Verse One:
Born to a world of hate
Hopeless right up out the gate,
Finding no escape,
Left me in a broken state;
Wondering my fate
Knowing no one's there for me,
I was a casualty
Of a broken family;
What was I to be
Homeless with no food to eat,
On the streets
Where at night it was so hard to sleep;
I prayed to God
Fighting tears, holding pain inside,
Facing my fears
Acting tough, feeling terrified;
Questioning suicide
Who would care if I was gone,
A Black male
With no place left to call my own;
Just fourteen
And I'm out here living like I'm grown,
Can't get a job
So I pan handle all day long;
Had me asking God
Why did you forsake me,
I treated others right
Went to church religiously;
I didn't understand
God had a much bigger plan,
He taught me how to stand
Raised me up to be a man.

Chorus:
Forgive me Father
For the days, that I doubted you,
The times I blamed you
For the things, that I went through;
I thought you left me
But found out, you were always there,
I didn't see you
I was blinded and I didn't care;
Forgive me Father
For the pain, that I caused your soul,
Though life's been cold
Gave me discipline to never fold;
Paying my toll
Knowing one day, the earth is mine,
I keep my faith in you
Cause Heaven ain't too hard to find.

Verse Two:
I use to ask Lord
Why you hate a brother so,
I went to church, sang in choir
Played piano;
Now got no where to go
Out here sleeping in the cold,
A bad dream
Everyday feeling I'm going to fold;
It took a long time
Before I figured out the truth,
I lost so many years
Allowing lies to steal my youth;
Following the wrong minds
Spitting venom from the booth,
Before I realized
Following the wrong group;
Had me demoralized
Ready to give up my soul,
Killing the man inside
Focused on the wrong goal;
All I could do is cry
When Riyah didn't make it home,
Slug to his chest
Just a teen, now my homies gone;
I prayed to God
That he'd help me find a better way,
Left all alone
Because my parents didn't know how to stay;
And now I'm grown
But it never took the pain away,
Forever scarred
And I hope my kids don't have to pay.

Chorus:
Forgive me Father
For the days, that I doubted you,
The times I blamed you
For the things, that I went through;
I thought you left me
But found out, you were always there,
I didn't see you
I was blinded and I didn't care;
Forgive me Father
For the pain, that I caused your soul,
Though life's been cold
Gave me discipline to never fold;
Paying my toll
Knowing one day, the earth is mine,
I keep my faith in you
Cause Heaven ain't too hard to find.

Verse Three:
Prayed for the answers
Almost all, my, life,
God, did all he could
To help me turn, out, right;
Gave, me knowledge
Helped me shine, my, light,
Now I only look back
To acknowledge his might;
Should have been dead
But I'm still, a-, live,
Still, holding to pain,
Got me feeling deprived;
I won't complain
You won't see, me, cry,
Knowing you feel the same
Hope we all can fly;
Going through this valley
Seeing death, in my rear view,
Creeping up, on me from the back
It's inevitable;
Never bend, never live in fear,
Know you got my rear,
When I'm weak, add an extra gear
Get me out of here;
Never scared, always stay prepared,
Just give me the word
I'll be there, knowing life ain't fair,
But that's not a care;
Had my share, put one in the air,
Like a warning flare,
Stop and stare, becoming aware
You were always there.

Chorus:
Forgive me Father
For the days, that I doubted you,
The times I blamed you
For the things, that I went through;
I thought you left me
But found out, you were always there,
I didn't see you
I was blinded and I didn't care;
Forgive me Father
For the pain, that I caused your soul,
Though life's been cold
Gave me discipline to never fold;
Paying my toll
Knowing one day, the earth is mine,
I keep my faith in you
Cause Heaven ain't too hard to find.