Take the last seat, not at the head
Then you might get the best seat instead
Do not try to enter by force
Only He can open the doors

Sometimes I think that what I deserve is
A badge for twenty years of service
I’m no better than the next guy
Before the throne of the Most High

Oh, Deny Yourself
Deny Yourself, Oh
Deny Yourself, Ohh

If you have any, you must give some
Maybe even half your income
Why hold on to what is not mine?
Treasures are worth more once I die

Bodies will age, treasures will rust
I am only spirit-filled dust
An empty vessel used by the Lord,
A note within his heavenly chord

Oh, Deny Yourself
Deny Yourself, Oh
Deny Yourself, Ohh

The first will not last, the last will not thirst
Although the world sees it in reverse
The Tower of Babel stands, while I’m on the ground
But Jesus turns this world upside down

The cross before me, some ignored it
But I am called to walk toward it
Only broken ones can learn it
The best leader is a servant

Oh, Deny Yourself
Deny Yourself, Oh
Deny Yourself, Ohh

Oh, If you love your life, you’re really killing it, Oh
If you give your life, you’ll be fulfilling it
Oh, Deny Yourself
Take up a cross each day, Oh
And follow him, Ohh Ohh

Oh, Deny Yourself
Deny Yourself, Oh
Deny Yourself, Ohh

Mark: vocals, ukulele, trombone, programming, mixing.

Written by Mark Amadeus Flowerdew. Recorded in Mark’s home in Halifax NS. Cover art by Mark. Released June 7, 2016.

ISRC: USHM91956038, ISWC: T9308075981, ©&℗ 2016 Mark Amadeus Flowerdew

Thanks Pelham & Drue for lyrics feedback.