It Is What It Is

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I was raised on front-porch truth Red clay under Sunday shoes Mama said, "Boy, tell it plain" Daddy kept the window view No big talk, just steady work Say it straight, then let it move If it don't fit in the light I don't force it, I don't choose [Pre-Chorus] Ain't no shame in the fence-line Ain't no need to pretend If it starts, then let it start If it ends, let it end Yeah, the road gets rough sometimes But we know where we stand Hands up high when the choir comes in Heart in a calloused hand [Chorus] It is what it is It never was It wasn't ever gonna be So let it go, let it be We love God We love family We love church on Sunday morning That's the South in me (South in me) [Verse 2] Grandma on the back row seat Fan in hand, eyes closed tight Little kids in shiny clothes Running circles after lights After service, chicken smell Break bread out in the yard Everybody got a little hurt Still they love a little hard [Pre-Chorus] Ain't no shame in the fence-line Ain't no need to pretend If it starts, then let it start If it ends, let it end Yeah, the road gets rough sometimes But we know where we stand Hands up high when the choir comes in Heart in a calloused hand [Chorus] It is what it is It never was It wasn't ever gonna be So let it go, let it be We love God We love family We love church on Sunday morning That's the South in me (South in me) [Bridge] I can sing that hurt right through my chest Make it bend, make it shout Take a broken word and hold it up Till the whole room rings it out Yeah, I talk my truth in runs and cries Let it arc, let it roll 'Cause what we got is simple, baby And simple saves the soul [Chorus] It is what it is It never was It wasn't ever gonna be So let it go, let it be We love God We love family We love church on Sunday morning That's the South in me (South in me)