Saved

[Verse 1]
I was burned out, blacked out
Sleeping in my truck outside the bar
Had a Bible on the floorboard
Collecting dust like my old guitar
Mama kept on praying
Daddy said, "Boy, you’re breaking her heart"
But I just laughed it off
Till I finally fell apart
[Chorus]
I should've been gone, in the ground, in the grave
But somehow, someway, I got saved
Pulled from the ditch where I laid in my shame
Given a name I could never earn
I ran and I ran, but Your love stayed
Met me in the mess that I made
Yeah, I was lost on a road I paved
But You turned it around
Now I'm standing here Saved
[Verse 2]
I remember that Sunday
Sat in the back, hat in my hands
Preacher talked about mercy
Said, "It ain't about the kind of man you’ve been"
Felt that flood in my chest
When I heard there was grace for me
Hit my knees on that worn-out rug
And I finally got set free (oh yeah)
[Chorus]
I should've been gone, in the ground, in the grave
But somehow, someway, I got saved
Pulled from the ditch where I laid in my shame
Given a name I could never earn
I ran and I ran, but Your love stayed
Met me in the mess that I made
Yeah, I was lost on a road I paved
But You turned it around
Now I'm standing here Saved
[Bridge]
Now this ring on my finger
These kids in the yard
This peace in my pillow
This healed-up heart
Every breath, every blessing
Every step that I take
Is a story I’m singing
Of a sinner You Saved
[Chorus]
I should've been gone, in the ground, in the grave
But somehow, someway, I got saved
Pulled from the ditch where I laid in my shame
Given a name I could never earn
I ran and I ran, but Your love stayed
Met me in the mess that I made
Yeah, I was lost on a road I paved
But You turned it around
Now I'm singing it loud
Jesus, I am Saved

country, Modern arena country with male vocals, driving drums and gritty overdriven guitars under a wide-open steel guitar that cries on the turnarounds. Verses start in a mid-tempo, storytelling pocket, then the chorus hits bigger with stacked harmonies and a soaring steel hook. Dynamic bridge drops to half-time with intimate vocal before a final, triumphant chorus.