[Intro]
Life throws its fists
I hit the floor
Spit in the dust
I hear you roar
[Verse 1]
Split lip
Knuckles on stone
Everyone left
Thought I was done, alone
Counted me out
Called me a lost cause
You took the hit with me
Hanging on that cross
Blood in my teeth
Dirt in my lungs
All of my prayers
Sound like speaking in tongues
You stood in my corner
Silent, but real
Said, "Every scar you show me
Is something I can heal"
[Chorus]
Hey Jesus, teach me to not quit (not quit)
When I’m beaten, broken, losing my grip
You took the nails, you took that hit
You got up again, so I won’t sit
When I think there is no hope
You say, "Son, you’re so, so close"
Hey Jesus, teach me to not quit
Teach me to not quit
[Verse 2]
Flashbacks
Floor of my room
Staring at the ceiling
Waiting on doom
Phone in my hand
Ready to fade
You cut through the noise
Like a sunrise blade
You said, "Breathe, boy
Look at my side
I know that dark
I walked that night"
If the stone rolled back
From your cold grave
Then this little failure
Ain’t stronger than your name
[Pre-Chorus]
I stagger
You steady my feet
[low vocal register] I’m shaking
But you don’t retreat
If you rose up
After all that pain
Then quitting right now
Would spit on your name
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[Bridge]
[half-time beat, crowd vocals]
Fists up
Bruised heart
You’ve been there
From the start
I fall down
You say, "Rise"
Wipe the fire
Back in my eyes
I’m not done
While you still breathe
In my lungs
In my grief
You stood up
So I stand too
If I don’t quit
It’s ’cause of you
[screamed] I won’t quit!
[band drop]
[whispered vocals] I won’t quit…
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