Pray To God

Oh, I remember when this road was my own I pray to God, I just don't know anymore I pray to God, I just don't know anymore Oh, I lost the feeling but I'm tryina hold on I thought the end of love is what made you strong I pray to God, I just don't know anymore When there's no getting through, I won't hold back I won't throw down everything in life I know now I've been laying on the floor, sleeping on the ground I would give up everything in life if I'd know how 'Cause I can't stop wondering if I was too late to see the sings If I could go back with hands up I'd look up into the sky And give in, I'd give in, I'd give in I'd give into you, give into you Ooh, when the moon was shinning bright before mornin' I made a deal with the stars to keep holdin' Shinning bright to come and bring me back home The lights in my eyes, they disappeared A vision in my mind are enough to keep me from fear I won't let it hold me down the other way around I don't want the words too, I can't make a sound 'Cause I can't stop wondering if I was too late to see the sings If I could go back with hands up I'd look up into the sky And give in, I'd give in, I'd give in I'd give into you, give into you Can't hold back, reaching out (Hot, hot, hot) I was living in the heat of the moment Between us, I told you that (Hot, hot, hot) I was living in the heat of the moment I'd give in, (Hot, hot) I was living in the heat of the moment I'd give in, (Hot, hot) I was living in the heat of the moment I'd give in, (Hot, hot) I was living in the heat of the moment I'd give in to you, give in to you, I'd give in I'd give in, I'd give in, I'd give in I'd give into you, give into you I'd give in, I'd give in, I'd give in I'd give into you, give into you

She can dance (Oo Oh) She's a freak (Oh No) The way she moves so slow Just give me more (Oo Oh) I can make it so good Girl you'll pray for it Bow down make you mine Make you wait for it Cause we be working at night Till the early morning Make you wait, make you pray for it (Make you mine, make you mine) (Make you mine, make you) (Make you mine, make you mine) (Make you mine, make you) (Make you mine, make you mine) (Make you mine, make you) Bow down make you mine Make you pray for it I can make it so good Girl you'll pray for it Bow down make you mine Make you wait for it Cause we be working at night Till the early morning Make you wait, make you pray for it (Make you mine, make you mine) (Make you mine, make you) (Make you mine, make you mine) (Make you mine, make you) (Make you mine, make you mine) (Make you mine, make you) Bow down make you mine Make you pray for it Make you, make you so Make you, make you so good Make you, make you so Make you, make you so good Girl you'll pray for it (Make you mine, make you mine) (Make you mine, make you) (Make you mine, make you mine) (Make you mine, make you) (Make you mine, make you mine) (Make you mine, make you) Bow down make you mine Make you pray for it Make you pray for it

Life goes on in the streets of my hood when you die But some cry and gets by, while others choose to wonder why His life was took at such an early age A young nigga who lived in a rage died by the gage He used to hustle on the street corners His mom would always beg him to quit but he didn't wanna As he got older, he got even worse 'Til a real nigga showed him the purpose of a hearse A cold night in his hood, he had a tangle The brother he was squabblin' with, had broke his ankle Laid him out in the driveway Some people knew he wouldn't survive but hey I ain't the one to speak up on another's All I can do is try to open his eyes and help the brother He chose the wrong way and that's the route he took Born and brought up as an angel but he died as a crook He had a baby that he couldn't raise And she will never see her father again 'cause he's in a grave I always think about [unverified] "My daddy was a dopeman, so I'ma be a dope dealer" How will the family explain it? "My daughter had a baby for a 'caine head!" He ain't around to see her walk Dry her eyes when she cries, pick her up when she falls Just the thought of a kid livin' fly fucks me up When his girl has to raise a bastard child It gets deeper, he used to punch her and beat her She was loyal to his ass but accused as a cheater She had a good deck but she picked the wrong card Had a kid, now she's realizin' life is hard A big time dope dealer's all she wanted Who drove a Jag or a Benz so she could flaunt it The situation's got me guessin' But the answer remains to be a question He lived his life in a lie I guess you only get a minute to pray, and a second to die It was crazy how it happened Some niggaz rolled by in the Riviera cappin' All I could see was a pistol spittin' rounds And the boy was just screamin' as he fell to the ground A woman yelled, get an ambulance But I knew he was dead, he didn't stand a chance You shoulda seen him, he was scared A bullet goes to his chest and one to his head He just laid there in silence and all I heard was the sirens Paramedics pulled up Followed by a law man and then came a firetruck Put his ass on the stretcher But if he survives, I'm willin' to betcha He'll be out for revenge They patched him up within a week he was back at it again Went to his brother on the North side Grab your shit, it's a hit, we're gonna take a long ride Packed it up in the trunk AK-47, M-11 and a pump Rolled by [unverified] on Scott Street School was lettin' out "Yo, you ain't gonna shoot yet?" "Watch me!" Opened his trunk and grabbed a shotgun He shot him Put his tooly on the front seat Continued his mission, as he headed down the street The kids was just starin' at each other J.D. rolled by and smoked black's brother Reached in his coat and grabbed a 'port Full speed down Reed, shot his mom on the porch On his way down Cullard His brother was just dazed in a shock, "Why you do it?" "Why you shot his moms Jay? Shit" "He, he, he, he, he hah man fuck that bitch" Went to the store to use the pay phone Called up Mack, "Aiyyo J.D. Homey" Hung it up and rolled down Dagger Headin' for the nigga he was after By the time he arrived at the scene Malcolm was ready for anything He tried to sneak around the back way Never thought of bein' taken out on that day Black boy, black coat Stood around the corner as he passed slit his throat He didn't fall so he fired One to the middle of his skull, he's expired A whole army came out Twenty-seven niggaz all strapped out of one house That how it happens in the acre One nigga died in the park in the paper Shit gets deeper but why? I guess you only get a minute to pray and a second to die

We live in trailers and apartments too From California to Kalamazoo Grow up, get married and when that one ends We hate sleeping alone so we get married again Don't wanna be buried in debt or in sin So we pray to Jesus and we play the lotto 'Cause there ain't but two ways We can change tomorrow And there ain't no genie And there ain't no bottle So we pray to Jesus and we play the lotto We love to complain about what we can't fix Mostly mothers in law traffic and politics We tell our kids how hard it was back when Same way our parents did to us back then Thought we'd be different but we're just like them Yeah, we pray to Jesus and we play the lotto 'Cause there ain't but two ways We can change tomorrow And there ain't no genie And there ain't no bottle So we pray to Jesus and we play the lotto We load our kids up in our new used car And after church, we hit the mini mart Behind the counter up there on the wall It reads 200 million on the power ball Six little numbers that could change it all So we pray to Jesus and we play the lotto 'Cause there ain't but two ways We can change tomorrow And there ain't no genie And there ain't no bottle So we pray to Jesus and we play the lotto Like a bumper sticker, like a poor man's motto Times are tough and our time is borrowed So let's pray to Jesus and let's play the lotto

Hey, you left your room this morning Did you think to pray? In the name of Christ our Savior Did you sooth for loving favor as a shield today? Oh, how praying rests the weary Prayer will change the night to day So when life seems dark and dreary Don't forget to pray When you've met with great temptation Did you think to pray? By his dying love and merit Did you claim the Holy Spirit as your guide today? Oh, how praying rests the weary Prayer will change the night to day So when life seems dark and dreary Don't forget to pray When your heart was filled with anger Did you think to pray? Did you plead for grace my brother That you might forgive another who had crossed your way Oh, how praying rests the weary Prayer will change the night to day So when life seems dark and dreary Don't forget to pray, don't forget to pray