I뭢 just bein?real, you know
I뭢 like the sun, I뭢 tryin?to shine on everybody
You know what I뭢 sayin?But it뭩 like situation after situation, you know
So I write about it to get it off my chest, you heard
Dear mama, you wouldn뭪 believe what I뭢 goin?through
But still I got my head up just like I promised you
Every since you left your baby, boy뭩 been dealin?with
Problem after problem, tell me what am I supposed to
do
See, I get lost sometimes, don뭪 understand this place
Look in the mirror sometimes and see a troubled face
And then my tears roll down and hit the sink
Then I hold my head up high, I hope the Man upstairs
can hear my cry
All these questions deep inside my mind
Like if Jesus loved me, why he leave my side, mama
I뭢 still tryin?to get the answer why
You were young, 45, and you had to die
I뭢 always tryin?to help people out
And it뭩 them same people tryin?to take food out my
mouth
(Fo?real tho? It seems like the more money I make
(Fo?real tho? The more drama y뭓ll try to create
(Fo?real tho? And through I try to move into the
positive
(Fo?real tho? The more y뭓ll don뭪 wanna let me live
When will you realize that I don뭪 owe you nothin?Need to get up off your butt and go get your own
somethin?I뭢 pullin?on my hair to keep from snappin?off
Fools ride up in my camp and be actin?off
Somebody out there please pray what I뭢 talkin?멳out
Still young tryin?to figure it out
Heaven, I need a hug
Is there anybody out there willin?to embrace a thug
Feelin?like a change of heart
And all I really need is a sign or a word from God
So shower down on me, wet me with your love
I need you to take me and lift me up, oh, yeah
I gave 13 years of my life to this industry
Hit song or not, I뭭e given all of me
You smile in my face and tell me that you love
But then before you know the truth, you뭨e so quick to
judge me
That뭩 alright, go ahead, keep talkin?멌ause I뭢ma hold my head up high and keep walkin?And reach for the sky, focus on the plan
Rescue the kid with his paper a pen
And this is for the homies that we lost
Yo? we cannot forget y뭓ll, so the hats come off
We pour a little liquor out for the memory
I know y뭓ll up there sittin?on chrome in them pearly
streets
The street survivors before careful, stay alive
I뭢 prayin?for your families, I hope you pray for
mine
(Fo?real tho? Used to be a time you wished me well
(Fo?real tho? It hurts to know you wanna see me fail
(Fo?real tho? And don뭪 forget I kept you out of
jail
(Fo?real tho? Where뭩 my arms when you needed to be
held
They turn they backs on you, who was there believin?Who said your troubles were only for a season
In church together tryin?to pick up all the pieces
And now you betray me, I bind you in the name of Jesus
Somebody please pray what I뭢 talkin?멳out
Still young tryin?to figure it all out
Heaven, I need a hug
Is there anybody out there willin?to embrace a thug
Feelin?like a change of heart
And all I really need is a sign or a word from God
(Please shower down)
So shower down on me, wet me with your love (Yeah)
I need you to take me and lift me up (Oh...oh...yeah,
yeah, yeah)
Man, I tell you it뭩 enough to make you wanna give it
up
Thank God for my fans 멵ause through it all they show
me love
To my sister and to brothers
Tell me why can뭪 we just try to get along with one
another
And stop hurtin?one another, fightin?one another
Man, I pray to God He get my family back together
Let me see what wanna see, just to blind me
All of these luxuries, wine and dining
And then You push me out in front to get behind me
Then You sat me up by blessin?me to bind me
I뭢 a grown man with kids now, stakes are high
Gotta go to church now to avoid the fight
Frankly, y뭓ll to keep it real I뭢 just tired
Have dreams of bein?dead, but the devil is alive
(Fo?real tho? Church folks, you need to stop judgin?(Fo?real tho? Or you will be the first to be judged
(Fo?real tho? And women stop dependin?on us men
(Fo?real tho? And start dependin?on the Man above,
feel me
And as for robbin? here뭩 what I need to do
Get rid of them clowns and get myself a whole 몁other
crew
Media, do your job
But please just don뭪 make my job so hard
Somebody please pray what I뭢 talkin?멳out
I뭢 still young tryin?to figure it all out
Heaven, I need a hug
Is there anybody out there willin?to embrace a thug
Feelin?like a change of heart
And all I really need is a sign or a word from God
So shower down on me (Shower down on me now), wet me
with your love
I need you to take me (Please) and lift me up, yeah,
yeah (Said I뭢 callin?on heaven)
Heaven, I need a hug
Is there anybody out there willin?to embrace a thug
Feelin?like a change of heart
And all I really need is a sign or a word from God
So shower down on me, wet me with your love
I need you to take me and lift me up (Lift me up),
yeah, yeah (Heaven I need)
Heaven, I need a hug (Ooh, yeah, yeah)
Is there anybody out there willin?to embrace a thug
Said I뭢 Feelin?like a change of heart (Hey)
And all I really need is a sign or a word from God
(Ooh, yeah)
So shower down on me (Shower down), wet me with your
love (Take me)
I need you to take me and lift me up, yeah, yeah