Thankful ft.January Hairston Verse:1 I am the culmination of my experiences. What’s placed in your vision may seem identical to convict in prison, but take a walk in my tennis, we gon hit memory boulevard and pause a bit at its genesis, with me? Age 5, the farthest back I remember. Parents were married but papas presence was hardly consistent. Prolly why often they caught me involved in all kind of mischief; Not to mention the demons inside my closet kept hidden. Getting bigger, at least thats what you think when you 6 and you independent and friends is cheering your sinful decisions. No inquisitions on my end, spent every penny to buy in on every thrill and exciting thing they were willing to try. Thought i was living the life. Aint have an inkling of guidance, not realizing that my future held an immense ton of strife. But dont it say in the bible, He use the evil for righteousness. So in retrospect I'm thankful as I sit here and write this. I'm thankful, yea. Hook Deep inside my heart I'm so thankful (Deep inside my heart) Deep inside my heart I'm so thankful ( I am so thankful) Cause when I look back at the mess I've caused Its clear to see you brought me through it all Thats why im so thankful (thankful) thankful (thankful) thankful Verse:2 Age 7 exploring my sexuality gradually morphed to physical, quickly went pornographically. Sitting with dirty magazines sinking deep in depravity but i never noticed so I continued it happily, right? But as dabble temptations became unnatural and now I grapple with same sex attraction, like how this happen? I mean, two men together they say you gay, call you faggot, afraid to make known my thoughts so I bury that in the casket. By now, I'm 9 or 10 and I'm training to be a gangsta. Inflated by the examples of age older companions. Got praise if a punch was landed for someone talking outlandish and I knew it was wrong but why was my homies happy. Bumping fist, giving dap to me, clueless that all these actions was rooting in my anatomy prepping future catastrophes. But Yeshua had me despite all my foolish madness and since I'm in view of that I give gratitude to his majesty. Thankful, yea. Hook Deep inside my heart I'm so thankful (Deep inside my heart) Deep inside my heart I'm so thankful ( I am so thankful) Cause when I look back at the mess I've caused Its clear to see you brought me through it all Thats why im so thankful (thankful) thankful (thankful) thankful Verse:3 Continuing in my wickedness, simply followed scripts given. I never considered a lack of wisdom had been my nemesis. (Yea) And as I sit here remembering past offenses from being a kid and how that set in motion all my addictions, I smile. Thinking wow, like i should be underground. From shooting and being shot at to robbing and looting houses. Incarcerations and sexual escapades I aint proud of, God remembered my prayer of faith as a child and obliged it!, (Yea, He obliged it, man) So Im thankful, free from all of my shameful disdain that inflicted pain and thanksgiving I gotta bankful. (Yea) Writing checks with that currency be my aim, tryna give em more than they need, tell em to keep the change. Hopefully that's contagious in making folk do the same, cause um we in a drought and I'm begging God for the rain. Ain't no complaining just labor to love a neighbor, genuine, from the heart, and showing appreciation. (I said) Ain't no complaining, just labor to love a neighbor, genuine, from the heart, and showing appreciation. Hook Deep inside my heart I'm so thankful (Deep inside my heart) Deep inside my heart I'm so thankful ( I am so thankful) Cause when I look back at the mess I've caused Its clear to see you brought me through it all Thats why im so thankful (thankful) thankful (thankful) thankful

TY4TH Verse:1 Hmm? What am I thinking? Well if I'm not kidding, I feel kinda silly and really belittled when slick individuals get my visuals acting the friendliest but be on mission to sniff out my ignorance.I kill defenses, completely oblivious, thinking they genuine.But at the minute that i'm easy pickins they launching offenses then enters in, sizzlin temper, fiercest of embers. I know Im Christian and I should resist this, but right now I'm feeling like hitting with clinched fist. I'm pissed and I'm tempted and this is not wisdom. Where is your Spirit? God help me remember, I dont hear your whisper. (AHHHH!) Hook Ayy, homie, I know God don't make mistakes. Tried to kill me with your plot but it was all part of the play. When its all said and done, I know ima elevate, Looked the right in his eye and told him thank you for the hate. Verse:2 I'm loaded with passion, but when things the most bogus Jehovah is active. Had to slow down and ask this; Is growth not the fruit of having hard circumstances? And since no aint the answer, this detour in the road is only for advancement. So just slow with the tantrums, get yourself together and control your reactions! I put that in my grasp, man then I got smarter, and then I got wiser and then I worked harder and plans got divised and the lessons I learned was a pillar of guidance. That fire that burned was a flame that inspired. I got on my grind and continued the cycle. Production got higher, no more sitting idle, now every song I go straight homicidal! (AHHHH!) Hook Ayy, homie, I know God don't make mistakes. Tried to kill me with your plot but it was all part of the play. When its all said and done, I know ima elevate, Looked the right in his eye and told him thank you for the hate. Verse:3 Thank you for the hate! (yea yea) Thank you for the hate. I was so disgusted and it really was a struggle but I came up out the rubble homie now it's looking great. Now I see another and they hunger need nourished so I go and get the nourishment and offer em a plate. Now I fan the flames of motivation til they strong and they courageous, told God he gotta help me ocelate (AHH!) Came in with my One and Only that Elohim and He bad, bro. See they doubted me, but it's all good we bout to get it jumping like a tadpole. Alright, Jesus walked on the water but told me get in the lake and do back strokes and I serve Him with my whole life, I don't even know what you asked for. Alright, Rich Milz to every problem waiting, tryna handcuff and incarcerate me, see I would say that y'all make me sick but guess who just got inoculated. Pressing forward be the operation X’s and O’s it's time to run the play. Oh yea I hear the talking, it dont even phase me. I just turn around and I applaud the hating like….. Hook Ayy, homie, I know God don't make mistakes. Tried to kill me with your plot but it was all part of the play. When its all said and done, I know ima elevate, Looked the right in his eye and told him thank you for the hate. Take all that adversity all them missteps all that hate, channel that. Let that be the wave you surf on to get to your goals, man! Yea!

Thank you Verse:1 Yea, show and tell. Wife told me what she been up to and I got overwhelmed. Said in the privacy of her mind she decided a big surprise that would likely get me excited, even got teary eyed. Said that the vision I have of sharing the gift that I got persuaded a text that she typed inquiring if people might wanna help. Yup! GOFUNDME account, purses and wallets is out, a western union transfer had me shocked and astounded; Like, man, Im dumb stuck. Generosity came with a kiss and I'm lovestruck. Bucking the cultures narrative yellin out ‘be competitive’ dinner plates full of arrogance, stuffing bellies with selfishness. But, I rejected it, like yo to hell with this. I found that interdependence just makes better sense. So to the people that's given it was a special gift, and Ill forever remember every investment dearly (yea) Hook I hear em saying to be dependent is shameful But when help is extended it's silly not to embrace it, right? See I always thought that was strange, so on the contrary my heart is yellin out Thank you Why they be saying to be dependent is shameful? Cause if help is extended like why would i not embrace it, right? See I always thought that was strange,so on the contrary my heart is yellin out Thank you. Verse:2 It go Uncle Jr. to Stuart Carter, Romaine and Kimberly Doss to Samara Kohnen and William to Lorrie and Robert Ruff. Cora and Lloyd Rucker one time for my homie Palmz, Macklyn, Debbie and Jerry, Chris, Nikki and Becca Frost. Twilla, Craig and Janette, to David and Beverly Farmer Mike, Miki, Rochelle and Philip the Custalow’s Dawn and Jan. Michael and Reese Spencer, Hannah, Kevin and Martha, Tony, Alayshea Miller and Johnny Flint the cubano. And I can't conclude without a salute to my partner, yea, Nicole Miller that beauty inward and outward. Got me deluded and captive by all your movements and actions, man, hold up, Im posed to be sending gratitude through this rappin my bad. Got distracted but right back to my emphatic, ecstatic, appre-she-ashin I mean appreciation of yall. Real talk, this prolly be harder if yall weren't involved so thankfulness is to all even tho Hook I hear em saying to be dependent is shameful But when help is extended it's silly not to embrace it, right? See I always thought it was strange, so on the contrary my heart is yellin out Thank you Still hear em saying to be dependent is shameful? But when help is extended, yo, I gotta embrace it, yea. See I never thought that was strange, so on the contrary my heart is yellin out Thank you. Thank you.

Oh My Gawd! Verse 1 (Ooh Yea!) All praise to the Most High, Jesus Christ be the only one I bow to. (Uh) I am not a cookie cutter Christian, buckin on religion, when I do they say i'm not allowed to. (Uh) Turning up they nose, furrowed brow to, (Uh) locking up a smile let a frown loose, (Uh) Guessin I don't share the same thoughts like they think I ought I get cast off as a clown dude. (Uh) They like pick a side, CNN or FOX NEWS. You a democrat? Republican is all that God approves. How you black and dont support the Black Lives Matter movement? Covid killing, wear a mask, why you being stupid? Pull your pants up! Cut your hair, lookin like a hoodlum! You get scared at a traffic stop, thats a little foolish! Cops here to protect and serve they dont wanna shoot you, unless you doing something you aint got no business doing! As I navigated this sad parade that participate in, I had to get away, I did a lil praying and then the realization that hit me greatly was its ok to not be the same and with courageous passion we can state our claims, but still balance that with some consideration, a lot of empathy while we extending grace. Cause right now, it's such a dichotomy, if disagreement then it turn to argument, but if we Christian and Jesus is ultimate, everything else is of lesser importance. You loving your neighbor? You fighting for justice? Defending the orphan? Cause thats what He taught us! But yall rather talk about cussin if I said ‘fuck it’ rather giving food and water to the poor among us, Oh My Gawd! Verse 2 Im so secure the Lord Jesus got me, Holy Spirit in me and his peace residing. I stopped wondering what they think of me and started wondering why they think about me. I might smoke some weed and they gon demonize it, but if i over eat and im obese behind it, they gone say im sinning cause the weed ignited and the gluttony they wont speak about it. But Hm? Gluttony a sin tho, right? (YEA!) I said gluttony a sin tho, right? (YEA!) So why we dogmatic over what dont really matter? Maybe you should go and read your bible! (YEA!) Parading the gospel, making disciples, this be the creed of my life. (YEA!) So I hit the yawn and I started snoring I had to tell em goodnight! (AAHH!) Thats too real! Told em music for the soul, not a few bills. Cause the truth is prostitutes is getting into the kingdom of heaven way before religious dudes is. You can mute this, man im cool with it, but Yeshua shed His blood for forgiveness and communion, so the view is UM He the foundation and everything else be a substitution. Call me foolish or get mad at me, berate, attack and hassle me. Man I just put His sanctification way over morality. Ain't got no time for no type of religion tryna shackle me! Aint no limit to His love I guess that I could be called Master P. So if the blood of Jesus unfies the saints we should chill with the division and kill the cliques, straight up! UUUNNHH Na Naa Na Naaaa (Repeat 3x) Use to wonder what they think about me, now I wonder why they thinking bout me. (Repeat 3x)

God on my side Bridge Coffee bean spine (yea yea) Back on my grind (yea yea) Tell em just watch (tell em just watch) Eyes open wide (eyes open wide) I do not talk (no no) I keep it quiet (yea yea) Pray to the sky all of the time God on my side yeaahh Hook God on my side God on my side God on my side yea Took a few l’s I got His help Im doing fine yea I don't recline (no no) Run for the prize (yea yea) God on my side God on my side God on my side yea God on my side *repeat 4x* I don't recline (no no) Run for the prize (yea yea) God on my side God on my side God on my side yea God on my right (God on my right) God on my left (God on my left) He be the guide, I see the trail, follow His steps (follow His steps) He be the boss, He make the rules, I just say yes (I just say yes) All of my probs, like girls at prom, they get address (a-dress) I know its hard, I don't regress, I know The Plug that's my connect. I don't talk guns, nor do I flex, don't act surprised, what you expect? Me to be talking bout killing, objectify women, sip lean while I pop percocets Wanting me to just brag on material things I can't take ima leave to someone when im dead? No not a chance, these my convictions, I give em that real (reel) but we aint goin fishin. They say that i'm weird when I tell em Im Christian I still got that drive put the key in ignition. Transmission in D I might get me a ticket, don't need your advice you can keep your opinion. That's just for my haters you know who you is. Got my circle already and none of yall in it. I can't afford to be scared if a demon come in my vicinity. I know the Lord prepare table for me in the presence of enemies. Walk through the valley of death Holy Spirit gon always contend for me. God on my side I look up high I know He coming eventually!