[00:25.60]Let me tell you how this all came to be
[00:28.02]I was sittin' diggin' in the word Matthew 23
[00:31.15]I'm thinking this is it  finally victory
[00:33.87]Then the Holy Spirit hit quick convicted me
[00:36.59]
[00:37.46]Could it be it's just all hypocrisy
[00:40.02]I'm a modern day pharisee quite possibly
[00:42.30]
[00:43.34]Tell me what's the use if I know the law
[00:46.39]But the true living God I never knew at all
[00:49.35]
[00:50.22]I got to practice what I preach
[00:51.53]
[00:52.38]It don't matter what I'm saying on these beats
[00:54.69]
[00:55.29]In the church or when I'm on the streets
[00:57.86]Tell me what's the use if I
[00:59.14]Don't practice what I preach
[01:00.39]
[01:01.20]If that's the case I should expect the worst
[01:03.36]
[01:03.90]No surprise why the word
[01:05.47]Would reject the church
[01:06.30]
[01:07.00]I mean why would you respect my turf
[01:09.72]If I don't comply myself and resect it first
[01:12.37]
[01:13.00]Brothers and sisters in Christ this is
[01:15.02]A wake up call
[01:16.07]To myself included I can relate to y'all
[01:18.99]Right now is the time I got to start living it
[01:21.31]
[01:21.88]The last thing I want to be is a hypocrite
[01:24.39]
[01:25.73]I got to practice what I preach
[01:27.08]
[01:27.82]It don't matter what I'm saying on these beats
[01:30.03]
[01:30.77]In the church or when I'm on the streets
[01:33.42]Tell me what's the use if
[01:34.77]I don't practice what I preach
[01:35.80]
[01:36.80]Make no mistakes it's a must that
[01:38.48]I be honest y'all
[01:39.69]What's in the dark shall come to
[01:41.18]Light that's a promise y'all
[01:42.67]I know what someone say it ain't
[01:44.32]No surprise to me
[01:45.50]"I ain't a Christian so none of this applies to me"
[01:47.82]
[01:48.81]Indeed  that's why off and from the start
[01:51.23]I sincerely pray THE LORD will
[01:52.73]Soften up your heart
[01:54.02]Until then beware of any false prophets
[01:56.83]Vicious wolves disguised as sheep
[01:58.79]That look harmless
[02:00.44]Don't be fooled before you follow suit
[02:02.49]
[02:03.06]I mean really take a look and
[02:04.54]Recognize them by their fruit
[02:05.73]
[02:06.35]The good news is even as I'm writing this
[02:08.88]
[02:09.44]I realize only faith brings forth righteousness
[02:11.34]
[02:12.26]Yet I can't neglect how I live and behave
[02:14.79]Cause faith without works will
[02:15.99]Only end up in the grave
[02:17.20]
[02:18.23]Right nows the time we got to start living it
[02:20.43]
[02:21.09]The last the you want to be is a hypocrite
[02:23.30]
[02:24.92]We got to practice what I preach
[02:26.36]
[02:27.78]We got to practice what I preach
[02:29.23]
[02:30.18]In the church or when I'm on the streets
[02:32.71]Tell me what's the use if
[02:33.80]I don't practice what I preach
[02:35.79]Come on put yours hands up
[02:37.17]If you got to stand
[02:38.44]This hypocrisy it's got to stop
[02:40.49]It's time to man up
[02:41.82]
[02:44.19]I said this hypocrisy it's got to
[02:46.16]Stop it's time to it's time to
[02:47.81]Come on put yours hands up
[02:48.99]If you got to stand up
[02:50.54]This hypocrisy it's got to stop
[02:52.08]It's time to man up
[02:52.97]
[02:56.01]I said this hypocrisy it's got to
[02:57.91]Stop it's time it time
[02:59.15]
[03:00.46]I got to practice what I preach
[03:01.93]
[03:03.38]We got to practice what I preach
[03:04.61]
[03:05.74]In the church or when I'm on the streets
[03:08.26]Tell me what's the use if I don't
[03:09.70]Practice what I preach
[03:10.84]
[03:12.35]I got to practice what I preach
[03:13.78]
[03:15.21]We got to practice what I preach
[03:16.83]
[03:17.56]In the church or when I'm on the streets
[03:20.09]Tell me what's the use if I don't
[03:21.68]Practice what I preach