[Chorus] Time after time, find I question my life How I went wrong, will it ever be right? Will I rise? Will I fall? Stand tall Continue asking, but I'm knowing only God know Time after time, find I question my life Where I went wrong, will it ever be right? Will I rise? Will I fall? Stand tall Continue asking, but I'm knowing only God know [Verse One] Growing up in the hood as a hard knock I never knew nothing too much about young My only concern was making my money and running these streets as a thug Instead of the birds and bees, I always talk to murderers and the G's That coldness inside me, but I ain't trying to hurt nobody Temptation is keeping me steadily going under And I wonder, if I could make it through the thunder Cause I done caused so much hurt and pain to some that ain't deserve a thang If I could change that, it would all be rearranged But what's done is done and I paid the price and now I'm like, Help me Lord, to better my life, my life Just give me the chance to prove the world that I can be the man that I am And I plan, on keeping it realer, really slow and steady [Chorus] [Verse Two] So now I'm headed to the chapel and I'm fin' to try marriage It's goin' down yeah, yeah, yeah, but what do ya know? Who woulda knew that would make situations worse And my curse, nothing I've tried seems to work And I drop to my knees and I pray, yes I pray And I wonder if I'll ever see a better day (I need a better day) I've seen much in my time and I think it was too much for my eyes The wickedness pulling me closer to failure everytime I think I'm rising, yeah But you live and you learn and try to make better, gotta get control Then follow the Lord and who knows where you'll go, for sho' I can see how I've been sinnin I'm asking the Lord for a little bit of forgiving, 'giving [Chorus: repeat 'til fade]