Hit the Ground Running

Ring
Father, it's me
I'm ready to come home now
Please
It's so hard down here

"I know my child
But be of good cheer
For I have overcome the world
Just a little while longer
I promise
There is still work to be done
I have children that are lost
They have forgotten Me
Call them to Me"

I will Father. I will
Father?

"Yes?"

I love you

"And I love you, My child"

When I was younger
Even before I knew the Lord
I had this vision
Of being in heaven
Surrounded by angels
Looking down upon the earth
And I was asking the Lord
"Please, send me down
I believe I can make a difference
I believe I can make a change
I can tell the world
How Glorious you are"
And He looked at me knowingly
And said "Alright, My child"
And that's where our story begins
There's a woman on earth
That's about to give birth

Awoke to life as an infant
Lord, what's this new space?
Just with You in heaven and
Now I'm in a strange place
With this body
This face
This skin they call race
How is it that I got here?
My memory
There's no trace
No re incarnation
It's all unique
Never been here before
It has quite a mystique
Learned to speak
From two I called
Mom and Dad
They didn't stay together long
So now it's Mom
And Dad
Regardless of this
I was still young and ignorant
My innocence was bliss
Much was easy to dismiss
For years it seemed
My childhood a dream
I had my brother and my sister
And the laughter they would bring
Amidst a new mom
And new dads
New trends and new fads
New scars and new scabs
New flings and new haps
The clock never stops
I'm getting a little older
Bitterness and boulders
Make a home on my shoulders
Found a sweet girl
Thought she'd be mine for life
Broke my heart so bad
Breathin felt like a knife
Rebellion strikes
What is this life?
Found a place to escape
With mary jane and a pipe
Drugs and more drugs
Alcohol most nights
All the while
Something inside
Knows it ain't right
Loves lost and friends gained
Livin with a deep pain
Emptiness inside
Disregarding everything
Dropped out at eighteen
No consequence could phase me
Hanging by the school
Just to stay within the scene
Eye for an eye
Stealing cuz I was stole from
Hurting, I'd make em hurt some
Burdened so I would burden
I hung with thieves
I hung with dealers
I hung with thugs
I hung with killers
I ain't trying to glorify these things
I'm just trying to explain
A mind deranged
And my need for change
By the Grace of God
He led me to Christ
Five years later started college
Met my wife
The love we share
I prayed for others marriages
Ready for a child
Three miscarriages
My heart went dark
My Faith was shook
Started looking for God
Outside His Holy book
Like a dog
Creeping through the night
With no master
No matter my intentions
It would end in disaster
Tried to refrain
From my chains
But in my own strength
No progress could maintain
Thirty two years
Of no gain
Always held back
In the sins of the flesh
On the outside: peace
On the inside: no rest

From Johnny Doc
To Illuminever
The Lord changed it up
When the Holy Spirit entered
REVelationNOW
It's a way to relay the fact
Of the state of mind that I'm in
The veil between two worlds
Is wearing paper thin
The beginning meets the end
So I give my testament
I'm an ex-adulterer
And an ex-fornicator
An ex-addict
And an ex-idol maker
An ex-drunkard
And an ex-reveler
An ex-thief
And an ex-lie teller
A Born Again man
A father of a son
A husband to a wife
A servant of the One
Only the LORD
In the abundance of His Mercy
Can turn a tragedy
Into a triumphant story
His Word will purge
His Way refines
His Truth reveals
His Life Divine
Back in my Father's arms
Where I belong
He stays patient because
Mine ain't the only song

Praise the LORD