After bein' 25, you know, just to survive in the world 'Bout to a little boy or baby girl, who knows? Anyway, just when you start getting' that age And to you You start thinkin' about stuff, tryin' to make the right So it out, this is what I was thinkin', check it
Yo, the of the Lon-chicka-Lonnie Lynn Began, with time Bein' my bloodline is one with the In brotha, you will discover the light Some say that God is black and the devil's Well, the is wrong and God is what's right
I fight with myself in the ring of doubt and The rain ain't gone but I can see clear As a child, given religion no answer to why Just believe in Jesus 'cuz for me he did die
Curiosity the catechism Understanding and wisdom became the rhythm that I to And became a slave to master A rich man is one knowledge, happiness and his health
My mind had dealt with the of Zen, Tao the lessons and the Bible, to me they all vital And got within 'em, gotta read them boys You just skim 'em, different branches of belief
But one root stem 'em But people of the try to trim 'em And use as an emblem When it be a natural way of life Who am I or they to say to whom you pray right
That's who got you doin' and got you this far you say, "In Jesus name", or, "Al hum du'Allah" Long as you know it's a that's supreme to you You let that show towards in the things you do
'Cuz when the trumpets blowin', 24 elders the throne 144,000 gon get home Only 144,000 gon get Only 144,000 gon get it,
I've and I've learned I have and I've earned I have laughed, I've I have and I have tried Sunshine, rain joy through all my pain I just wanna be with being me
Let me my concern So of my fellow brothers have given themselves a title That their actions didn't Our is in the same breath as our innocence Subconsciously, seeking to An impressionable to convince
finally come to the realization Why black people in the place 'Cuz it's to correct yourself when you don't know Who you are in the first place , so I try to find the in you But evidently, white folks more black history than we do
Why're we lied to? I know our history was purposely hidden Damn, somethin' in me know who I am So I began my search, my journey started in It gave my heartache when I started to understand belief Hustlin' was a gift spent my share of time in the streets
Taught me survival from this evil I'm gonna have to deal with And I felt like a when I tried to learn it in school It almost seemed like a rehearsal when the and math are universal
Takin' elder advice, read the Bible, the Searched scrolls from the Israelites Hold on, ain't right, Jesus wasn't white leads were granted with insight
And all in the plan, but it took me some time to overstand He still created with the of man So, with followin' I By no have I forgotten or forgiven What's done to me but I do know the ain't no white man, the devil's a spiritual mind
That's color blind, there's evil white and evil niggas You gon surely find there's no without negativity But one you gonna have to choose Any to speak I refuse to misuse
So how can you call God you let a worldly possession Become an obsession and the way you write your And can't your lesson
If a seed's sown, you make sure known You make sure it's If you God, then save your own, mentally enslave your own If you God, then save your own, don't mentally enslave own If you God, then save your own, don't mentally your own
Well, I've lived and learned I've and I've earned I laughed, I have cried I and I have tried Sunshine, pourin' I joy through my pain Just wanna be happy, bein' me, me