Build the House

If the Lord don't build a house, it'll fall down If the Lord don't got my city, the enemy's getting in I can work my fingers to the bone Give my mortal all But if the Lord don't build a house it'll fall Working all day through the night, 'til the morning light Trying to kill the stress in my chest, but it never dies Doesn't matter how high up the ladder I go I still feel low When I wanna get ahead of you Make you get what I want, before you're ready to I'm just trying to get a couple of months ahead On my daily bread I'm building my own kingdom, I'm so exhausted Had a vision I lost it, whoa If the Lord don't build a house, it'll fall down If the Lord don't got my city, the enemy's getting in I can work my fingers to the bone Give my mortal all But if the Lord don't build a house it'll fall It's like a counterfeit religion that I'm tired of bowing to A competition where the winners are bound to lose Is gaining the whole world worth losing control of my soul? I'm not sure When I see people, cruel and deceitful Applauded for violence, rewarded for evil Sometimes they hide behind pulpits and steeples Oh, power has such an allure That's why we're building our own kingdoms And forging your name on the contracts Laying foundations that won't last If the Lord don't build a house, it'll fall down If the Lord don't got my city, the enemy's getting in I can work my fingers to the bone Give my mortal all But if the Lord don't build a house it'll fall Ohh When the rain falls When the waters rise When the wind blows Don't be surprised 'Cause if the Lord's not in it It's all in vain If the Lord's not in it It'll wash away If the Lord don't build a house, it'll fall down If the Lord don't got my city, the enemy's getting in I can work my fingers to the bone Give my mortal all But if the Lord don't build a house, it'll fall If the Lord don't build a house, it'll fall