Lyrics
I rose this morning in my right mind
Brand new mercy came right on time
Claiming right now "victory is mine"
Hand me a stick so I can draw the line
I can't let it bring me down
I can't let you turn me around
'Cos I've got God on my side
And I (can't turn back)
Well I've got God on my side
And I (can't turn back)
No I can't (can't turn back)
No I can't (can't turn back)
Well I've got God on my side
And I (can't turn back)
I've been praying, I've been giving
I've been serving, I've been praising
I've got God on my side
And I (can't turn back)
Well I've come too far for a stop sign
Holding on 'cos Jesus is mine
Holding on 'cos Jesus is mine
Waiting on God to blow my mind
Waiting on God to blow my mind
Waiting on God to blow my mind
Waiting on God to blow my mind
Waiting on God to blow my mind
I can't let it bring me down
I can't let you turn me around
'Cos I've got God on my side
And I (can't turn back)
Well I've got God on my side
And I (can't turn back)
No I can't (can't turn back)
No I can't (can't turn back)
Well I've got God on my side
And I (can't turn back)
I've been praying, I've been giving
I've been serving, I've been praising
I've been praying, I've been giving
I've been serving, I've been praising
I've been praying, I've been giving
I've been serving, I've been praising
I've got God on my side
And I (can't turn back)
Everybody clap your hands
Everybody clap your hands
Everybody clap your hands
Everybody clap your hands
Clap your hands
Everybody clap your hands
Get it proper, get it mother
Clap your hands
Everybody clap your hands
I can't turn back(can't turn back)
I can't turn back(can't turn back)
I can't turn back(can't turn back)
I can't turn back(can't turn back)
Ready to give my mind
(Can't turn back)
A long time ago (can't turn back)
I can't turn back(can't turn back)
I can't turn back (can't turn back)
I've been blessed (can't turn back)
I've been kept(can't turn back)
God's been good(can't turn back)
God's been good(can't turn back)
I can't turn back(can't turn back)
I can't turn back(can't turn back)
I can't turn back(can't turn back)
I can't turn back (can't turn back)
Ohh nooo (can't turn back)
Ohh nooo (can't turn back)
Ohh nooo (can't turn back)
Ohh nooo (can't turn back)
Ohh no (can't turn back)
No no no no
No no no no no
I can't turn back(can't turn back)
Well I've got God on my side
And I (can't turn back)
Well I've got God on my side
And I (can't turn back)
Well I've got God on my side
And I (can't turn back)
Everybody clap your hands, ehh
Put your hands together
Clap clap clap clap clap your hands
Clap clap clap clap clap your hands, ehh
Clap your hands
Y'all ready, Y'all ready
Say wooh oooh (wooh oooh)
Wooh oh (wooh oh)
Say wooh oooh (wooh oooh)
Wooh oh (wooh oh)
Say wooh oooh (wooh oooh)
Wooh oooh (wooh oooh)
Wooh oooh (wooh oooh)
Wooh oooh (wooh oooh)
Now everybody say
Woo oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh ooh oh oooh ooh
Oh oooh oh ooh ooh ooh ooh woooh ooh ooh ooh
Your turn
Woo oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oh oooh
Ooh oh oooh oh ooh ooh ooh ooh woooh ooh ooh ooh
Everybody you say
I know he's alright
Everybody you say
I know he's alright
Look at somebody and testify, you say
I know he's alright
Look at somebody else, everybody you say
I know he's alright
Find somebody else, you say
I know he's alright
Everybody clap your hands
Clap your hands
Let's get outta this, let's get outta this
Well I've got God on my side
And I can't turn back
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Meaning & Inspiration
Can’t Turn Back is a testimony of perseverance built around confidence that God remains present and faithful. The opening lines connect a sound mind and new mercy with gratitude, victory, and resolve. Prayer, giving, service, and praise appear as continuing practices, while the recurring declaration that God is on the singer’s side becomes the reason for refusing to retreat. The song’s call-and-response language gives private conviction a communal expression.
As the lyric develops, repeated phrases emphasize endurance more than changing circumstances. The singer has come too far to stop, holds to Jesus, remembers blessing and preservation, and invites others to testify that God is good. That theme aligns closely with Romans 8:31, where confidence rests on God being for his people, and with Lamentations 3:22-23, which speaks of mercies renewed each morning. The closing return to the main refrain leaves the song grounded in steadfast trust rather than personal strength alone.
Related Scripture
- Lamentations 3:22-23 The opening reference to brand-new mercy echoes the passage about mercies renewed every morning.
- Romans 8:31 The refrain about having God on one’s side parallels the assurance that God is for his people.