(speaking)
Yeah I be acting crazy rapping nasty but don't get me wrong I got sense ima thank god on this song this song is dedcated to all the homeboys that almost died but for some strange coincidental ironic reason you lived through it homeboy but I'm here to tell you man it's not a coincidence and it's not ironic gods got a plan and purpose for your life man the quarter piece quartet gonna help us sing it right about now (chicken sound)
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God has (come on) smiled on me he has set me free (like when them bullets just fly past you)Ooooh god has smiled on me and he's been good to me
(rapping)
Before I was a wild juvenille I used to be a mild christian young child I used to seek and seek search and search analyze everybody in my church a 1 2 I've seen a lot of hypocrits religous fakers deacon hormungers and often takers when I turned 13 I thought church was fake I took all I could take so I took a lil brake I went to the world and bought a jerry curl and some crack to slice so I can do my own thing the street life I didn't understand good so I started gangbanging to prove my man hood yeah have fun baggin the gun the baddest kid on the block was a christian son went to the county jail not once but twice gambling with my life with the dealing dice buucoooc
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I got released in 94 told my mamma I don't wanna get in trouble no mo'
I wanna find a job obtain some wealth be independant like you and take care of my self (chicken sound) I stopped bangin I really quit but not the people that I got into it wit back in the day from pompale to la they got beef wit me homie up until this day to make a long story short I stepped out the tub walked around the corner to the local night club sittin at a table just doin my thang just when I got approached by this rival gang his gang and my gang just got into it I tried to explain I didn't do it I told ya bro since 94 I been straight man I don't mess around no more (chicken sound)
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You know what he said man he got smart wit me he said
Call the mortuary order some flowers you quit ur game but we never quit ours
He got exited we started fist fightin like mike tyson I was scratchin and bitin a bunch of them started mobing me threw me on the floor and started robbing me the things that they took from me wasn't nothing major wallet walkman cheap lil pager they took my foodstamps took my knife took me and tried to take my life (chicken sound) I tried to fight back but my efforts was useless aint no need to make enough excuses amen I was on the ground getting beat down
8 different people kicking me around I thought about all the bad things I did when I ran from god as a little bitty kid no sign no reason no clue no warning no fare nobody cared 2 o clock in the morning heavy licks they was layin on me but at the same time my momma she was prayin 4 me lights from the helicopter filled the air and the police cars came every were I told jesus I don't deserve you but let me live and I'll serve you god has smiled
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Sometimes when I'm drinking man I think about all my close calls ya know what I'm saying the times I almost got shot the times I was comiting crimes almost got caught by the police man I think abought car accidents that never happened I think about home boys I speak to one day next day they catch 50 60 years mabye even rest in peace you know what I'm saying but check this out man we still alive right? God aint through wit us so lets put it down man stop all this madness know what I'm sayin go on take care of some situations we need to take care of and to all the homeboys who robbed me hey man I'm still alive so if yall be so kind go down there and buy my tape man that will make up them food stamps yall took from me right (chicken sound)
Amazing Grace how sweet the sound! That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost but now I'm found was blind but now I see
God has smiled on me he has set me free god has smilled on me and he's been good to me
Amazing Grace how sweet the sound! That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost but now I'm found was blind but now I see
God has smiled on me he has set me free god has smilled on me and he's been good to me
