People hate me for what I do
I know, not everyone around me is true
Well, I couldn’t care less now
I’ll continue living this life anyhow
I heard Jesus came to our small town, Jericho
From town to town, He comes and goes
He teaches and heals, forgives and delivers
People flock around Him, especially sinners
A sudden urge came up from inside me
This Jesus I’ve heard, I want to see
I’ve been living this life of pity
Maybe through Him, I can obtain mercy
I pushed my way through the crowd
But everyone wants to see Him and keeps pushing me out
You see, I am small and I can’t get a better view
What am I supposed to do?
Then I climbed up a fig tree
So I can get a better look
I thought, how wonderful it would be
If only His words I understood
Suddenly, He called out my name
How did He know it?
People shun me and look at me with blame
Why this Jesus would want to be my guest and eat?
I quickly ran down towards Him
My joy flows to the brim
To Him, it doesn’t matter what I’ve been
He accepted me and forgave my sins
When no one ever cared for me
He saw me and called out to me
“Salvation has come upon you today
For I came to seek and to save!”
