In this song Johnnie is talking about just how dire his life could be without his faith. In the beginning he sings about waking up with his mind on the Lord. He doesn’t feel worthy of being saved necessarily, but the Lord has saved him anyway.
Woke up this morning with my mind
Staying on the Lord
Woke up this morning with my mind
Staying on the Lord
Woke up this morning with my mind
Staying on the Lord
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah
God woke me up this morning
Closing my right mind
God woke me up this morning
Closing my right mind
God woke me up this morning
Closing my right mind
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah
Didn't have to wake me
But he woke me anyhow
Didn't have to save me
But he saved me anyhow
I could have been somewhere else
I could have been living insane
I could have been somewhere drunk
I could have been in my brain
I could have been dead in my brain
But the Lord has blessed me
I wanna say thank you
I could have been somewhere else
I could have been living insane
I could have been somewhere high
I could have been in my brain
But the Lord has blessed me, yes he has
The Lord has blessed me