V1
IT WAS A HOT AND HAZY JULY MORNING
GATHERED BY THE RIVER WITH THE BIRDS ALL HUMMING AND THE SMELL OF JASMINE HANGIN' ON THE BREEZE

PREACHER HE WAS PREACHING FROM A KING JAMES BIBLE WHEN THE CHURCH ALL BROKE OUT IN REVIVAL SAINTS AND SINNERS FALLING ON THEIR KNEES

THAT WAS THE DAY, EVERYTHING CHANGED

CH
I PUT MY FEET IN THE ALABAMA MUD AND WADED OUT IN THE WATER CHOIR ON THE BANK SINGING POWER IN THE BLOOD (""WONDER WORKIN' POWER"") I WENT UNDER, HE WASHED ME CLEAN CAME UP SHOUTIN' HALLELUJAH I'M FREE THANK GOD HE MET ME WHERE I WAS ANKLE DEEP IN THE ALABAMA MUD

V2
AND EVER SINCE THEN HE'S BEEN BESIDE ME
LIKE A NORTH STAR SHINING HE'S THERE TO GUIDE ME THROUGH THE BENDS AND TURNS AND CURVES OF THIS OLD LIFE

LOOKING BACK NOW ON THAT SOUTHERN SUMMER I'LL NEVER GET OVER ALL THAT HE PUT UNDER WHEN TOOK THIS REBEL HEART AND WASHED IT WHITE

THAT WAS THE DAY, EVERYTHING CHANGED