God forgive me they almost had my soul Crooked lines vicious lies had to pay the toll The devil really had a nigga on control Wasn't living right I had no self control Kicked my shoes off just to change my stroll Now I'm all geared up but my heart is on patrol Snatched my demons up and put them on parole The meaning of life is find what makes you whole Now I'm sitting prime time in the sunshine Sipping on rum getting drunk off these punch lines With a joint in my other hand I'm living high time And a fat ass on my lap she a bad dime Thinking back on just how far I've climbed Poetic Levels at the top is where I shine Truth Be Told should've showed ya'll all the signs I came to be great now show me where did I lie Shine bright through the darkness God Forgive Me I'm just trying to make a way Shine bright through the darkness God Forgive Me Find a way to take the pain It's truly crazy how you got your nose up at me now Like who told you was the judge to lock me down I come from a bloodline that only had royal crowns Stolen property sold for lottery off a box mound Our heart beat plays the drums when they take our sound I smoked all of my enemies just to get to high ground Replaying the memory from our history so profound These rappers missed the shot so I snatched the rebound I'm towing the game on my back leaving the impound Paying my dues to bring hip hop a new sound Fix your face up there's no need for you to stay frowned I said fix your face up I just cleared the confound I gave you 10 years before I had to come around I'm here now so truthfully you can clear out now The truth told you I'm hip hops forgotten step child Thank God I came through I'll just take my crown now Shine bright through the darkness God Forgive Me I'm just trying to make a way Shine bright through the darkness God Forgive Me Find a way to take the pain Shine bright through the darkness God Forgive Me I'm just trying to make a way Shine bright through the darkness God Forgive Me Find a way to take the pain Shine bright through the darkness God Forgive Me I'm just trying to make a way Shine bright through the darkness God Forgive Me Find a way to take the pain