Lyrics

Even the Nice Are Debtors
Parody of "Even the Nights Are Better" performed by Air Supply and written by J. L. Wallace, Kenneth Bell & Terry Skinner
(Matthew 6:12, 18:21-35; Romans 1:16-2:4, 3:10, 3:23; 1 Kings 8:46; Ecclesiastes 7:20

I — I was in Romans 1
Ponderin' why men run
Why run from God?
That led to Romans 3
I — I was broke and bruised
Feelin' like I'm less than you
Then it came to me
In a holy epiphany

I used to think I was kind of a hard case
After those dark days I found a profound truth

Even the nice are debtors
Nobody has no creditors
He paid a price far greater
His life's crown jewel
Oh-oh whoa-oh whoa
Even with grace, our pride was
A stumbling block inside us
We needed Christ our Savior
This I've found true

You — you knew this much was true
'Cause you had read Romans 2
And it showed you how
We’re each the same and you
Read more and then it broke your heart
But now you’ve made a quiet start
And I – I can see
That you feel ashamed, hey

I never dreamed I'd be someone who's holy
'Cause sin controlled me, but now that astounds you

Even the nice are debtors
Now, though, we're cleared forever
He paid the price and severed
Sins that bound you
Oh-oh whoa-oh whoa
We needed grace far higher
To sum it all up, Messiah
Jesus the Christ our Savior
His light found you

I never dreamed I'd be someone who's holy
'Cause sin controlled me, but now that astounds you

Even the nice are debtors
Nobody has no creditors
He paid a price far greater
His life's crown jewel
Oh-oh whoa-oh whoa
Even with grace, our pride was
A stumbling block inside us
We needed Christ our Savior
This I've found true
Oh-oh whoa-oh whoa
Even the nice are debtors
Now, though, we're cleared forever
He paid the price and severed
Sins that bound you

Matthew 6:12
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.