JEEZU (feat. Adekunle Gold) [From The Motion Picture Soundtrack “The Book Of Clarence”]

Jeezu, protect my soul, wash my sin and let me fly
Jeezu, protect my soul, wash my sin and let me shine
Mama, I have made my lay, no, papa, they will know your name, oh
Jeezu, protect my soul, wash my sin and let me fly

Easy my road, navigatin' the pain and the struggle
Tears overflow, in the ghetto, ain't nothin' but trouble
Where shall I go? In the fire, we burn or we hustle
Findin' my glow, but the light, you won't see what it cost you

I murder many men, but I ain't proud of my sin
We don't even like each other, for real, you know the deal, play pretend
With all this money made, I thought it wouldn't be a tragedy
Now I realize my happiness all depend
I'm at these niggas neck, I had enough time to rest and self-reflect
I did enough for my writin' in a pen
My soul glow like Haiti, I'm a nightmare, baby, so crazy
They say I should be the one to dream big

Said a prayer for my relationship with my third kid
When he look at me like she can sense all the shit I did
Fresh off the bed, I ain't jumped off rappin'
Came home to the family with the fam like, "Fuck Instаgrаm"
Locked up in the box, you in jail, in the jail
Know that feelin' people got your ass behind the door, scram
From the project to a sale to a mansion to a cell again
Like, goddamn, could a young nigga live?

I'm fightin' police, sayin' he ain't got my mill'
Cold ass sale got a nigga turned pink, been through the sink
Shittin' where you eat and where you lay your head at
But it's the only time you sleep
My daddy was a Rolling Stone, but he's still a legend
Wonderin' if a nigga like me can go to Heaven
I ain't snipe for life though, he ain't never gotta second-guess, no hood baby
My daddy said, "If we can't beat him, get a weapon"

Prison reform, no prison deform
Why he always gotta leave a dang stain everywhere he go?
Niggas got my name in the kiosk machine
Tryna get me kicked outta the dorm, so they can flirt with the CO
Z told AD to keep me outta trouble
They believed in me, they knew my lil' badass was gon' blow
I've been on this road thuggin', runnin' for a long time
I've been wantin' to cry, the Bible say it'll clean my soul

Jeezu, protect my soul, wash my sin and let me fly
Jeezu, protect my soul, wash my sin and let me shine
Mama, I have made my lay, no, papa, they will know your name, oh
Jeezu, protect my soul, wash my sin and let me shine (yo)

Y'all ain't know me back then
I was tapped in corners, I was backed in
They gon' judge me only based upon the fashion
Mama taught me, "Only judge 'em from they actions"
Free of guilt, because you never caught me lackin', I know they watchin' me
When you got integrity, there's no room for apologies
Now they actin' kind to me 'cause I ain't in economy
Cats dogmatic 'til they see I got the dawg in me

Oh, you mad now? Oh, you hurtin'?
Shawty need a signature, pass the Kirkland
I see she thirstin', see me and they nerd out
I been doin' God's work, haters got the word out
Y'all got an agenda, but we'll see how that gon' turn out
Many false prophets leavin' brothers with a firm doubt
Father, please forgive me, for today, they finna learn now
Put me in the dirt, and you gon' see, I make it worthwhile

Mandela Effect 'em now, they'll remember
Back strokin' through my fan letters, I made the web fed up
Turned a Charlotte to some pancetta
You up in arms 'cause I eat better, now be jealous
I'll bring ya true colors front and center
Get you feelin' fight or flight, and wonderin' why you don't need feathers
I'm a legend, trust the process, you won't regret it
Make 'em crack, no arm and hammer, it's sorta like Armageddon

Ain't got no Fendi, so you offended
Baba Yaga, I'ma kill all you bitches with one these pencils
More aggression, so unaffected, you need affection
I'ma show you all the truth 'cause you gettin' too used to bendin'
Over, roger that 'cause I'm a soldier
Doja, all them cats, I'm your owner
Own 'em, all them bags, already stole 'em
Call Winona, if you talk to me nice, I might let you hold 'em

Jeezu, protect my soul, wash my sin and let me fly
Jeezu, protect my soul, wash my sin and let me shine
Mama, I have made my lay, no, papa, they will know your name, oh
Jeezu, protect my soul, wash my sin and let me shine