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Old Man
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Aug 1, 2026 updated
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MercyMe's song tells the story of an old man burdened by life, searching for Jesus and freedom. The narrator shares that grace means Jesus comes to us, and the man is set free. The song then shows him as a new man, now carrying his Bible and seeking to introduce others to Jesus, emphasizing that everyone needs Jesus and His saving grace.
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Old man walking down the street
Suitcase in one hand
Burdens in the other
Searching the land
He just wants to find Jesus
He just wants to be free
He looks in all of
The stuff of this world
Trying to find someone
Who's not of this world
He just wants to find Jesus
He just wants to be free
'To anyone who will listen'
He said, 'My tears won't let me see
I need to find this Savior
Tell me, tell me, where could he be?'
'I just want to find Jesus
I just want to be free
I need to be free'
I told him how to find Him
I told him what he had to do
I said, 'You don't have to go searching
Thanks to grace, He'll come to you'
The old man found Jesus
Jesus set him free
New man walking down the street
With a suitcase in his hand
His Bible in the other
Searching the land
He just wants to find people
Who just want to be free, yeah
He just wants to show them Jesus
'Cause that's what they need
It's what they need
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh
We all need, we need Jesus
We all need, we need a friend
We all need, we need Jesus
We all need to see His hands
We need Jesus
We need Jesus
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah