Cocaine k**ed my community Heroin hurt my home When my mama went down on the morphine I seen my papa get high on the physeptone And now my sister swings on the psilocybin My brother broke up on barbiturates My two little cousins got shot selling rock But I don't mind, 'cause I live in the light, yeah I live in the light of the Lord The sword the Lord he gave me Is the sword that's gonna save me I live in the light of the Lord Help me Jesus All I need is light of the L O R D shining right down on me 'Cause I need it every hour, yeah Lord I need it every hour I need it, oh I need it, yeah Every hour, gracious Lord I need it every hour Oh gracious Lord Oh I need it every hour I need it every hour Oh gracious Lord Oh I need it every hour I need it every hour Gracious Lord Oh I need it every hour Cocaine k**ed my community And h**n hurt my home What you see your mama do? My mama went down on the morphine I seen my papa get high on the physeptone And now my sister swings on the psilocybin My brother's been up on barbiturates My two little cousins got shot selling rock Heartbreakin' Outside the old school gates, yeah But I don't mind, 'cause I live in the light, yeah I live in the light of the Lord The sword the Lord he gave me Is the sword that's gonna save me I live in the light of the Lord 'Cause I don't mind, 'cause I live in the light, yeah I live in the light of the Lord The sword the Lord he gave me Is the sword that's gonna save me I live in the light of the Lord 'Cause I need it, every hour, yeah Lord I need it every hour Yeah I need it, Lord! Lord I need it, yeah Every hour, oh gracious Lord, yeah