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