As I Am (feat. Jonathan McReynolds)

Like a rose to a thorn, here I stand And if the sun doesn't shine, that's God's plan When I'm not perfect in your eyes, might not understand Oh, take me as, as I am Oh, take me as, as I am Oh, take me as I am That's all I really need man, like Don't act like you don't see me (come on) When I sit back and just watch, lookin' at God's plan You'd shoot dice with three mice, I was a blind man Tryna test me, need to finish your assignment How you gon' talk to me with no bars? You got Verizon You ain't know I got Jesus on the main line? Let me merge this line, then I'ma go on and chime in Made it out that trap house to that church house, perfect timing From taking out that safe, now I'm getting baptized, that's offering He done washed away my sins In the church, singing "Little Light of Mine," had to Cartier my lens (my lens) I been tryna keep this joy inside, 'cause I done lost most of my friends (I done lost 'em) Bringing back the old me is too toxic (too toxic) But I ain't had no options Like a rose to a thorn, here I stand And if the sun doesn't shine, that's God's plan When I'm not perfect in your eyes, might not understand Oh, take me as, as I am Oh, take me as, as I am Ohh, take me as I am, oh, oh 'Cause I need you (yeah, I need that) Please, take me as I am before the police do Made it out the streets and you the only ones I can speak to You ain't gotta pay for it, no matter how they treat you Fell to my knees, that's on God, He won't leave you, leave you falling (fall) To tell the truth, no cap, God's been good on my hand (too good) I was in way too deep, had to start all over again (too deep) Like, nah, I can't pretend (like, nah), I ain't lukewarm, all in (yeah) He done washed away my sins In the church, singing "Little Light of Mine," had to Cartier my lens I been tryna keep this joy inside, 'cause I done lost most of my friends (I lost friends) Bringing back the old me is too toxic But I ain't had no options, no, no, no Like a rose to a thorn, here I stand And if the sun doesn't shine, well, that's God's plan When I'm not perfect in your eyes, oh, I might not understand Ohh, take me as, as I am Oh-oh-oh-oh, take me as, as I am Oh-oh-oh, take me as I am, oh Lord, oh I gotta take me, man Nah, for real, I ain't puttin' on for nobody, like For the street or the Church It's like, I'm following my purpose, I'm following what God got for me When he gave me my calling, it wasn't no conference call, it was just for me But you still gotta take me, take me as I am