From the Streets 2 the Church

This is for the streets to the church (Right now) This is for the streets to the church This is for the streets to the church (Right now) This is for the streets to the church This is for the streets to the church (Right now) This is for the streets to the church This is for the streets to the church (Right now) This is for the streets to the church (Feel me) Yes it was just the three of us My mom's my brother and me We had no heat or no cable TV We had some hard times living around all of the violence and crime I walk-through it all of the time On my way to school on my way to church You know it's gotta hurt feeling lower than dirt uhh For one year we had no home we went from hotel to motel to hotel But we made it through the storm and I Thank the Lord for His blessings His mercy His strength His grace yo that year we learned a lesson It's a blessing to be in God's eyes So you better recognize before it's your turn to say goodbye We finally got a piece of that pie we're moving on up To worry no more now it's our turn to walk through that door From the streets to the church from the streets to the church (Say) This is for the streets to the church (Right now) This is for the streets to the church This is for the streets to the church (Right now) This is for the streets to the church This is for the streets to the church (Right now) This is for the streets to the church This is for the streets to the church (Right now) This is for the streets to the church (Feel me) You know they say a family that prays together stays together So we prayed together often so that we would grow together Family first Look Yes growing up in the hood is kind of rough And you know that you gotta stay strong And yes you must keep hope alive keep the faith Cuz you know that you can weather any terrible storm I knew that we could make it all we had to do was keep our head up Stay up stay tough and never give up If you seek Him first He's like no other He can be your mother your father your brother your sister To me He's the father in my life He taught me how to do right And taught me the meaning of life I know that a family that prays together stays together And because of Him yall know we made it together I will bless the Lord at all times And His praises shall be in my mouth From the streets to the church from the streets to the church (Say) This is for the streets to the church (Right now) This is for the streets to the church This is for the streets to the church (Right now) This is for the streets to the church This is for the streets to the church (Right now) This is for the streets to the church This is for the streets to the church (Right now) This is for the streets to the church (Feel me) I feel like our biggest accomplishment as a family Is knowing that God is always there When my mother and my father forsake me Then the Lord will take care of me Yes I'm in college now Got my mom at home saying man I'm proud I'm a grown man now Going pound for pound Got my head on right And I'm never going down Little brother getting straight A's Thinking bout them better days I always told him don't never go astray (Hey) Do what you do and always think first about what you do And be true to you Look what I've been through You can make it to Just pray to the one and only He will bring you through (bless) I thank my mom for keeping me near Look ma we made it (Ha) It's no more tears We made it through these years We got near there's no time to show fear I declare that you keep Him near From the streets to the church from the streets to the church (Say) This is for the streets to the church (Right now) This is for the streets to the church This is for the streets to the church (Right now) This is for the streets to the church This is for the streets to the church (Right now) This is for the streets to the church This is for the streets to the church (Right now) This is for the streets to the church This is for the streets to the church (Right now) This is for the streets to the church This is for the streets to the church (Right now) This is for the streets to the church This is for the streets to the church (Right now) This is for the streets to the church This is for the streets to the church (Right now) This is for the streets to the church This is for the streets to the church (Right now) This is for the streets to the church This is for the streets to the church (Right now) This is for the streets to the church This is for the streets to the church (Right now) This is for the streets to the church This is for the streets to the church (Right now) This is for the streets to the church (Feel me) This is for the brother out there That thinks he has to run to the streets I tell you differently Run to Jesus He's the only one that will always be there whenever you need Him Trust me I know