LEAD ME TO THE WATER

Lyrics

[Spoken Poem: Tietta] My emotions wash over me like an unskilled sailor out at sea All at once I'm tossed overboard and my ship is sunk Stranded— I'm left with two options, sink or swim My heart tells me the fight is over My mind tells me the waves are stronger than my will Yet and still— I fight, 'cause I'll be damned if I go down without one Stroke by stroke my body takes over I'm guided by something stronger than any earthly thing Suddenly, I'm swimmin' against the current Against all odds I make it to land Shipwrecked— but safe at last I'm not afraid anymore I've looked every fear I had in the face and still chose to walk through that door I'm chosen I asked God to guide me and he told me I'm golden I'm the one that's gon' bring us out of the dark times of uncertainty The weight of bein' the one used to burden me Now it's the only thing that's got me feelin' certainly [Verse: LaRussell] My momma raised me as a G, my daddy turned me to a dawg Section 8, 4 bedroom, runnin' up and down the halls Ditched school yesterday, I just hope they miss the call Wasn't really learnin' shit, ain't wanna hoop, I wanna ball How a n**** get this sick? Robitussin, take these Halls Turn that fuckin' game off, you too sick to go outside Got me peepin' through my window Never thought I'd make it from Nintendo to black truck with moms blowin' indo Look at my life pass at hyperspeed I missed out on some love but that's aight with me I missed out on some cash but that's aight with me I missed out on some __ but that's aight with me But I ain't miss out on these blessings God gave me a secret weapon— the voice to heal a nation Thought they'd kill me by my second album With the whites talkin' like Malcolm A million up, still walkin' down Falcon My n***** love me on the block Can't tell if I got a job, n****, I be home a lot Can't tell if I really made it, n****, I be wearin' Crocs I think I'ma end this song with a lesson from my pops Be a leader… That was the lesson, hahaha Be a leader