The Takeback

Man as I sit here and think about everything that I've been through and everything that I've seen, I'm just now realizing God that you've Been here the whole time and that you were always there right by my side through all of it, and I'm so thankful for that Aye look I been a lot of places and I seen a lot of faces Spent years up in the streets and yeah I caught a few cases Mama did her best while daddy dabbled in them drugs I seen a lot of violence because that's the way it was I lost four uncles who was murdered on these streets One on mama's side daddy's brothers the other three See drive byes and shootouts they was common in our family And if you from the hood then I know you understand me A lot of broken dreams crazy things yeah we seen that My God is a restorer and I promise you gon' see that See everything the devil stole I'm coming for it all And I ain't worried cause I know my God ain't gonna let me fall Aye look everything that the devil stole I'm here to take it back look my Gods in control He shaping me inside the palm of His mighty hand He said my sins forgiven and He's come to heal my land look I said everything that the devil stole I'm here to take it back look my Gods in control He shaping me inside the palm of His mighty hand He said my sins forgiven and He's come to heal my land look Aye look I'm here to take it all back for all of my family Cause I know my God in Heaven's calling all of my family All the dreams all the plans all them late night talks Every argument we had and all the times that we fought I swear my grandma's supposed to be here My grandpa's supposed to be here I never understood it but finally I can see clear My little brother Mike and my little brother Tino They don't belong in prison but I'm trusting God cause He know Everything He saved'em from and what He has planned for'em I believe His word and all His promises I stand on'em I'mma take'em back one lost at a time For my mama it was times when she was losing her mind Ma look I know that we didn't give you things like caps and gowns But now I'm filled up with the spirit went from lost to found So mama you ain't gotta worry cry or wear no frowns Cause one day we'll be up in Heaven and we'll wear our crowns Aye look everything that the devil stole I'm here to take it back look my Gods in control He shaping me inside the palm of His mighty hand He said my sins forgiven and He's come to heal my land look I said everything that the devil stole I'm here to take it back look my Gods in control He shaping me inside the palm of His mighty hand He said my sins forgiven and He's come to heal my land look And to my wife and my kids look I'm sorry for the years That I caused all that pain and I caused all them tears I ain't never mean no harm look I just wanted the best But I was lost blindfolded being led by the flesh Aye look I never thought that I would see the day My wife would need a kidney my son would lose a leg At times I tried to shake it off as it was a dream But I know God is good and in control of everything Look everything the devil stole from us I'm bout to take it all back Like the road runner I'm dropping boulders on his back You ain't taking nothing from me and my family no more We got the blood of Jesus Christ with us to even the score So every dream every plan every goal gotta seize it My God is a redeemer and right now this is the season Every dream every plan every goal gotta seize it My God is the redeemer and right now this is the season Look everything that the devil stole I'm here to take it back look my Gods in control He shaping me inside the palm of His mighty hand He said my sins forgiven and He's come to heal my land look I said everything that the devil stole I'm here to take it back look my Gods in control He shaping me inside the palm of His mighty hand He said my sins forgiven and He's come to heal my land look God I just wanna thank you for being so faithful For hearing my prayers for forgiving my sins And for healing my land