Raise me straight and raise me true

Spent my days becoming you

Sunday morning, evening too

Sitting in your second pew

Torn apart, my spirits spent

I fell in love on accident

Wondered just what Jesus meant

When he said all love was Heaven sent

Papa I don't need a preacher

I ain't some kind of creature from some old double feature

I just want to make you proud of the kind of love I've found

But you say it ain’t allowed

Say that its a sin

But it's how I've always been

Did you love me when, he was just my friend?

Tried my hardest not to be

I locked the door and I broke the key

Jesus died upon that tree

Daddy do you think he'd cover me

Red and yellow black and white

We are precious in His sight

So why can't I sleep through the night?

Daddy do you think I've turned out right?

Papa, I don't need a preacher

I ain't some kind of creature from some old double-feature

I just wanna make you proud of the kind of love I've found

Well you say it ain’t allowed

You say that it's a sin

But it's how I've always been.

Did you love me when, he was just my friend?

Papa, you're the one that taught me

By His stripes He sought me, and with His blood He bought me

Daddy, you're the one that claimed that He'd love me through the flame

Now, can't you do the same?

I've been born again

But I first was born in sin

Did you love me then?

Did you love me then?