Motivation: This a true story about the night God changed my life.
Verse 1
As a teen I never went and chased my hoop dreams I hit the block with my Glock in the alley serving dope fiends pocket full of soap we slanging dummy bags in the dark, I grab my loot before they squeeze it hard, I'm in the car trying to creep up on a come up trying to figure what niggaz we ain't stuck up folks up if we see you from the other side tonight we drop the five drive-by's is you down to ride thinking to myself this ain't the way to live on the run with a gun living my life as a fugitive I want to live but I don't care if I die trying to blow all my sins in the wind getting high I pulled the trigga it was loaded second shot got stuck but the first one exploded hold it is this the way for me to be dead in these streets or locked in penitentiaries caught up in the game and I don't wanna lose house shoes french braids endued with county blues on my knees beggin' please is there a way out when the Lord sent two preachers to my house to pray me out.
Chorus Repeat 2x
This is how I ride throw yo hands up if you claimin' Christ side committed to the cross till the day that I die no more gang banging dope slanging hoo banging getting high so I'll ride for Jesus Christ till the day I die.
Verse 2
Dear God you know I wanna change but I got a pocket full of weed and a room full of cocaine Lord help me give it up time to cough it up dumped in the toilet and hit the flush I'm in a rush thankin' Jesus in the bathroom comin' down the stairs hit my knees in the living room as I continue to cry out there was still more things in my heart I had to empty out is there an exit to the game my enemies is weak but I still wanna leave the game my momma tellin' me I need to change baby call his name let Jesus take away the hurt & pain cant go to sleep until I know I'm saved cause it ain't no telling if I'm a wake up the next day Lord I pray give me the will to fight and fill me with your HolyGhost spirit tonight playin' live 95 on Nintendo when I heard six shots out the window hit the floor out the front door trying to see who they be running to my room to grab my itchy I was taught to leave street business in the streets cause yo momma and these streets ain't supposed to meet because of me Lord please Lord please no more dope slanging gang bangin' hoo banging getting high.
Chorus Repeat 2x
Verse 3
Looking out the window when I heard him speak the reason you ain't dead cause I was with you all the time in these ghetto streets I felt some peace come over me I stood up on my feet running down the hall trying to repeat what he said to me I tried to speak but I got hung new breath in my lungs got me speaking with a new tongue Pentecost has finally come new life has begun I've been living Psalms 91 got me dwelling in the secret place standin' face to face with my Lord as I start this race already been down in his name and every since I been down I didn't come up the same feel the spirit feel the wind blow throw yo hands up if you got the HolyGhost no more dope slangin' gang bangin' getting high so I'll ride for Jesus Christ until the day I die.
Chorus Repeats
Verse 1
As a teen I never went and chased my hoop dreams I hit the block with my Glock in the alley serving dope fiends pocket full of soap we slanging dummy bags in the dark, I grab my loot before they squeeze it hard, I'm in the car trying to creep up on a come up trying to figure what niggaz we ain't stuck up folks up if we see you from the other side tonight we drop the five drive-by's is you down to ride thinking to myself this ain't the way to live on the run with a gun living my life as a fugitive I want to live but I don't care if I die trying to blow all my sins in the wind getting high I pulled the trigga it was loaded second shot got stuck but the first one exploded hold it is this the way for me to be dead in these streets or locked in penitentiaries caught up in the game and I don't wanna lose house shoes french braids endued with county blues on my knees beggin' please is there a way out when the Lord sent two preachers to my house to pray me out.
Chorus Repeat 2x
This is how I ride throw yo hands up if you claimin' Christ side committed to the cross till the day that I die no more gang banging dope slanging hoo banging getting high so I'll ride for Jesus Christ till the day I die.
Verse 2
Dear God you know I wanna change but I got a pocket full of weed and a room full of cocaine Lord help me give it up time to cough it up dumped in the toilet and hit the flush I'm in a rush thankin' Jesus in the bathroom comin' down the stairs hit my knees in the living room as I continue to cry out there was still more things in my heart I had to empty out is there an exit to the game my enemies is weak but I still wanna leave the game my momma tellin' me I need to change baby call his name let Jesus take away the hurt & pain cant go to sleep until I know I'm saved cause it ain't no telling if I'm a wake up the next day Lord I pray give me the will to fight and fill me with your HolyGhost spirit tonight playin' live 95 on Nintendo when I heard six shots out the window hit the floor out the front door trying to see who they be running to my room to grab my itchy I was taught to leave street business in the streets cause yo momma and these streets ain't supposed to meet because of me Lord please Lord please no more dope slanging gang bangin' hoo banging getting high.
Chorus Repeat 2x
Verse 3
Looking out the window when I heard him speak the reason you ain't dead cause I was with you all the time in these ghetto streets I felt some peace come over me I stood up on my feet running down the hall trying to repeat what he said to me I tried to speak but I got hung new breath in my lungs got me speaking with a new tongue Pentecost has finally come new life has begun I've been living Psalms 91 got me dwelling in the secret place standin' face to face with my Lord as I start this race already been down in his name and every since I been down I didn't come up the same feel the spirit feel the wind blow throw yo hands up if you got the HolyGhost no more dope slangin' gang bangin' getting high so I'll ride for Jesus Christ until the day I die.
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