• Lyrics: play full screen play karaoke
• You Made - Da T.r.u.t.h
• Why I Do - Da T.r.u.t.h
• Whose Team - Da T.r.u.t.h
• Who Am I - Da T.r.u.t.h
• Welcome To The Faith - Da T.r.u.t.h
• Turn You Around - Da T.r.u.t.h
• Trumpet Blow - Da T.r.u.t.h
• Tree To Tree - Da T.r.u.t.h
• This Is For You - Da T.r.u.t.h
• The Portrait - Da T.r.u.t.h
• The Jesus Anthem - Da T.r.u.t.h
• The Big Picture Interlude - Da T.r.u.t.h
• That Great Day - Da T.r.u.t.h
• Teacher - Da T.r.u.t.h
• Talk To You - Da T.r.u.t.h
• Suitcase - Da T.r.u.t.h
• Star Struck - Da T.r.u.t.h
• Stand Chant - Da T.r.u.t.h
• Stand - Da T.r.u.t.h
• South Street - Da T.r.u.t.h
• Satisfied - Da T.r.u.t.h
• Legend - Da T.r.u.t.h
• Legacy - Da T.r.u.t.h
• Incredible Christian - Da T.r.u.t.h
• ROSE - Da T.r.u.t.h
• Resurrection - Da T.r.u.t.h
• Price Tag - Da T.r.u.t.h
• Pain - Da T.r.u.t.h
• Our World - Da T.r.u.t.h
• Open Book - Da T.r.u.t.h
• On Duty - Da T.r.u.t.h
• N.f.l (new Found Love) - Da T.r.u.t.h
• My Story - Da T.r.u.t.h
• My President - Da T.r.u.t.h
• Man Up - Da T.r.u.t.h
• Lost - Da T.r.u.t.h
• Conversations - Da T.r.u.t.h
• Click (no Regrets) - Da T.r.u.t.h
• I Need You - Da T.r.u.t.h
• Go - Da T.r.u.t.h
• Fourplay - Da T.r.u.t.h
• Fig Tree - Da T.r.u.t.h
• Fantasy - Da T.r.u.t.h
• Every Day - Da T.r.u.t.h
• Civilian - Da T.r.u.t.h
• 2 Is Better - Da T.r.u.t.h
• 13-30 - Da T.r.u.t.h

You made it all.
And the world that You made;
Fell, apart, all the people cried out:
O'Lord, how long
And You sent the Redeemer;
To come, along, and restore, what's lost
(You made)
You provided all the answers to my questions;
Like, "How did I get here? Question:
Was it through a natural selection?"
No sir, it was the Master's selection (heh)
He did at His discretion.
According to His own will like the Fresh Prince
Decided who He put breathe in
Where life starts, where death ends
You know that's quite impressive!
I know that you intended for us all to be best friends. (yeah!)
But that was 'till death'n sin came to the world;
And put us all into deficit. (yeah)
Which led to my next question:
"Is there any -is there any hope in this depression?" (yeah)
You said the answer is, "Yes" and then You sent the Kinsman redeemer to step in.
You made it all.
And the world that You made;
Fell, apart, all the people cried out:
O'Lord, how long
And You sent the Redeemer;
to come, along, and restore, what was lost..
(Repeat x2)
(You made)
(uh) Then You came to the rescue.
Like Hillsong and that's the best news!
It took real long, but that was a chess move.
You wasn't tryin' to stall it, like restrooms. (hah)
No You wiser than this song
We're reminded that you are Sovereign, it was all on schedule. (yeah!)
You brought Light into the dark; When you died on the cross;
But that was just a flesh wound! (hah)
Cause death couldn't hold You;
So You rose up with ALL power in your Right Hand!
You left gifts for the whole crew.
And you overloaded us with power that we might stand.
Yeah that was your precise plan;
Made us shine bright, like lights on a nightstand.
And for the rest of our life-span;
You'll restore us back to the image of Christ, yeah!
You made it all!
And the world that you made;
fell apart, and the people cried out;
O'Lord, how long
And You sent the Redeemer;
to come, along, and restore what was lost.

[Intro:]
I don't do this for fame
I don't do this for fame
I don't do this for fame
I don't do this for the money
I don't do this for fame
I don't do this so the industry can know my name
[Hook:]
I don't do this for the money
I don't do this for fame
I don't do this for fame
I don't do this for fame
I don't do this for the money
I don't do this for fame
I don't do this so the industry can know my name
[Verse 1:]
That was much easier to say a couple dollars ago
That was much easier to say a couple albums ago
That was a piece of cake to say before I got on the road
Landing a record deal with Cross Movement was not in my goals
When I say that man I mean it—but I'm at war with myself
Due to the roars and the applause and the awards on my shelf
Plus the allure of more wealth—man I know what I store—it's gone melt
Sometimes I'm torn and so I'm drawn—back to the floors that I've knelt
But the closer I get to God—the more I know that it's nothing
All of my things and my achievements—man I wanna throw 'em in the oven
Burn 'em up—I'm hurt enough about the Jones' I covet
And I hate the fact that I want more of what I can't have like Ocean's Eleven
Though I'm known in the public—not a king when I walk in your service
I'm no better then my Lord—man I know then I'm only a servant
If you see me help with chairs don't tell me that I'm a king
I already know that but I gotta show that I ain't gotta wear diamond rings
Before I'm Truth man, I'm a Christian so I gotta grind on my knees
Basically, pick up a basin and start washin' some feet
Even if you feel the beat like some cops in the street
Please don't tell me I'm the best, I'm tryin' not to compete
[Hook]
[Verse 2:]
Please believe me when I say that I wanna be humble—I try
If I can be honest with y'all, last week I buckled and cried
When I was talking with some youth leaders I crumbled inside
And I told them that my number one problem was that I struggle with pride
With the lights and the cameras—gotta keep it all in perspective
Ten years from now I won't be rappin, probably be somewhere lecturing
Can't be hyped by the press clips—won't be right to give preference
To the people that came into my life and are seemingly more impressive
Lesson number one—I can't be a slave to the hype
Number two—man God forbid that I try to get my name in them lights
Number three—I got the right to wear them Bapes if I like
But watching Jesus He was famous but He was waiving His rights
He was King—could've came on a white horse that would not have been sinful
If He came in on a donkey, I ain't gotta ride in no limo
None of this would be happening if I was shopping the demo
So I'm content if the car is clean and I can roll down a window
Gotta stay close to my kinfolk—I wanna stay low to the ground
It's simple, you hear that tempo, yeah I'm slowin' it down
Hence forth, my life's in print so, from the front to the back
Jesus Christ is the main feature—I'm just an opening act
[Hook]
[Outro:]
All flesh is as grass
And the glory of man is at the flowers of the field
The grass withers and the flowers fade
But the word of the Lord endures forever
I'm here and I'm gone
That's why I take the time that I have
To proclaim the One who was glorious

Jesus- the God of the Bible
Died on the cross
All in the name of love
Like Diana Ross
Chicks are dyeing their hair
And dudes are dying to floss
I'm dying to see Christ
The I Am acquire the lost
I'm not quiet at all- no
This planet's a giant
Ask King David
This giant will fall
Just because you can't see God
Like the wires in the wall
Don't mean that He ain't coming back
With a thunderous blow
People who keep their eyes on the cross
Will rise and applaud
The King
Plus dine in His hall
I know we like to think
That deceased rappers will
Do the same thing
But trust me dog- the media is lying to ya'll
They ain't never made a profession of faith
And you can tell by their diet
They ain't having nothing
But death on they plate
We got the right to be skeptics
And wait
To see fruit that remains
Before we label cats receptors of grace
[Hook:]
Me and my dudes are so confused about
Whose team you on- Satan's or God's
Please just make up your mind
If it is God's then it should be known
Me and my dudes are so confused about
Whose team you on- Satan's or God's
Please just make up your mind
If it is God's then is should be known
That won't suffice-I'll roll the dice
Place my bets on the King who must control your life
Respect His preferences over your own
That's impossible with an album full of moaning and groans
And the promotion of wrong-most of your songs
Are just as foul as it gets- as wild as it gets
People, they follow your steps
How hollow is this- talking model chicks and bottles Kris
And out of your lips
Same lips you try to convince us
That though your music is foul
God's behind your success
No- that's a misnomer
God hates your music
He's not a schizophrenic
Really, it makes no difference
How you try to explain
That you heart ain't the same
As the stuff that you're saying
See, your heart's the problem and your mouth's the problem
You can't appease the wrath of God with a gospel album-no
Or a gospel song-'cause if you could
Then that would mean that God is wrong
And God is not, God is right- but God is longsuffering and kind
That's the only reason God's prolonged His judgement
If you loved Him, you would keep His commandments
Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
And even in famine
You need to examine you
Don't presume that you're His
Just because you went to church when you was a kid
Jesus Christ is zooming the lens on your heart
You got a point- only God can judge you and your friends
[Hook]
I'm addressing the issue in the music business
You right, only God can judge you-but He uses Scripture
The music that you producing man, it moves your listeners'
Views further away from God which proves the distance between you and him
Yeah, we saw you on the VMA Awards thanking the Lord
But your fruit is missing
You got your spoon in the pudding
But the proof is missing
You know it's sad when the public is like-dude's a Christian
Man, she's a Christian-she was just in the music video with a weave and lipstick
Half naked with her tummy showing- teasing men
Doing a bunch of seductive dances- pleasing senses
Please don't be senseless to think that Jesus is involved with that
Nah- He's holy man and He won't change His mind
He doesn't change with the times
And He only hangs with the saints that are staying in line
With His word and His person- it's only vain for you to pay your 10%
Attend and sit in a church service
Apart from a heart it's all worthless'- it's purposeless
Your work is in vain- you should be nervous
But you not- you think He's blessing your sin
Just because your bank account is excessive in cents
Plus success is a cinch- don't get it twisted
His kindness should provoke you to confess and repent
Turn from your wickedness
Turn from your idols to God
Burn them up in the sight of the flock
Learn from Bible the odds of you losing are zip

Yeaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!
Tye Tribbet!
Unh!
Truth!
Just Clap your hands!
A Hole in one
1-2-3!
If the bible was re-written and the writers put me in it
I wonder how my life would read?
Would the people that have heard of me read just to learn of me be turned away by what they see?
Or would they slump in their sofas blown away and sober by my life... didn't come to believe
Or would they do a once over read the pages of my life, and once it's over, close the book and say that's not how I want to be!
And that's a sad commentary when I'm buried under the public to see
But I pray they remember me for
Walking in integrity being what God called me to be.
And if I leave an impression man I hope that I impress them with a life that was clean and free
And I pray that it's not embarrasing when they read my narrative once I finally do leave.
Let's Go!
Who am I?
Am I more like Cain full of hatred to my brother to slain?
Who am I?
Or am I more like Jezebel sexual in all my ways?
(Think about it)
Who am I?
Or am I more like Mary pure and holy 'till I lay in the grave?
Who am I?
Or am I more like Abel, able to please God with my ways?
(Think about it)
If the book was re-written and the writers put me in it what would they say about my private life?
Would they say that my commitment to the ministry was strong but that I never spend time with my wife?
What would they say about my character?
Would they say that I was arrogant, an American full of myself?
How would they write about my parenting?
Would they say while traveling, I put my children up on the shelf?
Would it be positive or negative if everything I ever did was charted down and read by all?
Not only the stuff you could see on the surface but the stuff that was done in the dark?
Well if the boys could talk when the doors was locked would they say that I was off the chain or would it be the complete opposite would they say that my public and private life were all the same?
Who am I?
Am I more like Cain full of hatred to my brother to slain?
Who am I?
Or am I more like Jezebel sexual in all my ways?
(Think about it)
Who am I?
Or am I more like Mary pure and holy 'till I lay in the grave?
Who am I?
Or am I more like Abel, able to please God with my ways?
(Think about it)
If the book was re-written and the writers put me in who would they say that I resemble the most?
Would it be Joseph or Sampson both of 'em handsome only one of 'em was a symbol of hope.
Or would I be listed among the greats mentioned among the saints in the hall of fame?
Would I'd have to be stripped of this running the base a product of my own mistakes?
Now I know it's not possible but if the book was re-written man I wonder how my life would read.
From 2 years old till my funeral would I fail or would I succeed? Cause when they write my biography what would they recall about the life and times about the man it means a lot to me!
Cause in the story I leave 'em I am either God's leader or a picture of what not to be.
Who am I?
Am I more like Cain full of hatred to my brother to slain?
Who am I?
Or am I more like Jezebel sexual in all my ways?
(Think about it)
Who am I?
Or am I more like Mary pure and holy 'till I lay in the grave?
Who am I?
Or am I more like Abel, able to please God with my ways?

[Da TR.U.T.H.]
Let's go- I know the culture will
Teach us to be self absorbed
We ain't supposed to be self absorbed
I know we live in America- in the era of the self exhorters
Where the music on the shelf's distorted
And the wealth is sordid
Sure as the locust will fly
Everywhere, we look the focus is I
But we got to say bye—bye why
'Cause in the Kingdom of God, you know, my plus I got to die
Takes more than I to survive, so we stand fortified
Salvation is ours- like four to five
Or six to seven
Got to stick with the brethren
Break bread, pitch tents together
And let's gather
Rather than stand alone
Don't stand a chance if we stand on our own
'Cause we're prone to stray
All affected when a bone is fray
We need each other that's been thrown away
Let's get it back now
[Chorus]
If you're ready to get it going
Everybody in the building says- welcome to The Faith
Where "the" is the definitive article and

[Verse One]
I'm like Isaiah- I got my eyes way up
Fixed on the person of Christ when I weigh up
Him against my personal life
My prayer becomes change me beneath the top layer
Now, not later
Why- why wait up
Don't you want to be like Him now- huh player
Don't you want more than a form of godliness
So it's more than obvious that the Lord is not playing
Yeah, I know you like to match
So fresh so clean- hair right in tact
Fresh pair of blue jeans, not an ounce of fat
But I hope you got a life to match
Get back
[Chorus]
Before Christ no change in me
But since Christ there's a change in me
Let Him turn you around
I'm not the man that I used to be
Don't think like I used to think
Let Him turn you around
[Verse Two]
I used to get high in a room at high noon
But I now spit for the most high on iTunes
See how our different lives come together- it so cool
To do it with a dude that didn't shoot a chrome tool
I remember them days I was anti-social
Configuring a plan to get your auntie's social
But as young man you could say I was postal
Doing dirt in the hood? Everybody's supposed ta'
I used to think: "God only helps those who help themselves"
I translated that- to helping myself to wealth
Everybody had a hustle and mine was money
40-grand on a Rolley- yeah, crime was money
When the law came around talking time and punny
People nick' an' diming it for me suddenly they got funny
You know- sin was my name stitched in the headrest
But Christ bled then He rose from the bedrest
Switched everything I listened to in headsets
Transformed and reborn with a dead flesh
[Chorus]
[Verse Three]
Oh- we are not the norm
Transformed and we can't shake the eyes of the Lord
Pants on- no entertaining or watching porn
Even when behind them doors in our college dorms
No— we are not the same
Inside it's God- no locks and chains
Don't smoke, don't drink- our minds are changed
We don't write, 'cause we like the fame- No
We write for the right reasons
You got it right- we do right for the right reasons
And that's to bring glory to Christ
We ain't gotta take Maury's advice
We consult with the Lord
You know we walk with the Lord
And actually like to talk to the Lord- it's our daily bread
Ever since He walked through the door
And erased sin like chalk on the board
It's been on

Yea Yea Yea Yea Yup
Here we go ya'll
He came from heaven to earth. Earth to the grave/
Grave to the sky. He waved a goodbye/
From the mount of olives They gazed in the sky/
Endowed with power so when their facing their trials/
They would not cower Not faint/
Not bow Or about face/
Be His mouth piece even when under attack
And do outreach cause Jesus is coming ba back
Yea you see dat lightning flash you hear that thunder roll
Can't wait till Christ is back this song should comfort those.
Who walk the righteous path, who had a love for those the saints in christ relax
When dat Trumpet blows. When dat Trumpet blows yea. When dat Trumpet blows.
When dat Trumpet blows, yea when when dat trumpet blows. When dat Trumpet blows yea. When dat Trumpet blows. The Saints in Christ relax Yea when dat trumpet blows.
First is the visitation can't be cavalier then it's the tribulation trouble and despair. Don't underestimate this there's several layers. The great tribulation goes on for 7 years. The first half is cool. Prophetic cheers. The second half is cruel. Sadness and tears. Armageddon man all of heaven is gathered there.
Christ on His white horse and His battle gear. Against the anti-christ hes an imposter fresh on the scene to seize and to prosper. Then he'll turn his back confine to the peace of the prophet. Satan is chained by the Angels with key that'll Lock-It. Yea everything'll change peace in every burrow. The final link of chain. In pristine apparel. You the King'll reign. And take over the world like Pinky and the Brain.
Yea you see dat lightning flash you hurr that thunder roll
Can't wait till Christ is back this song should comfort those.
Who walk the righteous path, who had a love for the saints in christ relax
When dat Trumpet blows. When dat Trumpet blows yea. When dat Trumpet blows.
When dat Trumpet blows, yea when when dat trumpet blows. When dat Trumpet blows yea. When dat Trumpet blows. The Saints in Christ relax Yea when dat trumpet blows.
He'll rule for a thousand years rule the entire sphere. He can do it alone rule
Solitaire. But instead of Christ to pull on the fathers heirs. We'll help like
A group like volunteers. Yea to forward his will and keep it at the center like
Boozer and Dalembert. Yea since the curse has been removed the anti-christ is
Being few and the feud is outta here. For a thousand years, what a pivotal
Stage everything will fall under his visible reign. No flaws No flaws on our
Physical frames everything will be back to original state. Peace will prevail
Between man and God, between man and beast. Until Abaddon will bring dark to
The light like a tanning salon. And try to overthrow Christ one last time.
But he will not win, no he will lose,
Christ will drop him then he'll reboot.
The heavens n the earth everythings new.
The cities walls and gold streets will be see-thru.
A tree of healing for the nations,
We will eat the fruit.
No sun no stars in the green room.
Just the glory of God and his people.
No pain no sorrow no evil.
No death no tomorrow no predude.
No shame. No water. No seas blue.

Eve- no!
Adam- wait!
Don't do it (Oh)
I wish they could hear us
Listen
Don't do it
I know it looks good, but don't eat of the tree
Don't do it
Cause you see if you do, we'll all suffer
Don't do it
Can you hear us?
Don't let sin in the world
Don't do it
Can you hear us?
Wait, please! No
Don't do it
I know you can't see us, but
We're watching you from afar
An audience in the distance
Like some flies on the wall
Standing here in amazement
And in awe since we saw
God forming you from the dust
Shaping you with His palms
Giving you the permission
To eat from trees in the garden
'Cept for one, if you disobey
Then you're destined to fall
He guaranteed you would die
If you stray from this law
Then he gave you a bride and said
You should not be alone
So please don't eat from the tree
No, no, no
Please don't eat from the tree
No, no, no
I know you can't see us but
We're watching you from afar
And we're rejoicing and slapping each other
High five because
You and your bride are so happy
Clearly you've got it all
The ocean's your swimming pool
Your lighting comes from the stars
Before the fear was so happy
How far this feeling would go
But most of all you were paddling around an
Island with God
The earth is filled with His glory (don't do it)
You serve and worship in awe
Everything is so perfect here in the world without flaws
Why would you eat from that tree?
Remember God said you would fall
Remember he said you would die
And that would affect us all
Please do not follow your eye
The devil's gestures are false
The moment you take a bite
All of this will be lost
So please don't eat from that tree
No, no, no, no, no, no
Please don't eat from the tree
No, no, no, no, no, no
Wish you could see all the crack
The ecstasy and the cracks
The dustless streets in neglect
The death that breathes down our necks
The aches and pains in our backs
The racist, rape and incest
The KKK lynching blacks
Six million Jews in the camp
The endless wars in Iraq
The monkeys all on our back
Financially we're all strap
Relationships out of wack
Wish you could see all this mess
Wish you could see this car wreck
Wish you could hear all the screams
And hail the people not coming back
Every temptation's a tree
And since you ate from the tree
Sin and death is in you
Sin and death is in me
But hold up off in the distance
I see a whole other tree
And the man that is on it's
Dying for you and for me
Why did you eat from the tree?
Don't do it
Don't do it
Don't do it (uh uh)

Either this life is meaningless or its meaning is
Eclipsed by a series of events that satisfy for the moment
But once
your moment is passed your moment's the past
Then poof dude you can't revive it or hold it
You're born you suffer
you die when you're older
But there's a loophole, I wouldn't lie to my soldiers
Nor would I lie to my sisters, God is
my witness
Jesus Christ is the only escape from out of your prison
Let's Go
Verse 1
He's clean we're unclean, we're seen He's unseen
you don't want him to flee the scene you need him to intervene
in your life
therefore, come cling to the King and cling to those things that He loves
bring flames to the things that
He hates
be sure not to worship things that He shapes
for the things that He makes or the things that He'll shake, yes
Things that He makes are the things He creates
If you exchange Him for those things you're suppressing the truth
which
simply means that you know He exists
and in Him all things consist and that He's powerful but you ignore Him
you don't
want to be accountable and responsible
for doing that which is considered sin
which are simply those things that are
inconstistent with Him
His antithesis that makes you consider Him not
consider the plot consider your lot and ask
yourself if you're a citizen in the city of God
Let's Go
Hook:
Yes this is for you
Yes this is for you
Yes this is, yes this is for you
Verse 2
He's clean, we're unclean, we're seen He's unseen
you don't want Him to flee the scene cause homey this ain't a
dream it's real
life ain't what it seems but seems to appeal to our appetite so
just for a single meal we sell our
birthright
now that's senseless like trading in your motocycle for a dirt bike
I mean the earth's alright but turn on
the search light
you'll find it's not a new pair of Jordan's it's some hurt Nikes
from birth right to the grave we
liken our days to
that of the nature of a night and a day you know it's
here then it's gone this earth is temporary I
hope
that you adhere to what you hear in this song, yes
draw near to His throne otherwise your God's the creator's
creation and it's clear that that's wrong you can be sincere but sincerely wrong
I'm just
trying to remind you, you
need to be fearing the Lord
let's go
Hook
Verse 3
He's clean, we're unclean, we're seen He's unseen
yup sister you got it, yes it's the same thing it's redundant
(same ole song)
but a momentous one life's full of moments but once your moment under the sun is over
your moment is
done yo
you don't control your moment, your moment's your owner (think about that)
trust me if you controlled your moment
then you would hold on to the moment that's golden
but you can't 'cause your moment is fleeting and
God designed it that
way to get you to grope Him and seek Him
why you think the starry hosts and the ocean's intriguing
and you were created a
socio emotional being
God did this to provoke you to think in
terms of whether or not you're in fellowship with the
Holiest being
Jesus Christ the Holiest meaning set apart waiting for you and your homies to agree with Him

[Verse 1:]
Was Christ really buried-is there a chance
That He really married Mary and fled over to France
Did they really find His bones with a fine tooth comb
Or did He walk out of His tomb to His throne
Was He God was He not
Was He alive when they dropped Him in a tomb
Did he swoon was He moved
Was He removed by delusional dudes that refused to believe in the truth
Were they fools
Were the disciples hallucinating was the truth evaded
'Cause they wanted to boost His ratings
Did the Catholic church from the Vatican
Work at keeping the bag of dirt under the rug
Was He God from above
If He was do you blink, do you shrug, do you hate do you love? (2x)
[Hook:]
Christ on the poster
Christ of the culture
Christ on the stain glass
Christ of the future
Christ on the video
Christ on the radio
The Christ of Da Vinci
What does he really know
Christ on award shows
Chris that Lord knows
Christ that's sure to come back in His war clothes
In which Christ do you believe
You gotta know before you leave
[Verse 2:]
Yes he did arrive, yes He was alive
No-He wasn't married never had any wives
Yes-He did rise, days after He died
What can I say-yes He is God!
From the womb to the tomb
To His throne nobody in Rome could hold on to His bones
'Cause there were no bones to be held though His bones were beheld
Who would have known
It was Jehov on the DL, providing forgiveness
Our lives are offensive
He dies to put you and I in a friendship with himself
Pain is felt
When the glorious gospel is exchanged for wealth
Forget about how the spades were dealt
And think about how you measure up when weighed on the scale
One Lord
One faith I plug
One Lord
One Christ, one judge

[Intro: The Tonic]
Hey, its 5 in the morning (Whoo)
The young boy ready to get in here (hahaha)
TRUTH, CM, Hey you grown now (get it)
[Verse I: Da' TRUTH]
We do missions for Christ Jesus
And we don't need to rock suits, cause we can preach the Gospel in our wife beaters
White sneakers, striped Adidas, like to speak the Truth
The Good News to hood dudes or to whomever's listening
Cause every listener ain't grow up a thug and everybody ain't been popped with a slug
Matter of fact, matter fact, most of y'all probably grew up just like me
You ain't never put your lips to a drug
Probably grew up pretty normal
Probably grew up in a warm home
You ain't never grow up strapped having to scrap over wardrobes
And you ain't never been the type to like cornrows
Many y'all grew up with pretty decent morals
And you were taught that all roads lead to Him
That's why it sounds so crazy when we be like "Yo, believe in Him," (breath) breathe again
Seek and you'll find, the past is repeating itself it's like the streets on rewind
Move forward ain't you sick of the boredom ain't you sick of the grind
The brick of mortar, without surely being assured
Of where you going when you die, we can provide you with truth
Young dudes serving God in our youth, and it's like
[Hook: The Tonic]
They got questions man, He got answers
You can trust Him man or take chances
You can trust Him now or throw tantrums
If you trust him, rally around this Anthem
Jesus [x8]
[Verse II: Phanatik]
He is no fool who gives what he can't keep to gain what he could never loose
Jim Elliot's rule, him hell never fooled, his food, to do the will of Him who sent him
Until his belly was full
Now that's fuel for fire, used to inspire
You to inquire about the truth but there's a liar
Cooking up a plot, cookin' up a pot of lies, pushing up those dollar signs
Who connects the dots on them doted lines
I can get signed if I sign right here, right here? Yeah
Nah, took my careet and hang glided off the side of a mountain mounted to nothing
Accept the One that I'm trustin' not doubtin' like Thomas but clutchin' His promises
Hold on, what the problem is?
You don't know what time it is hunting those shiny designer bondages
While moms and kids still struggle in the hood
Juggling the jobs, poppa trying to stop smuggling the goods
I could've still been the one trying to be persistent and beat the system
But the Lord led me to seek His wisdom
Was secret and hidden but now all men can see what was written and be forgiven
And get the instructins we need for livin'
Like that y'all
[Hook]
[Verse III: The Tonic]
Now every designer ain't a Gabanna
And every material girl ain't a Madonna
But if every design has a designer
Before you start chatting on it
Know when it comes to creation, God's got a patent on it
Involuntary heart beat, automated lungs
Thoughtless eye blinks, taste buds on the tongue
Body's immune system fighting things that try to damage it
Sleep, digestion, even waste management
Who gets the credit, who takes it all
Never big bang, never apes, never Neanderthal
It's foolish to think it's all coincidental
I know it's touchy...I'll keep it gentle (check it)
50...just sat in a house
Without thinking disses for Jah just ran out his mouth
Ain't it bug how Timbs are made
That sole is a natural outgrowth from the suede
I know it sounds crazy but while you sleep a whole bottle of Remy seeped in your pores
And ended up in your gut, and that blingin your ice
Is 'cause little men live on the inside and yo they just shining they lights
If you believe this and would teach it to your sons and daughters
Get a MRI done on your headquarters
This little exercise, is to un-anesthetize
And wake up man to the Glory that's forever Gods
Not to wake up and quicky fall back asleep
But to wake up and follow Christ, like his sheep
Cause by Him and for Him, things were created
And can't be properly questioned or debated
And it's Truth to the seeking soul who can stand it
And now understands why they exist on the planet, like that y'all

You know, so many people have questions
"Is there any hope? "
What if I told you I found all answers
To all the questions that you've been asking all your life
Welcome
To the greatest story ever told
A story for the ages
That will never, ever grow old
Welcome
To the story of our lives
That has stood the test of time
That is truth and not a lie
Welcome
Welcome to fact and not fiction (mm)
Welcome
Welcome to love and redemption (yes God)
Here's where you find the definition of life
So come with me on a journey
Where the story
The story begins with God

[Verse 1:]
Take my riches—take my fame
Take the microphone—take the stage
Take my glory—take my name
Take, take, take, take, take it away
Suffer now—later we'll reign
And that applies to the saints that went against the grain
Life is hard but amidst the pain
You know the saints fight hard, we anticipate
That great day
When God applauds there'll be no remorse and no shame
Everything you thought you lost, you'll regain
And you'll get rewards because you behaved
Let me make it plain
All of the faithful saints will get paid
To prove your commitment to God is not vain
Then we'll get to enter the joy of our King
[Hook:]
When I see His face
Not worried bout the things He'll say
I'll get my reward
I know I kept the faith
And now I see the Christ my King
And He is my reward
[Verse 2:]
No, no, no this ain't home
Keep your platinum, keep your gold
Keep your black card and your Patron
None of that matters when I'm gone
And I'm at His throne
Silver, gold and precious stones
Was I faithful? Was my goal
Yahweh's glory or my own?
Actors act for a Golden Globe®
Rappers rap for award shows
Platinum plaques and pure gold
Our reward is Christ alone—Christ alone
When I say so long
The finale is finally—I'll be home
My work and it's quality will be shown
Eternally, Christ the King will be known
[Hook]
[Spoken Word Interlude:]
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial
For when he has stood the test
He will receive the crown of life
Which God has promised those who love Him
And when the Chief Shepherd appears
You will receive the unfading crown of glory
Now, every athlete exercises self control in all things
And they do this to receive a perishable wreath
But we—a crown imperishable
Hence forth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness
Which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will reward to me
In That Great Day

[Hook: x2]
Who's been teaching you
Who's been reaching you
Come on over
God's people want to speak to you
Who's been schooling you
Hope they ain't fooling you
It's too late to wait till the wake
Or the funeral
We say no to godlessness
Hasn't the grace been given
Haven't we plugged into God
Who's got major wisdom
When we pray-yeah
We pray for wisdom to make decisions
As we copy Christ like plagiarism
Blameless Christians-we weren't made to fit in
This world wasn't made to live in
It's kind of like a vacation spot-truly
Satan's plot is to fill the world with things
That leave you empty like a vacant lot
This world is cruel-thugs hate the cops
Your hate for God is why you're doing wrong
Don't try to blame your pops
You got a point-he didn't have to forsake the house
And leave you in charge when all you had
Was money from your paper route
Now you sell-thugs trying to take you out
Christ's trying to take you out
But when He speaks-it's like you duct tape His mouth
Can't fake Him out-God over Jacob's house
Come on and learn
What doin' it for Christ's sake's about
Who's been teaching you
Is it Jesus Christ the assigned teacher or Satan the substitute
Who's teaching you how to love your boo
And cultivate healthy relationships like the Huxtables
Who's teaching you purpose and life-how to submerge in the light
Going from a pervert at night to a servant of Christ and
Telling you and you and why you exist
Are they telling you how to submit to God-and do more that just honor lips
Who's teaching you
What it means to be a man
And giving you future insight
Is it the dude or the woman that's reading your hand
Or reading your palm-who's your teacher
You been reading the Psalms
Learning some hymns-learning from Him
Who brings seas to a calm
If not
Then your teacher is wrong
Come let Jesus inform you
Lest, you have an eternal reason to mourn
If not
Then your teacher is wrong
Come let Jesus inform you
Lest, you have an eternal reason to mourn
[Hook]
God wants you to learn from Him
But, leave your pencil at home
'Cause only the blood of Jesus Christ
Can erase your sin
He's the teacher
Your hearts the chalkboard
That's what His law's on
Pointing you to the cross for redemption baby
Your hearts dark-charcoal
He's scanning like barcodes
Question is will you be present
When He calls roll
'Cause if you're not next to Him
You gotta repent
He said come learn of me
That's in the context of sin
God accepted men (enroll now)
Your tuition is paid
You'll pass you from death to life
Like skippin' a grade
Why you think He let them spit in His face
And brutally murder Him
So, you and God could sit in the shade
And be cool like in the garden again
Jesus will pardon your sin
Trust me dog-Satan is hardly your friend
I write rhymes-I do my part with my pen
Eagerly anticipating glory, dog-that's when the party begins

Divine music 1, 2 3 go!
Hey Hey can I talk to you
About my friend name Jesus
Hey hey excuse I'm so sorry
But can I talk to you
About my friend name Jesus
And what He has in store
Hey Hey can I talk to you
About my friend name Jesus
Hey hey excuse I'm so sorry
But can I talk to you
About my friend name Jesus
I'm sorry, sorry to disturb you
1, 2, 3 go! wanna see em' free so
That's why we go London Heath go
West coast east coast
Everytime we speak those
Words from the scripture
That's another seed sown
(Hey Hey)
Yeah you are not a freak show
Cause you wanna see souls free so be bold
You got a tresure chest full of the Kings gold
So keep it talking keep on talking to the people
Hey Hey can I talk to you
About my friend name Jesus
Hey hey excuse I'm so sorry
But can I talk to you
About my friend name Jesus
And what He has in store
Hey Hey can I talk to you
About my friend name Jesus
Hey hey excuse I'm so sorry
But can I talk to you
About my friend name Jesus
I'm sorry, sorry to disturb you
1, 2, 3 go! wanna see em' free so
That's why we go London Heath go
West coast east coast
Hit the city streets bro
Claim God openly cause everybody needs hope
(Hey Hey)
Gotta hit our knees though
Can't lean on a swag or a mink floor
We wanna see souls surrounding the Kings throne
So keep it talking keep on talking to the people
Hey Hey can I talk to you
About my friend name Jesus
Hey hey excuse I'm so sorry
But can I talk to you
About my friend name Jesus
And what He has in store
Hey Hey can I talk to you
About my friend name Jesus
Hey hey excuse I'm so sorry
But can I talk to you
About my friend name Jesus
I'm sorry, sorry to disturb you

I'm livin outta my suitcase
Gotta testify
Can't wait till I'm up the the sky
Livin outta my suitcase
This earth ain't home
Can't wait till I'll wave goodbye
I'm livin outta my suitcase
Gotta testify
Can't wait till I'm up the the sky
Livin outta my suitcase
This earth ain't home
Can't wait till I'll wave goodbye
Livin outta my suitcase, suitcase, suitcase, suitcase.
This earth ain't home
And I can't wait till I'm gone
Yeah I'm just a pilgrim passin through
From west philidelphia to Baton Rouge
I'm flashing ligthts and fashion rules
Can't wait to get home that's my attitude
Yeah cause I'm battling through
I can feel the pressure man of half of the Jews
Between my flesh and the Master's rules
And I gotta fight this war until my caskets closed
I'm like no I wanna press fast foward
Hurry up and get home and unpack my clothes
But if I go home I'm abandoning the drones of people I've been assigned to and I'm back for grover
Yeah so I'm a stay for awhile
And labor with the saints till I take to the sky
And that will be the day that my reservation is applieded and the final destination is God.
I'm livin outta my suitcase
Gotta testify
Can't wait till I'm up the the sky
Livin outta my suitcase
This earth ain't home
Can't wait till I'll wave goodbye
I'm livin outta my suitcase
Gotta testify
Can't wait till I'm up the the sky
Livin outta my suitcase
This earth ain't home
Can't wait till I'll wave goodbye
Livin outta my suitcase, suitcase, suitcase, suitcase.
This earth ain't home
And I can't wait till I'm gone
After this is the after party
And that's when the Godly they get new bodies
But we sound kinda morbid I guess
But the more I die and modify this mortal flesh
It's the Lord I want that's bless to endure the test
I fear not the fall of death I've been born a fresh.
Since my hope was found I've been homeward bound

[Hook:]
That's... Why
That's why—we—why
That's why—we—why
That's why—we—why
That's why—we
[Verse 1:]
Big J, big E, big S capital; Big U, big S, big C capital
H-R-I-S-T all capitals
That figures when you're talking about a king that's apropos
Yea I never tried to use rap to catapult myself up to the forefront
Never did it for capital
I ain't even gonna front
Of course I've been grapplingOn who should get shine
Jesus Christ or I?
But I'm just an average Joe
Jesus Christ is God
Rise above the status quo weeding out the crowd
Go put on my hat and coat
It's freezing outside
In this cold (cold) world
Competing for God's child
[Hook]
[Verse 2:]
Big J, big E, big S period
Big U, big S, big C period
H-R-I-S-T man period
I know I'm name dropping but Christ is superior
To all stars no flaws, no faults, no wrongs, no courts
Christ is alive
And if I wasn't a disciple and I wasn't in the Bible
A certain rapper would probably be my idol of course
I would be off course
Big chains, big dreams
Big things
Extremely divided like split screens
Between esteeming the Christ; as king
Am I a portion or pushing Him out to get things
That's why
[Hook]
[Verse 3:]
Big J, Big E, Big S in stereo
Big U, big S, big C in stereo
H-R-I-S-T man in stereo
You lose when you choose that which is inferior
Imperial King on the throne
Either love Him or leave Him alone
But you can't do both, it's either or
The lamb or the lion that roars
Son of Man or the rider on the horse
Much more than a product in a store
Choose ye this day or see the hand that is writing on the wall
No, He's not common at all
All eyes on Him
Hold your jewels, we gotta priceless gem
Who else can pay the price for sin
Nobody, and build a whole body
Like a private gym
Nobody, nobody but Him
He's Superman but godly, embodied in Clark Kent
Yeah, He came to save the day
Why would you trade Him to play
In a crooked world that is fading away?
Candy paint and wood grain decay, ok?
But Christ will never fade, Man, He came to stay
So never mind ballin', He balls greater
No better time to call Him, He's far greater
The planet and the stars, that's His wallpaper
The Father's open book, Man
No false data, let's read

Let's take it to 'em!
(Let's take it to 'em!)
Let's do this man!
(Let's do this man!)
The Lord is God!
(The Lord is God!)
Who shall we fear?
(Who shall we fear?)
Nobody here!
(Nobody here!)
Let's take it to 'em
(Let's take it to 'em)
Let's do this thing!

[Chorus]
We gotta live it- oh
If we don't live it- oh
Then who's gonna live it- oh
Stand for the truth- shawty
We gotta walk it- oh
If we don't walk it- oh
Then who's gonna walk it- oh
Stand for the truth- wodie
We gotta say it- oh
If we don't say it- oh
Then who's gonna say it- oh
Stand for the truth- dirty
We gotta live it- oh
If we don't live it- oh
Then who's gonna live it- oh
Stand for the truth, now
[Lecrae]
Get it up, get it in, get it out
Don't sit on it- we know it's hard
Trying to rap for Jesus, believe us
From the block to the hood to the yard
You feel like Noah- huh, you tryin' to hold it down
But when you stop and look around
No one solid to be found
WAIT- don't grow weary man, listen close and hear me man
I know you feel alone, in your zone or your city man
But, all across the globe, Christians are getting it on
Stand for the truth, though it feels like you're standing alone
STAND- Grow in grace and reason
PREACH- In and out of season
CHRIST- Crucified, even if we get martyred like Steven
PRAY- for a faithful crew
RAISE- up a faithful few
Know we in this together, pray for us as we pray for you
LOOK, what you feelin', we feelin' but keep on buildin'
'Cause God is into revealing His glory using His children
Sometimes it's lonely but know that you ain't the only one
Standing up for the truth and anticipating the HOLY One!
[Chorus]
[Flame]
Begin blazing the trail if you can look and see 'em sitting on the job
Consistently dissing the God that done saved us from hell
Be standing examples with answers for seekers seeking salvation
Or sinners who swamped in they sin from circular situations
It's sad- I noticed you're weary- it's clearly a time to reflect
On the cross of the Christ in spite of how many times they reject
You've got fam in Dallas, Texas and fam in St. Louis
And fam that's in Philadelphia standing in this confusion
We brothers in love with the lover who loved us enough to embrace us
The least we can do is just stand in they face and then take it
The face of temptation the face of persecution
So face it we made it- just continue to stand and be suited
Because the Lamb has included
People like us to carry the truth and share in the truth in a land that's
polluted
In extreme measures, take pleasure in what the Father has done
Don't get weary in well doing if you in the Son
[Chorus]
[Da T.R.U.T.H.]
I'm not a quitter, I'm a fighter
I'ma fight since Elijah was taken high up
On a mountain of fire
Man- I'm inspired to stand
I take pride in my camp, Stay quiet— I can't
Pray private and clandestine
My plan is stay biased- the chance
To take I Am and champion His views
Man- it's so beautiful that, I pray, why is it scant
It ain't wisest to plant before plucking the root
Take Jeremiah for example, no punches were pulled
Saints rise up and stand, don't plunge in the pool
A blatant, obvious stance
On state college campuses, make a lot of them tense
So what, you ain't cool, stand firm in the faith
You can't swerve when they shake
You with questions that are hard, to answer in debates
The standard has been raised
Seven thousand ain't bowed to Baal
Man- get your hands up, if you don't follow the crowd

[Verse 1:]
He picks us, pricks us forgives us, carried our sins that was heavier than six trucks
Sure as you can't pay for a Benz with six bucks, you can't pay for your sins dog it's just
Too expensive don't get defensive God got a list of your sins too extensive
It ain't just what you do that offends him but, it's how you were born you're offensive
That's why we're out here in the trenches on benches calling all men to repentance
Saying you don't want to be on the fringes but you want to be in a friendship with him now
You want to be in a kinship with him now but if you want to French kiss the here and now then
Go ahead dog let your hair down but you got to pay for it and you're aware now so...
[Hook:]
Don't ever say you never knew you never heard everybody in an earshot listen
This life is just an illusion new pursuits but same conclusion
Watch yourself, oh! emptiness dog I ain't no genius dog
I'm just saying once he's involved He makes life meaningful let's go!
[Verse 2:]
I wish there was a sign or signal, I wish there was something I could do to convince you
Dog you're sinful and as cute as you are on that centerfold girl you're sinful
Looking for ways to make life eventful cause it's full of pain, war, and pitfalls
The more you look the more you're ticked off and disappointed cause all of it's false
Lose your guns God will crush your pistols when He makes all of his enemies His footstool
You don't want to be on that side of the fence dog but you will be 'cause there's a fixed law
You and that pretty girl in the lip gloss can't duck cause somebody's got to pay sins cost
If not you look to His cross where sins cost was paid by God in skin so...
[Hook]
[Verse 3:]
The people of God are so dischanted with the world and won't take this for granted
We see the world like a distant parent, a dead- beat dad isn't this apparent
Just look at how the kids dis their parents a violation of the fifth commandment
And take a look at what chicks are wearing how dudes and chicks in flicks are swearing (talk about it)
Uh let me tell you this God is displeased with these rebellious kids
Uh, I'll tell you what I mean God is after man, man is after green
Uh, man will pay for that if he don't turn like the pages of a paperback, woo
Uh, from his wicked ways man you better seek God you've been sick for days
Matter fact you've been sick for years your sickness is called sinfulness and It's severe
If you die in your sins within the next six years or so you'll go to hell here the wicked go ooh
And if you're just six years old just know that you ain't got six years to blow

I feel the pressure I'm watchin some people press up on people that they're impressed with cause they consider them precious. they'll do watever man just to get in their pressence but only if they could see when their poppin antidepressants. that's hard to see when the popparzi and press impress on us the whole perspective that all their earthly possesions can fully satisfy just cause it brings them pleasure, but that's a lie from the pit just to keep your eyes on the present. might I present to you this christ wants to give you a gift but your ingore him storrin up earthly treasure plus worthless fabrics the earth is passin away and everything that you purchase is like the grass that we graze. you know it witherin wether or not you want it to but you live like it won't like you'll think you'll always be 22. when you really won't please don't wait till your fully grown God wants to envade your life now this earth is not really home.

I am Legend
I am Grand
I am Heaven
I AM
Present in the time before time began
I am Boss
I am King
My private thoughts,
Out of them came
Orion, the stars
A mountain of waves
A universe for you to search without any pain
I am Strong
I exist
The curtain is drawn
I am It
The opening scene
My intent
Enjoy me and my world
Minus sin
Us spectating and
The earth is empty, simply vacant
Formless, worldless
Missing shape and
Glorious God's about to give it a facelift
I'm like wow "This is amazing"
I know what it's like to be In the presence of greatness
Angels bow down and they praise Him
"Holy holy" cause that's His nature
I'm like wow, "Nobody made Him"
Existing in the time before time and space is
The opening scence and only it take six
This here's the making of creation
And I can hear the Ancient saying
I am Legend
I am Grand
I am Heaven
I AM
Present in the time before time began
I am Boss
I am King
My private thoughts,
Out of them came
Orion, the stars
A mountain of waves
A universe for you to search without any pain
I am Strong
I exist
The curtain is drawn
I am It
The opening scene
My intent
Enjoy me and my world
Minus sin
This is us spectualing a scene
The whole worlds empty like a vacancy
Spirit is hovering over the face of the deep
Shaping this creation 6 days of the week
Day 1 God seperated the shady and bleek
Darkness from the light so we'd be able to see
Day 2 Seperated the lakes and the streams
From the waters locked in the heavens for the rain
And the sleet
Day 3 None of us ate any meat, made the grain and
The wheat and the grapes that hang from the tree.
Day 4 Made the sun generating the heat, and He
Seperated the summer from the fragrance of Spring
And I can hear the Ancient King saying
I am Legend
I am Grand
I am Heaven
I AM
Present in the time before time began
I am Boss
I am King
My private thoughts,
Out of them came
Orion, the stars
A mountain of waves
A universe for you to search without any pain
I am Strong
I exist
The curtain is drawn
I am It
The opening scene
My intent
Enjoy me and my world
Minus sin
Uh I'm spectating the scene
He's laying the foundation, naming the seas
Dictating the range and painting the scenes
Angels is celebrating each day of the week
Day 5 He made all the arrays of the seas
The cattle on the hill and the ravenous beast
The Dinosaurs crawled, the apes on the trees
And every creature with 4 legs and feet
Day 6 God shaped and breathed
Life into a dude that He made unique
Gave the right to rule,
Mandate, and to lead
And on day 7 all the labor ceased
Then the creation's complete
And every moments like,
Like a day on the beach
Filled with His glory, a place of peace
Where God, man and beast parlay in the breeze
Wait a minute what's this hate that I see
A rebellion in the heavens, the arrangement is breeched
He's kicked out of His presence, Satan's released

[Intro]
This song is a tribute
To the families and loved ones of Cassie and Rachel
The two young ladies that were martyred
At the incident at Columbine High School in 1999
[Verse One]
Who would have known that a couple of guys from Columbine
Would come from behind- put guns to the spine
Of some innocent people- the teachers, the students
The feet of the teachers are screeching through rooms
The mood has been set by the fear of the villains
The bombs and the threats are by Eric and Dillon
America's villains- generic you're feeling
It is not- it is the plot for a pair that is chilling
In the glorious heavens, standing for Christ in a crisis
I know that it's rare what I'm feeling
Excitement incited- declaring the Pilgrims'
Faith and their fate I'ma share with my children
Cassie and Rachel, the past of the patrons
That passed through the ages in Africa, Asia
The Master that saved you, the laughter, the hatred
Jesus predicted that the masses would hate you
[Hook]
So, don't think it strange if a change might occur
If it does, are you ready and prepared for the curve
And a turn for the worst- would you fight, would you fall
Would you die for the Christ, that's the price of the call
[Verse Two]
Frustrated by the snares and the toils, parents annoy you
Truth of the matter is we're arrogant, spoiled
America's soil has soiled us, sort of
And pastors insist on declaring us royal
And it's true that we are but we take it too far
To the point where we break and we take down the bar
And forsake all the parts of The Faith that are hard
To embrace after all we've outsmarted the martyrs
We race up the charts- if you trace it to the start
You will find that the way to escape from the dark
And your wake is to carve off the weight and the heart
Of the truth, until everybody loves you
Jesus said woe to you old and new saints
That hold a view that you can go through The Faith
With nobody loathing you, that's a view
That you only can hold when your home is the states
[Hook]
[Verse Three]
The bones that are picked are the bones that depict
That they combed through their homes with the stones and the sticks
The aromas- a stench- so they rose up against them
At home and at Rome- throwing stones at the Christians
Got a hold of them- gripped them, kicked them, scarred them
Saw them, sawed them- they were thrown in a pit
With the toads and the vermin- I'm rolling the clips
It's urgent the scourges- the groans from the licks
The anger, the stranglers, the hangers, the danger
For all of the Christians that rolled in a clique
Ended up in the teeth of the beast that would feast
On the saints that would preach- they were thrown over cliffs
This is not known to exist in the states
Or the place where the home is just bliss
This song is intense- 'cause it's truth
And I'm trying to convince you that no one's exempt
Yet no one's equipped
Got our phones on our clips
Our focus is both on our loans and our cribs
Our fitness- our business has grown in a pinch
Would you fight would you fall
Would you ball up your fist
Would you falter or march to your grave 'cause you're saved
And your life is in Christ and to die is to gain
Would you die in His name
For the rise of His fame
Despising the shame

[Verse One]
How could you be so borderline and bored out of your mind
When we're discussing the God that turned water to wine
Yeah, it's probably your diet- they say you are what you eat
There's a lot of stuff I almost ate but couldn't afford to dine
And I thank God that I chose not
A man is wisest when he knows that he knows not- don't, stop
Don't, stop cause you're incredible
Just cause it's edible
Don't mean that you got to eat it man- let it go
Cause your health is important
In the Kingdom of Heaven, beware of the king's leaven
The faulty views- the movie scenes are giving
It's influence is evil- even on screens brethren
So stand firm- stand firm
Stand close as God's living example- lights on lampposts
Modern day Daniels- great exploits for 'em
Before we invite em, we got to inform- now let's show 'em
[Chorus]
That we're incredible- Nat King unforgettable
Every believer better know, we're triumphant
So be strong in your weakness- week out and week in
Grab a buddy- then let 'em know
[Verse Two]
Big chips- nah, God prefers using the small chips
He loves when the score's 90 to 10 and you just got the ball stripped
He loves when the odds are against you- that's when it all shifts
Your strength for His- when you strip you give
Up all of the pride that's inside of you- so don't clench your fist
Or look at His ways with contempt- strip- just stick to the script
God is using them weak things
Like a stick for the split of the Red Sea or the reed
It makes no difference which
One it was or when it was it was a miracle switch
Switch-
Switch over to the Gideonites- y'all remember Gideon, right
Good man, weak clan- yet, God told Gideon fight
Then God told Gideon to slice-
His men down to 300- we want it fair
But God got the glory when the smallest clan smashed the Midianites
That's like the disciples- two fish, five new loaves
Fed thousands through the God who chose
Young David out of His brothers- fighting the giant
Defying the armies of "I Am" with five smooth stones
And a sling- yeah, you know how God do His thing
Using the weak things of the world to put the strong to shame
And that's us- so when the wicked do a song in His name
Don't get it wrong- nah, God is not at all trying to hang
On their coat tails- the people of God boast cause their frail
Just because it's big- don't presuppose that that it will
Stay afloat- y'all remember when the ocean was filled
With debris from the Titanic- small boats set a sail
And got people safe to shore- they embraced the oar
I'm done teaching- I'ma erase the board
But before I go
I just want to know that the faith is a paradox
Grab a trumpet and blow- now let's show 'em

[Intro:]
Soft as the open air
As gentle as the common breeze
Is the beauty of the crimson rose
God has made you to be
Planted in the garden of life
By the King of Kings
And watered by His everlasting love
Each petal gently kissed by God
And enlightened by heaven's face
Forever surrounded by heaven's soil
And growing in heaven's amazing grace
[Hook:]
She's just a rose
She's just a rose
Because He rose
Because He rose
[Verse 1:]
I pray for my daughter—I pray for her soul
I pray that she remembers everything that I taught her
Even more than cherishing anything I bought her
I pray to God that she would never get caught up
With the wrong crowd every flower needs water
'Cause for every seed sown, another weed is growin'
So I gotta pour that water deep into her soul
The water is the word, therefore she's gotta know
That she's so beautiful—yet beauty is vain
And holiness is the only beauty that remains
I know that remains to be seen and so I'm prayin'
That she would stay pure even at a young age
She's just eight so it's only the front page
In the story of her life, therefore she's unscathed
But as she grows older, gotta let her hand go
Tell her look both ways before she walks across the road
She's a rose
[Hook]
[Verse 2:]
I praise God for my wife—oh how I love her
People on the road wanna know how I met her
Mutual friend—It was summer of '97
At a singles' fellowship—yes, we exchanged numbers
Fast-forward something like five years
When I realized this woman was everything I wasn't
We transitioned from friends became lovers
In 2002, is when I became husband
Now she's wife—she's my rose
If she's a rose, then I'll take a dozen—dozen
She's every woman, when I come home hungry
There's food in the oven
She's in the ministry—nourishing the women at the church house
Wife—one day she'll be a mother
She's beautiful but it's deeper then the skin
'Cause her true beauty stems from being rooted in Him
She's a rose
[Hook]
[Verse 3:]
One petal, two petals, three petals, four
Every time she's impure another petal hits the floor
For this reason her self image is poor
Overcome by depression therefore she's insecure
But she can exchange her pain for His joy
And her God can give her strength if ever she does mourn
If she mourns—she mourns; Her God can restore her
She can't look inside herself and expect to find a cure
All of us got dirt deep down at the core
And I know nobody's perfect, every rose has got thorns
Except Christ was perfect—He was sown into the soil
Now she's rooted in the power of the resurrected Lord

I'm homesick
This body's a tent,
Heavens where home is
I guess it's safe to say that God's people
Are homeless
And just as sure as a fugitive runs our moneys are tied up in mutual funds
Cats be like u got unusal ones
That's because the riches we got are stored up for after the funeral son
Numero one Christ had to rip the veil
Cause there was bad blood between us like sickle cell aneamia
The media that keep feedin us lies and immediat-elty we eat it up like medium fries whoa
The heartbeat in the side longs for the day
When Christ will come plus bring me to his side and clothe me in white
We'll be jus like him like Kobe & Mike
Me and my homies, my wife
Me and my homies like R-swift J-silas c em
Corey Precise
We goin to glory right!
We headed to the new heaven the new earth
Baby I got proof
It's Jesus Christ Resurection and I'm not duped
This is objectivity it's not my truth
We goin to glory y'all how bout you?
Listen...
New Heaven New Earth
Baby I got proof
It's Jesus Christ Resurection and I'm not duped
This is objectivity it's not my truth
We goin to glory y'all how bout you?
Listen...
My poppa ain't a rollin stone
And when the angels rolled the stone away you better know the roman soldiers were blown away
We got a stoaway
Nah Jesus Christ, died, resurected folded his clothes then stole away
Now that's incredible
He showed himself da credible witnesses that witnessed his death but
Didn't expect Him to come out of the grave
Just as the scriptures had said
And he thought the ladies were sick in the head
And when they came back reporting what they had seen with their eyes the disciples were sceptical so they sent Peter & John... Yo
To verify what they told 'em
Jesus is risen
Meanwhile the chief priests were bribin the soldiers
Obviously with a valuable token they told em to keep quiet and just to say his body was stolen yo
By the disciples at night while the soldiers were sleepin but the story was weak and He showed himself breathin livin and movin made appearances showed em his feet and his nail scarred hands
Reiterated and told em his secret
He said I am the fulfillment of Moses's teachings cleoprathes grievings turn into joy cause he was hopin to see his redeemer even josephius wrote of this Jesus the historical Christ
Even explorers are like there's irrefutable evidence in support of His life
Plus his dying and I am not lying
Tell a friend that's agnostic God has got no skeletons in his closet NOPe
They can't find his bones
Nowhere to be found not even his teeth
Nowhere in the ground
WHY?
He's home wearing a crown
The disciples washed em a sin
Therefore we Holy Spirit endowed
With the power to be witnesses how many listeners know that when you die you'll rise and be with rest of us
We not cocky, we confident in the God who rescued us plus
Resurected his son from out of the seplica have you accepted these facts
And if u havent let's chat
After the show or email me and I'll be happy to rap
About these matters concerning our faith

[Hook]
We're trying to show them that for Christ we live
Help 'em understand for Christ we die
Man the cost is high (high)
You gon' say ya good byes
Cause part of you gon' have to die
Yeah, the cost is high [x2]
[Verse 1:]
The God man is came, I'm trying to help 'em understand this thing
How we lift Him up and stand for His standards man
He's running this thing and if you wanna run with the King
Then it's gon' be some giving up of some things
For some who ain't with the Son it might sound like something insane
But for us who living it, we loving this thing
The Spirit tucked in our frames
His love flowing through the blood in our veins
Finishing the race pays off like we was running for change
Since we've been saved that's our steelo
But it ain't nothing in me bro
When they see me they call me crazy, like I was Cee-Lo
He humbled us; put us under the One like we was zero
But we don't flee, we gon' seek to please Him
Is we gon leave, No
No we live and die for the Father
Making disciples, recycling Christ
His light is inside us
Holla, we see the price that He was willing to pay
The true cost followed the Father even into the grave
Yeeaaaa
[Hook:]
We're trying to show them that for Christ we live
Help 'em understand for Christ we die
Man the cost is high (high)
You gon say ya good byes
Cause part of you gon' have to die
Yeah, the cost is high [x2]
[Verse 2:]
Black tie, black suit welcome to my funeral
29 years in this life and I gotta few to go
Long as I live I'm a die, it's unusual
Couple ways in which I die and I want you to know
I love Sean's line, seen hot baby phat
Won't wear Sean John, won't see that on my lady's back
No I ain't gon' blind, won't stare at a ladies back
Side when she's going by, rib like baby back/ Yes sir I'm gon die like 1980's rap
Older in the faith now, outgrown Baby Gap
But some of what I struggled with is internal
The kind of stuff that you only write in journals
The kind of stuff that'll injure you
That's why I got certain channels on my television blocked
Plus I let some friends go, got up out that fish bowl
Even though I hurt knee deep inside, man I know I gotta die
[Hook]
[Verse 3:]
I know some, dudes that are Christians that produce for the wicked
And I know some musicians that use their gift in the church
But the same musicians that use their gift in the church
Produce and play for the wicked, but they call it work
And they try to justify and say that it's just a job
But that's the customized line, that they use to compromise
Just adjust the knob on your radio
Here we go, another song a saint produced
Is producing lust and lies
It's another side to the coin, I know you know where I'm going
This is bigger than trying to stay employed
And I'm so convinced that's it's more
Cause if these same producers were writers, they wouldn't write for Playboy
O boy, I know I sound kinda stern
But if they majored in communications they wouldn't work for Howard Stern
I know they're more concerned about the dollars earned
Then they all God's glory I ain't talking outta turn
When you help the same people that's working against the Kingdom
You ain't taking it back by force, you making matters worse
And they all try to get off by saying I ain't the star
It's like saying I ain't robbed the bank man I just drove the car
You ain't gotta shoot the ball to put points on the board
All you gotta do is pass to help the other team score
So even if you on the board you still guilty as charged
On that tour, by the way God didn't open that door

[Hook:]
Right now I hear
But I wanna see
I need you to show me
You bottle my tears
Pain is the key
To making me Holy
[Verse 1:]
Yeah
Dark clouds in the sky turn into rain
I know you wanna cry from the hurt and pain
It's hard to see God in the eye of the hurricane
And so you wanna turn away from this chapter in your life wanna turn the page
It's the hard knock life and the earth's decaying
Trying hard not to murmur and complain
It's easier said than than done with those hunger pangs
You can't even buy your son Burger King
Just got laid off so currently
Trying to make ends meet and that's a further strain
I know you're stressed out gotta learn to pray
So God can give you peace for the burdens laid
Down at his feet where the servants lay
He loves you, so don't turn away
You in the fire, but won't burn in the flame
[Hook]
[Verse 2:]
I know it's cold in the winter months
And I know that that trial you in the middle of
Man I know it might feel like a little much
I know it might feel like a little much
And though deliverance is slow like the little bus
Don't faint stand firm no givin' up
Understand that, God won't give you more than you can bear
Your trials are just little cubs
Big Him, big plan, man little us
I know the season in your life is a little rough
I know you're drinking up strife from the bitter cup
God is painting a picture of
Himself, so it's gotta be beautiful
He's gotta use bright colors and muted tones
Gotta use life's comforts and funerals
I know it hurts, but it helps you to grow
[Hook]
{God is using pain in our lives
Help us grow. Help us get older.}
[Verse 3:]
Yeah
Praise God that the Father is forming us
Shaping, making, and conforming us
So at times our pain is to grow us up
Other times my pain is for someone else
Cause death in me is life in you
That's what we see when He died for you
'Cause one man's pain is another's pleasure
Just as one man's trash is another's treasure
'Cause sometimes God will cause the pain
He'll create the fire and the rain
I hear you praying Lord take it all away
But if He won't it's because He knows what it takes
To produce fruit and make his people whole
He knows when pressure is applied to coal
A beautiful diamond is the goal
You're in the fire but you're coming out as pure gold
[Hook]
{See I think it's important for us to have a big picture
Perspective on pain. A lot of times, we see pain as a bad
Thing; trials, suffering, you see it as a bad thing. But when
We look in the scriptures, we see that God prescribes pain.
He doesn't just allow it he causes it sometimes; read
Deuteronomy chapter 8. But it's so necessary, because in it
He conforms us into the image and the likeness of His Son.
So I just wanna encourage the people of God, please understand

[Chorus]
Welcome to our world
No killers, drug dealers
Guerillas, no villains
Christ told us that most of them won't feel us
Welcome to our world
No hustlers, customers
Everybody in the building
Get your hands up with the rest of us
[Verse One]
If The Game could give props to Biggie, Pac and Dre
And the whole rap world could give love to "J"
And they could pay homage to Jam Master Jay
And commemorate the heroes that passed away
Then I could proceed with what I have to say
And pay respect to all the godly men that passed The Faith
Yeah, they went ahead of us- now, the path is straight
And died so that we could have life passed the grave
From prophets to the priests- we trace it back to the greats
Take it back to the days when faith had a face
And not just a mouth when the saints grabbed the grace
And I ain't talkin' about the prayer before you pass the plate
I'm talkin' 'bout what taught them to stay fast and trade
The pleasures of this life for Ahaz's hate
Now, I know they "wasn't" perfect but play back the tapes
And history will show how the saints' path was shaped
[Chorus]
[Verse Two]
People got questions like-
How come ya'll don't talk about Martin and Malcolm
But y'all always talkin' bout Calvin and Luther
'Cause these are the dudes that introduced us to truth
And the fruit that's produced in us is the outcome
So from now until the day that we die
We'll occupy with the things of God while our mouths run
That's unique to the saints- you know how roots run deep in the faith
Let me explain what I mean
You know I mean what I say
We're following after the pioneers leading the way
Apostles like Paul and others that were labeled the way
It was either all or nothing- there could be no more gray
These were the writers of the Bible we believe in today
I know they're gone but not forgotten- when we read them their sway
Is so strong we say so long to the evil- I pray
That His people would read those leaders and say
[Chorus]
[Verse Three]
Y'all know we're the legs and feet of the legacy
Predestined to be- before the pregnancy
We're all just a piece of the puzzle- if I could speak for myself
I'm walking in the footprints that were left for me
Now, I know I just quoted one of their poets
But take note- I just stole it to help show them the recipe
How the past and the present- once plastered together
Led up to the path of our destiny
[Break]
[Verse Three Countinued]
Since the baton has been passed
We want to write 'em a pass and invite them to our world
Where the mind has been transformed
By the power of Christ, we draw lines in the sand
That would explain the unpopular stance
Like pro-life that wouldn't heighten the chance
Of being liked- do we care- I wouldn't lie to my fams
So, while the wicked sing songs that got them in a trance
We sing songs and hymns like the bottom of your pants
'Cause we're different- we bless those that hate us
While in the West Coast, they say let's load the bangers
Over-dress codes— no dress clothes— we're strangers
Saints in the foreign land— where the best road to fame is
Playing low— praying and saying no
To our fleshly impulses post weighing the pros and cons
We don't close our eyes- we stay sober
So you know we're opposed to wine
Or at least getting drunk— we propose to our wives
And say I do before we close the blinds
No boasting and pride, no boasting in "I"
Pray that you and I would be a poster child
In the Kingdom of God where Christ is Lord
We submit unto the authority— His righteous sword
Life in Christ— otherwise life is a bore

[Verse 1:]
Lord Jesus, please be pleased when I walk, when I talk
When I say what say when I walk through the park
With my wife in the night all alone when it's dark
When I'm home on the phone you're honing in on my heart
God knows every intention—His attention's on my thoughts
And you may get away with it now, but later you'll get caught
When you're standing up in His court—I ain't talking bout dating males
But when you stand before God and you gotta weigh on the scale
This is no way to sell records—I know
This is a warning for all of those that are traveling a wayward trail
Some are on they're way to hell—others will lose rewards
When He opens up the books to find that you ain't choose the Lord—BUILD
[Hook:]
Ain't nothing that we don't read
Ain't nothing that He don't see
Just when you thought that nobody was watching
Understand that God is watching—your life's an Open Book
Ain't nothing that we don't read
Ain't nothing that He don't see
Just when you thought that nobody was watching
Understand that God is watching—your life's an Open Book
[Verse 2:]
He's recording every moment—all the secrets of your soul
Like every time you got sneaky when your peoples wasn't home
And every time that you cheated and your teacher didn't know
God knows, He's takin' notes of the story that's being told
Every CD that you burn—every lie, every fib
Like the time that you called your job and you told them that you were sick
'Cause you was afraid to tell them that you really overslept
Or, because you really hate the fact that you're working a late shift
A lot of these things you think you getting' away with
Like sneakin' food into the movies—my homey, you ain't slick
God's monitoring your actions—why you dishonest on your taxes
How you claiming dependents—your kids in college out in Texas—BUILD
[Hook]
[Verse 3:]
Fast forward past the foreword—let's read what's written
Let's open up your book—let's see what's in it
From the day you were conceived to the deeds that were committed
This week, this story you can't leave unfinished
'Cause you write it with your life
Every action's like a pen
Every moment that you're alive
Man, you're adding to the print
Every week is like a sentence—every month a paragraph
If every year is like a chapter, I'm 29 chapters in
If what you think is like the ink and your actions like the pen
Then it's totally up to you how the final chapter will end—BUILD

[Chorus]
We (are) on duty- we (are) on them same old blocks
Different but look the same like plain clothes cops
On duty- yeah, we (are) some plain old pots
But you can find a treasure in us where the rainbow stops
[Verse One]
We thank God for the faith of the elders
That came up in the time of Martin Luther the King and the great Elvis
They ain't shelf us- held us up on their shoulders
Told us how to live godly- so all the people that trail us
Can truly testify that before God rested our eyes
We invested our lives- so for the rest our lives
It's gonna look like we (are) dressed in disguise
But the treasure's inside
And it's a pot of gold
Most of our peers think that God is old- just the man upstairs
Partly because we keep our God on the low
So they can't see how our God is involved in our human affairs
Yeah- yeah but since we're the saints
We gotta be mindful of the picture we paint
So every picture they take
They get snapshots of Holy Spirit filled Christians that got victory
Ain't
[Chorus]
[Verse Two]
We thank God for the faith of the older
Saints that have showed us the ropes
Holding us close to shape and mold us
They ain't despise, refined us looking for ways to remind us
Of the mind of God- so now when we look behind us
It's an army of saints
Young dudes broadcasting their faith
I'm forecasting by faith
Cause I'd like to see more of the people of God
Like the Latter Day Saints
Black tie, trench coat and a tag with their names
Or, the JWs, at the door before the Saturday games
Listen- you can't miss em- you know 'em
Probably diss em- you blow 'em off in a second
They show us up with a presence that's public
They ain't impressed with the public
And I ain't trying to give them more credit than what they deserve
But, even if what they believe is wrong
They got a faith that you can reach with your arm
We're being called
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
We (are) on duty- which simply means to be on call
To be alert, to be watchful, to be on guard
We (are) on duty- that's why we walk through the mall
With our spiritual sensitivities up to par
We (are) on duty- from the block to the walls
Of the barbershop where the talk is not godly at all
We (are) on duty- it's not Christian at all
So we duck every time the wicked try to pitch us the ball
They can't catch us involved- cause you know you're a shade
From the pencil in the picture that's drawn
Of His character, if you care about the picture at all
With each photo, we show the world depictions of God
In every context they find us- catch us involved
Being normal, being cordial- stitching the raw
Materials of faith and our culture when Christians resolve
That spreading the fame of Christ is our mission of course

Never knew a love like this
Never knew a love like this
O... yeah... [x3]
[Hook: x2]
N.E.W.F.O.U.N.D.L.O.V.E
We Call this Love now... Love now
Our New Found Love
[Verse 1:]
Yo, I was looking for someone to love me
Hug me, trust me, like some money with a trustee
But I looked at in the wrong places, to fill the empty spaces
Of my life, but always ended up with long faces, and all the bases
Of all my relations had worldy foundations, plus some sensual sensations
Try to find love in females that I could see well
They were pulling me down to spread the rumors around like email
(So what's the big fuss?) It wasn't love, it was lust
And I must confess the devil's thrust was inconspicious
Plus the love I had was self-seeking, looking for a house I could sneak in, a dreaper for the weekend
Flesh was loving it but my soul was weak trying to fill the void with sex and that was like candy without the sweetness
All I knew was that I needed someone to love me with and God be loved and Godly love there no Super Sing!
[Hook: x2]
N.E.W.F.O.U.N.D.L.O.V.E
We Call this Love now... Love now
Our New Found Love
[Verse 2:]
You don't speak English, you speak the language of love
Plus you blow the mind of angels above
I can't explain it, you gave up your son just to break up the grudge
So that you and I can make up and hug
So I'm saying, He doesn't where His love loosely
Love is like Lucy
If you take advantage, He's still the judge like Judy
Doesn't love you 'cause you're a cutie
And truly not commited to you simply on the basis of your duty
If He was, then what you can do for Him,
But His is love is on hinge on what he did for sin
The love I'm talking about is more than a trend
A perfect love that is passage of friend
If you were to confess wether you're tall, nose big or small
He loves you just the way you are, with your flaws and all
He sees your needs, meets you wherever you are
He love you when you're on the rise, even when you fall
It remains the same doesn't change like the leaves in Fall
He proved His love on the cross, when He streched His palms
Jesus baby
His love erased our guilt
Jesus baby
His love covered my filth
Jesus
I read about it in the book off the shelf
Jesus
He loved me when I didn't love myself
Now check the love sequel: how he love a bunch of bugged people
Prepared to place to a Joseph tailored-made his tuxedo
And marry us over the treshold carry us fabulous and I am touched of how he love us very much
And I gotta brand new found love in my life
And I gotta brand new found love in my life, Sing!
[Hook: x2]
N.E.W.F.O.U.N.D.L.O.V.E
We Call this Love now... Love now
Our New Found Love
Never knew a love like this
Never knew a love like this

I thought my testimony was less the holy, I thought I was less blessed then my homies, just confessing only the big sins, I thought that was a badge of honor, I thought that I had to have a story that was packed with drama, But I ain't ever been shot, no big crimes, never smoked weed, never drank, I never did time, I grew up with both parents both cheering me on, teaching me basic things like no swearing (no swearing son),
It's so apparent I came up in the church, socially this is where I gave my worth, learned to pray and assert my self for God displaying it's worth, upon living without playing in the earth, just the average kid, you know the type that like to play in the dirt, came home with dirt stains on my shirt, reciting the same old verse, at the table no games no hurts, And I knew I was called before the day of my birth, And it's like that,
I ain't got no horror story Go kept me in my youth I give him all the glory I thought my story didn't flow, But now I know the blood of the lamb has saved my soul and that's my testimony, I ain't got no horror story Go kept me in my youth I give him all the glory I thought my wasn't dope but now I know the blood of the lamb saved my soul and that's my testimony
I ain't no gangster I ain't tough cause of rap, never been cuffed and stuffed in the back of a patty-wagon, I ain't never cuss in my raps, I started gospel most ain't accustom to that,
Let me get back, when I was young I used to think I was corny, Cause I ain't grow up in the projects drinking a 40, And I ain't never had no thug dude sneaking upon me, And every buddy had the name brand sneakers before me, And it made me really made but as I bugged my mom and pops taught me never to chase silly fads, they told me focus and bought me note books, I really had brilliant parents they introduced me to Billy Gram
See I ain't got no horror story God kept me as a buck I give him all the glory, In high school all the pretty girls ignored me called me church boy, I wasn't bothered normally though, Sometimes I would hate living the life of a saint, They saw the Christian boy and light right from the gate, thought I would preach so they tried to escape but I guess that's just the price of pronouncing your faith, and it's like that
I ain't got no horror story Go kept me in my youth I give him all the glory I thought my story didn't flow, But now I know the blood of the lamb has saved my soul and that's my testimony, I ain't got no horror story Go kept me in my youth I give him all the glory I thought my wasn't dope but now I know the blood of the lamb saved my soul and that's my testimony
Don't get me wrong I'm not saying I'm prefect, Matter fact I took thoughts and conveyed about cursing, I was saving my pain it was worse then it should have been man I was ashamed just to say I'm a virgin, plus I was too afraid to admit I was a Christian, I spent most of those days trying to prove I was hip, plus trying to prove I was cool, trying to move like a pimp, My testimony wasn't cool enough yet, Then I came to my senses I put my brain to the scriptures, Thought of how Christ was blameless to sinners, He didn't grow up on the corner fornicating with sisters, A good Jew grew in favor of wisdom, That gave me relief, rearranged my belief no longer thinking what I'm saying is weak, I ain't never been sprayed in the street but saved by his grace plus raised to my feet, And it's like that,

[Hook:]
Jeezy Said My President Is Black
My Lambo's Blue
I Say My President Is Black
My Lord Is A Jew
The King Of Kings
He's Telling Us What To Do
My President Is Black
But Jesus Christ Rules
[Verse 1:]
You Know The King He Reigns Over Politics And It Ain't A Problem
Raises Them Up With Power
Grace In A Place Of Honor
From Senate To States Congress
Nixon And Regeanomics
God Is So In Control
Dictating The Climate
From Clinton, Mccain, Obama
These Are The Days And Times
Since The Savior Was Sovereign
When He Makes Up His Mind
He's Giving Satan The Power
To Pick A Sanction The Foulest
Wicked, Debased And Rotten From Princes To Genghis Khan
Hitler, Hussein And Stalin
Permitted Placement On Pilate
Picks Them And Makes The Final Decision To Take Them Down
That's The Wisdom And Grace Of God If Not Written In Pages I Would Be
Sitting In Insane Asylums But Since The Savior Is God
That Shifts The Weight Of The Drama, Scriptures Contain The Promise
We Don't Sweat A Recession Provisions Made For His Bride
So We Rise And Salute To The King Of Kings
The Presidents' President Give The Savior A Nod
[Hook]
[Verse 2:]
God's People Know The Truth So In The Voting Booth
We Push The Button But We Know God Is Controlling Who
Lands In The Oval Office But Still We Go And Choose
Mad At Who's In The Office We Cannot Throw A Shoe
Instead We Pray For Our Leaders, Timothy Told Us Too
Even Submit To Cruel Leaders Refer To Titus 2
Even If You Think They Ain't Got The Slightest Clue
We Respect The President And The People That Right The Rules
Welcome To Our World Wow
Where Governments God's Tool
His Instrument Ministering And Avenging The Crime Of Goons
Civil Authorities They Make Laws Designed To
Restrain The Evil And Bring Peace To The High Schools
Peace To The City Streets Through Police In Them Costumes
Peace In The Suburbs For Preaching The Gospel Of Jesus
On A Mission Like Tom Cruise To Rule Over Government As The King In His Crown Jewels
[Hook]
[Spoken:]
Let Me Be Clear About Something Ya'll This Right Here Ain't A Dis Song
This Song Isn't Even About My President's Race
This Song Right Here Is About Government And The Role That It Plays In God's Big Picture
Aye Man One Day Jesus Christ Is Gonna Rule
As The Final Governing Authority But Right Now He's Using Government For His Glory
Ya'll Know What I'm Talking About Right Or Ya'll Can Read For Your Self Though

[Verse 1:]
You know how da plot goes, you could tell the difference when da pops home, most of us are not told, often when da pops home, leaves a legacy, plant seeds then the crops grow
I recall my pops cults, when I was a snot nosed, kid with no control, that's like a city that's without walls.
I could still hear his teachings ringin though the house halls, when it's not profitable,
Had to keep my mouth closed.
Gettin over obstacles, dodgin all da potholes,
He taught me eticates and ethics out of God's laws
Turned me on my hine wall chambers
Now my eyes close, prayin that I would find a wife that would make my house home
Yea; now probably say I'm faithful, if it wasn't for those spankins then I'd probably pop pain pills
Now I'm off trainin wheels, since I had a father that, tol me got the fathers heart, I'm a grip da train and build...
[Chorus:]
WARRIORS
If you walk in the authority of Jesus man have your shoulders broad
(Where my) WARRIORS
If you stand up under preasure like da hebrew boys and your soul is strong
(Where my) WARRIORS
God fearin gentlmen, generals, get in your positions man
(Where my) WARRIORS
Men take coverage, don't faint, don't fall if you know the lord
(Where my) WARRIORS
[Verse 2:]
Man we need role models, gotta lot of teachers but, man we need more fathers,
Talkin bout spiritual, teach us how to be mature, but of they abandon us,
How we gon go further?
Tell me who we gonna follow, we gonna get our cold values, from the dudes rappin on the screens of our floor models.
And you don't wanna leave it up to rappers who pretend to be track stars, bonafide home mothers
Hold up, more problems,
They won't step one foot in, to the local church cause it, caters to a womens bent
And it's full of feminine, man men we pushin them, far away from Christ into the arms of the muslim men!
Cause men don't need the print we need strength, Christ was not a hippie pickin lillies' with his friends, Jesus was a mans man, so men followed him, doin God the father will, sayin father I won't sin!
[Chorus]
[Verse 3:]
Listen, I am not a chovenous, but a Godly man is a stickler for holiness, him and Christ look alikes, sorta like the Olsen twins, and he practices what he preaches from the holy script!
But a natural man, he don't even know he's sick, he think it's natural man to treat him like he don't exist.
He's enticed by every woman that blows a kiss, sin makes a Godly man wear like moby dick!
A Godly man's content when hes in the church, a natural man chases whatever's in a miniskirt, or in a dress like the gettysburg, it's monogomous even if it really hurts like givin birth!
But that's the cause and affect, which really goes to show you how the cross can affect,
New man new clothes in the drawers of our dressers, man we at war with our swords and our vestes!

[Chorus:]
(Where would I be would I be)
Where would I be if He hadn't died for me
And if He never gave His life for me
I would be lost
You would be lost
We would be lost
This world would be so lost
What if there was no remission of sin
You got what you deserved not what you were given
I would be lost
You would be lost
I would be lost without Jesus
This world would be so lost
[Verse 1:]
I'm so glad that He's coming, thank God He planned His production Abandoned grandeur in heaven to plant Himself in a stomach, He's God He could've come and just make demands and pass judgments
Instead He came to the Earth kept His own commands and instructions
He worked with daddy, He helped the family and loved ones,
He played in sand with his cousins, He prayed with granny and mother
No temper tantrums in public, grew in stature and muscle and favor
We got a man to which I gave a grand introduction
[Chorus:]
(Where would I be would I be)
Where would I be if He hadn't died for me
And if He never gave His life for me
I would be lost
You would be lost
We would be lost
This world would be so lost
What if there was no remission of sin
You got what you deserved not what you were given
I would be lost
You would be lost
We would be lost
This world would be so lost
[Verse 2: not featured on the video version]
I wish I had a camera or something, the atmosphere man it's buzzin' about
Jesus, the rock upon which you stand if you stumble you just the pass and you fumble
Some hate Him man and some love Him, no majesty rather humble
Some would clap and some curse Him from hope sayin' that they crush Him
He had to stand before judges, abandoned by His disciples
When they slammed Him and cuffed Him and they landed them punches
Staggering like a trumpet lashing Him on the back man
He could've smashed 'em like pumpkins
In this humanity of course He's attracted to comfort before the joy
That's before Him endured the passion of suffering hanging up on that cross
This wasn't random or sudden you know what ran through my thoughts
The day that Adam was covered with the skins of an animal
And when the lambs were cut up pass over and the brown serpent
These were the shadows, the substance was HE
Who bought our sins and the Father's wrath and His justice, He died
Then I saw Him sit up man like some abs and some crunches, He's God
[Chorus:]
(Where would I be would I be)
Where would I be if He hadn't died for me
And if He never gave His life for me
I would be lost
You would be lost
We would be lost
This world would be so lost
What if there was no remission of sin
You got what you deserved not what you were given
I would be lost
You would be lost
We would be lost
This world would be so lost
[Verse 3:]
Now take a moment and think about what I saw
Think about what it cost, think of the rugged cross
Without it I would be lost
You would be without hope and together we would be tossed
Back and forth everything that we gained would really be lost
Thank God for the cross saved me and made me holy
But it wasn't in parts, Jesus redeemed the whole me
Mind, body and soul me had to redeem me socially
'Cause He knew that we openly talk to each other vulgarly
And redeemed me emotionally cause He knows that we're prone to be Flying off of that handle, we be losing control and He
Redeemed us physically so if we go on sickly
We can cry out to Jesus and He can keep us from six feet
But if He doesn't we trust Him, we may not get it we bless Him,
We can not judge Him, He's got much better judgment than us
Redeemed us spiritually, raised us up from the dead
Now I'm alive and it's clear to see from the blood that was shed
[Chorus:]
(Where would I be would I be)
Where would I be if He hadn't died for me
And if He never gave His life for me
I would be lost
You would be lost
We would be lost
This world would be so lost
What if there was no remission of sin
You got what you deserved not what you were given
I would be lost
You would be lost
We would be lost
This world would be so lost
(Where would I be would I be)
Where would I be if He hadn't died for me
And if He never gave His life for me
I would be lost
You would be lost
We would be lost
This world would be so lost
What if there was no remission of sin
You got what you deserved not what you were given
I would be lost
You would be lost
We would be lost

[Hook:]
When we talk to you
We know you're present Lord
We want to be with you
Oh, yes, we know you're present Lord
We want to bring youpleasure Lord
We need to be with you
When we talk to you
We can't believe you're mindful of us
You're God and we're reminded we're dust
Got to seek your face
We're gonna go and meet the Father in the secret place
We're His family, man
It's so clear that Yahweh's a family man
So even if you're in Japan
We all talk at the same time like a family plan
He already knows what we need
We talk plain man-we ain't got to fall on our knees
When you stressed-you ain't got to blow on them trees
Just rest in Him-yeah, go on and breathe
Talk to God today
It's only one God that can hear what you say
Yahweh God divides night from day
So go on and talk-He provided a way

[Hook: x2]
Listen homie, you can't shake it
Life is only what you make it
You don't want to live with regrets
Somebody is reading your life
They might be reading it twice
You never know how many lives you affect [x2]
[Verse 1:]
They say experience is the best teacher
That's what they teach us in school
I say experience is the teacher of fools
Cause a wise man will learn from another mans era's
Then apply that to determine what he shall choose
Every life has a voice you make a statement with every choice
Low valleys, high hills like female shoes
But if life's just an experiment and we learn by experience
Then we are not being spirit led and we shall lose
We don't believe in karma we believe in the seed and farmer
You know when the seed of the farmer can affect the seed of his daughter [?]
In other words you know you reap what you sow
Sow seeds of wrong decisions and that tree shall grow
God intends for his people to know
That by his grace
We learn from the mistakes detailed in the scroll
So if we run into a brick wall
It's only because of our thick skulls
And not because He didn't leave us a note
Let's go
[Hook]
[Verse 2:]
Make ya pick, the blue or the red pill
Tell me which way would you go
Every mans soul leaves a print in the snow
But a wise man'll travel down a rode that is narrow
He is careful so he'll never put his hands on the stove
He already knows that it's hot
It's troublesome when you know that he chose evil
But he rose to the top
Like ya boy on the blue print who did it his way
Before he left said I'm an example that crime do pay
Now how we goin' argue with that?
When we watched him go from gross living to grossing a percentage from the net
Now he's a picture of success
And naturally we take a glance at right
But a chance at wrong
Especially when the whole world can chant our songs
And the folks at the clubs can't dance alone
Just cause judgment ain't sudden don't mean that it ain't coming
So if you plant apple seeds don't plan for a orange
[Hook]
[Verse 3:]
You ain't gotta live a life full of drama, comma, just as a reminder
Look at Pot's life or Lot's wife down in Sodom
And you ain't never gotta hit rock bottom I promise
Gotta take into consideration the generation behind us
And I am not saying I haven't made mistakes
I can feel the effects of some, up until this very day
Like cheating on test I failed to study for
Having premarital sex and doubtedly a couple more
In my late teens I was hot like the oven door
Know my story I wasn't trying to put that on the cutting floor
At 12 years of age I was unscathed in 'til my unsaved friends gave an introduction to porn
By the age of 16 I started, by 19 I stopped found out I had a lovely daughter when I was 24
I don't regret the seed I regret the sin
So when bad decisions come running, homie I shut the door

[Izzy:]
Nobody knows the troubles I see.
Nobody knows but Jesus.
Oh Lord I,
I know, I know, I know I need more
[Da' T.R.U.T.H:]
Everybody wanna piece of pie
They want that satisfac-tion
They wan' it guaranteed homie
Wanna wear that glamorous fa-shion
Hand print in the hall of fame
Wanna lil' bit of Grammy ac-tion
Wanna walk that carpet man
Wanna hear those cameras flash-ing
Better get that ice, that grill, that Caddy homie
He got the nicest girl call him Daddy
But back he lonely
But he look happy don't he
Dude is a superstar
He's out of that shabby clothing
He in a super car
He's ridin' 26's
But all his soul is lean
Like he's behind in Texas
But he got that shoulder lean
His land is bare an' he's baring guilt
And his skies are grey
He's unfulfilled 'til he tilts his head up to the sky
And says...
[Chorus: x2]
Father,
Oh how I need you
I can't do it on my own
I need to see you
So now I see you
You're the only one who saves
The one who heals
I need you more now than then
Lord I really need you, need you, need you
[Da' T.R.U.T.H:]
Now unto Him who is able to keep us all from fallin'
I know it's hard when the alcoholics an' all are ballin'
Wanna find a hole an' crawl in
Especially in spring or summer
When even the wanksters and gangsters man
They seem to come up
But I gotta be faithful
My generation's depending on me
It'd be disgraceful to them
If I fall like pins in bowling
And I got disciples and a wife
Who watches my every step
With a mind like memory chips
They hold on to what he says
And he is I see I need you
Gotta practice what I preach
I can't just talk a good game
I gotta actually be
And you know your man is weak
But Jesus Christ is strong
So I plant my feet on His solid rock
And I sing this song...
[Chorus x2]
[Da' T.R.U.T.H:]
Father,
We get tired
We need rest for our weary souls
'Til we get very old
And we're buried in the hole
I'm carrying a load
Feel like a cargo train
Sometimes I feel like ASAF homie
When I almost faint
And I pray for the carnal saints
Please help their unbelief
And I pray for the hypocrites
Father,
Reveal what's underneath
'Cause satan's under feet
And the Saviour's undefeated
We will persevere 'til the end
Until then
Your sons are saying...

[Verse One]
Got to get my weight up
Everyday that I wake up
Is another day close to the grave
Now there's a cross that I take up
Everyday that I wake up
It's good just to know that I'm saved
That puts a smile on my face
Just thinking about His grace
I've been saved since five years old
When momma told me to scrape
All the food on the plate
Plus the greatest story that's been told
She taught me John 3:16
By the time I was 16
I was broadcasting my faith
I was telling the good news
I knew that I couldn't lose
Especially if my behavior was straight
'Cause it's one thing to talk, it's another thing to live
Like Christ when you get with your friends
So you can show them how Christ, can transform a life
In addition to forgiving your sins
[Chorus]
Now if you're standing right here
And you're hearing me loud and clear
And when it comes to the message of Christ
You ain't scared
Let me hear you say- Go!
Come on let me hear you say- Go!
And if your in a good mood
And you know that you can't lose
If you talk to a person
And give them the good news
Let me hear you say- Go!
Let me hear you say- Go!
[Verse Two]
Sometimes it's beautiful
Other times I'm fuming
When I go to a funeral- why
Because the preacher that's ruling
The pulpit is fooling them
Pulling the wool over their eyes
So now what's a man to think
When in every single case
The preacher boldly exclaims
Though he never claimed to be saved
And he died from aids
That he's still in a better place
Now I leave confused
And the people leave confused
And the family is comforted, but
It's under the false pretense
That once a weekend
Is all that Jesus wants
So you know that it's our job
To open up their eyes
With the truth that's found in the script
So we can't afford to hide, the treasure that's inside
Let's bless the world with this wonderful gift
Let's give it to them
[Chorus]
[Verse Three]
Can't be ashamed, of going against the grain
Got to pray— lest we fall into sin
You know the sin of not, speaking the truth in the word of God
'Cause you're afraid of losing a friend
Now if you saw your friend
About to get hit by a car
You would run and push them out of the way
Because you love him, you would shove him
To keep the taker from shoveling that brown dirt over his grave
Now if you would go to great lengths
To save a man's life
'Cause you don't want to see them die on the road
Then tell me how much more
Should you tell him about the Lord
Because you care about the state of his soul
Now there is so much more
That I really wanted to say
But I chose to keep it simple and light
So keep teaching— keep preaching
The world they need Jesus
Much more than we need to be liked

I know this may be sticky topic for some people, but
This has been something that's been plaguing the body of christ for years
And I just think it really needs to be addressed
You know, I just like to talk about it, and I just wanna
I wanna talk about it, all I'm a say is
[Hook:]
Stay away from them fly girls
Shorts up to their girls
Lookin like cowgirls
Makin your eyes twirl
I know their lips drip like honey, but they're promiscuous
I recommend you keep you ears from their vicious lips
To my sisters stay away from them fly misters
Don't be deceived by the way they got riches
God's richer, god's richer
I know sex seems like a big deal, but god's bigger god's bigger
[Verse 1:]
Sex is alright in god's sight
As long as the two are married not prom night
See the world got sex up in a limelight
Claiming that you can't survive without
But that's a lie right
Well of course it is
Sex will put you in a spiritual orphanage
That's unfortunate changing in your life like a metamorphosis
Deeper than explorers get, but the deeper you get the more you slip
Come on you can be honest
Sex is addictive like narcotics
But it leaves you broke like ebonics, read phonics
It's demonic relative to the exotic
Relentless flesh that won't rest till erotic
Faults are established, sex before marriage causes emotional damage
You better believe it duke
Cause sex is lust of the flesh and lust of the eyes
"You don't understand, man I love this girl, " you can't justify
Try to justify lust with love is just a lie
You better trust the word of god, it's either trust or die
The bible informs the nation to flee from fornication
Plus to abstain from them sexual conversations, masturbation, pornographic stations
Stop shopping in condom nation
But rather bless who conquers nations
Despite the fact that sex is popular throughout your population
I recommend, get a lock for your chastity belt
And tell no one the combination, until marriage takes place
"That's weak why not? "
You know that haste makes waste to sex before marriage
Makes the body impure
With kissing and grinding you neva know what you're in for
Or what's in store
I implore you brothers to endure the temptation of sexual sin
Whether it be hetero or homosexual sin
"That's real"
The flesh battles against the spirit, we're in war zone
The question is who wins the spirit or our hormones
More prone to follow the flesh, cause it's convenient
Streaming throughout the pours of the body steaming
Son listen up, listen up for lust to be risen up
Put on your whole armor just to guard you mind up
Whole every thought captive to christ
Lest you wind up with an unnecessary pain plus drama
But if you stand firm and exercise your faith doing what he's fond of
God's prima, sister you can't be broke up
I recommend you flee from lust
But son don't choke up
[Hook]
[Verse 2:]
(Step 1) when you see a shorty don't try to act fly
Turn on your cat eyes and stare hard at her backside
"That's weak all men look, so why can't I? "
Cause it stirs lust in your heart dude that's why
Besides are you just a man of a man that god's analyze
Control them eyes when she's passing by
(Step 2) avoid late late rendezvous
You know when you're watching a movie
But then the movie is watching you
"But what else do we got to do? "
Anything other than cuddling on mom's do's couch for 2
(Step 3) watch how you display affection
Hands moving up her thigh to her mid section
Next you're giving each other body inspection
Till you're digging in your pocket looking for protection
(Step 4) avoid watching movies full of nudity
Cause the more you see the more it tears down your spiritual immunity
The same goes for rap and r&b;
I know it's hard to see
But their lyrics are not in harmony with god's views
Take heed to this god's news
You've got everything to gain and nothing to lose
You've got everything to gain and nothing to lose
Take heed to god's news
[Hook x2]

I said walk with Jesus
Walkin in my freedom
Talkin like a leader
Everytime da weeks up
Get back on my feeta
Laid out on a beach chair
It's ok to ease up
Little time for leisure
I enjoy my life but
If I get too cozy
I'll blow up my light bulb
Then the world won't see
Trample over cold feet
Then I'm good for nothing but
Rappin over cold beats
Man there goes another one!
Tryna make friends with the A list
Becomin preoccupied with my paycheck
Sorta like I play chess
Caught up in da matrix
Had a bigger heart when I was workin down at payless
Now I get board meetings
Rather make record deals
Set up in a board meeting
Talk about record sales
Now on a tour to keep money on my credit cards
If I lose focus on Jesus then I'm better off!
Bein cursed
I don't think that we're alert
When we only read the verses wrote in our church!
But dats da gospel industry
Travel in dat culture
What happened to the ministry
Man it's gettin so stale
Recyclin the same songs for fear dat it won't sell
Therefore we won't tell a sinner that they'll go to hell
Goin to da workshops
Creepin into hotels
(Shhhhhhhh)
If you don't say a word then I won't tell
A futile king james just indescretion grow stale
Cover it up with fig leaves

[Intro:]
Yeah
See a lot of people think
That life is about having things,
But we came to talk to ya'll today
About One who's greater than anything you could ever have.
[Hook:]
You say this life is all you have.
But you waste it time and time again.
I pray that you could see how beautiful
Is the One that you've been searching for.
Find new life in Christ.
[Verse 1:]
What what what's your fantasy?
Front row in the Grammy seats,
Hotel resorts, tailored shorts, fancy smeets on Miami beach?
Where the climate's warm and your in hot water like a bag of tea,
Or watching the day go by on rodeo drive with bags and receipts?
What what's your fantasy?
Tell me what what do you plan to be.
In five years what are your ideas to the good life? Come on answer me.
Honestly what do you dream about?
Palm trees or the scenic route
Or a calm breeze seated out on the sun porch of your dream house.
[Hook:]
(See a lot of people think
That if they just had money,
They'd be alright.
But we came to offer you Jesus.)
[Verse 2:]
Do you like what your life
Don't like what you see?
If only you could be what you see in TV:
Short hair, long legs, full lips, white tee, new whip, new chain, new fresh white tee.
If this is what makes you love you,
Then what is left when these are through?
The truth is awaiting.
What will you believe in?
Yeah
I wish that you could see
That beauty is fleeting,
Yeah-eh
And the love that you seek
Is right in front of you.
[Hook:]
(Be not deceived
The heavens and the earth will pass away.
Money will pass away.
Cars will pass away.
Houses will pass away.)
[Outro:]
(You can say goodbye goodbye goodbye goodbye)
Say goodbye to earthly goods
Turn to Jesus
(You can say goodbye goodbye goodbye goodbye)
King Solomon says it's all empty at the end of the day.
(You can say goodbye goodbye goodbye goodbye)
Jesus says life doesn't exist in the abundance of things
(You don't have to cry Christ. Cry no more.)
Look to the One who's superior.
[Hook:]
(Don't waste your life.
Jesus came to give real life.

[Hook:]
Everyday—made in His image for His purpose
And I know I gotta reason to live
Everyday—all that I am and that I've got
To the whole world I must give
Everyday—made in His image for His purpose
So, I know I gotta reason to live
Everyday—my gift, my times, no sacrifice compared to His
[Verse 1:]
Good Morning
Man it's so good to know
That you and I were not mistakes
But—God knew what he was doing
When you were brewing in the womb
He predetermined all the steps you would take
From the places that you would live in
To the people you would meet
Or, that you met and come and learn to respect
He's been involved since the beginning
From the first to the ninth inning
And he knows exactly what happens next
So, it's no coincidence
That you grew up in the South
Or that you grew up in the East or the West
And it's no coincidence
That you went away to college
And you chose basketball over track
And it's all written in the script
Everything from your desires
To the way that you were wired—my guess
Is that God did it all on purpose
So that you would know your purpose
And do His work from this life to the next
[Hook]
[Verse 2:]
Many people are struggling with their purpose
They wanna know why God put 'em here on the earth
It's so common to glorify God and workin' a 9 to 5
But that's just scratching the surface
Don't get me wrong everyman has gotta earn his wages
Gotta labor and he can't mind breakin' a sweat
But at the same time as he grinds man he can't deny
He was designed for more then chasing a check
People are breakin' they necks
Trying to discover who they are
Why they here
And what it is God wants them to do
You ain't gotta feel no way about that
No sir—if your foot fits right in that shoe
And, if I were you I wouldn't confuse being rich and successful
With finding one's purpose that's something we gotta wrestle with
Girl, I'm not a specialist
But I know you gotta special gift
That God wants to give to the world
Now come bless us with it
[Hook]
[Verse 3:]
I hear you sayin' I know that I gotta purpose
I just don't know what it is
Let me help you uncover it
I'll tell you what I did
I followed my bents
Where do you like to go?
What do you like to do?
That should give you a clue
What do you do well?
What are some of your strengths?
Would you like to discuss
Will probably give you a hint
Tell me what drives you up the wall
'Cause your greatest frustration
Is a problem that you are here to solve
That is if God gave you the tools to pull it off
If he has then get up off of your stool and get involved
Yeah, but don't bury your gifts—don't worry
You're equipped to do whatever God want you to do for Him
He wants you to take the thing that you like to do—and blend
That with the thing God told us we must do—so then
You're spending all your energy
Then you're fruitful in the ministry
Now that's what I call a win/win

[Chorus]
I'm a civilian
My feet are planted
I'm on this planet
But cannot get too attached to this life
'Cause I'm a pilgrim
And so I'm building
Fulfilling the great commission
My eyes are fixed on the Christ
[Verse One]
We on a roll
Tonic told me to write from my soul
And not to think about the reviews, or the albums I sold
And so I did that
Laid back, prayed, got my focus right
Thought about what the culture needs, not just what the culture likes
Thought about the youth of the church, and got depressed like
Man, they only want what they see, look at their appetites
They only crave, for what satisfies for the moment
They can't see past their noses
Ain't thinking about the afterlife
Man, they don't want God, they want 50 Cent
They don't even want Christian rappers, at least not if he spends
Most of his time on stage, bragging about God and His ways
They really want, the gods of this age
And so they're bored, when they sit in church
You see them slumped in their seats- half asleep
Simply ignoring the literature
They want the counterfeit, like forging a signature
Man, they don't care, about the Lord and His worth
'cause
[Chorus]
[Verse Two]
I get so tired, of reading men in the Bible
Then coming up for air
Looking around- I can't find nobody like them
Sister girl's eye is on, buying the next item
Y'all know we're in the age, where idleness is an idol
Man, we need revival
Ambassador told me
To meet him in the kitchen
'Cause dude, look at their diet
It's sweets all week long
And I ain't talking about junk food
I'm talking about, what they're really desiring
Xbox, videos, girls paint their pretty toes
You know the type, that can't fall asleep till the city dozes
Slaves to their cell phones, radios
Or maybe over at a friend's, watching Ray Liotta on HBO
My generation can't be still, or sit calm
They skip Psalms, to go to the bedroom and watch sitcoms
Now, I know, that we exist in a tension
I just wish that we would switch our affection
I know the fight
[Chorus]
[Verse Three]
Ever since the advent, of the steam engine
Man, it almost seems like
Yahweh lost the redeemed's interest
To iPods, Internet, our God's infinite
Kids ain't a bit impressed, parents don't get it yet
And some of our pastors don't get it yet
Man, they think it's enough, if the kids are getting crunked
So they keep throwing skate parties and concerts
So, the kids know P. Diddy and Fonzworth
But nothing about God's worth, and that's a problem Houston
Let's not confuse it- part of God's solution is
The older scooping the younger up, hoping to produce a hunger
For righteousness in their souls, discipleship is the goal
I pray that the generation, that likes to listen to Hov
Would turn to the Lord Jesus Christ, to lift up their souls
Above the surface, I pray we would know His worth
And prefer the things of God, over what is bound to the earth

[Hook]
I need you and you need me
We need each other
So let's agree- I'm not complete
The truth is I need you
[Verse One]
Two is better than one- you know that three is a cord
Let's get together and rally around the things of the Lord
Monday, Tuesday- after leaving the doors
Of the church house- when church is out we got a reason to form
A gathering- rather than shooting a breeze at the shore
Our pattern should be gathering to put our knees to the floor
Wednesday, Thursday- this is our season to forfeit
Some of our leisure time just to see Him perform
The wonderful works of our God got to be seated before
Him- I'm talking about community life where we can be strong
That's where we build each other up- because we in a war
And we're scooping the younger saints- just to see them mature
The discipline of discipleship should not be seen as a chore
Even though we (are) seeing them yawn, they seem to be bored
We've been interdependent beings, since seeds to be born
And isolation is not something that we can afford- we need each other
[Hook]
[Verse Two]
Before we're found in a hearse- you know we can't be bound to the earth
Now, I know this is kind of home- so I'm sounding berserk
But what I mean is if we're balanced- just as round as the earth
That we can have some casual talk but expound on His worth
Friday- Yahweh gives the power to shirk
The temptation of being idle after hours of work
In the library, my prayer is that we browse through and search
For our spiritual brothers and sisters- blouses and shirts
New friends, new family- gather around the church
Break bread, drink juice or wine and dine as a certain
Way to symbolize our bond as a body- our first
Priority is to love God and out of it's birthed
An affection for one another- we're to challenge and spur
Each other on to love and good deeds- admonishments, hurts
Now cut the superficial talk- let's get down to the dirt
And really help each other change- like what's down in your purse
[Hook]
[Verse Three]
Let's greet with a kiss- symbolizing that the breach has been bridged
Multicultural fellowships are distinctive and since
The Roman soldiers drove nails into His feet and His wrists
You know the walls that separated us have ceased to exist
Yes, yes- now there's peace in the midst
And family life is the only way that believers consist
'Cause we can sharpen one another read Ephesians the fifth
Chapter let's sit after service just to sing and uplift
we need each other
[Bridge]
Other, other- brother, brother
Sister, sister- family
Together, together- as one, as one

[Verse 1:]
Age ain't nothin' but a number
When I see the young ones amongst us
I pray that they hunger for God while the sun's up
While still summer time before it's winter time
I pray that they would come up
Before they reach old age and they can take a fall
And their knees won't break and they see no gray
They teeth don't shake, before the wrinkled face, and they relocate yeah
Where're my daylight soldiers with a teenage frame
But a faith like grownups, play time's over
The weight on my shoulders
Comes from the young that say "I'll wait 'til I'm older"
But why wait 'til you're 35
You can be mature for your age in the Word of God
Faith can be certified
Laced in a shirt and tie
You can be 13 going on 30 Ahhh
[Hook:]
Age ain't nothin' but a number
Can't judge a book by it's cover
I know what you see will make you wonder
I'm just acting older than my number
[x2]
[Verse 2:]
They say the children are the future
That's far from the truth but that's what we tell our youth groups
And since that's what they've become used to
It's hard for them to offer themselves to be useful
No wonder they on YouTube all day and night
Cause it's like they ain't useful 'til they put on a new suit
So we tell'em welcome to the new school
Yes we need the old school, look at what the Jews do
At age 5, little Jewish kids with an able mind, retain all five
Books of the Pentateuch, rain or shine
They are trained to abide at every age stage of their lives
So to say "I'm too young" is an age old lie
Cause the early bird catches the worm, it's your turn
So you ain't gotta live all earthly
When you can be 13 going on 30
[Hook:]
Age ain't nothing but a number
Can't judge a book by it's cover
I know what you see will make you wonder
I'm just acting older than my number
[x2]
[Verse 3:]
They say a child shall lead them, but who gon train'em?
Who gonna lead'em? Who gon Feed'em? Who gonna teach'em?
Take'em out on the weekend, show'em how to stand like Daniel and his three friends
You know it's gotta be us talkin' bout you and I, all of the adults
Culturally aware with our thumbs on the pulse
You know it's up to us to show the young how to walk
Look at Lebron James, he was 19 when he got in the game
Pushin' rock in the lane, Dakota Fanning holdin' a fan club, 7 years old when they rolled in the cameras
Joseph, Daniel, what about Samuel?
Mary in the manger, all teenagers yeah
If they could serve God early, then you can be 13 going on 30
[Hook:]
Age ain't nothing but a number
Can't judge a book by it's cover
I know what you see will make you wonder
I'm just acting older than my number