these weeds keep poppin' up   i thought i killed them all last week   because i doused them with this poison   whose label read extra strength         but sure enough they're still there   just as sure as they'd been before   strangling all the flowers   i'd created this garden for         chorus:   because i've tried all the external fix-it remedies   and i've exhausted every ounce of my own strength   but until i dig down deep enough to find the root   all i'm doin' is yankin' out the leaves         you say,'my sin keeps poppin' up'   you thought you'd killed it all last week   because you told yourself you'd stop it all   and you prayed that you'd be released         but sure enough it's still there   just as sure as it'd been before   distracting you from righteousness   and rotting out your solid core         (chorus)       my garden was once my favorite part of this town   it's beauty overshadowed all others in this place   you see i'd hired a man to care for it and keep it that way   he was the best gardener around         but soon my old pride got to thinkin'   about doing this job on my own   i fired the man that perfectly kept it   and that's when the weeds started growin'         (chorus)