Da-da Da-da-da, da Please forgive me if I mess up Knowing that you watch is so much pressure Still God I thank, I'll never let up (Let up) So every day when I see the sun come up, I'ma say, let's get it Get it done, every day Provin' that I'm still Your son If You hear me and You're with me Heaven not too far, far as I can tell You just gotta go through a little Hell Ain't no prescription for my brokenness, no pills for hopelessness I still pop them tryna cope with it, I cry from loneliness Devil played his part and played me, I'm foolish, grew too lazy God say, "Take heed lest you fall," but I'm such an October baby Need you to hold me down (Down) World tryna slow me down (Down), know me now Know my vices, kryptonites, they entice me 'til I slowly drown Now I'm on holy ground Can't fight these battles alone, they after my home They after my mind, they after my time You said, "I'm an heir" they after the throne I thought I was running from demons, but maybe I'm running from me and my tether is roamin', running from clones We talking 'bout running the city, but most of us running from home Running from trauma and poverty, I hit the lottery, I thought they'd leave me alone Look at me, richer than ever, but poor as a beggar when you look inside of my soul Broke the sacred rules and paid a lot of dues on my soul (Soul, soul, soul, soul, soul, soul) Almost lost my family, drank the Devil's juice on my soul (Soul, soul, soul, soul, soul, soul) Thought I was immune a superhuman, fool on my soul (Soul, soul, soul, soul, soul, soul) If I lose my life somehow, I still don't lose on my soul (Soul) Please forgive me if I mess up Knowing that you watch is so much pressure Still God I thank, I'll never let up (Let up) So every day when I see the sun come up, I'ma say, let's get it Get it done, every day Provin' that I'm still Your son If You hear me and You're with me Heaven not too far, far as I can tell You just gotta through a little Hell Oh my God, how I beat the odds? How I beat the charge? Oh my God, how You make the moon? How You speak the stars? Oh my God, when they see my flaws, they gon' call me fraud I was lost, blinded by applause, now I know my calling Said I admit it, I'm countin' the minutes They comin' to get it, go tell 'em I'm with it They killed the Messiah, they don't have no limits So what they gon' do to me? Give me my sentence Or hit me with venom, I don't have opinions All I got is patience and a couple pennies I ain't independent, leanin' on the spirit I know we gon' win it, so go hang the pennants I was in a mansion goin' out my mind Had the doctors on the line Wifey cryin', momma cryin', we'll be fine, know I'm lyin' I ain't wanna live, my babies need me live Come too far to shut my eyes But all this pain, I can't survive But God said "Hol' up, I got it, I do this" (Yeah, yeah) He lifted my head up then helped me get to it He gave me the beauty for ashes, I blew it (Yeah, yeah) I thought I was ruined, He started renewin' I look at my life, I'm like, "What is You doin'?" (Yeah, yeah) He look at my life, He like, "Already knew it" And yet I still love you, I'm walking you through it (Yeah, yeah) Your actions are foolish but I know you human (Human, human) Please forgive me if I mess up Knowing that you watch is so much pressure Still God I thank, I'll never let up (Let up) So everyday when I see the sun come up, I'ma say, let's get it Get it done, every day Provin' that I'm still Your son If You hear me and You're with me Heaven not too far, far as I can tell You just gotta through a little Hell