Until I'm Gone

[Verse 1: DMX] I come to you hungry and tired You give me food and let me sleep I come to you weak You give me strength and that's deep You call me a sheep and lead me to green pastures Only asking that I keep the focus in between the chapters You give me the word and only ask that I interpret And give me the eyes that I may recognize the serpent You know I ain't perfect, but You like me to try Unlike the devil who just wants me to lie 'til I die Lord, why is it that I go through so much pain? All I saw was black, all I felt was rain I come to You because it's You who knows Showed me that everything was black because my eyes were closed You gave me the light, and let me bask in Your glory So it was only right, that when you asked for this story I put it together, to do our dogs some good Our dogs being brothers and sisters in the hood [Interlude: Lena Byrd-Miles] You don't owe me, but You show me A love that I could never repay [Verse 2: DMX] Plenty of times, You send help my way, but I hid And I remember once You held me close, but I slid It was something that, I just had to see That You wanted me to see so I could be what you wanted me to be And I think I've seen it, cause I don't feel the same Matter fact, I know I've seen it, I can feel it change It's strange, what's got me beating down Your door But I've never known love like this before [Interlude: Lena Byrd-Miles] I never knew there was a love like this before (Before) [Verse 3: DMX] It's a wonderful feeling to get away from the pain End up under the ceiling to get away from the rain And the strain that I feel when I'm here is gone I know real, so I wipe away the tears with a song And I almost lost faith when You took my man Monty, House O, and J's brother, Dan And I fear that what I'm sayin' won't be heard until I'm gone But it's all good, 'cause I really didn't expect to live long So if it takes for me to suffer for my brother to see the light Give me pain 'til I die, but please Lord, treat him right [Interlude: Lena Byrd-Miles] Amen, amen, amen, amen, amen Everybody say Amen, amen, amen, amen, amen [Outro: Snoop Dogg] Dear Heavenly Father, I come to You, asking for your forgiveness Thanking you for Your blessings Continuing to keep You with me every step of the way Church is not just a word, it's having God in everything I do