Takin' Time

[Verse 1: Dre Murray] When I was 33 I made my first mill Same woman by my side we in love still 2 daughters and a dog and a nice crib But I ain't dumb enough to think that where it all is Me and Alex rappin' on the weekends Ephesians 6:10 when my week ends Sending e-mails to tie up all my weak ends Pool of beats now I'm swimmin' in the deep end Just tryna stay afloat, trusting in You But sometimes I climb back in the boat like Just let me be, I'm starin' in this mirror like Let's be me for a change Sometimes I feel I wanna be them for the change And fatten up the chance that is slim for a name Seein' red when I think of this world that I'll gain But that's the reason why you came For the lame like me [Hook: Alex Faith] I ain't got no money but I'm feelin' real Special on my mind all I'm dealin' with Chasin' all the dreams that I'll never get When the light ain't on I'm still legit So I don't wanna move to fast I'm over here takin' my time And I don't want regret my past I ain't proud of every part of my life [Verse 2: Alex Faith] I'm ridin' down 285, man I've been feelin' strain Reflectin' on my past and my present, thinkin' to future days A lot of the time that I spent has started to feel like a waste I'm prayin' and I know it's true, preparing for a better place And I ain't chasin' a house and a whip because I have that My home is wit the Lord of Hosts but I ain't livin' past that Pressure that I feel to chase material things Got these fronts on my fangs and a couple gold rings But I'm pullin' up to the spot that I stay at out in College Park I shoulda stayed in school but I ain't really have that college heart I took a couple tests and I passed 'em But I still feel the call to be a pastor should I ignore and look passed 'em The southside raised me and it's radio Livin' like a devil as a teen, that's just the way we go Uh, am I foolish enough to think that I can change Even though my heart was hard and darkened I won't ever be the same [Hook] [Verse 3: Young Noah] Ridin' through the city havin' visions of my past life I couldn't say that it was reminiscing A dark place I would rather not visit, you'd think of me different Life goin' further down the drain wit every decision Blind eye's couldn't quite see through the weed smoke Straight out of scripture, I'll paint you a picture Of a very present God who would never forget ya Help me hear past the melodies of two felonies I know I shoulda never been, is it true what He telling me That I could be set free with new identity Fast forward I gave Him my life, He asked for it And He would never leave even if I would ask for it So when I'm ridin' down 85 that gratitude fillin' me I remember 2005 conviction was killin' me Now Your spirit is healin' me from the hand of my enemies Never knew that a guilty man could be freed from his penalties [Hook]