INTRO Now the parable is this The seed is the word of God woo uh oh yeah The sower is the preacher and the teacher He sows the word of God in your life everyday VERSE 1 When you come to the house of God Get ready to receive the word of God oh uh oh uh yeah Open up your heart and take it all in Decide to be a fertile ground receiving the word That's the only way you will be truly blessed CHORUS I don't wanna be a wayside ground I don't wanna be a thorny ground I don't wanna be a stony ground Lord make me a good ground, a very good ground. 2X VERSE 2 One day I sat by a girl who had a bad attitude Nothing that the preacher said touched her heart that day On her phone throughout the preaching of the word Chatting with her friends instead of listening to the word She didn't understand a single thing that day Then I knew the seed had fallen on the way side CHORUS I don't wanna be a wayside ground I don't wanna be a thorny ground I don't wanna be a stony ground Lord make me a good ground, a very good ground 2X VERSE 3 I sat at the back of church one Sunday morning By a man who had a stony heart yeah He looked uninterested with the word of God He would not smile, he would not laugh He would not even say amen He showed no sign of being moved by the word Then I knew I was sitting by a stony ground CHORUS I don't wanna be a wayside ground I don't wanna be a thorny ground I don't wanna be a stony ground Lord make me a good ground, a very good ground 2X VERSE 4 One day I sat behind a three young men in the church They had something to say about everything They said preacher was not anointed They said he didn't know the word His message did not make sense They criticized him throughout his sermon Then I knew the seed had fallen among the thorns CHORUS I don't wanna be a wayside ground I don't wanna be a thorny ground I don't wanna be a stony ground Lord make me a good ground, a very good ground 2X VERSE 5 Jesus is the sower of the seed Jesus comes to you each and every day What kind heart do you have to receive the word of God Is your heart a stony ground, a thorny ground or a way side ground I know you will be a good ground And bring forth fruit a hundred fold CHORUS I don't wanna be a wayside ground I don't wanna be a thorny ground I don't wanna be a stony ground Lord make me a good ground, a very good ground 2X
