Verse 1

I’m a simple man
With dust on these cracked
And calloused hands
I ain’t rich enough
To buy myself a chance

Verse 2

Like everybody else
I got a twisted broken story
I could tell
Paved the road to hell
With stones I laid myself
And I built it all too well

Chorus

Well I know what I’ve done
And if judgment should come
I couldn’t face it
On my own
But the Savior stepped in
Saw the worst of my sin
And just erased it
Guess you could say
I’ve got a Friend in high places

Verse 3

I’m livin’ proof
What a carpenter
From Nazareth can do
How a hammer and a nail
Can make things new

Verse 4

I don’t know why He cared
Enough to turn His head
And hear my prayer
Leave Heaven when He could
Have just stayed there
It really don’t seem fair
No it don’t seem fair

Chorus

‘Cause I know what I’ve done
And if judgment should come
I couldn’t face it
On my own
But the Savior stepped in
Saw the worst of my sin
And just erased it
I guess you could say
I’ve got a Friend in high places

Chorus

Yes I know what I’ve done
And if judgment should come
I couldn’t face it
On my own
But the Savior stepped in
Saw the worst of my sin
And just erased it
I guess you could say
I’ve got a Friend in high places

Verse 5

If you need a Friend
Who ain’t scared of what
You’ve done or where you’ve been
Just open up the door
And let Him in
If you need a Friend