The Church
Joseph Habedank
I've heard it said, the church is not a building I guess it's true, it's only brick and stone But there's one that changed my life Off Highway 35 And to this day, that place still feels like home There's a preacher who's been there for 40 years Preaching for the Lord and to the lost I know those wooden pews I've walked the aisle a time or two And, oh, the things I've felt inside those walls It's where I learned to pray And sing "Amazing Grace" When they said amen, I didn't wanna leave And even to this day I still read the old King James It's how I learned to quote John 3:16 Though I packed up and moved to Tennessee I can't get that church out of me We went every time the doors were open Wednesday, Sunday, sometimes Tuesday too Mama played piano While I sat on the front row And I met Jesus right there in that pew It's where I learned to pray And sing "Amazing Grace" When they said amen, I didn't wanna leave And even to this day I still read the old King James It's how I learned to quote John 3:16 Though I packed up and moved to Tennessee I can't get that church out of me Oh, I wonder if those people Underneath that steeple Know the mark that they have left on me Oh, the man I am today Still loves that sacred place My roots are planted in that memory Of where I learned to pray And sing "Amazing Grace" When they said amen, I didn't wanna leave And even to this day I still read the old King James It's how I learned to quote John 3:16 Though I packed up and I moved to Tennessee I can't get that church out of me I hope I never get that church out of me
