IF I SAW BLOOD
I’VE SPENT ALL OF MY LIFE DOING THE BEST I CAN
AT FIGURING WHAT’S WRONG AND WHAT’S RIGHT, AIMING FOR THE LAST
WHEN I WAS ON THE CLOCK I WAS CALLED A HARD WORKING MAN
I TRIED TO STICK TO THE HIGH ROAD WHEN EVEN IT SLOWED ME DOWN
IF I SINNED I WAS PREPARED TO PAY THE PRICE
WHAT MISTAKES I MADE, MADE SURE NOT TO MAKE THEM TWICE
NOW, IF I SAW BLOOD
UPON MY BROTHER’S HAND
I’M AFRAID I’D BE TURNED
INTO A DIFFERENT KIND OF MAN
LIKE SOME KIND OF DARK HORSE, SICK OF LIVING IN REIGNS
I’M AFRAID OF THE BLOOD IN OUR VEINS
WHILE MY BROTHERS WERE GROWING UP I WANTED THEM TO BE
HONEST IN THEIR BONES, BETTER MEN THAN ME
I TAUGHT THEM ABOUT LOVE, COMPASSION AND THINGS
FORGIVENESS WAS A GIFT FOR THOSE THAT DESERVE IT THE LEAST
AND IF YOU SIN BE PREPARED TO PAY THE PRICE
WHAT MISTAKES YOU MAKE, MAKE SURE NOT TO MAKE THEM TWICE