Testimony

She won't outlive all the sins of her father

Even though one day they'll outlive her

She's a textbook example of a firstborn daughter

Big eyed and wild little gap-toothed freak

Since she was a kid, mama told her she was pretty

So, they'd take long trips, drive into the city

But she didn't quite look like the girls that were skinny

Oh, but man she could sing

Damn, you should've heard her then

Well, she played for a twenty just to keep the lights on

Covered up with fenty when daddy put his hands on her

Damn, you should've heard her then

Well, she's a God-fearing woman with her goddamn reasons

Preyed on by men that claim to know Jesus

Caved to her vices, braved all her demons

And then she came back again

Ooh, Hallelujah

Damn, you should've heard her then

Ooh, Hallelujah

Damn, you should've heard her then

Damn, you should've heard her then

Well, I've seen the other side of faith

And the other side of doubt

You pack up your lifeas a kid

And you move from the west to the south

I've dug up every bit of my past

And pulled it up by the roots

And I've walked throughthe valley of death

And seen it bear fruit

Because no matter what weapon forms against me

I am strong and fearless

I am chosen and loved

I am not a mistake

I am a masterpiece

But most of all

I am free

Damn, you should hear me now

Ooh, Hallelujah

Damn, you should hear me now

Ooh, Hallelujah

Ooh, Hallelujah

Damn, you should hear me now

Ooh, Hallelujah

Ooh, Hallelujah

Ooh, Hallelujah

Ooh, Hallelujah

Ooh, Hallelujah