They Need LoveThey Need Love

He’s been preached at He’s been preached at

a million timesa million times

so he can tell you so he can tell you

what’s wrong and rightwhat’s wrong and right

But he still sits But he still sits

with a heart of stone with a heart of stone

cause condemnation cause condemnation

is all he’s knownis all he’s known

But what if we But what if we

took a different route took a different route

got to know him got to know him

from the inside outfrom the inside out

Showed him that Showed him that

we’re all the samewe’re all the same

and told him and told him

about amazing graceabout amazing grace

Cause he needs loveCause he needs love

he needs love he needs love

and lots of it and lots of it

before he’ll ever open upbefore he’ll ever open up

He needs grace He needs grace

from God abovefrom God above

but from usbut from us

he needs lovehe needs love

If she doesn’t somehow catch an eye

she’ll sleep out in the cold tonight

So she works the corner with fishnets on just blocks away

from a house of God

She claims she’ll She claims she’ll

never go inside never go inside

just doesn’t think that just doesn’t think that

it would feel rightit would feel right

But what if we But what if we

stepped out to her stepped out to her

with love that she with love that she doesn’t have to earn have to earn

Cause she needs loveshe needs love and lots of it

before she’ll ever open up

She needs grace from God above

but from usshe needs love

I bet the world would change I bet the world would change

if it knew love if it knew love

Well we know His name Well we know His name

so it’s up to usso it’s up to us

We gotta reach our hands We gotta reach our hands

to wash some feetto wash some feet

go another mile go another mile

to find a needto find a need

We gotta step off of We gotta step off of

our pedestals our pedestals

if we want a change if we want a change

that’s radicalthat’s radical

If we wanna serve If we wanna serve

the least of these the least of these

then love is what then love is what

we really needwe really need

Cause we need loveCause we need love

we need love we need love

and lots of it and lots of it

before we’ll ever open upbefore we’ll ever open up

We need grace We need grace

from God abovefrom God above

because from usbecause from us

They need loveThey need love

they need love they need love

and lots of it and lots of it

before they’ll ever open upbefore they’ll ever open up

They need graceThey need grace

from God abovefrom God above

but from usbut from us

they need lovethey need love

Oh they need loveOh they need love