Lyrics
Chorus
The love of God has got me clean, no Old Spice
That desert I was in was deep (Deep), so dry
But now I'm out here feeling free (I'm feeling free), so fly
I'm chillin' in the shade
Life gave me some lemons
But my Jesus, He be makin' lemonade (Aha), lemonade
My Jesus making lemonade (Aha), lemonade
I watch my worries wash a-way, lemonade
It's gonna be okay
Life gave me some lemons
But my Jesus, He be makin' lemonade (Okay)
Verse 1
Made it with that living water (Woah)
Spirit, Son, Holy Father
Devil thought he really got us
I guess he just forgot that
God works everything for better
No matter what the weather
He knits it all together
Cozier than a sweater (Ohh)
You're lighter than a feather (So light)
Pre-Chorus
Just thinkin' 'bout the things You've done (Done)
You mix the sour with the sweet (Sweet)
And that's the perfect remedy (Haha)
Chorus (Repeat)
The love of God has got me clean, no Old Spice
That desert I was in was deep (Deep), so dry
But now I'm out here feeling free (I'm feeling free), so fly
I'm chillin' in the shade
Life gave me some lemons
But my Jesus, He be makin' lemonade (Aha), lemonade
My Jesus making lemonade (Aha), lemonade
I watch my worries wash a-way, lemonade
It's gonna be okay
Life gave me some lemons
But my Jesus, He be makin' lemonade
(Lemonade)
Verse 2
Sweet like sugarcane on a summer day
Ain't my Jesus better than the words I could ever say
Promised that the great (The great), the good (The good)
The bad would come along
'Cause if life is always easy
Probably doing something wrong (Probably doing something wrong)
He comforts in the sorrow, He's giving in the loss
He stole the shame I carried and wore it on the cross (He wore it on)
Providing me a future and manna for today
Chorus (Repeat)
Life tried to give me lemons
But my Jesus makin' lemonade
Lemonade
My Jesus makin' lemonade (My Jesus makin' lemonade, yeah)
Lemonade
I watch my worries wash a-way, lemonade
It's gonna be okay
Life gave me some lemons
But my Jesus, He be makin' lemonade
Outro
Old Spice
He's always makin' lemonade
Hmm
Lemonade
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“LEMONADE” by Forrest Frank takes the old saying about life giving lemons and turns it into a picture of Jesus. The chorus says that when life gives lemons, “my Jesus, He be makin’ lemonade,” and that worries wash away because it is going to be okay. The first verse describes a dry desert that is behind the singer now, with the love of God bringing a clean and free feeling.
The second verse says the lemonade is made with living water, which is close to John 4:14, and names the Spirit, Son, and Father. It claims that God works everything for the better, close to Romans 8:28, and that He knits it all together. The pre-chorus adds that He mixes the sour with the sweet.
The last verse is more personal. The singer says God comforts in sorrow, gives in loss, and took the shame and carried it to the cross, which echoes Hebrews 12:2, and that He provides manna for today. The message is that Christ turns hardship into something good, delivered in a light and playful tone.
Related Scripture
- John 4:14 Living water that satisfies
- Romans 8:28 God works all things together for good
- Hebrews 12:2 Jesus endured the cross, despising the shame