My Story

I thought my testimony was less the holy I thought I was less blessed than my homies Just confessing only the big sins I thought that was a badge of honor I thought that I had to have a story that was packed with drama But I ain't ever been shot, no big crimes Never smoked weed, never drank, I never did time I grew up with both parents both cheering me on Teaching me basic things like no swearing (no swearing, son) It's so apparent I came up in the church Socially, this is where I gave my worth Learned to pray and assert myself for God, displaying its worth By living without blame in the earth Just the average kid (just the average kid), you know the type that like to play in the dirt Came home with dirt stains on my shirt Reciting the same old verse at the table, no games, no hurts And I knew I was called before the day of my birth And it's like that I ain't got no horror story God kept me in my youth, I give him all the glory Thought my story wouldn't float, but now I know The blood of the lamb has saved my soul, that's my testimony I ain't got no horror story God kept me in my youth, I give him all the glory Thought my story wasn't dope, but now I know The blood of the lamb has saved my soul, that's my testimony I ain't no gangster (nope), I ain't tough 'cause of rap Never been cuffed and stuffed in the back Of a patty-wagon, I ain't never cuss in my raps I started gospel, most ain't accustom to that Let me get back, when I was young I used to think I was corny 'Cause I ain't grow up in the projects drinking a 40 And I ain't never had no thug dude sneaking upon me And every buddy had the name brand sneakers before me And it made me really mad But as a buck, my mom and pops taught me never to chase silly fads They told me focus and bought me notebooks, I really had Brilliant parents, they introduced me to Billy Gram See, I ain't got no horror story God kept me as a buck, I give him all the glory In high school, pretty girls in the hall ignored me Called me church boy but I wasn't bothered normally Though sometimes I would hate Living the life of a saint They saw the Christian boy coming and like right from the gate Thought I would preach, so they tried to escape But I guess that's just the price of pronouncing your faith And it's like that I ain't got no horror story God kept me in my youth, I give him all the glory Thought my story wouldn't float, but now I know The blood of the lamb has saved my soul, that's my testimony I ain't got no horror story God kept me in my youth, I give him all the glory Thought my story wasn't dope, but now I know The blood of the lamb has saved my soul, that's my testimony Listen, don't get me wrong I'm not saying I'm prefect Matter fact I took thoughts and conveyed about cursing I was saving my behavior was worse than it should have been, man I was ashamed just to say I'm a virgin Plus, I was too afraid to admit I was a Christian I spent most of those days trying to prove I was hip Plus trying to prove I was cool, trying to move like a pimp My testimony wasn't cool enough yet (so I thought) Then I came to my senses I put my brain to the scriptures Thought of how Christ was blameless to sinners He didn't grow up on the corner fornicating with sisters A good Jew grew in favor of wisdom That gave me relief, rearranged my belief No longer thinking what I'm saying is weak When I say, I ain't never been sprayed in the street But I've been saved by his grace plus raised to my feet And it's like that I ain't got no horror story God kept me in my youth, I give him all the glory Thought my story wouldn't float, but now I know The blood of the lamb has saved my soul, that's my testimony I ain't got no horror story God kept me in my youth, I give him all the glory Thought my story wasn't dope, but now I know The blood of the lamb has saved my soul, that's my testimony I ain't got no horror story God kept me in my youth, I give him all the glory Thought my story wouldn't float, but now I know The blood of the lamb has saved my soul, that's my testimony I ain't got no horror story God kept me in my youth, I give him all the glory Thought my story wasn't dope, but now I know The blood of the lamb has saved my soul, that's my testimony