Derek Minor - Know You lyrics
[Verse 1 – PRo] See I grew up like “screw the world,” it's me against it And if it's life after d**h, then I don't wanna live it So confused man, 2Pac he discipled me, Biggie he made me cla**y In a fatherless household, hip-hop became my pappy The rage grew inside of me, I hated my daddy But when I seen him in the summer I can't front, it made me happy Thank the Lord for my momma, did the best that she can But ain't no way a woman could ever show a man to be a man Raised two kids on her own, with a small amount of cash But it really got bad when she married my stepdad ‘Cause he put poison in his body, fiendin' for that white Got his check, hit the block, couple weeks, he outta sight Couldn't trust him ‘cause he was always tryna get me beat Said if he did it one more time I swear I'd k** him in his sleep But even though the pain made it hurt to grow I love you to this day, I forgive you and want you to know [Chorus – Rick Trotter] Can't nobody take your place And even though you make mistakes I pray the Lord'll give you grace ‘cause I just wanna know I just wanna know I just wanna know I just wanna know you Your son who took the pain away I hope one day you'll feel the same But even if you never change I just wanna know I just wanna know I just wanna know I just wanna know you [Verse 2 – PRo] Before I was married, me and my wife got into it real bad Called my momma's house, and guess who picked up? My stepdad I was cursing up a storm, he'd just listen and laugh Said if you love I need to turn around and try to have a dad And right then, something in my heart began to crack He had never dealt with me any way like Daddy Didn't come to the wedding, but for some reason I wasn't mad Had to realize the frailty of him and my dad Then it really got real when he fell into that coma Died a couple weeks later, couldn't hug him if I wanna And when I saw him in that casket, couldn't stop myself from crying Look how petty we can be, had to've wasted a lot of time Instead of loving like Christ, I would hate like a fool ‘Cause true love go beyond the way that people treat you See even though the pain made it hurt to grow I love you to this day, I forgive you and want you to know [Chorus – Rick Trotter] Can't nobody take your place And even though you make mistakes I pray the Lord'll give you grace ‘cause I just wanna know I just wanna know I just wanna know I just wanna know you Your son who took the pain away I hope one day you'll feel the same But even if you never change I just wanna know I just wanna know I just wanna know I just wanna know you [Verse 3 – PRo] I wish that I could take back every time I said in my heart “I wish you was dead” And wrap my arms around your neck and told you “I love you” instead That's what Christ did for us, we were enemies at one time Then he indwelled me with the Spirit for the renewing of my mind See I deserved the cross, shoulda been me that was scourged But the Father called us up to my place with his son Washed me in the blood of his perfect sacrifice And though I shoulda ate d**h, I was fed the bread of life So a Christian means that we supposed to look like God Then the debt I owe him is more than you could ever charge But the truth … I should be dead off principle But the gospel is that we are to forgive the unforgivable Bless the despicable, we are all fallen men They were used by the Lord to put my faith in his hand So even though the pain made it hurt to grow I love you to this day, I forgive you and want you to know [Chorus – Rick Trotter] Can't nobody take your place And even though you make mistakes I pray the Lord'll give you grace ‘cause I just wanna know I just wanna know I just wanna know I just wanna know you Your son who took the pain away I hope one day you'll feel the same But even if you never change I just wanna know I just wanna know I just wanna know I just wanna know you I just wanna know you