Pardon my dust
excuse the mist
We're makin' somethin' new out of all of this
I'm sayin' my prayers
And I'm tryin' to change
So give me some time
cause I'm still finding my way
Why are you lookin' at me this way
pointing your finger
shaking your head
how bout some love along the way instead
pardon my dust
excuse this mess
I've left a trail of debris
so you've gotta be very careful of where you step
I've made some mistakes
so what
done quite a few things wrong
could you roll up your tidy sleeves
and help a brother along
Why are you lookin' at me that way
pointing your finger
shaking your head
how bout some love along the way instead
pardon my dust
excuse the mess
Please don't be another judge
who I need to try to impress
stop calling me names
stop casting your stones
let the good Lord sort this all out
when we all get home
yeah yeah yeah yeah
Pardon my dust
excuse my mess
and help me believe
there's gonna be something beautiful
on the other side of this
Have patience with me
I'm still sweepin' floors
so pardon my dust
And I'll pardon yours