Chase That (Ambition)

Started with hangin' posters on my bedroom walls
To battle rappin' for status up in the school halls
Just call me double sushi, thought I was too raw
And hip-hop was my home, I had my shoes off

6'3 in high school, well skip a hoop dream
If I don't blow up then maybe I'll try the school thing
I went to college to do my family a favor
But I couldn't pick a major cuz I wanted to be MAJOR

I tried sellin' work, but it didn't work
So I worked, shopping center clerk, finna go berserk
Lunch break, see me writin' 16's over Mickey D's
Skippin' class, makin' beats, over 60 keys

And I love that even though I'm just chasin'
Selfish ambition couldn't tell your boy nothin'
Watch out all you rappers cuz they finna let 'Crae in
But I was sleepin' on the Son, like a Days Inn

And you can have the money, and you can have the fame
For me I want the glory, I'm livin' for the Name
See life is just a picture, I see outside the frame
I'm livin' for a Kingdom that I ain't never seen

And imma chase that, imma imma chase that
Found the key to life and best believe that imma play that
(Glory) imma chase that, imma imma chase that
(Glory) imma chase that, imma imma chase that

I remember chasin' the green, feelin' blue
Only check I'm countin' is the mic check, 1-2
All I wanted was the money and the fame and the new
Somebody on my arm when I walk inside the room

All I wanted was doom
The same kind Alexander the Great felt when the earth ran out of room
He conquered all he could, but yet he's feelin' consumed
By this neverending quest for glory he couldn't fuel

Like a typical fool
(I would go hard) shootin' for the moon
But there's only one sun (Son), no co-star
Chasin' glory I shouldn't own
Instead of living to make His name known
I'm runnin' after His throne

I thought bein' on TV where everybody could see me
Was nothing short of the easiest way I could see to please me
I'll never be who I used to desperately want to be
I'm too worried 'bout the Lord gettin' credit instead of me

And you can have the money, and you can have the fame
For me I want the glory, I'm livin' for the Name
See life is just a picture, I see outside the frame
I'm livin' for a Kingdom that I ain't never seen

And imma chase that, (Glory) imma chase that
Found the key to life and best believe that imma play that
(Glory) imma chase that, imma imma chase that
(Glory) imma chase that, imma imma chase that

I used to wanna do it big
When you're only focused on yourself that's small
And they ... they used to tell me as a kid
That I could do anything that I want, except fall
And now that I recall, I was chasin' my goals
And everytime I caught'em they multipled into mo'
I never even thought about whether the Lord approved
Call it selfish ambition, I call it, "I'm makin' moves"

But history repeats itself, evil's what it is
Cuz Lucifer was cast away for doing what I did
Created by the God who spoke the earth into existence
Instead of chasing the Father's glory, he was chasin' his

He lies to us all, told Adam he could ball
"Why you followin' God when you could go get it all?"
I'll tell you what's better, or better yet worse
Chasin' your own glory by doin' the Lord's work

So holla if it hurts, but we were made for greater
Our greatest satisfaction is making His name famous
So if we're never named among the greatest
They don't critically acclaim us
Ain't nothin' to be ashamed of, we gave it up for the Savior

Imma chase that, imma imma chase that
And the Lord's goodness, you should - you should taste that
And you ain't livin' 'til you livin' for His name, yeah
(Glory) imma chase that, imma imma chase that