Pray For Me

[Joe Budden:]

Look, I woke up without a heart beat

But I remember we was just in the car deep

Was at a light and got approached by a car thief

He pulled out but didn't ask for no car keys

A loud noise without a voice

But I'm trying to scream out, shit is not fair

I can't tell you where I'm at or how I got here

Surrounded by all white, maybe it's just cloudy

Escorted by 2 men who knew everything about me

Both of em' so strong, kept saying hold on

Feel like me souls gone, naked no clothes on

I know this can't be my faith

I screamed "Wait"

As they dropped me in front of a gate

They left no trace

I can see my every breath like a cold day

Stood before a man with no face

He said to me to me

[God:]

Please don't make this any harder

[Joe Budden:]

Who the fuck is you?

[God:]

My child, I'm your father

[Joe Budden:]

I only got one dad

[God:]

Is that a fact to you?

He left you when you was young

I brought him back to you

You're real close to heaven

Few get to step in

Now tell what you've done to deserve to be let in

[Joe Budden:]

Look I'm far from a Christian, not big on religion

But ain't done to much wrong my entire time living

Never killed, never tried too

Though I've been lied too, was once suicidal

Never read the Bible

I always been a caretaker, tried to nurse people

At times it backfired, hurt people, hurt people

Plus I never use your name in vein

But you should know everything I'm being asked explained

[God:]

I know that you stole from your mothers purse

[Joe Budden:]

You can't count that, that was way back when

[God:]

It's still a sin

[Joe Budden:]

But I was 10

[God:]

You rob people, stolen

[Joe Budden:]

Yeahh and you made me see jail

[God:]

But I also see you lay your hands on a female

Sold drugs to parents, none of that was needed

Abandoned your child with every girl you cheated

Done wrong to people that only want the best for you

Anytime you thought you were alone, I was next to you

[Joe Budden:]

When it comes to baby mom's God, you gave me the worst one

[God:]

But that was your second child Joe, you shouldn't killed the first one

[Joe Budden:]

I ain't have a job, ain't have a pot to piss in

[God:]

Look, I gave you a gift and you made the wrong decision

Held on to resentments even in doing business

I lead by example, I teach forgiveness

Your entry can not be guaranteed

Not when you live with 'Anger, Envy, Greed

Pride, Sloth, Lust' even 'Gluttony'

Everything you shouldn't if you wouldn't join my company

[Joe Budden:]

Look, I'm only human I ain't perfect

[God:]

That I understand, when I take you out a jam

You don't even think to worship

And when you do

You never talk about what you could do for me, It's what I could do for you

I blessed you with health, family and wealth

But all the blessing you receive, you still always want help

[Joe Budden:]

Yea there's been times in my life I needed help to make money

But why everything I love you manage to take from me

Yet you stand there and question a nigga that tries hard

And finds a way when you keep dealing them fuck up cards

You make mistakes like me, far as I can see

I think it's a mockery when ever rich niggas win the lottery

Gave us Bush twice, god I hate to be rude

But you let skinny niggas starve, give obese niggas food

The nerve when you telling I don't deserve to stay here

When you gave us drugs and guns you put aids here

Take a look at you, yo ass is cold hearted

The hard shit is that you bring baby's into the world retarded

I know most my actions put me in a cell

But how you mad at me when you put me into hell

[God:]

See my child you need gratitude, maybe just a sample

I never give a person anything they can't handle

Don't tell me about everything you've had to go through

There's reasons for my actions even if I've never showed you

Keep trying with you, all you did was hurt me

Still gave you chances to prove that you was worthy

And so I sat with you on the train

I asked you for change, you kept calling me names

Probly didn't notice, I was the store clerk

You put the gun to me, get money for more work

My child, I know you have it in you to indeed stop

This is not your final calling just your brief stop

Hope you hear my words and understand

So when I see you back, you'll should a better man

Look at life different next time we see each other

There be no need for talk when ever we meet each other