Words, they can hurt or heal
Cover or reveal, the choice is yours
Make this world a better place
For words can bring death or life
Peace or strife
We're all responsible for what we say

So don't tear your brother down
Or make your sister frown
We're all in God's family
Speak the words of life
Speak the words of life into their soul

Words can be merciful or unkind
True or full of lies, the choice is yours
Make this world a better place
For words can encourage or bring low
Advise or fool the soul
We're all responsible for what we say

What's the first thing you do
After you've heard the news
That someone has fallen
Do you drop to your knees, pray for mercy
Or do you start talking
How do you feel, does it build your esteem
Knowing someone else bites the dust
But You're still standing
What you've got to know
Is that you reap what you sow
The tides will turn, and soon you'll learn