Salvation Works

Lyrics

[Verse 1] She's a woman on a mission Always in the church If you need a ride into town Her offer is the first [Pre-Chorus] Yeah, she thinks that if she's perfect She can outrun all the hurt But that ain't how salvation works [Chorus] That steeple still needs painting But they're out there cutting grass There's a two-line Sunday sermon She'll miss 'cause she drives too fast And the message on the marquee Reflected in the glass Is "Every sinner has a future And every saint has a past" [Verse 2] He's a man with a memory That turned into a curse He keeps every bottle empty 'Til he's numb down to the nerve [Pre-Chorus] He thinks that forgiveness Is reserved for souls like hers But that ain't how salvation works [Chorus] That steeple still needs painting But they're out there cutting grass There's a two-line Sunday sermon She'll miss 'cause she drives too fast And the message on the marquee Reflected in the glass Is "Every sinner has a future And every saint has a past" [Verse 3] I can't quote the Bible The chapter or the verse And Heaven's just a promise For those left here on Earth [Bridge] But I believe that God loves us More than we deserve And I hope that's how Yeah, I hope that's how I hope that's how salvation works Salvation works [Outro] Oh, I hope that's how I hope that's how Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh