[Hook: Pastor Julian] (Uh) It's a JRN thang. Let's go (uh)! Dear hater you ain't gotta be mad though (nope) Dear hater you ain't gotta be mad though (uh-uh) Dear hater you ain't gotta be mad (nope) You ain't gotta be mad, you ain't gotta be mad though Dear hater you ain't gotta be mad though (nope) Dear hater you ain't gotta be mad though (uh-uh) Dear hater you ain't gotta be mad You ain't gotta be mad, you ain't gotta be mad though [Verse 1: Pastor Julian] Yeah I took a couple “L”s, but I dust it off Saw the snakes in the gra** so I cut ‘em off Prayed the real from the fake with the Lord involved Now they rattle when they speak I call it snake talk Angelou, still I rise, call me Lazareth Abraham. Let me claim my inheritance Angel deep so none can touch the kid Blood washed so none can touch the kid I'm spitting truths from the booth like my tooth gone People been fake call they face two-tone Being Cain to my Abel man is so wrong Praying for my enemies is the theme song No curses out my mouth I'm a speak a blessing Staying true to His Word is the true lesson Dear haters of the world listen to me now Keep your hands off the children of the crown [Hook: Pastor Julian] Dear hater you ain't gotta be mad though (nope) Dear hater you ain't gotta be mad though (uh-uh) Dear hater you ain't gotta be mad (nope) You ain't gotta be mad, you ain't gotta be mad though Dear hater you ain't gotta be mad though (nope) Dear hater you ain't gotta be mad though (uh-uh) Dear hater you ain't gotta be mad You ain't gotta be mad, you ain't gotta be mad though [Verse 2: Pastor Julian] Dear hater, no need to be where you are Praying bad on others wishing on a star Praying bad on yo friends in yo ignorance
Then you smile in they face and you play pretend Put in overtime to make it to the friend zone Just to come and drop the pa** in the end zone Dear haters listen to the words that I say Let go of all the hate [Hook: Pastor Julian] Dear hater you ain't gotta be mad though (nope) Dear hater you ain't gotta be mad though (uh-uh) Dear hater you ain't gotta be mad (nope) You ain't gotta be mad, you ain't gotta be mad though Dear hater you ain't gotta be mad though (nope) Dear hater you ain't gotta be mad though (uh-uh) Dear hater you ain't gotta be mad You ain't gotta be mad, you ain't gotta be mad though [Verse 3: Pastor Julian] Children of the most high so they gotta talk Gotta talk about your life when you get ahead Gotta talk about your car is it really his? Tippy toes in the windows up in yo biz But you gotta understand just one thing While you spending time just wondering Wondering why God them? Wondering why God him? Step your dreams up and God will bless you Step your dreams up and God will hear you Step your prayers up and God will test you Step your prayers up and God will make you Step your work up and God will take you Step your work up and God will bring you Step your dreams up, step your prayers up Step your work up, stop hatin' y'all [Hook: Pastor Julian] Dear hater you ain't gotta be mad though (nope) Dear hater you ain't gotta be mad though (uh-uh) Dear hater you ain't gotta be mad (nope) You ain't gotta be mad, you ain't gotta be mad though Dear hater you ain't gotta be mad though (nope) Dear hater you ain't gotta be mad though (uh-uh) Dear hater you ain't gotta be mad You ain't gotta be mad, you ain't gotta be mad though