[Intro]

I have a collect call from *beep*

An Inmate

At County detention facility

If you would like to accept this call

Please press 4

[Verse 1: Lecrae]

Look I don’t know what Cornel West know

I’m tryin my best though

And I don’t know what all you went to

But look at everything we been through

Man, we got high together

Went to the mall, got fly together

Police came through tryna ask us questions

Me and you sat there and lied together

Tryna keep in touch, it got hard

Had a couple kids, and found God

Probably heard I went off to school

But never knew I was snortin that raw

Well I’m past that but not perfect

I know it feel like it ain’t worth it

But you love dog and that’s real talk

Don’t nobody wanna put you in the dirt man

I know it’s hard out here to get work

Got 2 strikes and feel worthless

But you was made for more than that drink and smoking

Tryna ask the streets for your purpose

You got your family here hurtin'

My partnas callin' me, worried

And me and yo daddy did the same thing

Both left us out here struggling

Heard they locked you up so I came through

Forget what you did and what you ain’t do

It’s times like this we pray through

Gotta run to the God that made you

Gotta hang on, hold strong

Trust in The Truth to bring you home

I ain’t tryna sit here and preach to you

I’m tryna be the one you can lean on

Hang on

[Dialogue]

Lecrae: Whassup with it kinfolk?

Friend: Tryin' to take it one day at a time

Lecrae: So, whassup with the case tho?

Friend: They tryin' to hit me with that mandatory minimum, man

Gotta fight that charge

[Verse 2: Lecrae]

Talking with my folk through a glass wall

Letters gettin' passed off

Told me he was about to head to trial

Pray to God he don’t get cast off

Head to the sky c'uz I need some hope

Kinfolk just got caught with dope

Partner just called said his baby sick

And this might be the end of my rope

Man it’s hard out here and I’m hurtin

Don’t need no choir girl flirtin

Don’t need no pastor tryna touch on kids

Telling me what I can't wear to church and

No fake cryin, a preacher lyin

Sayin God don’t love me if I don’t tithe

I need real help in a real season

I need real faith in a real Jesus

I’m hanging on by a thread though

Crazy thoughts in my head, bro

Told my grandma to pray for me

Before I end up dead or on death row

Only few of my friends know

What I got to pretend for

Free fallin, tryna hang on it

Anything I can get my hands on

Hang on

[Dialogue 2]

Grandma: Hello

Lecrae: Hey Grandma. It's me

Grandma: Hey baby!

Lecrae: Hey, I need you to pray for me. I'm just going through some things right now

Grandma: Well, what's going on?

Lecrae: Well, you know, just everything. Family, money, just life in general. It's crazy

Grandma: Well, let me tell you what the good Lord say, He said don't be anxious about yo' life. What you gon' eat or what you gon' drink or about yo' body

See, life is more than food, and the body is more than for clothing

Birds in the sky, they don't sow, they don't reap, but yo' heavenly Father feeds 'em. So, He say just seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to ya'. See, life ain't for you to control, or carry all the burdens. That's why ya' give ya' life to Him. Hang on