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Joe Budden - Pray For Me |
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I woke up without a heart beat |
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But, I remember we was just in the car deep |
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Was at a light, and got approached by a car thief |
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He pulled out but didn't ask for no car keys |
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A loud noise without a voice but i'm tryna scream out...shit is not fair |
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I can't tell you where i'm at or how I got here |
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Surrounded by all white, maybe it's just cloudy |
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Escorted by two men who knew everything about me |
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Both of 'em so strong, kept sayin' hold on |
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Feel like my soul's gone...naked no clothes on |
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I know this can't be my fate, I scream wait |
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As they drop me in front of a gate |
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They left no trace...I can see my every breath |
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Like a cold day, stood in front a man with no face |
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He said to me "please dont make this any harder" |
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Who the fuck is you? "my child i'm your Father" |
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I only got one dad "is that a fact to you?" |
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"He left you when you was young, I brought him back to you" |
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"You're real close to heaven, few get to step in" |
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"Now tell me what you've done to deserve to be let in" |
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Look i'm far from a Christian, not big on religion |
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But ain't done too much wrong my entire time livin' |
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Never killed, never tried to...though I been lied to |
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Was once suicidal, never read the Bible |
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I always been a caretaker, tried to nurse people |
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At times it back fired...hurt people, hurt people |
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Plus I never used your name in vain |
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But you should know everything I'm bein' asked explained |
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"I know you stole from your mother's purse" |
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You can't count that, that was way back when |
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"It's still a sin" ...but I was ten |
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"You robbed peoples' stores" Yeah, and YOU made me see jail |
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"But I also seen you lay your hands on a female" |
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"Sold drugs to parents, none of that was needed" |
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"Abandoned your child, on every girl you cheated" |
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"Done wrong to people that only want the best for you" |
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"Anytime you thought you were alone, I was next to you" |
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When it comes to baby moms...God you gave me the worst one |
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"But that was your second child Joe...you shouldn't have killed the first one" |
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I ain't have a job...ain't have a pot to piss in |
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"Look I gave you a gift, and you made the wrong decision" |
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"Held on to resentments, even in doin' business" |
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"I lead by example, I teach forgiveness" |
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"Your entry...cannot be guaranteed" |
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"Not when you live with anger, envy, greed" |
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"Pride, sloth, lust even glutony" |
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"Everything you shouldn't if you would've joined my covenant" |
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Look i'm only human, I ain't perfect "That I understand" |
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"When I take you out a jam, you don't even think to worship" |
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"And when you do...you never talk about what... |
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"...You can do for me, it's what I can do for you" |
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"I blessed you with health, family and wealth" |
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"But all the blessings you've received...you still always want help" |
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Yeah there's been times in my life I needed help to make money |
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But why everything I love, you manage to take from me |
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Yet you stand there and question a nigga that tries hard |
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And finds a way when you keep dealin' him fucked up cards |
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You make mistakes like me, far as I can see |
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I think it's a mockery whenever rich niggas win the lottery |
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Gave us Bush twice, God I hate to be rude |
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But you let skinny niggas starve, give obese niggas food |
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The nerve of you tellin' me I dont deserve to stay here |
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When you gave us drugs and guns, you put AIDs here |
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Take a look at chu, your actions are cold hearted |
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The harsh shit is you bring babies in the world retarded |
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I know most my actions put me in a cell |
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Now how you mad at me when you put me in the Hell? |
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"See my child, you need gratitude, maybe just a sample" |
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"I never give a person anything he can't handle" |
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"Don't tell me 'bout everything you had to go through" |
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"There's reasons for my actions even if I never showed you" |
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"Kept tryin' wit chu, all you did was hurt me" |
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"Still gave you chances to prove that you was worthy" |
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"And so I sat wit chu on a train" |
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"I asked you for change, you kept callin' me names" |
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"Prolly didn't notice, I was a store clerk" |
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"You put the gun to me, get money for more work" |
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"My child, I know you have it in you to indeed stop" |
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"This is not your final calling, just a brief stop" |
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"Hope you heed my words and understand" |
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"So when I see you back, you should be a better man" |
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"Look at life different, the next time we see each other" |
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"There'll be no need to talk, whenever we meet each other" |
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