Left in the water

Verse 1

I walked down to that river

With a lifetime on my back

Every wrong turn, every heartache

Every piece of my past

I’d already given Jesus

Everything I had inside

But I wanted the whole world to know

I’d chosen His side

Pre-Chorus

The preacher took my hand

I heard him say my name

I took one breath and closed my eyes

And I never came up the same

Chorus

I left it in the water

Every chain that held me down

Went under with my yesterday

Came up on holy ground

The water didn’t save me

Jesus already did

But I went down to show the world

My old life died with Him

I raised my hands toward Heaven

Tears running down my face

I left it in the water

And came up covered in grace

Verse 2

That river wasn’t magic

It was just water running free

But it meant everything that morning

When it washed across me

It was more than just a moment

More than something people saw

It was me saying, “Jesus, I’m Yours

My life belongs to You, Lord”

Chorus

I left it in the water

Every chain that held me down

Went under with my yesterday

Came up on holy ground

The water didn’t save me

Jesus already did

But I went down to show the world

My old life died with Him

I raised my hands toward Heaven

Tears running down my face

I left it in the water

And came up covered in grace

Bridge

Buried with Him beneath the water

Raised to walk a brand-new road

No, I won’t say that I’m perfect

But I know who holds my soul

And when the devil brings up yesterday

Trying to tell me who I’ve been

I’ll point him back toward that river

And say, “I ain’t going back again!”

Final Chorus

I left it in the water

All the guilt and all the shame

I went down calling Jesus

And came up praising His name

The water didn’t save me

It was the blood of Calvary

But that river told my story

Of what Jesus did for me

Now every step I’m taking

I’m walking by His grace

I left my past there in the water

And rose up in Jesus’ name

Outro

I went down with my yesterday…

I came up knowing who I am.

Saved by Jesus.

Washed in grace.

And I’m never going back again.