Pray For Me-John Mellencamp

[00:02.00]Joe Budden - Pray For Me [00:11.00] [00:32.98]I woke up without a heart beat [00:35.02]But, I remember we was just in the car deep [00:38.07]Was at a light, and got approached by a car thief [00:40.73]He pulled out but didn't ask for no car keys [00:43.50]A loud noise without a voice but i'm tryna scream out...**** is not fair [00:47.31]I can't tell you where i'm at or how I got here [00:50.30]Surrounded by all white, maybe it's just cloudy [00:52.50]Escorted by two men who knew everything about me [00:55.22]Both of 'em so strong, kept sayin' hold on [00:58.23]Feel like my soul's gone...naked no clothes on [01:01.39]I know this can't be my fate, I scream wait [01:04.56]As they drop me in front of a gate [01:06.54]They left no trace...I can see my every breath [01:09.32]Like a cold day, stood in front a man with no face [01:12.18]He said to me "please dont make this any harder" [01:15.03]Who the **** is you? "my child i'm your Father" [01:17.49]I only got one dad "is that a fact to you?" [01:19.91]"He left you when you was young, I brought him back to you" [01:23.40]"You're real close to heaven, few get to step in" [01:26.02]"Now tell me what you've done to deserve to be let in" [01:28.74]Look i'm far from a Christian, not big on religion [01:31.53]But ain't done too much wrong my entire time livin' [01:34.23]Never killed, never tried to...though I been lied to [01:37.01]Was once suicidal, never read the Bible [01:39.81]I always been a caretaker, tried to nurse people [01:42.97]At times it back fired...hurt people, hurt people [01:45.77]Plus I never used your name in vain [01:48.14]But you should know everything I'm bein' asked explained [01:51.00]"I know you stole from your mother's purse" [01:52.62]You can't count that, that was way back when [01:54.16]"It's still a sin" ...but I was ten [01:56.69]"You robbed peoples' stores" Yeah, and YOU made me see jail [01:59.91]"But I also seen you lay your hands on a female" [02:02.12]"Sold drugs to parents, none of that was needed" [02:04.81]"Abandoned your child, on every girl you cheated" [02:07.44]"Done wrong to people that only want the best for you" [02:10.35]"Anytime you thought you were alone, I was next to you" [02:13.11]When it comes to baby moms...God you gave me the worst one [02:15.92]"But that was your second child Joe...you shouldn't have killed the first one" [02:18.60]I ain't have a job...ain't have a pot to piss in [02:21.44]"Look I gave you a gift, and you made the wrong decision" [02:24.12]"Held on to resentments, even in doin' business" [02:26.91]"I lead by example, I teach forgiveness" [02:29.81]"Your entry...cannot be guaranteed" [02:32.35]"Not when you live with anger, envy, greed" [02:35.41]"Pride, sloth, lust even glutony" [02:38.13]"Everything you shouldn't if you would've joined my covenant" [02:40.65]Look i'm only human, I ain't perfect "That I understand" [02:43.68]"When I take you out a jam, you don't even think to worship" [02:46.18]"And when you do...you never talk about what... [02:49.30]"...You can do for me, it's what I can do for you" [02:51.92]"I blessed you with health, family and wealth" [02:54.61]"But all the blessings you've received...you still always want help" [02:57.37]Yeah there's been times in my life I needed help to make money [03:00.36]But why everything I love, you manage to take from me [03:03.06]Yet you stand there and question a ***** that tries hard [03:05.71]And finds a way when you keep dealin' him ****ed up cards [03:08.54]You make mistakes like me, far as I can see [03:11.23]I think it's a mockery whenever rich ****** win the lottery [03:13.84]Gave us Bush twice, God I hate to be rude [03:16.76]But you let skinny ****** starve, give obese ****** food [03:19.55]The nerve of you tellin' me I dont deserve to stay here [03:22.51]When you gave us drugs and guns, you put AIDs here [03:25.34]Take a look at chu, your actions are cold hearted [03:27.87]The harsh **** is you bring babies in the world retarded [03:30.87]I know most my actions put me in a cell [03:33.51]Now how you mad at me when you put me in the Hell? [03:36.33]"See my child, you need gratitude, maybe just a sample" [03:39.16]"I never give a person anything he can't handle" [03:41.76]"Don't tell me 'bout everything you had to go through" [03:44.60]"There's reasons for my actions even if I never showed you" [03:47.29]"Kept tryin' wit chu, all you did was hurt me" [03:50.28]"Still gave you chances to prove that you was worthy" [03:53.23]"And so I sat wit chu on a train" [03:55.93]"I asked you for change, you kept callin' me names" [03:58.56]"Prolly didn't notice, I was a store clerk" [04:01.26]"You put the gun to me, get money for more work" [04:04.00]"My child, I know you have it in you to indeed stop" [04:06.83]"This is not your final calling, just a brief stop" [04:09.83]"Hope you heed my words and understand" [04:12.46]"So when I see you back, you should be a better man" [04:15.09]"Look at life different, the next time we see each other" [04:17.96]"There'll be no need to talk, whenever we meet each other" [04:21.46]