[Common]
After bein 25you knowjust trying to survive in the world
Bout to have a little boy or baby girl. Who knows?
Anywayjust when you start gettin that little age and experience to you
You start thinkin about stuff...tryin to make the right moves
So bust it outthis is what I was thinkincheck it

Yothe education of the Lon-chicka-Lonnie Lynn
Beganbegan with time
Bein my bloodline is one with the divine
In time brothayou will discover the light
Some say that God is Black and the Devil s White
Wellthe Devil is wrong and God is what s right
I fightwith myself in the ring of doubt and fear
The rain ain t gonebut I can still see clear
As a childgiven religion with no answer to why
Just told believe in Jesus cuz for me he did die
Curiosity killed the catechism
Understanding and wisdom became the rhythm that I played to
And became a slave to master self
A rich man is one with knowledgehappiness and his health
My mind had dealt with the books of ZenTao the lessons
Koran and the Bibleto me they all vital
And got truth within emgotta read them boys
You just can t skim emdifferent branches of belief
But one root that stem embut people of the venom try to trim em
And use religion as an emblem
When it should be a natural way of life
Who am I or they to say to whom you pray ain t right
That s who got you doin right and got you this far
Whether you say "in Jesus name" or "Al hum du Allah"
Long as you know it s a bein that s supreme to you
You let that show towards others in the things you do
Cuz when the trumpets blowin24 elders surround the throne
Only 144000 gon get home
Only 144000 gon get home
Only 144000 gon get it baby

Chorus: Cee-Lo

I ve lived and I ve learned
I have taken and I ve earned
I have laughedI ve cried
I have failed and I have tried
Sunshinepouring rain
found joy through all my pain
I just wanna be happy with being me

[Cee-Lo]
Let me voice my concern
So many of my fellow brothers have given themselves a title
That their actions didn t earn
Our ignorance is in the same breath as our innocence
Subconciouslyseeking to find an impressionable mind to convince
I ve finally come to the realization why Black people in the worse place
Cuz it s hard to correct yourself when you don t know
Who you are in the first place
So I try to find the clue in you
But evidentlyWhite folks know more Black history than we do
Why re we bein lied to? I ain t know our history was purposely hidden
Damnsomethin in me wanna know who I am
So I began my searchmy journey started in church
It gave my heartache relief when I started to understand belief
Hustlin was like a gift spent my share of time in the streets
Taught me survival from this evil I m just gonna have to deal with
And I felt like a fool when I tried to learn it in school
It almost seemed like a rehearsal when the only
Science and math are universal
Takin elder adviceread the Biblethe Koran
Searched scrolls from the Hebrew Israelites
Hold onthis ain t rightJesus wasn t White
Some leads were granted with insight
and it s all in the planbut it took me some time to overstand
He still created with the imperfection of man
Sowith followin I disagree
By no means have I forgotten or forgiven what s been done to me but
I do know the Devil ain t no White manthe Devil s a spiritual mind
That s color blindthere s evil White folk and evil niggas
You gon surely find there s no positivity without negativity
But one side you gonna have to choose
Any chance to speak I refuse to misuse
So how can you call yourself God when you let a worldly possession
become an obsession and the way you write your rhymes and
Can t follow your lesson
If a seed s sownyou make sure it s knownyou make sure it s grown
If you Godthen save your owndon t mentally enslave your own
If you Godthen save your owndon t mentally enslave your own
If you Godthen save your owndon t mentally enslave your own

WellI ve lived and I ve learned
I ve taken and I ve earned
I have laughedI have cried
I failed and I have tried
Sunshinepourin rain
I found joy through my pain
Just wanna be happy...bein me
Bein me

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