OTIS REDDING (feat. DJ On Tha 1)
Uhuh
Amen
You know the vibes hah
Had to take you back to the essence
Yeah
The church boy fell from grace
Felt the spirit in the place
Testimony on his face
Gravitated towards percussion
Mother had the Holy Ghost
Oppressed because she was a woman
Pops did his sermons with integrity
He walked the life
Evil schemes against him
Couldn't phase him
But they tried his wife
Church politics
Keep the faith
But still acknowledge it
Only trust in God
Cuz false prophets
Want a profit quick
Go to hear the word
But move plates more then Bible pages
Half a dozen choir songs
It's hard for me to keep my patients
Flashback,when I was young they raged because I bagged a girl
Its funny cuz I've never ever seen the reverend with a girl
I learned from my lessons
Kept the faith when I was tested
I aint tryna knock religion but I think we need direction
Uh fareal
Let's be consistent
I was raised by the lake
Now I stay near the ocean
Made noise in Cincinnati
Now it's time to start commotion
My life is like a book
No telling where I'm heading
Started out in the church
Sam Cooke; Otis Redding
Uh
Church boy fresh
Amen
Real talk
Yeah
As a preacher's kid
I learned a lot from my parents
I was exposed to a lot of the church politics
But I always kept the faith
One thing that always stuck with me is
Follow your discernment
In the 80's my mother was blackballed
Because she refused to let someone lay hands on her
She wasn't feeling they energy
Amen
You know the vibes hah
Had to take you back to the essence
Yeah
The church boy fell from grace
Felt the spirit in the place
Testimony on his face
Gravitated towards percussion
Mother had the Holy Ghost
Oppressed because she was a woman
Pops did his sermons with integrity
He walked the life
Evil schemes against him
Couldn't phase him
But they tried his wife
Church politics
Keep the faith
But still acknowledge it
Only trust in God
Cuz false prophets
Want a profit quick
Go to hear the word
But move plates more then Bible pages
Half a dozen choir songs
It's hard for me to keep my patients
Flashback,when I was young they raged because I bagged a girl
Its funny cuz I've never ever seen the reverend with a girl
I learned from my lessons
Kept the faith when I was tested
I aint tryna knock religion but I think we need direction
Uh fareal
Let's be consistent
I was raised by the lake
Now I stay near the ocean
Made noise in Cincinnati
Now it's time to start commotion
My life is like a book
No telling where I'm heading
Started out in the church
Sam Cooke; Otis Redding
Uh
Church boy fresh
Amen
Real talk
Yeah
As a preacher's kid
I learned a lot from my parents
I was exposed to a lot of the church politics
But I always kept the faith
One thing that always stuck with me is
Follow your discernment
In the 80's my mother was blackballed
Because she refused to let someone lay hands on her
She wasn't feeling they energy
Credits
Writer(s): Saliou Kahlil Diagne, Alan Bran, Wilbert Wofford, Jonathan Cunningham
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