My Story

I thought my testimony was less the holy
I thought I was less blessed than my homies
Just confessing only the big sins
I thought that was a badge of honor
I thought that I had to have a story that was packed with drama
But I ain't ever been shot, no big crimes
Never smoked weed, never drank, I never did time

I grew up with both parents both cheering me on
Teaching me basic things like no swearing (no swearing, son)
It's so apparent I came up in the church
Socially, this is where I gave my worth
Learned to pray and assert myself for God, displaying its worth
By living without blame in the earth

Just the average kid (just the average kid), you know the type that like to play in the dirt
Came home with dirt stains on my shirt
Reciting the same old verse at the table, no games, no hurts
And I knew I was called before the day of my birth
And it's like that

I ain't got no horror story
God kept me in my youth, I give him all the glory
Thought my story wouldn't float, but now I know
The blood of the lamb has saved my soul, that's my testimony

I ain't got no horror story
God kept me in my youth, I give him all the glory
Thought my story wasn't dope, but now I know
The blood of the lamb has saved my soul, that's my testimony

I ain't no gangster (nope), I ain't tough 'cause of rap
Never been cuffed and stuffed in the back
Of a patty-wagon, I ain't never cuss in my raps
I started gospel, most ain't accustom to that

Let me get back, when I was young I used to think I was corny
'Cause I ain't grow up in the projects drinking a 40
And I ain't never had no thug dude sneaking upon me
And every buddy had the name brand sneakers before me
And it made me really mad

But as a buck, my mom and pops taught me never to chase silly fads
They told me focus and bought me notebooks, I really had
Brilliant parents, they introduced me to Billy Gram

See, I ain't got no horror story
God kept me as a buck, I give him all the glory
In high school, pretty girls in the hall ignored me
Called me church boy but I wasn't bothered normally
Though sometimes I would hate
Living the life of a saint

They saw the Christian boy coming and like right from the gate
Thought I would preach, so they tried to escape
But I guess that's just the price of pronouncing your faith
And it's like that

I ain't got no horror story
God kept me in my youth, I give him all the glory
Thought my story wouldn't float, but now I know
The blood of the lamb has saved my soul, that's my testimony

I ain't got no horror story
God kept me in my youth, I give him all the glory
Thought my story wasn't dope, but now I know
The blood of the lamb has saved my soul, that's my testimony

Listen, don't get me wrong
I'm not saying I'm prefect
Matter fact I took thoughts and conveyed about cursing
I was saving my behavior was worse than it should have been, man

I was ashamed just to say I'm a virgin
Plus, I was too afraid to admit I was a Christian
I spent most of those days trying to prove I was hip
Plus trying to prove I was cool, trying to move like a pimp
My testimony wasn't cool enough yet (so I thought)

Then I came to my senses
I put my brain to the scriptures
Thought of how Christ was blameless to sinners
He didn't grow up on the corner fornicating with sisters
A good Jew grew in favor of wisdom

That gave me relief, rearranged my belief
No longer thinking what I'm saying is weak
When I say, I ain't never been sprayed in the street
But I've been saved by his grace plus raised to my feet
And it's like that

I ain't got no horror story
God kept me in my youth, I give him all the glory
Thought my story wouldn't float, but now I know
The blood of the lamb has saved my soul, that's my testimony

I ain't got no horror story
God kept me in my youth, I give him all the glory
Thought my story wasn't dope, but now I know
The blood of the lamb has saved my soul, that's my testimony

I ain't got no horror story
God kept me in my youth, I give him all the glory
Thought my story wouldn't float, but now I know
The blood of the lamb has saved my soul, that's my testimony

I ain't got no horror story
God kept me in my youth, I give him all the glory
Thought my story wasn't dope, but now I know
The blood of the lamb has saved my soul, that's my testimony