I done paid my dues, send my receipt

I don't need no Novocain, ain't for me

'Cause I took my pride and washed it down

I need my halo now

Here go my confession

Pastor, are you listening to me?

I won't learn from my sins

'Til one day

I make the world... mine

On that one train, goin' 'til I reach home

Chasing sunsets 'til I'm on that yellow road

To Utopia

To Utopia

Tell me, what's your heaven like? (Yeah)

Show me, what's your paradise? (Yeah)

I don't wanna watch the years just pass me by

I don't want my jersey to be my high

Okay, another failed situation

Price of love ain't the same—inflation

Been a minute since I felt like that

Been a minute since I got that monkey off my back

Now I'm back (yeah)

And I'm better now

Price been goin' up all year—need a hundred thou'

I don't want no goofies in my circle, so I keep 'em out

Broke and hatin' on the 'net—can't relate, not my crowd

Tell you what's my heaven like—trust me, I'm a simple man

Stayin' off the grid, I don't wanna be Spider-Man

I want my fam fed

More hours in the bed

I want my prayers heard

I want that L-word

I want my bread right

Wake up to sunlight

I wanna see my seeds

Grow into bigger things

'Bout the little things—like see my mama smile

Make the kid in me proud

I'll be here for a while (yeah)

And you know I'm pullin' up when you need me

I see heaven in your eyes—makes it easy

So I can't stop

No, I won't stop 'til the world is mine

I done paid my dues, send my receipt

I don't need no Novocain, ain't for me

'Cause I took my pride and washed it down

I need my halo now

Here go my confession

Pastor, are you listening to me?

I won't learn from my sins

'Til one day

I make the world... mine

On that one train, goin' 'til I reach home

Chasing sunsets 'til I'm on that yellow road

To Utopia

To Utopia

Tell me, what's your heaven like? (Yeah)

Show me, what's your paradise? (Yeah)

I don't wanna watch the years just pass me by

I don't want my jersey to be my high

Come here, I'll take your pain

I'll show you things you ain't seen before

I'll take your love and hold it close

Won't let you drown, I'll stay afloat with ya

Time spent alone made me look within

Jumpin' over problems like a Kia, and I'm Griffin

Missin'—am I missin' my opportunity?

When I give my all to my love, am I losin' me?

Cuttin' deep

When I think 'bout the future, I be losin' sleep

When I think 'bout my dad, I can't help but weep

Times I'm thinkin', "Is a God even really here?"

If He is, are you gonna lead me down this road?

Why you wanna make me feel this low?

Goin' for some years, still got far to go

Times I wanna love, but

Times I feel alone

She just cut a nigga off

So I put it in a song

I done paid my dues, send my receipt

I don't need no Novocain, ain't for me

'Cause I took my pride and washed it down

I need my halo now

Here go my confession

Pastor, are you listening to me?

I won't learn from my sins

'Til one day

I make the world... mine

On that one train, goin' 'til I reach home

Chasing sunsets 'til I'm on that yellow road

To Utopia

To Utopia

Tell me, what's your heaven like? (Yeah)

Show me, what's your paradise? (Yeah)

I don't wanna watch the years just pass me by

I don't want my jersey to be my high

What's the solution to long-term happiness?

What do people want?

What do people need?

People want money

Want fame

They want love

They wanna feel like they're needed

All of that

But what do they actually need?

Because all of that stuff

Will still just—

It won't amount to happiness

That's a short-term fix

It's a drug

You're gonna keep wanting something

What's one thing that

Is the long-term solution to true happiness?

I don't know...

What do we need?

Not what do we want

What do we need

August 27, 2018 – 10:39pm