Higher

Soften up the mess Drop it in the water Let the daughter find her image with the rest She'll be learnin' how to breathe Spinnin' through identity Reveal another pretty little scheme Save her mind Hold her hand And don't believe a lie You understand me Walk her down the valley Pack a piece of heaven for the bottoms of her feet Teach her how to jump and how to stretch when she reach Like the angels do And you gon' make it through now Tell her 'bout the Healer Greater is the One within her Call Him as the leader Teach her how to hold her pretty hand up to the sky And have her wait upon the Giver He'll deliver like a dealer To take her higher Higher Fly out the valley and the fire Take her higher Higher Fly up out the valley and the fire Train her feet for runnin' Show her every door and how the windows let the sun in Copy out the key and tell her This is for becoming Even in the fever, baby Cry and get to runnin' And tell her that you better get your bootstraps up You're with the army Ready when the Truth act up Nothing can harm me Yellin' from the roof I touch Put up a guarding Count to ten Lion's den Speaking with a higher pen Can't be touched by fire then Fast forward to the grown things now I'm workin' on them soul things now Forgivin' all your old ways But it's harder on the cold days Cold days Never been a product of a flawless environment Never acted like I'm higher than you And I still pray Dear God won't you send me a break Cause I, I need to get away, yeah Dear God won't you send me a break Cause I, I need to get away, yeah Cause I would rather be, rather be runnin' away I would rather be, rather be runnin' Dear God won't you send me a break cause I I need to get away, yeah I need to get away now I need to get away now