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college drop-out bird
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Something about this song makes me wonder if it might not have had at least some small influence on my attitude if it had come out ten or twelve years ago.
It speaks to me personally on several levels, but it doesn't change my mind, and even for the somewhat preachy tone of it, i can't help but find it kind of catchy
(We're at war
We're at war with terorism
we're at war with racism
but most of all
we're at war with ourselves)
Jesus walks!
God, show me the way
because the devil's
tryin to break me down
(jesus, walk with me)
you know what the midwest is?
young and restless
where restless (ni**as!)
might snatch your necklace
and next these (ni**as!)
might jack your Lexus
somebody tell these (ni**as)
who Kanye West is
I walk through the valley
where the shadow of death is
top floor,
the view alone
will leave you breathless
[~gasp~] Try to catch it
[~gasp~] It's kinda hard
Gettin choked by detectives
yeah, yeah
now check the method
they be askin' us questions
harass and arrest us
sayin "we eat pieces of shit
like you
for breakfast"
Huh?, y'all eat pieces of shit?
What's the basis
We ain't going nowhere
but got suits and cases
a trunk full of coke
rental car from Avis
my mama used to say
only Jesus could save us
well, Mama, i know i act a fool
but i'll be gone til November
i've got packs to move
i hope
~Jesus walks~
God show me the way
because the devil's tryin to break me down
~Jesus, walk with me~
The only thing that i pray
is that my feet don't fail me now
~Jesus walks~
And i don't think there's nothing
i can do now to right my wrongs
~Jesus, walk wth me~
I wanna talk to god
but i'm afraid 'cause we ain't spoken in so long
~Jesus walks~
God show me the way
because the devil's tryin to break me down
~Jesus, walk with me~
The only thing that i pray
is that my feet don't fail me now
~Jesus walks~
And i don't think there's nothing
i can do now to right my wrongs
~Jesus, walk wth me~
I wanna talk to god
but i'm afraid 'cause we ain't spoken in so long
...so long
...so long
(Jesus, walk with me)
To the hustlers, killers, murderers,
drug dealers,
even the strippers
(Jesus walks with them)
To the victims of welfare
feel we livin' in hell here
Hell, yeah
(Jesus walks with them!)
now hear-y hear-y
i wanna see thee more clearly
i know he hear me
when my feet get weary
'Cause we're the
almost nearly extinct
We rappers are role models
we rap, we don't think
I ain't here to argue
about his facial features
or here to convert atheists
into beleivers
I'm just tryin to say
the way schools need teachers
the way Kathie Lee need Regis
that's the way i need Jesus
So here goes my single, dog,
Radio needs this
They say you can rap about anything
except for Jesus
That means, guns, sex, lies, videotape
but if i talk about god
my record won't get played
(Huh?)
Well if this takes away from my spins
which will probably
take away from my ends
then i hope it takes away from my sins
and bring the day that i'm dreamin bout
next time i'm in the club
hear everybody screamin' out
~Jesus walks~
God show me the way
because the devil's tryin to break me down
~Jesus, walk with me~
The only thing that i pray
is that my feet don't fail me now
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