood did the impossible
Shame don't own your soul

'Cause if you're free, you're free indeed
There's nobody He can't redeem
Raise your hands and praise the King
Love has made you clean

Rinsed in the blood, battle been won
Deadman pulled right outta that mud
Baptized by the fire, washed in the flood
Ain't dirty no more, you're rinsed in the blood
Hal-la-la-la-la-le-lu-jah
Hal-la-la-la-la-le-lu-jah
Hal-la-la-la-la-le-lu-jah
Hal-la-la-la-la-le-lu-jah

And the saints all sing
"No chains on me"
And the saints all sing
"No chains on me"
When the good Lord coming, can't slow Him down
Ain't a stone-cold sinner that can keep Him out
No use hiding when He's on your tracks
God gonna get His man
When the good Lord coming, can't slow Him down
Ain't a stone-cold sinner that can keep Him out
No use hiding when He's on your tracks
God gonna get His man
Yeah, God gonna get His man

Rinsed in the blood, battle been won
Deadman pulled right outta that mud
Baptized by the fire, washed in the flood
Ain't dirty no more, you're rinsed in the blood
Hal-la-la-la-la-le-lu-jah
You're rinsed in the blood
Hal-la-la-la-la-le-lu-jah
You're rinsed in the blood
Hal-la-la-la-la-le-lu-jah
You're rinsed in the blood
Hal-la-la-la-la-le-lu-jah
You're rinsed in the blood

Stranger in a strange land (Strange land)
Wanderin' like a nomad (Nomad)
Nothin' 'round here feels anything like home (Anything like home)
Thirsty in a desert (Desert)
Wonderin' if I'll never (If I'll never)
Ever get back to where I belong (Where I belong)

But there's still a promise, there's still a song
There's still a Rock where my help comes from
Hope is not lost, hope is not gone
Even in exile
Fire by night, cloud by day
God of all Heaven gonna lead my way
No matter how long, still gonna praise
Even in exile, I'm marchin' on (Marchin' on)

Got a miracle-workin' Father
Movin' mountains, partin' waters
Impossible is just what He does (Just what He does)
Got my hands up in the battle
Come what may, it don't matter
I know this war is already won (Already won)

There's still a promise, there's still a song
There's still a Rock where my help comes from
Hope is not lost, hope is not gone
Even in exile
Fire by night, cloud by day
God of all Heaven gonna lead my way
No matter how long, still gonna praise
Even in exile, I'm marchin' on

I'm marchin' on (Marchin' on, marchin' on)

I'm marchin' on, I'm marchin' on
I'm marchin' on, I'm marchin' on
I will see the goodness of the Lord
I'm marchin' on, I'm marchin' on
I will see the goodness of the Lord
Even in exile

There's still a promise, there's still a song
There's still a Rock where my help comes from (Help comes from)
Hope is not lost, hope is not gone (Hope is not gone)
Even in exile (Even in exile)
Fire by night, cloud by day (Cloud by day)
God of all Heaven gonna lead my way
No matter how long, still gonna praise
Even in exile, I'm marchin' on

I'm marchin' on, I'm marchin' on
Even in exile
I'm marchin' on, I'm marchin' on
Even in exile
I will see the goodness of the Lord
Oh, even in exile
I will see the goodness of the Lord
Even in exile

Every night there by your bed
You fold your hands and bow your head
Throwing out another prayer in faith
When you wonder if He's hearing you
Look at me I'm living proof
I'm only right where I am today
Because somebody prayed

So I hit my knees
Cause I've seen all heaven move
(Don't matter if you hit rock bottom,
My God pick you up when you call Him)
I pray, Father please
Cause I've seen what He can do
(Don't matter if the storm cloud coming,
My God come through when you call Him)
These hands have no power
But there ain't an hour He don't come through
That's why when mountains move I say
Looks like somebody prayed

For the child of God that's far from home
The one who thinks they're too far gone
I'm throwing out another prayer in faith
Worn out altars, tear stained pews
Still I won't give up on you
I believe that anything can change
When somebody prays

I've seen miracles come from feeble words
I've seen hospital rooms turned into cathedrals
And I've seen freedom come to the prisoner
You can't tell me that prayer don't work

Every night there by your bed
When you fold your hands and bow your head
Not a single word you've ever said in vain
Cause He hears everything

Little boy with a little smile
Mom and Dad with a little child
Hand in hand for a little while

Picking up his daddy's tools
Hands hammering nails in wood
Wonder if he understood

His hands were more than skin and bone
They'd soon be open, vulnerable
Son of God but somehow fully man

The hands of Jesus
So precious and strong
They can calm the seas
They can right your wrongs
The hands of Jesus
Holding everything
If they can take a nail
They can take your shame
So bring your hurt and
All your broken pieces
And put them in the miracle-working hands of Jеsus

Touching the untouchable
Loving the unlovablе
Forgiving unforgivable

Breaking bread and pouring wine
Pick up a cross that should be mine
Arms open, palms stretched wide

The hands of Jesus
So precious and strong
They can calm the seas
They can right your wrongs
The hands of Jesus
Holding everything
If they can take a nail
They can take your shame
So bring your hurt and
All your broken pieces
And put them in the miracle-working hands of Jesus

They keep picking me up again and again
Taking me in just as I am
All of me, all I have
All I need is in the hands

Of Jesus
So precious and strong
They can calm the seas
They can right your wrongs
The hands of Jesus
Holding everything
If they can take a nail
They can take your shame
So bring your hurt and
All your broken pieces
And put them in the miracle-working hands of Jesus

How great is Your might, how good is Your grace
My shield and defender, the Ancient of Days
You ransomed creation, Your mercy ablaze
Alpha, Omega, You reign
Holy, only You are worthy
Beauty, otherworldly
You are Lord of All

All glory to the King
Always, eternally
God of everything
Lord of all
Your praise be deafening
A million centuries
God of everything
Lord of all

Holy, holy

Pavilioned in splendor, wrapped up in praise
Your robe is the sky and Your canopy space
This bountiful care, what tongue can define?
Your prеsence is brighter than light
Holy, only You arе worthy
Beauty, otherworldly
You are Lord of All

All glory to the King
Always, eternally
God of everything
Lord of all
Your praise be deafening
A million centuries
God of everything
Lord of all

You are holy
You are holy
You are holy
Lord of all
Lord of all

You are holy
Should the world start to break and tear at the seams
You are holy
The mountains unravel, the oceans retreat
You are holy
Should my enemies prey on my life in the night
Lord of all, Lord of all
Till fear is surrounding my heart like a vine
You are holy
I will stand at the gates of the valley of death
You are holy
I will call on my Savior, my faithful defense
You are holy
In You do I trust 'cause You do not fail
Lord of all, Lord of all
Unshakable power that's pushing back Hell
You are holy
Oh, great mercy giver, You stay till the end
You are holy
My maker, defender, redeemer, and friend
You are holy
You are mighty and matchless, immeasurable
Lord of all, Lord of all
You are holy, You are holy, You are Lord of all

All glory to the King
Always, eternally
God of everything
Lord of all
Your praise be deafening
A million centuries
God of everything
Lord of all

Devil's playing fiddle
Demons coming like a missile
To my left, to my right
But I ain't be dancing with 'em
I got angels watching over me
Fighting all my enemies
Wear 'em out, knock 'em down
'Bout to taste that victory

Hey, hey
They can try to slow me
Thinking that they own me
They be thinking crazy
Hey
Welcome to the showdown
They about to find out

When I got You, I am unstoppable
When I got You, nothing's impossible
No way I lose, I am unbeatable, powerful
Stronger than invincible
I feel bulletproof when I got You
When I got You

See these arrows in my quiver
Winner, winner, chicken dinner
If I'm bitten by the serpent
He'll be sucking out the venom
I got someone watching over me
Fighting all my enemies
See that smile on my face
'Bout to taste that victory

Hey, hey
They can try to slow me
Thinking that they own me
They be thinking crazy
Hey
Welcome to the showdown
They about to find out
A-a-amen

When I got You, I am unstoppable
When I got You, nothing's impossible
No way I lose, I am unbeatable, powerful
Stronger than invincible
I feel bulletproof when I got You
When I got You

When I got You
When I got You

That's my dad, I'm His son
He's gonna make that Devil run
That's my dad, that's my dad
That's my dad, I'm His son
Watch him make that Devil run
That's my dad, that's my dad

That's my dad, and I'm His son
He's gonna make that Devil run
That's my dad, that's my dad
That's my dad, I'm His son
He's gonna make that Devil run
That's my dad, yeah, that's my dad

When I got You, I am unstoppable
When I got You
When I got You, nothing's impossible
When I got You
No way I lose, I am unbeatable, powerful
No way I lose
Stronger than invincible
I feel bulletproof when I got You
When I got You

When I got You
When I got You

When I go, don't cry for me
In my Father's arms, I'll be
The wounds this world left on my soul
Will all be healed, and I'll be whole

Sun and moon will be replaced
With the light of Jesus' face
And I will not be ashamed
For my savior knows my name

It don't matter
Where you bury me
'Cause I'll be home, and I'll be free
It don't matter where I lay
All my tears be washed away

Gold and silver blind the eye
Temporary riches lie
Come and еat from heaven's store
Comе and drink and thirst no more

So weep not for me, my friend
When my time below does end
For my life belongs to Him
Who will raise the dead again

And it don't matter
Where you bury me
I'll be home, and I'll be free
It don't matter where I lay
All my tears be washed away

Hey, mm, hey
Hey

It don't matter where you bury me
I'll be home, and I'll be free
I'll be free
It don't matter where I lay
Where I lay
All my tears be washed away
Washed away
All my tears be washed away

The dust and haze can hide the light
In a crazy world, where wrong seems right
Another day is just another fight
Truth be told

There's a broken branch on the tree of life
Garden overgrown, covered in vines
Stuck out here on the other side
Truth be told

A day is coming for coming back home
Back to where the heart belongs
Feel the yearning, can you hear the groan?
The day is coming
Truth be told

Truth be told

There's a serpent sliding through thе grass
Same one that Eve and Adam mеt
Can't trust a single word he says
Truth be told

In this foreign land, where shadows loom
Rivers still run and flowers still bloom
There's a coming King 'cause there's an empty tomb
Truth be told

A day is coming for coming back home
Back to where the heart belongs
Feel the yearning, can you hear the groan?
The day is coming
Truth be told

Truth be told

Every little thing's gonna be alright
Tears of joy is all we'll cry
Every little thing's gonna be alright
On the other side of exile

Yeah, every little thing's gonna be alright
Tears of joy is all we'll cry
Every little thing's gonna be alright
On the other side of exile

Every little thing's gonna be alright
Tears of joy is all we'll cry
Every little thing's gonna be alright
On the other side of exile

A day is coming for coming back home
Back to where the heart belongs
Feel the yearning, can you hear the groan?
The day is coming
Truth be told

Truth be told