I Hate

[Verse 1]

I hate, yeah I do, and I won't say I'm sorry

That's just who I am, carved deep in my story

Sue said I ain't the boy from high school days

Jimbo, Lynne, they called me hateful in so many ways

Helen turned away when she heard my stand

Classmates shake their heads, say I ain't the man

They knew back then, top of the class so bright

Now they call me stupid, lost in the night

[Chorus]

But if you love the Lord, you gotta hate the evil

Psalm 97:10, it's written in the Bible

I hate the docs who butcher young souls like Chloe Cole

Killin' unborn babies, stealin' futures whole

Traffickers hidin' behind the border line

Sellin' women and kids to the darkest kind

Deadly drugs floodin' in, takin' lives away

I hate the sin, the evil, every single day

[Verse 2]

I don't hate the people, Lord knows I pray for 'em

Their souls in the balance, I beg Him to save 'em

But their actions, their policies, institutional wrong

Evil wrapped in professions, singin' the devil's song

Surprised you don't feel it, that fire in your chest

Sue, Jimbo, Lynne, put your faith to the test

It tells me 'bout you, where your heart truly lies

In this world gone astray, under darkened skies

[Chorus]

If you love the Lord, you gotta hate the evil

Psalm 97:10, it's ringin' like a steeple

I hate the docs who butcher young souls like Chloe Cole

Killin' unborn babies, stealin' futures whole

Traffickers hidin' behind the border line

Sellin' women and kids to the darkest kind

Deadly drugs floodin' in, takin' lives away

I hate the sin, the evil, come what may

[Bridge]

I'll pray for your souls, your kids and their tomorrows

God bless you all, through joys and through sorrows

Yeah, I hate, but it's righteous, it's true

If you love Him like I do, you'd hate it too

[Outro]

I hate, yeah I do, and I won't apologize

God bless each one, under these country skies