Excuses, excuses, you'll hear them every day.
And the Devil he'll supply them, if the church you stay away.
When people come to know the Lord, the Devil always loses
So to keep them folks away from church, he offers them excuses.
In the summer it's too hot. And, in the winter, it's too cold.
In the spring time when the weather's
just right, you find some place else to go.
Well, it's up to the mountains or down
to the beach or to visit some old friend.
Or, to just stay home and kinda relax and hope
that some of the kin folks will start dropping in.
Well, a headache Sunday morning and a backache Sunday night.
But by worktime Monday morning, you're feeling quite alright.
While one of the children has a cold, "Pneumonia, do you suppose?"
Why the whole family had to stay
home, just to blow that poor kid's nose.
Excuses, excuses, you'll hear them every day.
And the Devil he'll supply them if the church you stay away.
When people come to know the Lord, the Devil always loses
So to keep them folks away from church, he offers them excuses.
Well, the preacher he's too young. And, maybe he's too old.
The sermons they're not hard enough. And, maybe they're too bold.
His voice is much too quiet-like. Sometimes he gets too loud.
He needs to have more dignity. Or, else he's way too proud.
Well, the sermons they're too long. And, maybe they're too short.
He ought to preach the word with dignity instead of "stomp and snort."
Well, that preacher we've got must be "the world's most stuck up man."
Well, one of the lady's told me the other
day, "Well, he didn't even shake my hand."
Excuses, excuses, you'll hear them every day.
And the Devil he'll supply them if the church you stay away.
When people come to know the Lord, the Devil always loses
So to keep them folks away from church, he offers them excuses.
So to keep them folks away from church, he offers them excuses.
Well, the sermons they're too long. And, maybe they're too short.
He ought to preach the word with dignity instead of "stomp and snort."
Well, that preacher we've got must be "the world's most stuck up man."
Well, one of the lady's told me the other
day, "Well, he didn't even shake my hand."
Excuses, excuses, you'll hear them every day.
And the Devil he'll supply them if the church you stay away.
When people come to know the Lord, the Devil always loses
So to keep them folks away from church, he offers them excuses.
So to keep them folks away from church, he offers them excuses.

Comments (11)

  • Anonymous
    THE FIRST TIME I HEARD THIS SONG WAS AT CHURCH. THE LADY THAT SANG IT , ONLY HAD A YEAR TO LIVE. SHE MADE IT TO CHURCH ALMOST EVERY SUNDAY, EVEN BEING BROUGHT IN WITH A WHEELCHAIR. SHE INSPIRED ME TO GO EVEN WHEN I WASN'T FEELING GOOD. THAT SONGS MEANS SO MUCH TO ME. WHEN I DON'T FEEL UP TO IT SOME SUNDAYS, I THINK OF HER AND WHAT HER TESTIOMY MEANS TO ME.
  • Anonymous
    I think this song really tells how the devil tries to stop all of us. It does not matter how the preacher does in the pool pit just as long as he is sending out Gods word and you can get the meaning of it, I also think that if people would stop making excuses and just go to church their life would be better just as the earlier letter said although the lady had only a year she still gave her heart to God and I bet she is in Heaven walking beside him in his glory and singing his praises thank you for that testimony.
  • Anonymous
    i like this song it tells me not to do the horrible stuff that the devil wants me to do every morning for church
  • Anonymous
    WELL FIRST THING I LIKE ABOUT THAT SONG IS THAT IT TOUCHES MY HEART MY GOAL IS GOING TO HEAVEN ITS EVERYONE'S GOAL AT MY CHURCH I BEEN TELLING MY FRIENDS TO READ THEIR BIBLES MORE OFTEN I CHALLENGE MY MOM AND DAD TO READ THREE CHAPTERS EVERY DAY I HAVEN'T BEEN READING LIKE I SHOULD BE THIS YEAR I AM TRYING TO DO THE BEST I CAN READING I HOPE AND PRAY I MAKE IT TO HEAVEN AND HOLD GODS HAND IT WOULD BE A MIRACLE IF EVERYONE MADE IT TO THE RAPTURE BY JOHNATHON
  • Gail Shelton Berry
    Fantastic! True.God blesses the humble of heart.
  • Anne Marie Savage
    What's your excuse?
  • Ruth Ann Savage Fults
    Love this song!
  • Pamela McKinney
    love it, love it, love it!
  • Becky Joven-Huskey
    This song says it ALL!
  • Johnny Griffith
    hahah this song is true no use of lyin why you didn't want to go to church. Might as not lie and tell the truth just didn't want too or too scared.. to get under conviction.
  • Amber Rose
    This song says it all :)