I was raised in Houston 3rd ward amongst the drama
Pops was off the hook but had a bible toting mama
Sunday school BTU was a must plus I`m inertia
Wondering why my dad don`t come to church plus he hurts her
All repetition till I`m 12 years old
Preacher kickin` old time religion hit me dead in the soul
And now I`m up at the altar
Choir blowin` that way in the water
Lord help me
Reminiscing on innocence this pillows soaking
That`s when my mom left my pops, brought me to Oakland
Negativity hitting me from every angle
Could`ve sworn the devil sent his every angel
In this strange old land, I see I`m fallin`
Moms keep stressing me, stop ignoring my calling
But something in me keeps runnin` like I need to go
They say you reap what you sow
Black people what
Chorus
The ending has come
The moonlight is gone
Look up high, you`ll see his arms
Say not for you
But still it`s true
Will you be waiting when he comes
Romans 10 to 9
Says believe it with your mind, and
Confess it with your mouth, and
You will be divine, and
I`m still kickin` on the altar
Cause it sure hurt me when the preacher turn to me faulty y`all
Made me feel more comfortable about my backslidin`
G`s don`t get to heaven so stop hidin`
Everybody that was raised on prayer is now a player
You can call me a square
If I don`t care
Then your soul`s on my backside
And who gonna show them kids how to act right
Last days, these days be the last ones
Fast ways erased cause we passion
For the man there`s no way we gonna get high
Not by smokin` on that bomb, but up in the sky
It`s not hard but he gave us a chance y`all
God bless every man in the sound of my voice
It`s the second sermon
Chorus x2
As we approach another day
Guide are steps when we want another way
As our brothers and sisters go astray
Let`s intercede, on our knees and pray
And as the congregation stands
Black people let us all join hands
Choose the right of 2 lands
So we can all see the man
It`s the second sermon
Chorus x2
