Freedom of Preach

I was doing the wrong thing

I'm 28 years old, it just now started makin' sense, and I've been
I'm tryna stay strong, and make you proud
And you're not condemned by your yesterday
When she wrecked my escalade

It took me some time, but now I see
'Cause without 'em we'd be nothin'

What amazing experience, as you hear from God
And now it's time, I'm hearing from God
And sorry for the thangs, I put my baby's mama through

It don't even look real
But every time I fall down, I'll get right back up
Forgive the people that wanna blame everythin' on rap music

And I'm changing in that, and it takes a few moments

Searchin' so long, I was lost in the clouds
It's time to stop disrespectin' our women

Boy, I'm glad you finally grew into them ears, go on and testify
I feel that women are really the strongest human beings
Plus our kids they gotta raise 'em
Bishop Eddie Long
And my conversation's with God
Everything of god comes out, and it commands attention
Did you not know that your environment has shaped you?
That He resides, in me yeah, yeah

But you gotta understand, us rappers ain't never had nothin'

Old things are passed away"

If you can grab hold of your now, and move in your destiny
Searchin' so long, lost in the clouds

But why do you make 'em so emotional, and other minor things?
Because you were seeking to learn
Somebody needs to hear that and behold
Starting to understand, that I caught the wrong message
But feelings make me shout 'em out
Tryna stay strong, and make you proud
But I'm not, who they say I am, I am who you made me to be
You can't resist the change
Forgive Oprah for editin' most my comments off her show
He resides, in me yeah, yeah
Where you were born, in the projects, in the ghettos
God called you a prophet when you open up your mouth
Lord, got so many questions I need the answers to

See, I could replace a Cadillac, but I can't replace my momma
It's about where you've been, yet at the same time you
And when everything becomes new in you
And one's loss is another's gain so we gotta grab somethin'
I know some folks may not agree, or even like this song
It's time for us, not to get hooked up in religion
I was going after things that I thought were right, but it wasn't right
Came with some words of encouragement
But if you offer a new life, then what we need is better fathers
And gotta praise 'em
Yes, women you lookin' so very beautiful here today
He said, "Is there forth any man be in Christ, he is a new creation
What you just heard is real life
Lord, forgive me, for anytime a fan said I was bein' rude
But I'm just speakin' my truth, 'cause I heard it sets you free
Tryna stay strong, and make you proud
Some of you with the same thang on from the club last night
Because I recognize, I have been called for such a time as this"
But what you learned was on the streets and not in the book
Oh, Lord Jesus, I wish you'd taketh away Sister Mary's wig
It commands change, I'm talking about the power
I'm tryna stay strong, and make you proud
We have a special guest in the house tonight
And we gon' do one mo', right after that
And thanks for keepin' my momma safe
While we, out and about and seein' what life has to offer
The Bible says, that when I was a child, I spoke as a child
We still travellin' through life, findin' what's right or wrong
It's time for us to come home and raise our children
Ladies and gentlemen
And every time I make a wrong turn, I'll get myself back in line
It's time to stop the killing, I said it's time to stop the stealing
But to get hooked up in relationship, with God

Hallelujah, as the choir sings
It's real life for you, it's real life for many
Hey, but when I became a man, I put away those, childish things
Yes, I'm talkin' to you, in the midst of conflict and turmoil

Searchin' so long, I was lost in the clouds
Don't get me wrong, I know some people got a image to hold
Lord, please forgive me for the mistakes I've made
Everything becomes new
Is wherever you find yourself right now, you can confess
The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away
I'm smarter 'cause of my daughter, and I'm not too dense
If they didn't live it they can't relate or even adapt to it
Took me some time, now I see

Move, change, and be, now
I'm sorry for the hip-hop beefs, we sorry for the drama
But those who criticize the youth might just be gettin' too old
And the amazing thing about it
And sorry for cursin' sometimes
And you can tell God, "I'm sorry, I had the wrong cue
Even though he speaks through me
And now that I'm gettin' it right, I'm asking you to forgive me
That's inside of you, and in the midst when you're

Calls you to do strange things
I'm only human, I'm not always in the best of moods
Ohh, it's testimony time, oh, who is that? Young Chris Bridges

It took me some time, but now I see
That He resides, in me yeah, yeah

Forgive those who don't think I'm great, and wanna see me go
We gon' do another one in fifteen minutes
Ay, you find yourself, in the midst of conflict and turmoil

I understood as a child, I fought as a child

Took me some time, now I see

People around you, the things around you
But thanks for givin' the gift of rap to write my feelings down
Either I'm smarter 'cause of my daughter, or I'm just too dense
I guess it's your way of sayin' we gotta love 'em

Searchin' so long, lost in the clouds
In the upper downtown, wherever it was

It's time for us, to really mold our communities
'Cause you realize, hey, it's time to change right now
And I may have done the things, that they said I did

And in the middle of that I wanna say this
Oh, you disrespectin' the house of god with that thing

I'm 28 years old, it just now started makin' sense, and I've been