LORD PREPARE ME

[Intro] Lord, prepare me Lord, prepare me Lord, prepare me Lord, prepare me [Verse 1: Killer Mike] I got a testimony, I done been tested, homie Stood at that stove whippin' the work, counted the money Money's the root to all evil, so tell me why you need it, Jesus I'm sellin' dope out of Regals and every week payin' tithes to a preacher I once had three women, lived multiple lives They gave me four children, so now they get treated like multiple wives We ain't fuckin' no more, still treat 'em with honor Important they know that they was much more than just my baby mamas My mama, she told me, plainly and coldly You done made babies, fuck all the rappin', you gotta sell O-Zs And, yeah, I did it, I gotta admit it I slung the hard, but had to be God how I got away with it I could be dead, I should be scared I got away clean, but coulda got caught with that dirt by the feds Never woulda made it traffickin' hard Shoulda been dead or in jail, but look at me standin' here praisin' the Lord [Chorus] You're my strength, gimme my faith, Lord, I need you Lord, prepare me (Turn up the headphones for me, ayy) [Verse 2: Belly Gang Kushington] Lord, prepare me, you know these hoes scare me I'm eatin' thousand-dollar shit, wagyu steak, nigga, rare meat I said Lord, prepare me, I let these hoes share me A body costs a thousand dollars in my hood, I'm a boss, nigga, dare me Lord, drive for me, do a little time for me I had a worker duct tape bricks and put 'em inside for me Lord, hide for me, Lord, provide for me I had a couple of pieces, they put in some work and they tried for me Lord, kill for me, Lord, be real with me I had to scam in a couple of stores, man, Lord, steal for me Lord, heal for me, Lord, feel for me I had to sell me a couple of blocks, man, Lord, deal for me Lord, you think they was fuckin' with me when it come down to sellin' these drugs? You think these lil' niggas is talkin' like me, mane, you hear what I'm tellin' these plugs? You think— my bad, you know I'm just scared of your love Man, ever since I been a little boy, I been scared of your hugs [Chorus] You're my strength, gimme my faith, Lord, I need you Lord, prepare me [Verse 3] Lord, I done been through thangs, I feel like I lived like two or three lives Please forgive me for my wrongs, I just wanna do it right Lord, I been smokin' weed again, really gotta take it easy, man I been hangin' in the 'jects like I ain't just signed a deal, got a check Lord, I know that you know me, Lord, you the one and only They really be thinkin' they you (Real) when you the most high and holy I'm the Moses for all my people, few know what that mean I'm isolated, but I'm never lonely, I know you won't fail me No matter where I go (You never fail me), I know that you are with me now And, Lord, you gon' be here tomorrow (You always prepare) Your love is here forever more And there's so much you got in store (You never fail me) I know that you are with me now And, Lord, you're gon' be here tomorrow (You always prepare me) Your love is here forever more And there's so much you got in store