If I Were You

If I were You, if I ran this place
There wouldn’t be no mercy, no
There wouldn’t be no grace
And people that wander off and go astray
I’d make real sure that they would pay
Yeah, that’s what I’d do if I were You
And if I were You, if I ran this town
The righteous would be sitting pretty
And the rotten would come tumbling down
Oh, they’d beg and they’d wrangle for a second chance
I’d say, «sorry, boys, but I just can’t»
Yeah, that’s what I’d do if I were You
But You know me, I’m just a man
Of unclean lips and unclean hands
Some of the thoughts I have
Make me want to run and hide, yeah
Well, I don’t know much, but I observe
You’ve never treated me like I deserve
Your loving arms are always open wide, yeah, yeah
Oh, well, You know me, I’m just a man
Of unclean lips and unclean hands
Some of the thoughts I have
Make me want to run and hide, run and hide
Well, I don’t know much, but I’ve observe
You’ve never treated me like I deserve
Your loving arms are always open wide, open wide
If I were You, oh, catastrophe, ooh…
I wonder what in the world
Kind of world would this world be
I guess I’ll take my place
Wrapped in amazing grace
Let You be You
Uh-huh, that’s what I’ll do
Yeah, that’s what I’ll do
Yeah, that’s what I’ll do, ooh…