This Love

Verse I:
I remember the first time somebody called me fat
I was in the third grade, can you imagine that?
I'd spent my whole summer eatin’ honey buns and fried chicken
So by the time that school started, I looked a lot different

So I know what it’s like to look in the mirror and hate yourself
Tugging at your clothes, wishing you could change yourself
You need some new hips, new thighs, different colored eyes
How come that outfit at H&M don’t come in a bigger size?

You don’t show up to parties, ‘cause they gone point and stare
You really hate your body / There's cameras everywhere
No paparazzi please, especially from low angles
You wearin’ bigger jeans so they don't see your swollen ankles

But guess what - God loves you just the way you are
It doesn’t matter whether you big or skinny, light or dark
He took some extra special care when He made you
So be you and love you, ‘cause God could never hate you

Chorus:
What happened to the love we had
What happened to the love we had
How did we ever get so bad
Never dreamed we'd ever be so sad

Who gone hear us when we pray?
Be our hero, save the day
We need ---
We need this love

Verse II:
The need for God’s love on earth is obvious
But how they gone get it if they never see the God in us?
We're supposed to light the world, show ‘em all a better way
We were called to be love to the unloved and never hate

God Hates Fags is the dumbest statement i've ever heard
The dumbest statement i've ever heard
How you passin’ judgement ‘cause they different than you?
Take a good look at yo life ‘cause you got issues too

I'm so absurd / I passed a homeless person and never said a word
Even if he is faking it, he still deserves
Some time and attention - maybe even some prayer too
If we weren’t so busy over-eatin’, I would feed him too

It's beautiful how He made us with different skin colors
Every life should matter, not just the fallen Coloreds
How can I say I love God, but I hate my brother?
If God cares for us, then we should learn to love each other

Chorus (1x)

Verse III:
For God so loved the world, He gave His only Son
If you confess and then believe, life is never done
He came to earth to show us how to live a better way
And then they killed him, but He got up from the very grave

He knows about your sins and all of yo’ mistakes
All your indiscretions and wrongs, He will now erase
We know that life is hard, but He’s servin’ up grace
Forgiveness is for everybody, so grab a plate

Chorus (1x)