I could carry you with me and rot from within I could let all my resentment for you keep under my skin I could rue the day you were born again and again and again But that's like me drinkin' poison thinkin' it'll do you in Hangin' on to hatred is serious business The sweetest revenge is forgivness Wishing your demise is keepin' me from living Damnin' you to hell won't get me into heaven I'll breathe in a brand new day and exhale your memory Fold the past into a paper raft and set you off to sea Hangin' on to the hatred is serious business The sweetest revenge is forgiveness I'm stronger now because of ya I'm washin my hands of ya It's not for me to judge ya, anymore I'm leavin' that up to the Good Lord ♪ Hangin' on to the hatred is serious business The sweetest revenge is forgiveness Hangin' on to the hatred is serious business The sweetest revenge is forgiveness Forgiveness, Forgiveness