[Swizz Beatz]
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Comin hard for ya
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We doin this right here man
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Givin it back
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Alotta thugs in the street,
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can't even do this right here man
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But you know how we do
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Hold it down, get it right, keep it tight
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And most of all..
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We thank God
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[Eightball]
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For my three sons, for my mom
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For waking me up and breathing air into my lungs
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For health and wealth and lots of love for myself
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The chances in life to take the right steps
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I done popped that thang, and I done been popped at
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Stole, cheated, and lied
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Survived when I could have died
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Or somewhere locked up, my niggas locked up
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That's why I pray to you, say what I say to you
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Thank you for Swizz Beatz, to him you bring the heat
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He brought the heat to us, we burn the streets up
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Thank you for family and everyone that stuck with us
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Gettin it crunk, and layin it down, and gettin to buck with us
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Thank you for not lettin material things make me
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Thank you for givin me the talent that my peoples see
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Thank you for lettin my niggas live after gunplay
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Thanks for forgiving me, cuz I don't do this every day
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[Chorus]
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[SB] I thank God!
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[EB] For lettin me make it out the club
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That night all that fightin and shootin jumped off
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[SB] We thank God!
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[EB] For lettin me make my money on the block
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And get away when it get hot, uh
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[SB] We thank God!
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[EB] For them babies with them mommas who don't love 'em
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and they have to grow up, fast
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[SB] We thank God!
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[EB] For everything, all them little things
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For givin me my dreams, know what I mean?
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[MJG]
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I thank God for havin a mother and a father
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To rely on for guidance when circumstances got harder
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I'm a part of a whole race who thank God
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For being able to be free and leave the plantation yard
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And, I thank God for givin me the understandin to acknowledge him
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Notice his footsteps and follow him
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I'm walkin today, I'm talkin today
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I'm feelin today, but on top of that I'm livin today
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And, I thank God because he gave his only child
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Would you give your only child? Think about that for awhile
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And, I thank God for givin me my baby daughter
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A roof over her head, and fresh clean drinkin water
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And, I thank God for not being afraid to love
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So all the love I give, I get back major love
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And, I thank God for givin me all the blessings
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To put a little piece of what we all think into this message
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[Chorus w/ MJG instead of Eightball]
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[MJG]
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For all the times I thought I was in the worst situation
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that I could be in
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God helped me see in, them cloudy times
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Them, "I wanna get rowdy" times
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One of them, "They tried to bring the devil out of me" times
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I thank God, for keepin my mind solid
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And I respect my elders, if or if not they went to college
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And, thank you Lord, for makin my bin and I swored
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And I'm glad I don't feel like I have to kill to pay the bill
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[Eightball]
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I was blessed to be a story teller, CD seller
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My niggas be them shady fellas, chasin yella
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Greedy with they eyes beady, lives easy
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Dispise those who rise easy, talkin freely
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Thank you for them tricks who be, talkin down
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Hatin me and think that I don't, get around
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The rumors and the talkin all it do is bore me
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Trick I done been through a true Holly-wood story
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[Chorus w/ Eightball]
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[Eightball talking]
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Yea, Eightball, MJG
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Swizz Beatz
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Know wha'm sayin
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Just wanna thank God
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Simply, with the talents
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That he blessed us with
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Thank him, for the good things we celebrate
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For the bad things that make us strong
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Yeah
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Thank God
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| 8Ball & MJG |
