kill a word

Eric Church

If I could kill a word and watch it die
I d poison never, shoot goodbye
Beat regret when I felt I had the nerve
Yeah, I d pound fear to a pile of sand
Choke lonely out with my bare hands
I d hang hate so that it can t be heard
If I could only kill a word

I d take brokenness out back
And break heartbreak, stand there and laugh
Right in its face while shootin it the bird
I d put upset down in its place
I d squeeze the life out of disgrace
Lay over under six cold feet of dirt
If I could only kill a word
If I could only kill a word

Give me sticks, give stones
Bend my body, break my bones
Use staff and rod to turn me black and blue
Cause you can t unheard, you can t unsay
But if were up to me to change
I d turn lies and hate to love and truth
If I could only kill a word

I d knock out temptation s teeth
I d sever evil, let it bleed
Then light up wicked, stand and watch it burn
I d take vice and I d take vile
Tie em up there with hostile
Hang em high and leave em for the birds
If I could only kill a word

So give me sticks, give stones
Bend my body, break my bones
Use staff and rod to turn me black and blue
Cause you can t unheard, you can t unsay
But if were up to me to change
I d turn lies and hate to love and truth
If I could only kill a word
If I could only kill a word