Keep on praisin', liftin' up name, to live in Christ, to die is gain.
Growin' up in the cold world this cloggin' up my brain, got memories of when gospel rap about money or the fame. Remember when it used to be strictly ministry? Now it's all who's at the top of the industry. is jealous, full of hate, greed, and envy, now-a-days, I don't even know who my own friends be. Be critized, talked and stabbed behind my back and playa still tryin' to bag gospel rap. My heart goes out to the streets, I'm to reach a thugs and is why you be warmin' up the church seats. But you don't hear me though, and look the other way, but that's OK, I God would listen to what I gotta say. I can't lie though, at times I feel like givin' up when all hurt n' pain inside me starts up. I start cryin', but God shows me love, even if I never, ever win the dove, Im'a on praisin'!
Pick up my cross and Im'a you, even if my boys stay behind and I'm the one in my crew. To be man enough to say, "God here I am." But people always quick to judge, they don't understand. They talkin' I ain't real, but who are you to judge me? God be the only one who just what I feel. So many rappers now-a-days, up in competition, that's why gospel rap be full of so much division. me when I say, it breaks my heart to think that we was once in unity, but now we're all but apart. It's not about how many records we've sold, it's all how many save souls. Can you feel me? ran down my eyes yesterday as I heard about 2-Pac's death, is anyone left to say, "Lord, Im'a stand in the gap." My peoples, is you me, where you at, cause Im'a keep on praisin'!
And even though critizize me, talk behind my back, and tell me hurtful words. Till the day I'm dead, and in my grave, it's God I'm serve. So go ahead and talk about me and spread lies. You the one accountable for every tear when I cry. I shed so many for so many years, God can you help me? I'm tryin' to reach all my peers and if you don't hear, try harder, even if I die from bulletshots like a martyr. world be drivin' me hysterical, God I need a miracle, devil tryin' to hit me when I wanna get 'em spiritual, lyrically, I'm praisin' God every word that I speak. You me, but I gotta turn the other cheek. 'Cause vengence ain't mine, vengence belongs to the Lord. We come together, one mind and one accord. So to who have ears, let 'em listen to what I'm sayin' but even without you keep on praisin'!
by T-Bone Submitted by Nick ([email protected] )