Deny Him

Turn your lights on real quick, take a breath of fresh air

Put your feet in brand new kicks, buy the most expensive pair

Now doesn't it sound great, now doesn't it sound fair

Oh it's how life should be, every day without a care

Now get in your car real quick and drive to the nearest business district

You've seen it a million times but I bet this time you've probably missed it

There's people that need your help that are down on luck, but truly gifted

Can you spare some change for food, but you tell them no while claiming you're christian

Ya'll sit and watch Cribs every day, talk about these stars and their pay

But when a needs right in our face, we just keep walkin' away

Do we dare just keep what we got, walk on the with life on our blocks

Don't take a little second to stop and see where the focus is dropped

'cause it's our life man, we get one chance to make it

So those in tuned to this stereo here's your chance to take it

I wanna do something good, something worth it, something true

Take some time to erase the blue, it starts with two, me and you

Look into his eyes and

Tell him that he's dyin'

'cause nobody is tryin'

Nobody's beside him

I can see him cryin'

But he's still survivin'

Why do you deny him

Why do you deny him

We make all sorts of excuses and stay so far and exclusive

We say they'll clutch and abuse it, use it on drugs or they'll lose it

But keep in mind these are people we never invite in our steeples

We need to fight off this sinning that keeps our mind from all giving

I want to be near it now, joy of God, do you hear it now

Who am I to ignore the sound of people screaming crying out

I want to give it all, because my God gave to me first

And when I hear that call, I'll know that God's taken my dirt

Away from me and not by actions, but by grace and love

Just give 'em something man, if not the money at least a hug

How can we see them in the gutter drinking rain water

Not feel compassion even though we're from the same Father

We lock the doors to our cars when we pull up beside 'em

We cross the street when we seem 'em instead of just passing by 'em

We turn the cheek on our brothers, why don't we speak to our brothers

It's time to change, I'm gonna be different, time to eat with our brothers

We build a church on every street you see across the nation

And every week we give our money and feel that good sensation

But then we turn and try to show off to the whole community

'cause bigger buildings and more members takes the place of unity

Meanwhile there's somebody starving on this side of town

While we cook massive meals for every congregation crowd

And then we wonder why we don't see changes in our neighbors

America's dying 'cause we won't get out and feed the strangers

Do really think this Jesus stuff is going to have an impact

To someone begging for a nickel just to get his kids back

You can't expect salvation just because you came to speak

When he's tuned out 'cause he's more focused on just trying to eat

As christians we got things mixed up and now it's time to fix it

We need to stop just talking, maybe show some actions with it

So people listen, get it back on the track

'cause we can try to feed the world before my God comes back