Righteous Path

Lyrics

[Chorus] They think I've fallen to a dark place And they scared like the undertaker speaking thru my soul Like I'm lost in a shark tank All the therapy I'm in got my mind outta hell Keep it guarded by some tall gates People tryna break the walls down, keep me from the goal In my way when I walk straight On the righteous path, I'm stayin alive and well [Verse 1] I can tell you we done all been through pain & tribulation A minor setback ain't no major situation Keep it pushing to the finish line, ain't no sense in waiting The fact that you alive and you breathing and you thinking Is enough to let you know you on thе plus side Ain't a magic pill around to get you upright I tell thе doctor I ain't tryna be a tough guy But I don't wanna be a lab rat, lemme say I'm mad that The quick fix is all you really good for Designer dealer what I even go to you for I get it man, no money made with the cure in store But the prices y'all charging cover rent, I beg your pardon my mental Is killing me cause I can't pay for life Cutting through my income with a serrated knife Anxiety & guilt keep me from facing my wife I ain't doin it alone, Lord you gotta help me hold on [Chorus] I'm headed to a dark place Full of fear like the undertaker beaming thru my soul Gotta paddle out the shark tank My career on the edge, I'm a prisoner in hell And my cell got some tall gates I need to break the walls down, freedom is the goal Promise if you help me walk straight On the righteous path I can stay alive and well [Verse 2] Ain't no telling what I'd do for an ounce of stability Re-enroll in school, renounce my fertility Get a lil smarter, make amends with my enemies Pray a lil harder, maybe God just ain't feeling me I could pick up the phone, apologize to my exes Talk with the fam more, stress over ends less Open myself up, put down my defenses I dunno what I'm sad for, existence ain't endless And I'm thinking bout giving it up I can't pretend, it's obvious I ain't living enough Don't wanna say life is hard but it really be tough I tell the doctor look it's just the defeat ain't abrupt, this has been eating me up Apologies God, I might not see tomorrow I can't breathe when the air full of grief and sorrow I know the game, I'll make my way out, police will follow On the way to the psych ward, got nothing to fight for [Chorus] I'm living in my dark place No dread, let the undertaker sync with my soul Catch me swimming in a shark tank When I'm dead hope the devil make me royalty in hell Big estate with the tall gates No one there to break the walls down, this could be the goal Figured I could never walk straight On the righteous path to stay alive and [Verse 3] Wait momma always used to tell me another day alive is a great day I believe that's true Cause even in this hell hole they helping me survive keep my head straight I gotta see that thru I'm learning it's okay to not be okay Despite what the culture will tell you I'm learning I ain't on my lonesome and I'm around no one Who haven't had to grow a tough shell too I wonder why it gotta happen to me, why I ain't always glad as can be Why I ain't thinking rationally Whether my prayer make it to J.C Whether the fam happy with me or if my wife gonna pack up and leave But everyday I'm blessed with his presence My grandmother looking on from heaven And I can tell the doctor I acknowledge I'll be stressing It's a part of being human and I'll take that as the lesson [Chorus] As I'm leaving out the dark place Leave concerns of the undertaker seeping thru my soul At the bottom of the shark tank Had to learn to rebel, couldn't see myself in hell They don't have the pearly tall gates Now that I'm breaking the walls down, I can see the goal All I gotta do is walk straight On the righteous path and stay alive and well Amen