Red LacekkkCasey Page

I am covered with red lace

Got dirt and grime all over my face

I'm so ashamed for You to see me now

But I need You here with me, somehow

I am covered with thick skin

Like iron walls, it's hard to get in

I'm so afraid for You to see underneath

I'm afraid for You to see the real me

Oh, this Red Lace

Keepin' me so ashamed

Oh, this Red Lace

It's keepin' me down, it's keepin' me down!

If I let my guard down,

Are You the kind of friend who'll stick around?

Or just when I bear my soul,

Will you decide it's time to get up and go

Oh, this Red Lace

Keepin' me so ashamed

Oh, this Red Lace

It's keepin' me down, it's keepin' me down!

This red lace is paralyzing me

Like a noose around my neck,

I need to break free

I guess I'll try to let You in

Otherwise I might die in my sin

But You gotta help me out

I wanna get rid of this lace,but I don't know how

I can't imagine how it will be

To get this old red lace off of me!

Oh, this Red Lace

I'm tired of being so ashamed

Oh, this Red Lace

It aint keepin' me down, it aint' keepin me down no more!

Copyright 2005 Casey Page

Commentary:

This song is all about the prodigal son...a child who is covered with "red lace," symbolizing sin and death. But the child decides that it's worth taking a chance on Jesus and that just maybe He won't disappoint. So the child surrenders to Him and discovers that it is truly possible through His strength and salvation to throw off that Red Lace and declare, "It aint keepin' me down, it aint keepin' me down no more!"