9th Wonder - Pray (For Me) Lyrics
[Intro: Beyonce]Deliver me from my enemies, oh GodDefend me from all that rise up against meDeliver me from the work of iniquityAnd save me from the Bloody Men[Jay-Z]Look.. mind state of a gangster from the 40?sMeets the business mind of Motown’s Berry GordyTurned crack rock into a chain of 40/40?sSorry my jewelry’s so gaudySlid into the party with my new pair of MaurisAmerica, meet the gangster Shawn CoreyHey young world, wanna hear a story?Close your eyes and you can pretend you’re meI’m cut from the cloth of the KennediesFrank Sinatra, having dinner with the GenoveseThis is the genesis of a nemesisMother America’s not witnessed sinceThe Harlem Renaissance birthed black businessesThis is the tale of lost innocenceAs the incense burn and the turntables turnAnd that Al Green playsI see my mother’s afroAs Mama taps her toes, as she rolls her J’sAnd my papa just left the houseIn search of the killer of my Uncle RayAnd she’s trying to calm her nervesAs I observe this is just one dayAnd what tomorrow has in storeWe can never be sure, so all we can do is… pray[Break: Beyonce]Because of your strengthWhile I walked upon theeFor God is my defense (pray for me!)[Jay-Z]As I head to my homeroomI observe the ruinsDope needles on the groundI hear a car go, “Vroom”Drug dealer in the BM with the top downAs the girls start to giggleI ask, “Why you laughing?”They say, “You’re too little;One day you’ll understandWhen you become a manAbout things you have to get you”Fast forward, freeze frame on my pistol, fistful of dollarsIgnorance is so blissfulI didn’t choose this life, this life chose meAround here it’s the shit that you just doI just left schoolThe same BM is pulled over by the boys dressed blueThey had their guns drawnScreaming, “Just move!”“Or is there something else you suggest we can do?”He made his way to the trunkOpened it like, “Huh?”A treasure chest was removedCops said he’ll be back next monthWhat we called corrupt, he calls paying duesNow when the rules is blurredAs they is and wereWhat am I to do, but prayPray the Lord forgive mePray He guides me by for what I’m ’bout to go through, pray[Break: Beyonce]Deliver me in thy righteousnessAnd cause me to escapeAnd climb thine air unto meSave me thine Lord (pray for me!)[Jay-Z]Geah.. anywhere there’s oppressionThe drug professionFlourishes like beveragesRefreshing, ahhh! sweet taste of sinEverything I seen, made me everything I amBad drug dealer or victim, I begWhat came first?Moving chickens or the egg?This I why I be so freshI’m trying to beat life cause I can’t cheat deathTreat shame with shamelessnessAim stainless at anusesYou know the game this is?Move coke like PepsiDon’t matter what the brand name isI stand behind mineEverything I do, I’m a man behind mineI’m not an angel, I’m sureBut every night before I layI drop my knees to the floor and I pray[Outro: Beyonce]The name shall endure foreverThe name shall be continued as long as the sun (pray for me!)Men shall e blessed in HimAll nations shall call Him blessedIn your name I pray… (pray for me!)Lord bless us
