The Prodigal Lyrics

He was young and foolish

And he thought that he'd do all he wanted to

So with a fortune in his pocket he set off

To see the world he never knew

When all his friends and fun were gone

He found himself eating with the swine

A little wiser now he set off down the road

For the world he left behind

I've been wondering through this big ol' world

Pickin' up these things that I don't need

Every piece adds to the shackle on my heart

And I just can't break free

Lord, You know I need a prison break

Cause everything I do keeps hurting me

If the truth will set me free then take the lock

Jesus is the key

He never set a foot outside the fence

But kept his father's sheep

Oh he thought himself so good in every way

But boy was he deceived

When his father said prepare a meal

The one that I've been missing has come home

A bitter spark ran through him while he judged

What the other had done wrong

I've been wondering through this big ol' world

Pickin' up these things that I don't need

Every piece adds to the shackle on my heart

And I just can't break free

Lord, You know I need a prison break

Cause everything I do keeps hurting me

If the truth will set me free then take the lock

Jesus is the key

Now you've heard the parable

That Jesus told about a man's two sons

You can see that neither son was better

In the sin that he had done

The first one took advantage of

The riches that came from the Father's side

The second was self righteous and allowed himself

To be swelled up with pride

If you're wondering through this big ol' world

Pickin' up these things that you don't need

Every piece adds to the shackle on your heart

And you just can't break free

If you know you need a prison break

Cause everything you do keeps hurting deep

Well the truth will set you free so here's the lock

Jesus is the key

When you know you need a prison break

Cause everything you do keeps hurting deep

Well the truth will set you free so take the lock

Jesus is the key