I've played in LA, and D.C., Manhattan, and Sydney And Kingston, Jamaica where me Mandy was made It's 98 degress in the straight-up shade I say I'm stickin' with her for the rest of my given daysSomebody told me that you're takin' a break A sabbatical from rhymin' on the records that you made A little birdie said that wasn't the case They blamed your exodus on
Every time I turn my back I get the feeling that I'm 'bout to take a shot to the skully with a bat I'm out of control, need you to fill my soul up And could you shed a little light on the skeletons holed up My past is taking me to task And I can't guarantee how much longer I'll last Without You I'm a hopeless wreck So I cry out Your name as I drop to the deckDon't get me started, don't even get me started Don't get me started, don't even get me started Don't get me started, don't even get me started Don't get me started, don't even get me startedI'm Yours Take me as I am I'm Yours So take this space between us and fill it up again I'm Yours Take me as I am I'm Yours So won't you take this space between us and fill it up again Simple minded little punk Thought I was the junk Nobody ever told me that my doo-doo stunk What was I out of my mind Or was I just trippin' on an ego But You filled up the space and You never let me go Bullseye to the center of my soul One shot but it rocked like a fatal blow This love was Your gun, mercy Your shells Now I'm a dead man walkin' down a skinny trailI'm gonna shout it from the rooftops Give it all I got Shout it from the rooftops So you can take your best shot I'm gonna shout it from the rooftops Give it all I got Shout it from the rooftops Like it or notI'm a dead man walkin' I'm a dead man walkin' down the boulevard
Somebody said you better let go 'Cause they said so But I could never let this thing go Don't they even know what that meansThey call me obscene Say I wear my faith on my sleeve But I ain't here to seek no glory End of story, I know the judge and the jury People always wanna ask who, what, when, where and why But never wanna step to the light So I hear you wanna come and get some Should I mention I got your attention Know that I'm a man on a mission My position is MOMENTUM Been on a roll for 2000 years or so We got momentum baby Been on a roll for 2000 years or so We got, we got momentumLivin' on the end of obnoxious They call me raucous I'm a freak, I can't stop this Ardently enthused about God No hand-me-down nod You gonna get all I got High-steppin from the twenty on in Knees to my chin I'm rollin' deep in momentum Burnin' with the hardcore flame No shame in this game I'm followin' my heart not my brainWell we been on a roll Cause we got souls that won't die And this party ain't over til we take the flight You've been told that we come bold on this side You ain't never known the dilly til we testify Cause have you ever heard of turnin water into wine And have you ever heard of givin sight back to the blind It's undeniable, I'm droppin the Truth on this track Cause once you start an avalanche there ain't no turnin back
Do you know Where you're going to Do you like the things that life is showing you Where are you going to Do you knowThis goes out to my man his name is True Blue For all the nights that your daddy spent away from you For all the days that I told you
Yo, turn me up in my microphone so I can Bless God's people. You know Kirk Franklin and Toby Mac on this gospel train. Now tell me you wanna ride BABY! BABAA!
I got a ticket, I got a ticket I got a ticket to ride (I gotta a ticket to ride to the other side) I got a ticket, I got a ticket I got a ticket to ride
Ride, ride wanna ride on the J-Train On the J-Train, wanna ride on the J-Train Ride, ride wanna ride on the J-Train On the J-Train, wanna ride on the J-Train
Sit back, relax put on your travelin' gear No need to doubt so put aside your fear Destination, out of this atmosphere It's the J-Train baby, we depart from right here
No lines to fight no ticket to price I'm rollin' first class 'cause I've seen the light Try as you may but your money can't buy A ticket on the J-Line to the other side
I got a ticket, I got a ticket I got a ticket to ride I got a ticket, I got a ticket I got a ticket to ride (I gotta a ticket to ride to the other side)
Ride, ride wanna ride on the J-Train On the J-Train, wanna ride on the J-Train Ride, ride wanna ride on the J-Train On the J-Train, wanna ride on the J-Train
Now I missed the Train more than once in my life Til' the good conductor heard my Momma's cry Hades to Glory in the blink of an eye Hear me now, hear me now while I testify
Heard the whistle blow I felt a chill to the bone All aboard is what I heard it I was headed for home Had a reclinable seat but I just had to stand Up on the, "J" all the way to the promise land
I got a ticket, I got a ticket I got a ticket to ride I got a ticket, I got a ticket I got a ticket to ride (I gotta a ticket to ride to the other side)
Ride, ride wanna ride on the J-Train On the J-Train, wanna ride on the J-Train Ride, ride wanna ride on the J-Train On the J-Train, wanna ride on the J-Train
Do you wanna ride say To the other side say If you wanna ride say Get on the freak-line
I got a ticket, I got a ticket I got a ticket to ride I got a, I got a I got a, I got a I got a, I got a
This is my skizzle. For Izzle.Uh-uh Do what? What-what? What?Now when I say, "Where my freaks?" You can say, "Woo-woo." So where my freaks? (Woo-woo) Where my freaks? (Woo-woo)When I say, "Where my freaks?" You can say, "Woo-woo." So where my freaks? (Woo-woo) Where my freaks? (Woo-woo)Now when I say, "Where my freaks?" You can say, "Woo-woo." So where my freaks? (Woo-woo) Where my freaks? (Woo-woo)When I say, "Where my freaks?" You can say, "Woo-woo." So where my freaks? (Woo-woo) Where my freaks? (Woo-woo)Man, that jive was off the chain.
Hush little baby don't you cry, Daddy's gonna sing you a lullaby Everything's gonna be alright The Lord's gonna answer your prayer tonight. Hush little baby don't you cry, Daddy's gonna sing you a lullaby Everything's gonna be alright The Lord's gonna answer your prayer.Last night I had a dream you was the homecoming queen Today you're 18, happy birthday Irene Quit school you had to drop out to raise yourlittle child Doesn't seem to be anyone around You got to reach up to touch rock bottom The powers that be keep you downtrodden Daughter of Zion, I heard your prayer Just cast your cares and please beware of snakes Tempt you, put scales on your eyelids Don't waste your sorrows They'll give you strength tomorrow Your Calvary's about to come so Keep your head up, don't you ever let up This storm will pass you be ready fot the next oneHey little girl with the pressures of the world on your shoulders Don't say that it's over I heard your prayers, just cast your cares And I'll be there so don't you fearHush little baby don't you cry, Daddy's gonna sing you a lullaby Everything's gonna be alright The Lord's gonna answer your prayer tonight. Hush little baby don't you cry, Daddy's gonna sing you a lullaby Everything's gonna be alright The Lord's gonna answer your prayer.Irene I carries you when you was too weak to walk I took to you when you gave your heart to God Faithful and true, that's what I'll always be to you Believe in you, believe in Me and these mountains have to move You have dreams and aspirations I knew you before creation Your foundation's solid I will give you a palace, restore your soul You'll be up for any challenge many storms are on the way, better sharpen up your faith Count the cost, take up your cross And wear it every day Rest in me and I will give you strength Blessed is she, Irene who seeks my faceHush little baby don't you cry, Daddy's gonna sing you a lullaby Everything's gonna be alright The Lord's gonna answer your prayer tonight. Hush little baby don't you cry, Daddy's gonna sing you a lullaby Everything's gonna be alright The Lord's gonna answer your prayer.Father I'm stronger than when I first believed
Welcome to the world of a kid named Mikey Who had only one reason to be hated by whitey Raised on a farm outside of South Bend Where they hated on him cause he was African American But three years later, Mikey was the town pride Basketball Mikey went and got himself a bull ride Earned his acceptance on the hardwood floor And that's something white America could never ignoreStop, hey, what's that sound Everybody look what's goin' down Stop, hey, what's that sound Everybody look what's goin' downWhat's goin' down tell me what's goin' down You wanna know just what's goin' down What's goin' down tell me what's goin' down You wanna know just what's goin' downTake a look around Everything is comin' down Do you hear the subtle sounds Of our mortality slippin' People on the go We'll be reapin' what we sow Yeah we say we want to know But I got my suspicionsWelcome to the world of a girl name Susie Susie's only crime was that she was born a cutie Physically abused by her uncle and his friends Alcohol let 'em all leve the house with grins But Susie couldn't shake off the memories Forced to find her own kind of remedy A man-eater for the rest of her days Three kids, three men, no daddies by eleventh grade What is goin' diggy down When you find what you lost But you lose what you found
Everybody, everybody in the place to be Open up your mind and let your sould be free I can feel the Most High shining on me, so... Let's get this party startedEverybody, everybody in the place to be Open up your mind and let your sould be free I can feel the Most High shining on me, so... Let's get this party startedBlind-sided by the blitz Come on baby it's on I couldn't wait to get on this You ain't no quiet the storm I'm gonna tell it like it is Tere ain't no stopping us now Somebody shut me up so I can live out loudThem people thought I was gone It's been a long time comin' But straight out the box We got the dark side runnin' So Father, Most High won't You show Yourself And shine on this record like nobody else
Suggestions, questions People want to know Is there life after talk Cause there's talk on the road Twistin' words that I've never even said To the ones that I trust on my ??? Or my "Boo" in our bed Will he make it, man I bet he won't As they're runnin' through the minutes On their cell phones So the pictures painted You got the point And that junk's creepin' into my solo jointSometimes I feel God in the middle of the night In the cool of the shade in the bright sunlightI always feel like somebody's watching me Watch baby, watch baby, He got my back See I'm down with the King So I got it like thatIt's no joke, I've been roped in Chokin' on a bone From a fish in the school of your twilight zone You s me, took me to me to another place Where the air I'm breathin's like mace in my face If this controversy is your way You need to know I'll never doubt my destiny 'Cause I'm stickin' to my guns lika a Son of the Light Feelin' Dad, I'm feelin' Daddy in the air tonightSometimes I feel Grace in the middle of the night In the cool of the shade in the bright sunlight Sometimes I feel God in the midst of a show As the palm trees sway in an afterglowI always feel like somebody's watching me Watch baby, watch baby He got my back See I'm down with the king so I got it like that I always feel like somebody's watching me Watch baby, watch baby He got my back See I'm down with the king so I got it like that
Caution: The next selection involves intense musical progressions that cross cultural barriers and color lines. Intended for spiritually mature audiences only.
1, 2, 3, 4
Rap/Mixing. Go head. Oooooooh. Come on. Go head.
This is for Madia (spelling?), and for Megan, for Cody, and 'Jesus (go head), my man Tobey from dc talk to all the young believers, like this y'all.
Verse 1: Can you feel me? Can you hear me? God, I need you. Can you see me (can you see me now)? Cuz I love you (that's right). You are worthy (that's right). Everybody (Everybody now), can you help me?
Chorus Throw your hands up (Get 'em up y'all, get 'em up y'all, get 'em up) Throw your hands up (Get 'em up y'all, get 'em up y'all, get 'em up) Throw your hands up (Get 'em up, get 'em up, get 'em up) Throw your hands up (Get 'em up y'all, get 'em up y'all, get 'em up) I'm gonna say this right here?
Verse 2: You forgave me (You forgave me) Then you changed me (Then you changed me) Was a sinner (Was a sinner) then you saved me (then you saved me). That's right Lord I love you (Lord I love you). Lord I love you, now Lord I praise you (Lord I praise you). That's right Everybody (Everybody), help me praise him.
Chorus Throw your hands up (Get 'em up, get 'em up) Throw your hands up (Come on, come on, Get 'em up y'all, get 'em up) Throw your hands up (Get 'em up, get 'em up, get 'em up) Throw your hands up (Get 'em up y'all, come on, come on, get 'em up)
What, what, what
Lady speaking in the background: Uh huh, tell them girl, you better tell them, what, I hear you girl.
Spanish
This song goes out to all my young White and Latino brothers and sisters; all colors, all colors, all nations, East Coast, West Coast, West side, that's what I'm saying.
Mic check, mic check, 1, 2, 1, 2 OH, get your hands up, people, cuz I thought you knew That these praises going up, got these blessings coming down Up town, down town, if you know how this sound Then holla, from the East Coast let me hear holla to the West Coast even in the dirty south Open up your mouth y'all Praise him like this y'all that y'all what y'all what y'all
Ooooh, Ooooh, Come on, Come on, Come on, Come on, Come on, what, what
Ooooh, oooh, come on, come on, Ooooh, what, what, what, Ooooh, what, lift Him up like this y'all, like that y'all, like this y'all
Yo, TobeyMac
Kirk Franklin
For the 2-0-0-2, I thought you knew, Baby
Listen: For God so loved the World that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life, baby, no doubt, baby, no doubt.
Chorus Throw your hands up Throw your hands up Throw your hands up (Ooooooh) Throw your hands up (Ooooooh)
