South Side Amen

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Dust on my boots Still clean in my soul Mama taught truth Before I learned gold County road miles And a prayer on my tongue Hard times came fast But we still stood up strong [Pre-Chorus] It is what it is When the storm rolls through You learn who stays You learn what’s true It ain’t never what it wasn’t ever gonna be I saw that plain And it set me free [Chorus] It is what it is (Yeah, yeah) It ain’t what it wasn’t (No, no) We love God We love family We love church That’s the code for me It is what it is (What it is) It is what it is (That’s it) [Verse 2] Sunday shirt pressed With the collar up right Front pew tears And a hand in the light Fried chicken on tables Kids running through the yard Granddaddy blessing With a scarred-up heart Folks talk loud But love talks louder When the world gets cold We lean on power [Pre-Chorus] It is what it is When the road gets rough Ain’t no fake in the faith Ain’t no bluff in the blood It ain’t never what it wasn’t ever gonna be We kept that faith And we kept that key [Chorus] It is what it is (Yeah, yeah) It ain’t what it wasn’t (No, no) We love God We love family We love church That’s the code for me It is what it is (What it is) It is what it is (That’s it) [Bridge] Let the choir ring Let the babies shout If the house gets low We don’t tap out Hands in the air And a heart up high South side saved Till the day we die [Final Chorus] It is what it is (Yeah, yeah) It ain’t what it wasn’t (No, no) We love God We love family We love church That’s the code for me It is what it is (What it is) It is what it is (That’s it) It is what it is And it always will be