Keep on praisin', up your name, to live in Christ, to die is gain.
Growin' up in the cold world industry's 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, about 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 that is why you be up the church seats. But you don't me though, turn and look the other way, but that's OK, I know God would listen to I gotta say. I can't lie though, at times I feel like givin' up when all hurt n' pain inside me starts buildin' up. I start cryin', but God shows me love, if I never, ever win the dove, keep on praisin'!
Pick up my cross and Im'a you, even if my boys stay behind and I'm the only one in my crew. To be man enough to say, "God I am." But people quick to judge, they don't understand. They talkin' about I ain't real, but who are you to judge me? God be the only one who knows just I feel. So many now-a-days, caught up in competition, that's why gospel rap be full of so much division. Believe me I say, it breaks my heart to think that we was once in unity, but now we're all but apart. It's not how many records we've sold, it's all about how many save souls. Can you feel me? ran down my eyes yesterday as I heard about 2-Pac's death, is there anyone left to say, "Lord, stand in the gap." My peoples, is you with me, where you at, Im'a keep on praisin'!
And even they 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 your lies. You the one for every tear when I cry. I so many tears for so many years, God can you help me? I'm tryin' to reach all my and if you don't hear, Im'a try harder, even if I die from like a martyr. This 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 with every word I speak. You heard me, but I gotta turn the cheek. 'Cause vengence ain't mine, vengence to the Lord. We gotta come together, one mind and one accord. So to those who have ears, let 'em to what I'm sayin' but even without you Im'a on praisin'!
Lyrics by by Nick Woodrum ([email protected] )