Your daddy didn’t love you like you wanted him to
Your daddy didn’t love you like you wanted him to
Your daddy didn’t love you like you wanted him to
And you know it well
But no man is gonna love you like He can
No man is gonna love you like He can
No man is gonna love you like He can
You gotta know it well
Your husband didn’t love you like you wanted him to
Your husband didn’t love you like you wanted him to
Your husband didn’t love you like you wanted him to
And you know it well
Yeah, you know it well
I know you know it well
No man is gonna love you like He can
No man is gonna love you like He can
You gotta know it well
Yes, you’ve gotta know it well
You gotta know it well
But there is one way that your wounds can heal
Go set him as free as you’d wanna be
And let mercy bloom on your family tree
No man is gonna love you like He can
No man is gonna love you like He can
You gotta know it well
This isn’t a shocking revelation to me, but something I am learning over and over again in every relationship: the only way to experience the communion Christ longs for us to have is to set them free. We have to stop trying to punish people. Yes, he hurt you. Yes, she slighted you. Yes, you were overlooked. And if you hurt or slighted overlooked someone wouldn’t you want to be forgiven? Maybe you would never do that. Oh, yes; the argument of the Pharisee — “Thank the Lord I am not like that sinner.” Just give it up already. Lay down that burden; none of us are good enough. I could write paragraphs on that theme but I’ll leave you to read the words of Jesus Himself: Luke 18:9-14
So I’m not astounded that this song would say to set them free; what amazes me is how many times I’ve heard this song and never heard that lyric before. What else am I missing?
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