Hang On-Lecrae

[ti:Hang On] [ar:Lecrae] [al:Church Clothes, Vol. 2] [by:] [offset:0] [00:02.29]I have a collect call from [beep] [00:05.74]Kendrick [00:07.62]At County detention facility [00:09.56]If you would like to accept this call [00:11.63]Please press 4 [00:14.00]Look I don't know what Cornel West know [00:16.12]I'm tryin my best though [00:17.38]And I don't know what all you went to [00:18.94]But look at everything we been through [00:20.82]Man we got high together [00:22.85]Went to the mall got fly together [00:24.11]Police came through tryna ask us questions [00:25.87]Me and you sat there and lied together [00:27.68]Tryna keep in touch it got hard [00:29.30]Had a couple kids and found God [00:31.18]Probably heard I went off to school [00:32.80]But never knew I was snortin that raw [00:34.61]Well I'm past that but not perfect [00:36.24]I know it feel like it ain't worth it [00:38.11]But you love dog and that's real talk [00:39.68]Don't nobody wanna put you in the dirt man [00:41.74]I know it's hard out here to get work [00:43.49]Got 2 strikes and feel worthless [00:45.00]But you was made for more than that drink and smoking [00:46.81]Tryna ask the streets for your purpose [00:48.74]You got your family here hurtin' [00:50.37]My partnas callin' me worried [00:52.06]And me and yo daddy did the same thing [00:53.87]Both left us out here struggling [00:55.62]Heard they locked you up so I came through [00:57.37]Forget what you did and what you ain't do [00:59.18]It's times like this we pray through [01:00.87]Gotta run to the God that made you [01:02.56]Gotta hang on hold strong [01:04.37]Trust in The Truth to bring you home [01:06.18]I ain't tryna sit here and preach to you [01:07.94]I'm tryna be the one you can lean on [01:11.88]Whassup with it kinfolk [01:13.26]Tryin' to take it one day at a time [01:16.57]So whassup with the case tho [01:18.82]They tryin' to hit me with that mandatory minimum man [01:22.24]Gotta fight that charge [01:23.93]Talk with the homie through a glass wall [01:25.93]Letters gettin' past off [01:27.24]Told me he was about to head to trial [01:28.87]Pray to God he don't get cast off [01:30.49]Head to the sky cause I need some hope [01:32.30]Kinfolk just got caught with ** [01:33.99]Partner just called said his baby sick [01:35.74]And this might be the end of my rope [01:37.37]Man it's hard out here and I'm hurtin [01:39.05]Don't need no choir girl flirtin [01:40.86]Don't need no pastor tryna touch on kids [01:42.43]Telling me what I can't wear to church and [01:44.26]No fake cryin a preacher lyin [01:46.02]Sayin God don't love me if I don't tithe [01:47.76]I need real Him in a real season [01:49.64]I need real faith in a real Jesus [01:51.45]I'm hanging on by a thread though [01:53.08]Crazy thoughts in my head bro [01:54.78]Told my grandma to pray for me [01:56.47]Before I end up dead or on death row [01:58.34]Only few of my friends know [02:00.09]What I got to pretend for [02:01.78]Free fallin tryna hang on it [02:03.53]Anything I can get my hands on [02:05.34]Hang on [02:06.49]Hello [02:07.36]Hey Grandma It's me [02:09.24]Hey baby [02:10.53]Hey I need you to pray for me I'm just going through some things right now [02:16.23]Well what's going on [02:17.98]Well you know just everything Family money just life in general It's crazy [02:24.70]Well let me tell you what the good Lord say [02:29.26]He said don't be anxious about yo' life [02:31.76]What you gon' eat or what you gon' drink or about yo' body [02:36.38]See life is more than food and the body is more than for clothing [02:39.57]Birds in the sky [02:41.71]They don't sow they don't reap but yo' heavenly Father feeds ya' [02:47.89]So He say just seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things will be added to ya' [02:55.11]See life ain't for you to control [02:56.76]Carry all the burdens [02:58.57]That's why ya' give ya' life to Him [03:00.35]Hang on