J Lyles - Live And Yearn lyrics

[Intro:] (Background: gotta live and yearn) Brothers and sisters there is a place for you in America Aye, being black in America Straight up, we gotta yearn for change on a daily basis Or else we gon be in the same spot that we was in 100 years ago In another kind of way, but it's the same, whether you think so or not It's mental, it's all mental [Verse 1:] Yeah yeah I ain't the deepest with the words But I could probably spit a Verse to make you stop and think like hold up Peep the deliver-y This ain't no rap to make yo bottom lip quiver But if you feel it in yo system Then you'll probably get a deep Understanding on the recipe of livin' better Then the bitter days of livin' bitter rest in peace instead of Holdin' you with shackles on yo feet while saying “get up” Showin' you that all the tackles that you reap Won't get no betta I know yo situation, I swear it feel Like satan grabs a belt, leaves a welt While you be knelt, in midst of praying But trust me, though the weapon Seems to form and then approach you Jesus knows you got the strength to Endure through the grips of Satan Now I come to you as humble as I can With no intention to condemn All I'm sayin' is you never let yo guard down Keep yo head up on a swivel, looking out for Any sinful activities trynna cause a n***a hard trials [Hook:] Said we must live and yearn Because this life won't have no mercy (on us noooo)x2 We got to live and yearn Because this life won't have no mercy (on us noooo, on a souuuul) (Background: and that's real) [Verse 2:] I ain't trynna be yo next role model Or nothing like that Or make the hottest flow So you could bite that The goal is much larger than the Fame and the glory I'm trynna build yo confidence So you can tell yo story We all receive a little from a different point of view So I open up my mind while my pupils point at you I noticed that, everybody here wanna be heard But speaking soft with silent cries ain't gon' spark up a verb Take action, because ain't no one gon' do it for you Be productive with yo time like tomorrow wasn't for you Or you, gon let, opportunities slip Because holding' back on what you thinkin Will soon make you trip; or me trip You see we trip on how we think we sound And second guess if what we offering is deep enough Who got the place to call yo bluff if they ain't speaking up? If Jesus cared about opinions, who would be around? He spoke two little words, “I am” And made the world in 7 days so “I know I can” Like Nas said it, “be what i wanna be” Yeah, that's authentic I'm all in it, I'm spreadin the word like Paul did it, the apostle My lyrics are my gospel, my lyrics are my gospel My lyrics are my gospel, and I would die for the gospel [Hook:] Said we must live and yearn Because this life won't have no mercy (on us noooo)x2 We got to live and yearn Because this life won't have no mercy (on us noooo, on a souuuul) (Background: and that's real) [Outro:] (We gon try to spread some love) x6 Spread love Whatever, you gotta do If you ain't got nothing Have love