J-Son - Pray for My City lyrics

[Verse 1 – Rio] And I'm in love with my city, southwest, north side Dudes ballin' every day, homie I ain't talking court side Got homies in the workouts tryna get that work out I'm praying for their situation, hoping that it works out I'm seeing homicides on the block, dope boys on the block A little this and that, best believe me man, that's on the block I'm speaking what I see, I got a burden for the Lou I pray my city wake up before it's curtains for the Lou [Verse 2 – Future] Cats be riding low in a Challenger, smoking looking to damage ya Hoping that you enamored just so they can co*k and blam at ya This just the land of the bandits, we call ‘em animals We need to man up and give the gospel and face these cannibals So who gon' do it? “Send me, I'll go” Yeah I'm scared but I'm gon' do it … “Send me, I'll go” Give me Jesus and my fam and give my my Bible And for St. Louis I'm gon' stand till I'm deceased and eyes closed [Chorus – Flame] STL, I sing this song Because I see a thing wrong And no the Flame no longer lonely But I'ma tell you what I'm gon' be I'm gonna pray for my city I share my faith with my city I'm not forsaking my city Let's go, I'm straight for my city [Verse 3 – S.A.V.E.D.] Welcome to STL, home of them interceders Our city need us to shine bright and point ‘em to Jesus Just read the Evening Word and you can find a thousand reasons To preach the gospel, and plus it's hostile season to season We ain't taking a break because we know the Lord's grievin' Any block that you want Biggie, this the land of the heathen So there's plenty of work to do, time to get ‘em believin' And snatch the ones out the devil's hands that he's been deceivin' [Verse 4 – MikeREAL] STL I love you, that's why my music knockin' The gospel through your speakers, you can call it sound doctrine I'm praying for my city, ‘cause I am so so so … St. Louis to the d**h of me, to forsake ‘em is a no no no That's why I go go go, gotta keep feeding that Word You can call me McDonald's baby … I'm tryna get a million served See some just see the arch, but God he sees the heart So pray for the 314 before it falls apart [Chorus – Flame] STL, I sing this song Because I see a thing wrong And no the Flame no longer lonely But I'ma tell you what I'm gon' be I'm gonna pray for my city I share my faith with my city I'm not forsaking my city Let's go, I'm straight for my city [Verse 5 – Flame] When I think about all we done been through, when I think about cats that done got shot When I think about d** that done came through, ‘82 like all the way to ‘95 When I think about guns, I think about clubs, I think about gats and dimes I think about rappers, think about pastors, something gotta happen man I love my city to d**h, but yet the problem here Seem like my city of d**h, and that's a problem here But I got one thing to say: we gon' pray, we gon' preach We gon' teach, we gon' reach the streets preaching this Jesus peace [Verse 6 – Json] I'm on post for my city, my heart's broke for my city Put a toast in the city ‘cause they livin' like no hope's in the city So I put my all in it, hear the track beat like my heart's in it I'm a part of it, called to the city where the Arch is it, call ‘em all to repent Know my aim, I came from them slums; hear the bang bang and mangle they drum Here to rep his name and came to lift some, praying for pain ‘cause change is gon' come St. Louis, I'm in love with you, but I ain't gon' lie, got a grudge with you ‘Cause I see all the d** and slugs that come with you, so I'm posted up until the blood hit you [Chorus – Flame] STL, I sing this song Because I see a thing wrong And no the Flame no longer lonely But I'ma tell you what I'm gon' be I'm gonna pray for my city I share my faith with my city I'm not forsaking my city Let's go, I'm straight for my city