I hear it on the grapevine I hear it on the grapevine I hear it on the grapevine, mad plans By a badman with a bad mind and Plotting against the righteous man And woman in Babylon who make a stand Lies and deception, bad education Wicked politics are destroying our land Television tricks, the devil sleight of hand Every nation sick, and every person I look to the Lord in his holy word Don't take a bad road Bad road For the kingdom within where my Christ lives in Don't take a bad road Bad road I look to the Lord in his holy word Don't take a bad road Bad road For the kingdom within where my Christ lives in Don't take a bad road Bad road The good book says that the signs of the times Are many earthquakes, war and crimes Many who will forsake being good and kind While the faithful will fight to live a righteous life Every minute precious so don't waste your time For with it you can do much good and right Wrongs amidst fear and crying, but the Lord's servant Keep their eyes looking to the sky I look to the Lord in his holy word Don't take a bad road Bad road For the kingdom within where my Christ lives in Don't take a bad road Bad road I look to the Lord in his holy word Don't take a bad road Bad road For the kingdom within where my Christ lives in Don't take a bad road Bad road Like Saul upon the road to Damascus The many masked up will find their way and blast up See the road they travelled was the way to disaster But they asked us and I told them the gospel The way of the truth through the Son of the Lord Who died for the sins of the sinner and was Crucified and died 3 days then raised by God To gather all who fight his war I look to the Lord in his holy word Don't take a bad road Bad road For the kingdom within where my Christ lives in Don't take a bad road Bad road I look to the Lord in his holy word Don't take a bad road Bad road For the kingdom within where my Christ lives in Don't take a bad road Bad road Don't take a bad road