If it had not been for the Lord I don't know If it had not been for the Lord I don't know I can't take no credit for where I am today That would be silly of me But I've been guilty of gettin' beside myself Doin' things my way Makin' a mess I confess That I'm so undeservin', y'all No, I'm not worthy at all For some reason He chose me To be a voice for Him To make some noise for Him Clearly He saw somethin' I didn't see If it had not been for the Lord I don't know If it had not been for the Lord I don't know Could have been the topic of some breakin' news But He kept His hand on my life And sometimes I forget to say thank you For the things that He's done Like givin' His son So undeservin', y'all No I'm not worthy at all But for some reason He chose me To be a voice for Him To make some noise for Him Clearly He saw somethin' I didn't see If it had not been for the Lord I don't know If it had not been for the Lord I don't know I know what I'm talkin' 'bout Take a little voice and open your mouth And tell Him, have you waited for the Lord? Excuse me, that's what I was made for If it had not been for the Lord I don't know (Don't know where I would be) If it had not been for the Lord I don't know (I don't like to think about it) Don't know where I'd be without Him If it had not been for the Lord I don't know (Don't know where I would be) If it had not been for the Lord I don't know (I don't know but I'm glad He did)