I know I'm not supposed to judge you as a man or whatever, but as a man, there's certain thangs that if you let go unsaid about you

Ain't you less of a man because of that? And I know people got some questions about me, and we gon' clear one of them up in here right now

Check, check

I've looked into the eyes of evil men, killers who have ended men

With no remorse or recourse or resentment and

Would do it again, the devil had 'em so gone

Boogeymen who struck fear in grown, men

Tattooed tears on their face represent in

Some form or another that they did repent

It's no coincidence, some people are Heaven-sent

Without 'em, I would have never got back from where I've been

My innocence shattered, my childhood a seminar

Class in criminology, from sellin' dope to stealin' cars

Crime scenes made my heart hard

Momma standin' in the street, hollerin' "Please, God"

Instead of turnin' back, I went further in

From my toes to my knees to my chest to my chin

Took my problems and laid 'em at the altar

Gave 'em to my Father, here's what I brought to offer

I believe in Jesus, I believe he's here with me

I believe he's healing me, works with me, constantly, died for me

I believe in Jesus, I believe he's here with me

I believe he's healing me, constantly, works with me, died for me

I believe in Jesus

I became a better man every time I said his name

Gradually thangs began to change

Started lovin' everyone, especially those who hated me

Those who persecuted, ridiculed, investigated me

I'm still slippin' like Steve Harvey, I'm still trippin'

But keepin' him involved just makes such a difference

This for lil' girls who never got to make a choice

They were left in the room with the wrong boys

For lil' boys and girls, playin' on a playground

And out of nowhere, somebody screamed "Get down!"

Lead rounds pierced their lil' vital organs

But Jesus can make a president out of orphans

Children aren't like the rest of us, see

They get into Heaven instantaneously

Maybe they were put here to bring you people closer

'Cause you love each other more now that the lil' life is over

I believe in Jesus, I believe he's here with me

I believe he's healing me, works with me, constantly, died for me

I believe in Jesus, I believe he's here with me

I believe he's healing me, constantly, works with me, died for me

I believe in Jesus

Blessed to write what I go spit through a mic

Print it, ship it, hopefully you like it

I'm no Christian rapper, I'm just a Christian rappin'

I looked into my daughter's eyes and somethin' happened

I realised I wasn't good enough to do a lot of thangs

So much more to marriage than just givin' someone a rang

It's literally being a better human being

Overlooking things 'stead of overcooking things

If I didn't change, then failure was my destination

Look what he's done with lil' money and no education

Dedicated, backslid, rededication

And he was patient, even with my hesitation

I'm a miracle, the difference between me

And these other rappers is I know I'm not a king

Surrounded by non-believers and people of lil' faith

I just smile, look them in the face

Try to tell 'em about Jesus, I believe he's here with me

I believe he's healing me, works with me, constantly, died for me

I believe in Jesus, I believe he's here with me

I believe he's healing me, constantly, works with me, died for me

I believe in Jesus

Yeah, y'all heard a pastor say, you know? That everywhere Jesus went, he used metaphors and parables and spoke about fishin' and farmin', you know, he didn't know much about being a fisherman or a farmer

But in his old days, he was the weed man

He said "Jesus worked like the weed man", you come for a pound up front, he'd throw, you know what I'm sayin'? An ounce

You come back and do the right thang with that, he'd hit you with a quarter pound, you know what I'm sayin'?

You come back in faith, you do the right thang with that, now you're on a half, you know what I'm saying?

You come back, do the right thang and you've accomplished the goal that you came here with

But don't forget who got you where you at, you dig what I'm sayin'?

You-uh… came, you got that ounce

You duckin' and dodgin' the phone calls

But one of his people gonna catch you in the street

And they gon' tell you about yourself, too

Why don't you just do the right thang, man, and-uh… come on to the house?

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