Ready To Meet Him

I thank you Lord for my birth and everything that's followed

I thank you Lord for today and I will pray for tomorrow

I thank you Lord for the love of my life and a friend

I made a promise and I'm loving my wife till the end

I thank you Lord for your guidance, 'cause it's all that counts

And right here right now Lord this is your house

I thank you Lord for a dream that came true to light

And I ask you to bless everybody in this room tonight

I don't always do the right thing and I ask you to forgive me

'Cause I need you here with me

Without you in my life it's empty

I think back how some people who did me like violence was a remedy

And because I think of that now I pray for my enemy

Not because of what I do but because they don't know

There's something better after here but everybody won't go

So I ask you to forgive them and will hope they see

And I thank you for the love they've given to me

I will not abuse it, nor will I lead them astray

You see I love all my children that I see every day

And I pray no we pray together to get us through the bad weather

And we love you forever

Let your thought and my heart go hand in hand

I first thought but to start but I stand a man

And for as long as I can

As long as you permit me

Please give me the strength I need to live

Bear with me, amen

We each walk the path that we've chosen yes

I'm ready to meet Him, 'cause where I'm living ain't right

Black hate white, white hate black

It's right back to the same fight

They got us suspecting a war

But the real war is to follow the law and of the Lord

Lord, You left me stranded and I don't know why

Told me to live my life now I'm ready to die

Ready to fly, I cry but I shed no tears

You told me You would dead those fears

It's been years

Snakes still coming at me just missing

Sometimes I think all you do with me is just listen

I thought that I was special that's what you told me

Homey stop acting like you don't know me

What I do so bad that it sent you away from me

Not only sent you away but made you stay away from me

My child I'm here as I've always been

It is you who went away and now are back again

What did I say? Follow your word and be true

What did you do? Well what I wanted to

What have you seen? Darkness and hell at a glance

What do you want? All I want is another chance

I'm ready to meet Him, 'cause where I'm living ain't right

Black hate white, white hate black

It's right back to the same fight

They got us suspecting a war

But the real war is to follow the law and of the Lord

I'm ready to meet Him, 'cause where I'm living ain't right

Black hate white white hate black

It's right back to the same fight

They got us suspecting a war

But the real war is to follow the law and of the Lord

Just because you went away my doors are not locked

Wanna come back home all you gotta do is knock

You see I left home a boy but returned as a man

Full grown and I'm still not able to stand

I gave you a hand

Well, but I was looking the wrong way

Figured out the plan, then I started to pray

And that prayer took me from here over there

Back to over here now it got me like where

Do I belong? Do I fit in?

Things on my mind where do I begin

It's easier to sin but it hurts my heart

I'm really trying to win so where do we start

Thou shall not steal, but what if he stole from me

Thou shall not kill, but what if he's trying to kill me

Thou shall not take my name in vain

No matter how hard it rains, withstand the pain

I'm ready to meet Him, 'cause where I'm living ain't right

Black hate white, white hate black

It's right back to the same fight

They got us suspecting a war

But the real war is to follow the law and of the Lord

I'm ready to meet Him, 'cause where I'm living ain't right

Black hate white, white hate black

It's right back to the same fight

They got us suspecting a war

But the real war is to follow the law and of the Lord

I'm ready to meet Him

Our Father who art in heaven

I'm not ashamed to ask for guidance at 27

No longer afraid to knock on your door

Not scared anymore to lose my life in the war

After what I just saw I'm riding with the Lord

'Cause I really can't afford to lose my head by the sword

And now that I've seen what I need to see

Please take me where I need to be

What have you learned? It's better to tell the truth than to lie

What have you learned? To love my life until I die

What have you learned? Violence isn't always the key

What have you learned? You can't always believe what you see

What have you learned? It's better to forgive and forget

What have you learned? Give as you expect to get

What have you learned? That I can't go on without you

What have you learned? I must have been a fool to ever doubt you

I'm ready to meet Him, 'cause where I'm living ain't right

Black hate white, white hate black

It's right back to the same fight

They got us suspecting a war

But the real war is to follow the law and of the Lord

I'm ready to meet Him, 'cause where I'm living ain't right

Black hate white, white hate black

It's right back to the same fight

They got us suspecting a war

But the real war is to follow the law and of the Lord

I'm ready to meet him

I'm ready to meet him

I'm ready to meet him

I'm ready to meet him

I'm ready to meet him