Father, Don't Preach

Intro

Build

(Yeah... uh)

(Father, don't preach...)

Let's go

Verse 1

Sunday morning, sun coming through the blinds (morning)

You got that Bible in your hand, same old lines (same lines)

Said I'm going astray, said I'm losing my way (lost)

But you don't see the battles that I fight every day (fight)

You talk about respect, talk about what's right (right)

But you never asked how I survived the night (night)

Preaching from the pulpit like you got all the truth (truth)

But you don't know the pain that I been through (no)

Pre-Chorus

I hear your words but they don't reach me (don't reach)

You talk of love but you don't teach me (don't teach)

I'm out here grinding, trying to find my peace (peace)

Father, don't preach... just let me breathe (breathe)

Chorus

Father, don't preach (don't preach)

Your words don't reach (don't reach)

I'm walking my own road, carrying my own load (own road)

Father, don't preach (no)

I need release (release)

Not another sermon telling me to find peace (no)

Father, don't preach... father, don't preach...

Just listen for once, that's all I need (all I need)

Verse 2

You raised me strict, said the world's a sin (sin)

But you never showed me how to deal with the pain within (pain)

Now I'm grown, making moves on my own (moves)

But you still treating me like I'm unknown (unknown)

Got my own struggles, got my own scars (scars)

But you judging me from afar (afar)

Said I should pray more, said I should repent (repent)

But you don't know the nights that I spent (nights)

Pre-Chorus

I hear your words but they don't reach me (don't reach)

You talk of love but you don't teach me (don't teach)

I'm out here grinding, trying to find my peace (peace)

Father, don't preach... just let me breathe (breathe)

Chorus

Father, don't preach (don't preach)

Your words don't reach (don't reach)

I'm walking my own road, carrying my own load (own road)

Father, don't preach (no)

I need release (release)

Not another sermon telling me to find peace (no)

Father, don't preach... father, don't preach...

Just listen for once, that's all I need (all I need)

Bridge

I respect you, I honor your name (honor)

But I need you to see me just the same (same)

Not as a project that needs to be fixed (fixed)

But as a soul that's trying to find its mix (mix)

Yeah!

Chorus

Father, don't preach (don't preach)

Your words don't reach (don't reach)

I'm walking my own road, carrying my own load (own road)

Father, don't preach (no)

I need release (release)

Not another sermon telling me to find peace (no)

Father, don't preach... father, don't preach...

Just listen for once, that's all I need (all I need)

Outro

(Father... don't preach)

(Just listen...)

(Fade out)