1.Intro (Excuse Me Everybody)
'Ladies and Ge Ge Gentlemen
Its so good to be back
Thank you for your patience
Lets go'
Excuse me everybody
I've got something to say
And when I'm through
I promise you
You'll be glad that you stayed
This is just that little something something
I wrote especially for you
And we've been on the ground for so long now
Its time that we broke through
Before we even know
We'll be over, said and done
So let's all seize the moment
Its about time that we begun
2.The Comeback Kid
3.I Know
Everday's a new beginning
Filled with tales untold
Through a tainted window
We all watch our lives unfold
And so it goes on and on, on and on
And so it goes
Some doors happen to be open
While others still stay closed
Why we try to plan ahead
Nobody truly knows what tomorrow holds
Oooo
That's how the story goes
Oh yeah
I know life may not always go
The way you planned it
You can't stand it
Your left alone
and abandoned
Oooo
I know the one who's in control
How he made you, won't leave you
Forsake you or deceive you
Yea ... a...
Unexpected turns
The lead us off the beaten path
We end up in the desert
Wondering how long will we last
Before we crash and burn
And all our hopes turn into fears
There's beauty in the brokeness
For inside if we find
Pain produces character
Like grapes squeezed into wine
And over time
We'll see how divinely we were designed
Oh
I know life may not always go
The way you planned it
You can't stand it
Your left alone
and abandoned
Oooo
I know the one who's in control
How he made you, won't leave you
Forsake you or deceive you
Life's surprises
Can paralyze us
And leaves us by the wayside
Dying to find a reason
To keep on breathing
When all hope is gone
To keep on believing
To keep on believing
I know life may not always go
The way you planned it
You can't stand it
Your left alone
and abandoned
Oooo
I know life may not always go
The way you planned it
You can't stand it
Your left alone
and abandoned
Oooo
I know the one who's in control
How he made you, won't leave you
Forsake you or deceive you
He won't leave you
Forsake you or deceive you
He won't leave you
Forsake you or deceive you
4.Mess
Somebody get me out this mess I'm in
See I've been tryin' to do the best I can
But I keep on stumblin' over and over again
Somebody get me out this mess I'm in
See I've been tryin' to do the best I can
But I keep on stumblin' over and over again
I ain't got no more excuses for ya
All that I can say is sorry
Won't you please come rescue me as quickly as you can
It's crazy how far we go
Just to put a little gas in our ego
That's what happens when your self esteem is low
We'll do anything to get people to notice us I know
It's tough but hey, imagine us throwin' our lives away
Because we're listenin' to the voice inside that chants
Says we'll never be significant if we can't
Fit in so we get into all kinds of trouble tryin' to be somebody
we're not
Since in the beginning we've been givin' into the lie that says
that we got
To keep up with the Jones's or get left behind
So we end up in debt tryin' to catch up it's messed up
'Cause ten years from now we can't press rewind
I want to invest in what stands the test of time
Somebody get me out this mess I'm in
See I've been tryin' to do the best I can
But I keep on stumblin' over and over again
I ain't got no more excuses for ya
All that I can say is sorry
Won't you please come rescue me as quickly as you can
I'm so sick and tired of being down and out
Tryin' to do what's right but wrong keeps comin out
I keep on tryin to write but songs ain't comin out
Plus now I'm getting older and time is runnin out I know,
Growth's a process but I can't see my progress
And I'm startin' to feel that my labor's in vain
So I hold on to the promise instead of my problems
Otherwise this stress is gonna drive me insane
Yes there's more to life than workin' 9 to 5
Buyin' things that make you feel fuzzy inside
I tried it and it worked at first for five minutes
But left me in the cold to hang like icicles oh!
Now I'm froze like a popsicle
Feel's like my mission's impossible
I'm stuck up in a maze full of obstacles
Keep on ending where I'm not supposed to go
Somebody get me out this mess I'm in
See I've been tryin' to do the best I can
But I keep on stumblin' over and over again
I ain't got no more excuses for ya
All that I can say is sorry
Won't you please come rescue me as quickly as you can
I just want to be okay with who I am,
not have to run away
I'm so tired of trends I can't keep pretending
Playing these foolish games
Somebody get me out this mess I'm in
See I've been tryin' to do the best I can
But I keep on stumblin' over and over again
I ain't got no more excuses for ya
All that I can say is sorry
Won't you please come rescue me as quickly as you can
Somebody get me out this mess I'm in
See I've been tryin' to do the best I can
But I keep on stumblin' over and over again
I ain't got no more excuses for ya
All that I can say is sorry
Won't you please come rescue me as quickly as you can
5.Antidote
Ohhh~~
She set out to make a change
And leave her broken shattered past behind
Past behind
Get back to the fairy tales
She dreamed about when she was just a child
Just a child
She used to be an optimist
But now she sees the obvious
She's running out of places to call home
At night time she cries out
The skylights be her audience
Cuz no one else will listen to
Her silent lonely soul
She's looking for an antidote
She's looking for a man that won't
Take advantage of her heart and steal her soul
Leave her in the freezing cold
A remedy
That will take the pain away
So she can go and start her life over again
Let the broken pieces mend
At age 19 she's tried it all
But can't remove the poison from her veins
From her veins
She blames herself and tries to numb
The shame inbued by self inflicting pain
Over and again
Something deeps inside her heart
Rekindles and ignites a spark
And burns like candles lighting up the dark
She feels the air and breathes it in
And dares herself to dream again
She's going on a search for something
Worth believing in
She's looking for an antidote
She's looking for a man that won't
Take advantage of her heart and steal her soul
Leave her in the freezing cold
A remedy
That will take the pain away
So she can go and start her life over again
Let the broken pieces mend
Oh oh yeah yeah
Now is not forever
and soon will fade away
These walls will rend
There is an antidote
To heal your broken wing
There is a life flying you higher
Inside the maker of your frame
He gave His love and life
Hold your head up high
You will get by
You will get by
Get up
Hold your head up high
You will get by
6.My Story
My story is a simple one to tell
Popped out my momma's tummy 26th of January winter up in
Milwaukee
Twenty minutes later peein' on the doctor's shirt
Pops makin' jokes sayin' 'Look doc it works!'
So the tell me anyways, I can't remember anything before pre-K
It's all blurred together and each day my memory fades like worn
leather
But what I can recall is sweeter than warm weather with a cool
breeze
Saturdays were heaven, wake up watch cartoons from 7 straight to
11
Then it's outside to play whatever sport was in season
My cousins they were older so that made me the weak one
But it didn't stop me, all we did was play we made up our own
games
Rolled up socks and faked like
they were hand grenades makin' forts out of couches
Mom would come home mad at how messed up the house was
I stayed out of trouble most of the time
But when I got out of line Pops would smack my behind
The wonder years are over now somehow I'm fully grown
Still I fully know I didn't make it this far on my own
There is no way to count all of the mistakes I have made
And I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for Your grace
And you're still here with me, You never gave up after all this
time
And I owe it all to You, You're the one that got me through
You wrote my story
Looking back on high school I see how foolish that I really was
I thought I was the coolest dude there ever was
'Til I went off to college and learned nobody there even knew
who I was
It all taught me that I fall short
Like junior year when they cut me even though I left it all on
the court
I had to learn how to fail and to fall
So I could learn how to get up shake the dust off walk and stand
tall
Learn how to call on the one who's been there through it all
I remember when I got the phone call
Freshman year in Virginia, my grandfather passed away
Eight years after my grandmother guess he couldn't wait
To see her on the other side at the funeral I cried
So hard I never knew I'd hurt that bad inside
But over time wounds heal and all that's remembered
Is the love that we shared while together forever
There is no way to count all of the mistakes I have made
And I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for Your grace
And you're still here with me, You never gave up after all this
time
And I owe it all to You, You're the one that got me through
You wrote my story
This is my story and I wouldn't change a thing
I was put here for a purpose this was written by a King
Was carefully designed, hand-crafted and made
By the One who's never made a mistake
I want to give all it takes from here on out to make up for lost
time
But what's done is done and I can't press rewind
And all of my regrets are chasin' me from behind
But the future's unwritten I'm racin' towards the finish line
So from here on out everyday counts
I know Your grace meets me no matter what the amount
Despite that I'm hard-hearted, You gave me a clean slate
And promised that You'd finish what you've started
And even though a four minute long song can barely scratch the
surface
It's sure enough to show I'm far from perfect
So thank You for the past, help me live in the present
To prepare me for the future 'til my story ends
7.U Should Know
I never thought that I would meet that special someone til
You came along and froze me still
I'm not sure that we were meant to be together yet
I can't stop thinking bout you-u-u-u-u
We both got a lot on our plate and we don't wanna make
A mistake that will take us away from the Way
I'll give you time and space, oh but just in case you didn't
notice
I wanted you to know this
You should know how much i love you
It hasn't changed since the moment that we met
Let me remind you i'm crazy about you
In case you ever happen to forget
Never in my life have I felt like this, never knew my heart
could melt like this
I'm like an ice cream sundae on a hot sunny summer day I need to
find shade
But next to you's where I wanna be,
I'm so anxious but true love's worth waitin for so i''m
gone stay patient, i can't ignore this feelin inside but I can
control it,
So let's take our time and slowly move forward
Or I will end up way ahead of myself,
my heart is on fire I don't want it to melt
You're the type of lady I can already tell,
I could lose it all for and still be well
Okay then, let me slow down before
I get a little bit ahead of myself and accidentally slip
up and say somethin that I can't take back,
well, it might be too late for that so here it is love
You should know how much i love you
It hasn't changed since the moment that we met
Let me remind you i'm crazy about you
In case you ever happen to forget
If you're second guessin,
lets ask the tough questions
Test this love to see if it's for real
I ain't goin nowhere til' you say it's over
Lets build this love so it can last through storms
You should know how much i love you
It hasn't changed since the moment that we met
Let me remind you i'm crazy about you
In case you ever happen to forget
You should know how much i love you
It hasn't changed since the moment that we met
Let me remind you i'm crazy about you
In case you ever happen to forget
You should know how much i love you
It hasn't changed since the moment that we met
8.Wish That
Please don't call me anymore
I can't open up that door 'cause it hurts too bad oh
My heart's still wounded and sour it needs time to
Heal and each time you come around it's cut open again
All is fair in love and war
But I'm not strong enough to keep coming back for more
I'll admit it, so we live and so we learn
Thanks for teaching, I'd best be leaving before I wind up dead
Oh how I wish that I could just get back
The piece of my heart that I gave to you oh
Yes I'll admit that I'm still a bit mad
Oh well I guess that's just the way love goes
I hope you don't misunderstand
You deserve a real good man, let's just hope he's strong 'cause
You've been dealt a real good hand and my cards don't
Have enough hearts to play your silly games
Oh how I wish that I could just get back
The piece of my heart that I gave to you oh
Yes I'll admit that I'm still a bit mad
Oh well I guess that's just the way love goes
Fool me once and shame on you play me twice and I'm the fool
Now I see I moved too fast, wishing I could take it back it's
late for that
But I learned from my mistake, I'll never make that mistake
again
Oh how I wish that I could just get back
The piece of my heart that I gave to you oh
Yes I'll admit that I'm still a bit mad
Oh well I guess that's just the way love goes
9.Old School
You can imagine how I felt when I heard the news
They said I can't rap and sing but I had to choose WHAT？？
I just looked at 'em and started laughin'
I don't think you understand just call me Bo Jackson
If Deion could play two sports at the same time
I'm pretty sure that I can sing and can rhyme
I'm quite confident in my competence
I'm not too concerned with your compliments
If I gotta work twice as hard then so be it
But I'm gonna make this happen whether you believe it or not
These jokers can't even see what I got
The type of killer combo that will make you breathe and stop
Still critics wanna doubt my skill
Stare me down sizin' me up like a value meal
I'm tested and approved dog, value's real
And still I save my best moves like Zoolander saved blue steel
So tired of trying to please everyone, a million different
opinions
I'm just going to be myself whether they like it or not,
I'm giving it all that I got
They said keep on doin' what you do B
And maybe one day you'll end up in the movies
Maybe I can play Shaggy in Scooby Doo 3 and co-star with
Angelina Julie
Oops I meant Jolie okee-dokee
I didn't come just to mess around and make jokes see
I got a mission an agenda and an antidote peep
A contradiction to the message of Oprah Winfrey
Oops, did I just say that out loud？ Well there you go now it's
out
I won't be in her magazine or on her t.v. show now
But I refused to be duped into believin'
The truth is whatever you choose to believe in
Oh boy here come the protesters
Get out your helmets and your bullet proof vests 'cause
They're comin' for you if you rock the boat
But I'm gonna go against the flow of the status quo 'cause I'm
So tired of trying to please everyone, a million different
opinions
I'm just going to be myself whether they like it or not,
I'm giving it all that I got
You can't put me in a box or put me in a genre
I'm gonna work it out like my name was Jane Fonda
I came from the same city as Jeffrey Dahmer
That don't make me crazy you can ask my momma
She raised me to behave and not to 'cause drama
Sorry for this one I had to let 'em have it
The flow's still automatic I told you I'm back at oh
Just call me O.J. I had to take a stab at it
Woa! There's some tongue in cheek
Want beats here you go I make one a week
Put some hot sauce on the top be careful they're spicy
Plus I'm nice with the mic see they like it like Mikey
More flavorful than Hi-C cooler than Icees
Was born two weeks early or I would have been a Pisces
Couldn't have been said more precisely
Better book me now before I get to pricey
I know you are entitled to your own opinion
But that don't mean that you now how to run my business
See I'm a work in progress that is still not finished, I'm still
not finished
10.Rain Down
From the bottom to the top back down to the bottom
These are the places I've been, my problems
Ain't nothin like the next man but I still got 'em
I want to leave my lot like Lot did to Sodom
But I just can't let go, though ever since the get go
You said so, this is detrimental, so I grab a hold of You
Let everything around me just follow suit
But please help me get these thoughts in line
'Cause I will go crazy without peace of mind
And put me back together one peace at a time
'Cause I'm just a branch and I need the vine
Just lookin' for direction I don't need a sign
You told me if I'd seek I'd find so here I am
On the verge of breakdown but so close to break-through
Fully aware that all it takes is You to just
Rain down, I can't go on without You, I need you to
Rain down, 'cause I'm so lost without You, won't you please just
Rain down on me, as you can see my gas tanks on E
Tires as flat as can be, while my life is passin' me by
Like Pharcyde this is a catastrophe
Plus my soul oh so empty
Dried up, dehydrated, beat up, annihilated
Eyes all dilated still I can't even see
The one thing I need most is right in front of me
Now I'm cravin' a taste of that Living Water
Starvin' for somethin' that this world ain't got to offer
I ought to know by now that face down at your altar
Is the place that I need to start 'cause this bleeding heart
Can only be healed by the One that made it
The One that gave His all to save it, your touch I crave it
So seek through the cracks in my pavement 'cause
11.Just For You
This one won't be on the radio
If I'm right they'll say it is too slow
This one may not ever make it
Outside these four walls I take it
This one won't be on the radio
But I'm gonna sing it anyway
As if my last breath was today
It's way past due that I write just for You
I've been distracted by what can't compare to You
You're worth every note every struggle and pain,
every refrain
The inside of this lonely hotel room
Reminds me of Your cold and empty tomb
The sun shines through the window pane
Reminding me You rose again
Inside of this lonely hotel room
And I'm gonna sing my lonesome song
Remembering You're with me through the storm
It's way past due that I write just for You
I've been distracted by what can't compare to You
You're worth every note every struggle and pain,
every refrain
It's way past due that I write just for You
I've been distracted by what can't compare to You
You're worth every note every struggle and pain,
every refrain
12.Breathe
This is not the life that I had planned
I'm standing on a patch of sinking sand
The man I thought I once would be is far from where I am
And this pain staking process is wearing me thin again
Come into this broken dream
and breathe down on me breathe down on me
Sing yourself through a melody
and breathe down on me breathe down on me
I can't remember where it all went wrong
Before I knew it all of me was gone
But when I lost it all that's when my life truly began
And I found myself secure in the palm of your hand again
Come into this broken dream
and breathe down on me breathe down on me
Sing yourself through a melody
and breathe down on me breathe down on me
Come into this broken dream
and breathe down on me breathe down on me
Sing yourself through a melody
and breathe down on me breathe down on me
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