m**m Belal - Guidance lyrics

Intro: (vocal-only instrumental) Pre-Chorus: Came a long way from guns and roses I was on them streets to Islam Now I'm standing up like a soldier Still greet my brother with a palm Waiting on Judgement Day Coulda died in those streets we used to play Chorus: But now we changed Da-da-da da-da da-da-da We praise his name Allah, Allah Allah, cuz now we changed Da-da-da da-da da-da-da We praise his name Allah, Allah Allah, cuz now we changed Verse: I was fifteen with my hat low Backwards on those back roads String vest and my jeans short Air Max and my Afro On a GT doing wheelies I saw tapes turning to CDs Love's turning to envy I'm turning to MB I didn't change when they hated me I didn't change when they rated me Allah sees what they didn't see And rewarded me with these brownies So at nineteen, I'm in the masjid Socks off on that carpet Shahadah on the tip of my toungue It's equal where my heart is Goin' back to the day where I started Hair fade with that parting Tracksuits in Mercedes Text messages from ladies And they would say I've gone crazy Ghetto child from those 80s I was raised on Bob Marley Now I'm listening to Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy Why'd I change they asked me To them this life means everything To me it's only temporary So at 21 I went Egypt Learning Qur'an and Arabic I was an Ahly fan not Zamalek And ? was where I lived I weren't phased by the pyramids I was phased by the love they give Out there with no family I'm still eating with families At 28 I went Kuwait London boy from a bad estate Out here in this GoFro And my flip flops and my white thobe How did I get here? I don't know Where are my old friends? I don't know But if I die here tomorrow This is the way I wanna go Cuz I love it here I found peace in this religion Walked here with my hands up To Allah, I surrender Pre-Chorus: Came a long way from guns and roses I was on them streets to Islam Now I'm standing up like a soldier Still greet my brother with a palm Waiting on Judgement Day Coulda died in those streets we used to play Chorus: But now we changed Da-da-da da-da da-da-da We praise his name Allah, Allah Allah, cuz now we changed Da-da-da da-da da-da-da We praise his name Allah, Allah Allah, cuz now we changed Outro: (vocal-only instrumental)