should've been me

Lyrics

it should've been me with arms open, it should've been me that was torn, it should've been me, i was broken, it should've been me, it should've been me, mercy, mercy heard my cry, mercy, mercy saved my life, you carried all of my burdens, you took 'em all to that grave, i know you didn't deserve it, but you took my place, you traded hope for my hurting, you bore the weight of my shame, i know you didn't deserve it, and i know it should've been me, i can't believe it, it should've been me in the darkness, it should've been me that felt the pain, it should've been me brokenhearted, it should've been, oh, it should've been me, but i'm free, you carried all of my burdens, you took 'em all to that grave, i know you didn't deserve it, but you took my place, you traded hope for my hurting, you bore the weight of my shame, i know you didn't deserve it, and i know it should've been me, i can't believe it, i can't believe it, no longer dirty, no longer afraid, i am no captive, i am no slave, no longer guilty, no longer in chains, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, i'm free, you carried all of my burdens, you took 'em all to that grave, i know you didn't deserve it, but you took my place, you traded hope for my hurting, you bore the weight of my shame, i know you didn't deserve it, and i know it should've been me.