Got to be born again Yes, you do Cause mister You were born wrong the first time I know it sounds impossible But it's an easy thing to do Just give your heart to Jesus And let him take you through Got to be born again Yes, it's true Cause sister your old man Has to pass away You may be thinking That's a funny thing to say But why should you cling to something That's destined to decay For all have sinned And fall short Of the glory of God But God commended his love In that while we were yet sinners His only son Jesus Came and paid the price for us By dying on the cross And giving up his blood Then he went into hell And took away the keys from death Then he rose into heaven Where he now sits At the right hand of God the Father From whence he shall come to judge The quick and the dead And the doorway to salvation Is in the words he said Got to be born again Yes, indeed Just let go of the old And grab hold of the new And all the sins of the past He will remember no more And all the years the locusts have eaten He will restore Got to be born again Start all over For the son of the flesh Will not inherit But the son of the promise will The son of the promise will Born of the water Born of the spirit Presented to the Father Without a spot or blemish Got to be born again Yes, you do Oooh-ooh Got to be born Got to be born Got to be born again Got to be born again Yes, you do All you got to do Just let go of control Grab hope in you Grab hope in you Put your hands in Jesus Ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh ooh-ooh Got to be born Got to be born a second time (Born again) Oh-oh-o Born again Oh-oh oh-oh (Born again) Ooh-ooh