He was preachin' down off 3rd and main as i was passin' by
He was walking talking kinda crazy warnin' us all 'bout the end of time
So out from the crowd, i just asked him how could god love a mess like me
He said, "son, i'm a preacher now but that ain't who i used to be"
He said

You'll never know, you'll never know
Just how far love has brought me
You'll never know who i used to be
Cause i've been around and i've been down
To the bottom of hell and back again
I was almost out, i was at my end
But then love stepped in

She works downtown at the halfway house almost every day
All the love she has she just gives away
So i asked her why she spends so much time on the broken and the poor
And she just smiled at me and said "i'm not who i was before"
She said

You'll never know, you'll never know
Just how far love has brought me
You'll never know who i used to be
Cause i've been around and i've been down
To the bottom of hell and back again
I was almost out, i was at my end
But then love stepped in
Love stepped in

I look back sometimes over where i've been and just how far i've come
Since the day that preacher told me about his amazing love
I was lost and alone, then the lights came on and hope set my heart free
In the darkest hour grace got a hold of me, yeah

You'll never know, you'll never know
Just how far love has brought me
You'll never know who i used to be, oh oh
Cause i've been around and i've been down
To the bottom of hell and back again
I was almost out, i was at my end
But then love stepped in
Love stepped in