"Happy birthday to me!"
I didn't know I wouldn't wanna leave
I went lookin' for adventure
but didn't know what I was in for
The Ryman, the Opry
All the museums
All the fun
On a double decker bus tour
Thru the streets of Nashville
God came lookin' for me
2200 West End Avenue
I saw the sign- God loves everyone
Unconditionally
For two years I ran from God
I avoided the Church
So I thought that couldn't include me
I ran from organized religion
I ran from religious trauma
Hurry up, driver!
There's so much I wanna see
There's so much I wanna do
Hurry up! I gotta get to the zoo
But I didn't know these people were different
this church at 2200 West End Avenue
"God loves everyone unconditionally"
Words that danced in my head
They followed me down to Chattanooga
They held my hand on the Walnut Street Bridge
I tried to run, but they chased me back
They chased me all the way back to Lynchburg
Slowly I began to believe
These words also included me
I stopped runnin'
No matter where I tried to hide
God was sure to find me
I began to realize that I could finally breathe
when I stopped running and trying to hide
"God loves everyone unconditionally"
Now I know I'm truly free to be
who I'm created to be
I'm realizing the truth
that found me at 2200 West End Avenue
God loves and accepts me fully
(and these people do too)
I can let my guard down
and breathe
I can finally breathe
I can heal from the lies I was taught
so many years ago, and the trauma
Put the broken pieces back together
Stay with me
Let's make a masterpiece
