SINFUL MAN Words & music by Buddy Greene It's so easy to be a gossip It's so easy to betray my friends And it's easy to make it excuses But it's so hard to confess my sins. And it's simple to receive forgiveness To understand God takes away my sins Yes, it's simple to believe in Jesus But it's so hard to follow Him For He goes where I don't want to follow And He gives impossible commands. And though I put him off until tomorrow Still He loves me, this sinful man. I'm so quick to offer sagely advice And I'm quick to offer public prayer In the middle of these pious offerings, I'm often caught unaware By hidden attitudes of doubt and pretense That only underscore my unbelief And once again I cry for grace and mercy And once again He offers sweet relief Still He goes where I don't want to follow And He gives impossible commands. And though I put him off until tomorrow Still He loves me, Oh Jesus loves me, Though I'm sinful man.