Aaron Neville - To Make Me Who I Am Lyrics
(aaron neville, gordon chambers, robbie nevil, bradley spalter)Ive walked through this world sometimes without a friendMy life has been up and down, been close to an endBut Ive been through the millAnd Ive paid my duesWalked so many miles in different peoples shoesBut Ive been through the fireAnd Ive walked in the rainIve felt the joy and endured the painOnce I was a schemerBut I always was a dreamerBut it took me who I was and where Ive beenTo make me who I amIve met a lot of lost souls in the bowels of hellTraveled some crooked roads, got some stories yet to tellIve shot up with the junkie, in piss stench hallsBroken bread with the devil, fallen on my knees to godSome days I was blessed, some nights I was damnedBut I always tried to lend a helping handOnce I was a deceiverNot I am a believerBut it took me who I was and where Ive beenTo make me who I amOh, Ive seen the little children, all strung out on dopeNo one to care about them, living without hopeBut Ive been lucky that I always had a songIll sing it with compassion, to try to right the wrong.Once my life was wretchedBut why should I regret itCuz, it took me who I was, and where Ive beenTo make me who I amSpeech:This is dedicated to my friends in jailFor my brother jake who had to ride the railFor my friend roonie and melvin, who were so dearThey were so misunderstoodBut I wish they were still hereTo hear this song I sing from my heartTheyre forever in my soul, even though we had to partOnce I was a deceiverNot I am a believerBut it took me who I was and where Ive beenTo make me who I amGod said I forgive youWipe away the scarsCause I know it took who you wereAnd where you came fromTo make you who you areCause I know it took who you wereAnd where you came fromTo make you what you are
