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Behind Bars, Or, Up the River (1:12-18) Lyrics by Psallos

Philippians

2021

[Intro]
Mm-mm-mm
Mm-mm-mm
[Verse 1]
You may have heard I'm in prison like a jailbird (Mm-mm-mm)
Made to serve for the words that I spoke
Old Caesar told me not to go and tell the world about the hope of Jesus giving up His throne (Mm-mm-mm)
To save the souls of His opponents
It was atonement, it was meant to be a moment where the sins of all the remnant were washed away and ended (Mm-mm-mm)
And Caesar was offended, so he threw me in a prison, and he hoped I would be quiet (Mm-mm-mm)
[Chorus]
But I want you to know, brothers
That prison life has treated me nice (Mm-mm-mm)
'Cause I get to tell others (Mm-mm-mm)
About the love of Jesus Christ
[Verse 2]
Now don't get me wrong by the tone of my song (Mm-mm-mm)
My optimism of prison is not contingent on condition
My position is low (Mm-mm-mm) (Tell 'em, Paul, how low?)
Well, it's lower than the lowest note my voice thinks it can go (Yeah)
I get to preach to each of the prison guards (Mm-mm-mm) (La-la-la-la-la-la)
That's enough to warm this imprisoned heart
I am content to spend my life behind bars (Mm-mm-mm) (Whoo-ooh-oh-oh-oh)
[Chorus]
And I want you to know, brothers
That prison life has treated me nice (Mm-mm-mm)
'Cause I get to tell others (Mm-mm-mm) (La-la-la-la-la)
About the love of Jesus Christ
[Bridge]
Some preach Christ out of envy and strife (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Some out of a heart that's pure and right
But what do I care, as long as they hear (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
As long as the gospel is shared
[Chorus]
I said I want you to know, brothers
That prison life has treated me nice
'Cause I get to tell others
About the love of Jesus Christ
I said, I want you to know (He wants you to know) (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
That prison life has treated me nice
'Cause I get to show (He gets to show) (Ooh-ooh-ooh) (La-la-la-la-la-la)
The love and light of Jesus Christ
To shine the light of Jesus Christ (Ooh-ooh-ooh) (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
To shine the light of Jesus Christ (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
[Outro]
Sources have led to confirm that the inmate will be released or sentenced to death
But given the extent of his crimes and the opposition from both government and religious leaders, the outcome does not look promising
Next up, we take a look at the news from around the world and check in with our correspondent–
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About “Behind Bars, Or, Up the River (1:12-18)” by Psallos

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