Spirit Thing

It's not a family trait
It's nothing that I ate
And it didn't come from skating
With holy rollers

It's an early-warning sign
It keeps my life in line
But it's so hard to define
Never mind

It's just a spirit thing
It's just a holy nudge
It's like a circuit judge in the brain
It's just a spirit thing
It's here to guard my heart
It's just a little hard to explain

It pushes when I quit
It smells a counterfeit
Sometimes it works a bit
Like a teleprompter

When it's teleprompting you
I pray you'll let it through
And I'll help you with the how
But for now...

It's just a spirit thing...

I took the pulpit
Then backed down again
Some things in Heaven
Cannot be explained

I took the soapbox
Then backed down again
Some things in Heaven
Cannot be explained

I took the airwaves
Then backed down again
Some things in Heaven
Cannot be explained

It's just a spirit thing...

Recorded by The Newsboys.  Lyrics by Steve Taylor and Peter Furler

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