Sixteen Stones · Ears to Hear · Track 14 of 16
Same Welcome
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Lyrics
Verse 1
I was the first one through the door
Back when the room was half this full
Learned every word, knew every song
Tried my best to do it all
Stayed when it wasn’t popular
Showed up when nobody else would
If I’m honest, somewhere along the way
I started thinking that was good
Enough to earn a little more
Then somebody walked in
Five minutes before closing time
Chorus
Same welcome
Same door
Same “I’m glad you’re here”
As before
I came early
They came late
But we both heard
The Father’s name
Same welcome
Same room
Nobody gets
More of You
Verse 2
Their story looked nothing like mine
Different roads, different mistakes
I watched them find in a single night
What took me years to appreciate
And something in me didn’t like it
I wish I could say that I did
But comparison has a funny way
Of turning blessings into lists
Pre-Chorus
Then I heard You say
Chorus
Same welcome
Same door
Same “I’m glad you’re here”
As before
I came early
They came late
But we both heard
The Father’s name
Same welcome
Same room
Nobody gets
More of You
Bridge
No front row
No back row
No VIP for staying longer
No gold stars
No first place
No extra love for working harder
Breakdown
Same welcome
Same welcome
Same welcome
For the first in line
Same welcome
Same welcome
Same welcome
For the last to arrive
Same welcome
Same welcome
Same welcome
For the first in line
Same welcome
Same welcome
Same welcome
For the last to arrive
Final Chorus
Same welcome
Same door
Same “I’m glad you’re here”
As before
I came early
They came late
But we both heard
The Father’s name
Same welcome
Same room
Nobody gets
More of You
Same welcome
Same welcome
Same welcome
That’s what love would do
Outro
For the first
For the last
Same welcome
For the old
For the new
Same welcome
For the saint
For the runaway
Same welcome