[Verse 1]
We were running through the red lights
In a hurry to get to nowhere in a white Beretta
We'll go to Memphis in the morning to get it over with
And in a couple days, you'll feel a lot better

[Pre-Chorus]
I was raised in the church, I was washed in the blood
And we all were saved before we even left home
If His love is unconditional, why do I feel so miserable?
Why are you digging your nails in the Styrofoam?

[Chorus 1]
It was so many years ago, oh, and I just didn't know
But that ain't no excuse
For bеing who you are, I thank you and I'm sorry
For what you went through

[Verse 2]
I was sitting at a red light, listеning to Son Volt
"May the wind take your troubles away"
I could have been somebody's father, couldn't boil a pot of water
I was nineteen years old in 1998

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Raised in the church, washed in the blood
And we all were saved before we even left home
I thank God you weren't brought up like me, with all that shame and certainty
And I'm sorry you had to go in that room alone
[Chorus 1]
It was so many years ago, oh, and I just didn't know
But that ain't no excuse
For being who you are, I thank you and I'm sorry
For what you went through

[Chorus 2]
It was so many years ago, oh, and I just didn't know
But that ain't no excuse
I thank you for your grace, for the dreams we got to chase
For what you chose to do

[Outro]
We were running through the red lights
In a hurry to get to nowhere in a white Beretta