Couplet 1

I’m a simple man
With dust on these cracked
And calloused hands
I ain’t rich enough
To buy myself a chance
Like everybody else
I got a twisted
Broken story I could tell
Paved the road to hell
With stones I laid myself
And I built it all too well

Refrain

Well I know what I’ve done
And if judgment should come
I couldn’t face it
On my own
But the Savior stepped in
Saw the worst of my sin
And just erased it
Guess you could say I’ve got
A friend in high places

Couplet 2

Yeah I’m livin proof
What a carpenter from Nazareth can do
How a hammer and a nail
Can make things new
And I don’t know why He cared
Enough to turn His head
And hear my prayer
Leave Heaven when He could have
Just stayed there
It really don’t seem fair
No it don’t seem fair

Refrain

Well I know what I’ve done
And if judgment should come
I couldn’t face it
On my own
But the Savior stepped in
Saw the worst of my sin
And just erased it
Guess you could say I’ve got
A friend in high places

Couplet 3

If you need a friend
Who ain’t scared of what you’ve done
Or where you’ve been
Just open up the door and let Him in
If you need a friend