Glory

Look, uh Early in the morning, got sun in my eyes Giving glory to God, I'm alert and alive I ain't even sleep, I been workin', I'm tired But it's not gon' deter my assignment At the Lord's service like I'm workin' a job Black man shawty, robbin' people in Cobb Playin' Crime Mob, he a child of the corn Take him into court and on the Bible, he sworn Take him into church, you know your mom and them goin' To praise a King with a crown that's provided with thorns Breakin' rules, skippin' school, pullin' fire alarms Got with a crew, made a truce, an alliance was formed Got a tool, start shootin', then the violence was born The world spinnin' as he look into the eye of the storm Pray for the boy, bow head, then lock arms And lock your car doors, he could trigger the alarm Got caught one time and they left him with just a warnin' Got baptized in cold water, it turned warm He blacked out, don't act out, he ain't performin' Our only path now is back to prison reform or Oh, well, you know the sad route The key is get into the game and then cash out Lil' buddy got to swervin' in the lane and then crashed out It happens when you takin' the fast route But I be tryna understand the mind of when you livin' in trauma To find a way, a reminder, put it behind us Mission was unaccomplished, it was tough, but in the rough we found diamonds Category, my life a comedy drama Come with the comments, come with the sticks or the stones Come with a red dot, I'm wearin' Comme des Garçons Better come with a headshot, better hit me, drop me, get me gone 'Cause when daylight come, then you gon' wanna go home Oh (Mhm, let's go) He's decked us out Hasn't God decked you out? Hasn't He made you brand new? Brought you up out of the muck and the mire? Turned you around and placed your feet on solid ground? He's decked you out, can I get a witness? (Uh) And get this (Look, uh) Nighttime, I can see the stars and moon And the light shine down on the wars and wounds No guts, no glory, no thugs, no goons Just us, my story, my life, my rules, my fight My plight when the light hit the jewels on my ice My mood, in the club off a lot of shots of Clase Azul Hungover, doin' million-dollar meetings on Zoom Let the speaker resume Ayy, yeah, we can hear you now, go ahead, Victoria Hey, guys, hey, JID, just getting back from a meeting The numbers are looking great and we're about to get— Look, uh Odds against me (Switch), I'm against the odds Tryna get even, see the evil in my eyes Vengeance is the Lord's, so I leave it up to God But if He don't move forward, I'ma get me mines Had you cleanin' out your closet, I'ma empty mines And if you tempt me, sinner send 'em six feet down Take a drive 'til Xzibit come and pimp me ride I make her switch anything that ain't gon' get me time You get the gist, just in case I'm in the wrong state of mind Which I am most the time, but then I toe a thin line Diamonds and gold shine, twinkle and glisten, so the women Assemble like Voltron then try and get your attention But I give it to the most high, millionaire Multi-talented, multi-taskin' master Multi-faceted, multi-functionin' stander .45 caliber, four, five passengers, no life matters When— Mad at whatever, so meet the pastor Open the Bible up and read a chapter, I'm tryna free the shackles My brother back inside a cell, so I just said a prayer In the Garden of Eden, say he couldn't help but eat the apple Even after all of this stuff, I'm at the chapel And it's natural, I know my foundation build castles Even a statue, no limitation in a time capsule I'm sendin' glory up to God to give it back to you, casual Nothing in my wardrobe compares to what he's outfitted me with Calvin Klein can't touch it, Gucci can't touch it Louis Vuitton can't touch it, Armani can't touch it I may not look much to you right now, but God sees me through Christ And when He sees me, I look like a million bucks Can I get a witness in here, somebody? (Hallelujah)