Marathon

Uh!
Marathon...
Uh! Marathon...
Uh!

Ready, set, go, long marathon, and I bet yo'
Pace for the race of life better be set slow
When you need to catch yo' breath,
You should get yo'
Bible, and a heavy prayer life for your petro
Let go so God is uplifted
This race ain't for the gifted or swift, it's
For those who endure,
The women and the men who're
Steadfast in God,
Wanna know if you will win? Sure!
'Cause in Christ, victory is already racked up
No matter how much the jacked up
Devil will act up
You're already a winner,
But if you are a sprinter
The enemy is finna be eatin' you for dinner
Wait on God, this race has many a hurdle
Stay constant, don't be a hare, be a turtle
Better later and greater, than now and foul
It ain't when you finish, but it's how...

Marathon... are you down for your crown?
Endure and earn your white gown...
This is a marathon... not for the swift,
No forty yard dashin'
But the overcomers will finish in grand fashion...
Marathon... are you down for your crown?
Endure and earn your white gown...
This is a marathon... not for the swift,
No forty yard dashin'
But the overcomers will finish in grand fashion...

Sometimes we lose focus, trials broke us,
It makes the race tougher
Hocus pocus won't work, we got to long suffer
Bring the test on, forget the past, progress on
For victory, be like Lee, see, and press on
Go through the fire to go higher,
'Cause when He saved you
He gave you what you need,
So He ain't gone microwave you
To go to where He's takin' you
From where He took ya
He's gonna slow cook ya,
Go 'head and let Him cook ya!
Surely, you'll stay in the pot, until you're free
It's no need to try to hop out of it prematurely
It's not a thrill gettin' tossed back,
And it's hotter still
For Him to shape and mold you,
Stay on that Potter's wheel
And what a fine work of art it would be,
So don't depart it
He's faithful to finish what He started
In God, be an abider, delighter and hider
And be a good fight of faith fighter...

Marathon... are you down for your crown?
Endure and earn your white gown...
This is a marathon... not for the swift,
No forty yard dashin'
But the overcomers will finish in grand fashion...
Marathon... are you down for your crown?
Endure and earn your white gown...
This is a marathon... not for the swift,
No forty yard dashin'
But the overcomers will finish in grand fashion...

It's been a long time, and you're real tired, ain't you?
Tellin' God what you can't do, about to faint too
It's puzzlin', 'cause you're always in trouble and
Man, it's been so long, and you are still strugglin'
Hope I was able to school ya, before you threw ya
Towel in, and tell you to wait on God,
He will renew ya
He'll strengthen you to say you can,
Not can't, a hot saint
Who will run, and not grow weary,
Walk and not faint
That only happens when you cling to Him,
That's for certain
Surrender and yield, and bring to Him every burden
And if you're pleasin' God, stay on your knees and
Keep it up, then you'll reap it up in due season
You'll get a heavenly reward, crown incorruptible
Have you much better off than Heathcliff Huxtable
Takin' no shorts from the devil,
Not even in the summer
A white robe for the overcomer...

Marathon... are you down for your crown?
Endure and earn your white gown...
This is a marathon... not for the swift,
No forty yard dashin'
But the overcomers will finish in grand fashion...
Marathon... are you down for your crown?
Endure and earn your white gown...
This is a marathon... not for the swift,
No forty yard dashin'
But the overcomers will finish in grand fashion...

Marathon...
Uh! Uh!
Keep steady... yeah...
Not a sprint... Uh uh... Uh!
But a marathon... it don't stop, it won't stop
Uh! Naw naw... yeah
Keep steady... not a sprint
And it don't stop (and it don't stop),
And it won't stop (and it won't stop)
Uh! Uh, marathon, yeah
Don't quit