Yeah, I be acting crazy rapping but don't get me wrong I got I'ma thank God on this song This song is dedicated to all the homeboys almost died But for some strange ironic reason you lived through it Homeboy but I'm here to you man it's not a coincidence And it's not ironic got a plan and purpose for your life man The quarter piece quartet gonna help us it right about now
God has smiled on me he has set me (Come on, like when them bullets fly past you) Ooh God has smiled on me and been good to me
Before I was a wild juvenile I used to be a mild Christian young I used to seek and seek search and search analyze In my church, a 1 2 I've a lot of hypocrites religious fakers Deacon and often takers when I turned 13
I thought church was fake I took all I could take so I a lil' brake I went to the world and bought a jerry and some crack to slice So I can do my own thing the life I didn't understand good So I started gang banging to prove my manhood,
Have fun the gun the baddest kid on the block Was a Christian son to the county jail Not once but twice with my life With the dealing dice
God has smiled on me he has set me (Come on, when them bullets just fly past you) Ooh God has on me and He's been good to me
I got released in '94 my mama I don't wanna get in trouble no mo' I wanna find a job obtain some wealth be like you And take of my self, I stopped bangin' I really quit But not the people that I got it wit' back in the day
Pompale to la they got beef wit' me homie up until this day To a long story short I stepped out the tub around the corner to the local night club Sittin' at a table just doin' my
Just when I got approached by rival gang His gang and my gang just got it I tried to explain I didn't do it I told ya bro since '94 I straight man I don't mess no more
God has smiled on me he has set me (Come on, like when bullets just fly past you) Ooh God has smiled on me and been good to me
You know what he said, man he got smart me he said Call the mortuary order some flowers you you're game But we never ours
He got exited we started fist fightin' like Mike I was scratchin' And a bunch of them started mobbing me threw me on the floor And started robbing me the that they took from me nothing major, wallet, Walkman cheap lil' pager
They took my food stamps, my knife me and tried to take my life I tried to back but my efforts was useless no need to make enough excuses
Amen I was on the ground getting down 8 different people kicking me around, I thought about all the bad I did I ran from God as a little bitty kid no sign No reason, no clue, no warning, no fare nobody
2 o'clock in the heavy licks they was layin' on me But at the same my momma she was prayin' for me from the helicopter filled the air and the police cars came Every were I told I don't deserve You but let me live And I'll You, God has smiled
God has smiled on me he has set me (Come on, like when bullets just fly past you) Ooh God has smiled on me and been good to me
Sometimes when I'm drinking man I think about all my calls Ya know, what I'm saying the times I almost got The times I was committing crimes got caught by the police Man I about car accidents that never happened
I think about boys I speak to one day Next day they catch 50 60 years maybe even rest in You know what I'm saying but check this out man we alive right? God through wit' us so let's put it down man
Stop all this madness know what I'm Go on take care of some situations we to take care of And to all the homeboys who me Hey man I'm still alive so if be so kind Go down and buy my tape man that will make up Them food stamps y'all took from me
Amazing how sweet the sound That saved a wretch me I once was but now I'm found Was but now I see
God has on me He has set me free God has smiled on me and He's been to me
Amazing grace how sweet the That saved a wretch me I was lost but now I'm found Was but now I see
God has on me He has set me free God has smiled on me and He's been to me