I didn’t come lookin’ for trouble
And I don’t want to fight needlessly
But I’m not gonna hide in a bubble
If trouble comes for me
I can feel my heart beating faster
I can tell something’s coming down
But if it’s gonna make me grow stronger then…

Bring it on
Let the lightning flash, let the thunder roll, let the storm winds blow
Bring it on
Let the trouble come, let the hard rain fall, let it make me strong
Bring it on

Now, maybe you’re thinkin’ I’m crazy
And maybe I need to explain some things
‘Cause I know I’ve got an enemy waiting
Who wants to bring me pain
But what he never seems to remember
What he means for evil God works for good
So I will not retreat or surrender

Now, I don’t want to sound like some hero
‘Cause it’s God alone that my hope is in
But I’m not gonna run from the very things
That would drive me closer to Him
So bring it on

Bring it on
Let the lightning flash, let the thunder roll, let the storm winds blow
Bring it on
Let the trouble come, let it make me fall on the One who’s strong
Bring it on
Let the lightning flash, let the thunder roll, let the storm winds blow
Bring it on
Let me be made weak so I’ll know the strength of the One who’s strong
Bring it on
Bring it on

Written by Steven Curtis Chapman ©2001 Sparrow Song / Peach Hill Songs / BMI / Admin. by EMI Christian Music Publishing

Behind the Song:
'I got the music idea at my kid’s homecoming football game. I started humming ‘Bring It On’ and I actually wrote part of the music in my head. I called my cell phone and left it on my voice mail so I wouldn’t forget it. Several months later I was starting to work on the record and was working on the lyric. The day I was working on one of the verses my mom called me and told me she had been diagnosed with cancer. I really debated at that point whether to finish the song. I thought that’s a bold statement. I thought it might even be stupid to make that statement. I knew what I meant by it but was that just asking for trouble? I wondered if it would offend somebody. Like, you don’t know the pain I’ve been through. I didn’t want it to be a flippant thing. I really wrestled with this song. I decided to finish it and put it on the record. Ultimately I know in my heart what I mean by this and I can honestly say that I think it’s something that is truth. I need to be able to say it and need to say ‘God if it’s gonna bring me closer to you and be a part of Your hand at work in my life then let it come, bring it on.’' - Steven Curtis Chapman

(James 1:2-4; Heb. 10:38-39; Rom. 8:37; 2 Cor. 12: 9-10; Gen. 50:20; Rom. 5: 3-5)