External Fix-It Remedies

These weeds keep poppin up

I thought I'd killed them all last week

Cause I dowsed them with this poison

Whose label read extra strength

But sure enough they're still there

Just as sure as they'd been before

Strangling all the flowers

I'd created this garden for

But I've tried all the external fix-it remedies

And I've exhausted every ounce of my own strength

But until I dig down deep enough to find the root

All I'm doin is, all I'm doin is yankin out the leaves

You say your sin keeps poppin up

You thought you'd killed it all last week

Because you told yourself you'd stop it all

And you prayed that you'd be released

But sure enough it's still there

Just as sure as it'd been before

Distracting you from righteousness

And rotting out your solid core

Cause you've tried all the external fix-it remedies

And you've exhausted every ounce of your own strength

But until you dig down deep enough to find the root

All you're doin is, all you're doin is yankin out the leaves

My garden was once my favorite part about this town

Its beauty overshadowed all others in this place

You see, I hired a man to care for it and keep it that way

He was the best gardener around

But soon my old pride got to thinkin

About doin' this job on my own.

I fired the man that perfectly kept it

And that's when the weeds started a grow'n

Cause I've tried all the external fix-it remedies

And I've exhausted every ounce of my own strength

But until I dig down deep enough to find the root

All I'm doin is, yankin out the leaves