Though the Lord has blessed me with some great friends, sometimes like anyone else I question who they really are. This song touches on that issue.
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Story behind the song
Really I have been betrayed by both my Christian and non-Christian friends in the Lord. Not all by, but some. And had some deep scars for years. I wrote this song in 2000 but never got a chance to record it or put music to it. I've written better stuff intended to minister to others. I guess this song was part of an important healing process God was bringing me thru. It's selfish to say, but I suppose I felt hearing it would minister to myself and heal those deep wounds, but hopefully it will somehow help others as well.
Lyrics
Nah nah nah
Nah nah nah nah nah
Nah nah nah
Nah nah nah nah nah
Tell me are you down, are you always gonna be around
Never turn your back when my face is in the ground
D-I-R-E to the C-T-I-O-N
is what I need from you to help keep me out the pen
Vindictive nature in my mind makes me wanna get the best
of those who shall oppose me, wanna use a Smithson Wess
But my homie will you stop me should I ever be wrong
and make me laugh like Bill Cosby when I can no longer hold on
I'm havin visions of a cross as I stroll thru the streets
When I lay me down to sleep I pray the Lord my soul to keep
I know just where I'm going but feel so lost
Will you help me fight the cause and be soldier in this war
Everybody actin like they wanna be my friend
Cuz I'm bustin gospel tracks as an answer, tryin to end
this poverty that stoppin me, oppressin me, death stockin me
My enemies, they wanna see the coppas put the cups on me
Chorus(2X)...
R U down, R U down, you gonna be there for me
back me till I die and take a bullet for me
If it's an L to the I to the E I can see
Cuz there ain't no trickin me and I won't trip to cut you free
Just be straight with me, will you be there on the double
drop everything you're doin, should I ever be in trouble
I know that Jesus loves me and I can see Him sheddin tears
And I can feel His blood upon me as I'm countin down my years
Please tell me are you down or is this all just a lie
Are you plottin on the G's that I've still yet to find
Look into my eyes and tell me the truth
My homie are you down or is it time to cut you loose
It's just a simple question, so why you stressin what I say
I ain't got no time to play, if you schemin, go away
Cuz I don't need no deceit when I'm still tryin to grow
Spiritually and lyrically, fool, I need to know
Been stabbed in the back, been smacked in the face
So I fixate all my vision toward the heavenly place
Before I had my alias in this ministry
I's the one you would ignore and you'd call a wanna-be
Chorus(2X)...
Now I am what I am thru the Lamb, the Great I Am
And I appreciate my fans, but do you really understand
Take my life away and tear my flesh from my bones
Would you stop and weep or simply journey along
Are you really truly down or should I look a little deeper
Are you plottin on my soul, tryin to play the Grim Reeper
Because my savior Jesus Christ by a friend was betrayed
I'm comin out like this with the things that I say
Together we can make it if you really can be trusted
Lie to me, you lie to God, so know you will be busted
It's me and all the saints, we carry our cross till the end
Everytime I turn around it seems I lost another friend
Time is running out, so would you really pay the price
to walk with Christ and I, cuz it's going down tonight
Not tomorrow or next week, cuz the time is today
No more compromise for me, I'm pushin demons away
Chorus(2X)...