Lord, deliver us Oh, deliver us Lord, deliver us Oh Give me the strength when I don't know what else to do Show me the way whenever I'm confused (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Keep me straight when I refuse Be a light so I won't ever lose you (Yeah, yeah, yeah) I came up in Hell Where you can lose your life and no one'll tell (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Everybody for themselves Only way to escape it is buy it or sell (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Had to get out on my own (Lord, deliver us) Leave the only place I've known (Oh, deliver us, yeah, yeah, yeah) was my home, but I felt like I didn't belong (Lord, deliver us) So in a flash, I was gone, on my way-ay-ay (Oh, deliver us) People told me stay away-ay-ay (Lord, deliver us) So I did what it takes (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Had to figure out, I made some mistakes (Lord, deliver us) Can't remember how I beat all them cases I kept on chasin' after my dream (After my dream) I was chasin' a check, I was chasin' respect (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Tryna provide for the team (Team) Who would chase me away, told me stay out them streets (Lord, deliver us) So I stayed on the beat, I was focused I was grinding 'til somebody noticed (Lord, deliver us) And I wasn't the richest, but damn sure wasn't the brokest I remember nights prayin' to deliver us Waitin' for you to deliver us (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Heard the preacher say You would deliver us Figured You were forgettin' us (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Heard my mama prayin' to deliver us Waitin' for you to deliver us (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Heard the preacher say You would deliver us Figured You were forgettin' us (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Had to fend for ourself in the jungle Shoot at anything that's gon' confront you (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Keep your toes planted, never runnin' Fight for what's yours, don't let no one take it from you (Yeah, yeah, yeah) That's the only way we know Whoever comes against, he gon' get this smoke (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Told you once and that's my word From Louisiana, know you heard they don't play around here Crazy niggas askin' where you from if you don't stay 'round here (Yeah, yeah, yeah) If you visit, better stay on Bourbon, they don't play out here (Yeah, yeah, yeah) I had to lose some real niggas out here (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Only way I made it out here God had to keep some real ones around (Yeah, yeah, yeah) And they held me down (Deliver us) Yeah (Oh, deliver us, yeah, yeah, yeah) That's why I hold them down (Deliver us, oh) I remember nights prayin' to deliver us Waitin' for you to deliver us (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Heard the preacher say You would deliver us Figured You were forgettin' us (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Heard my mama prayin' to deliver us Waitin' for you to deliver us (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Heard the preacher say You would deliver us Figured You were forgettin' us (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Lord, deliver us Oh, deliver us (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Lord, deliver us Oh, deliver us (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Lord, deliver us Oh, deliver us (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Lord, deliver us Oh, deliver us (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Lord, deliver us Oh, deliver us Lord, deliver us Oh, deliver us Our Father, who art in Heaven Hallowed be thy name, oh You created the creatives And you know everything that we need God give us peace, woo, God give us peace And give us strength for the journey Refresh our minds and restore our time For death is chasing us, but we want life And they get into our minds Lord, please keep our minds For we know that everything that lives starts in our minds So please, hear our plea Overwhelm everything that's overwhelming me Heal your children, Father Hear your children, Father Won't You heal your people? Heal your people (People) Lord, deliver us Oh, deliver us Lord, deliver us Oh, deliver us Lord, deliver us Oh, deliver us Lord, deliver us Oh, deliver us