[00:40.370]i used to hop picket fences. drop into the next crib
[00:43.050]dodge speedin' benzes to get to where to my friends lived
[00:45.000]
[00:45.740]now it's pullin' out whips from the crib
[00:47.860]tryna shine. mad problems when everything's so expensive
[00:50.000]
[00:50.600]my life. i'm tryna find a way to live it
[00:53.100]surrounded by bullshit. deal with it every minute
[00:55.540]'cause homies'll hate you, but they'll never admit it
[00:58.030]i'm just tryna find the straight path leading to the finish
[01:00.710]it's hard to find something worth believing in these days
[01:03.140]troubles got me thinkin' of returning to thief ways
[01:05.710]night terrors always making me sleep late
[01:08.200]maybe all the drama is the reason that we blaze
[01:11.070]cops claim permission to use light force
[01:13.070]put your face on the pavement, your new white forces
[01:15.690]covered in mud. a mom's tears thicker than blood
[01:18.560]i guess even in the midst of darkness, there's good. huh
[01:20.000]
[01:20.930]what's the meaning of life, if there aint love
[01:23.170]and nobody to trust when u need it
[01:25.670]there are many things, in the world u see
[01:28.160]but it just aint what it seems
[01:30.600]so i keep on fighting for my dreams
[01:33.280]take a step with my feet
[01:34.530]following my heartbeat
[01:36.210]praise the one for the life, love and faith
[01:39.460]
[01:40.770]i remember holdin' onto crushes. tryna be sweet
[01:43.270]i used to stumble on my words whenever that girl speak
[01:45.000]
[01:45.890]and so i'd put it down in letters on some looseleaf sheets
[01:48.000]
[01:48.320]i would've traded anything for just a kiss on the cheek
[01:50.000]
[01:50.940]and now. bigger dreams. tryna get on tv
[01:53.630]but even with exposure, will the right girl see me?
[01:56.180]the nice kind of girl, they don't ever believe me
[01:58.680]and the other type of chick give it up way too easy
[02:01.300]but get caught up, you get slowed down
[02:03.550]i need a lady raisin' me up, and holdin' me down
[02:06.170]it's hard to find something genuine now
[02:08.410]instead of momentary passions happening when you're in town
[02:11.000]
[02:11.220]i'm sick of kisses that are less intimate than a hug
[02:13.590]they lack sentiment. kinda like the stems of a bud
[02:16.280]but every once in a while, it feel the way that it should
[02:18.830]i guess even in the midst of nothing, there's love. huh
[02:21.570]what's the meaning of life, if there aint love
[02:23.880]and nobody to trust when u need it
[02:26.250]there are many things, in the world u see
[02:28.750]but it just aint what it seems
[02:30.740]
[02:31.300]so i keep on fighting for my dreams
[02:33.920]take a step with my feet
[02:35.170]following my heartbeat
[02:36.790]praise the one for the life, love and faith
[02:40.050]
[02:41.600]i seen light in this tunnel. shining mad bright
[02:44.100]but the shining's gone dim and i been stuck in that night
[02:46.590]illumination gave me vision. let me see what was right
[02:49.020]but now illumination's missing and i've lost my sight
[02:51.580]a little lost in this darkness. needing some changing
[02:54.080]i had sight then i lost it. but His grace is amazing
[02:56.700]still i'm struck with guilt at times. the feeling is ancient
[02:59.130]don't know how much longer i can say that this doesn't faze me
[03:02.000]
[03:02.010]after introspection i can see why they blame me
[03:04.500]looking back i wonder if it's really the same me
[03:07.000]and certain insecurities are picking me daily
[03:09.310]man, i've hurt so many girls. pissed 'cause this one played me
[03:11.000]
[03:11.990]homies betrayed me. left me for good
[03:14.360]so i'm shaky. what's faker than a false brotherhood?
[03:16.670]only Jesus can save me. need help from above
[03:19.230]i know even in the midst of hate, God is love. what
[03:22.160]what's the meaning of life, if there aint love
[03:24.410]and nobody to trust when u need it
[03:26.720]there are many things, in the world u see
[03:29.400]but it just aint what it seems
[03:31.890]so i keep on fighting for my dreams
[03:34.580]take a step with my feet
[03:35.830]following my heartbeat
[03:37.140]
[03:37.750]praise the one for the life, love and faith
[03:40.500]
[03:42.310]what's the meaning of life, if there aint love
[03:44.620]and nobody to trust when u need it
[03:47.120]there are many things, in the world u see
[03:49.610]but it just aint what it seems
[03:52.170]so i keep on fighting for my dreams
[03:54.670]take a step with my feet
[03:55.980]following my heartbeat
[03:57.850]praise the one for the life, love and faith