[INTRO:]
IT'S THREE CATEGORIES OF PEOPLE: I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE PURPOSE, I DON'T KNOW MY PURPOSE, OR I DON'T BELIEVE I HAVE A PURPOSE. BUT I LOOK AT IT LIKE THIS, WE MAKE OUR DECISIONS BASED OFF OF AN EARTHLY PERSPECTIVE. 'CAUSE YEAH MAN, THIS LIFE DOES PASS AWAY, SO WHAT'S THE POINT RIGHT? POINT IS OUR CREATOR WHO IS ETERNAL LOOKS FORWARD TO US BEING WITH HIM FOREVER. BUT IT'S SOME THINGS WE GOTTA DO HERE FIRST BEFORE WE DIE. LISTEN UP.

[VERSE 1:]
IT ALL STARTED SO MANY YEARS AGO
IN A GARDEN WITH TWO MARRIED FOLKS
PURE IN THEY HEART, ACTION AND IN WHAT THEY SPOKE
CREATED BY GOD, ONLY PEOPLE ON THE EARTH
NOT JUST THAT, ONLY PEOPLE IN THE UNIVERSE
BUT ONE DAY THEY GOT OFF INTO DOING DIRT
AND NOW THE REST OF HUMAN BEINGS GOTTA WORK
AND EVERYTIME A BABY'S BORN, HE'S GOT A CURSE
ON TOP OF THAT, EVERY HUMAN BEING'S GOT A HERSE
BUT WE WASNT MADE TO DIE AT FIRST
NAW, WE WAS 'SPOSED TO LIVE ETERNAL LIFE AT FIRST
I WOULD CHANGE IT IF I COULD MAKE TIME REVERSE
BUT NOW I'M AT THAT POINT WHERE TRUTH FINALLY HURTS
DIDN'T CHASE PURPOSE, IT CAME TO FIND ME FIRST
NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE TELLING PEOPLE HOW BLIND WE WERE
BUT GOD SAW MY LIFE BEFORE MY MOM AT BIRTH
AND MY CONDITION COULD BE A MILLION TIMES WORSE
YEAH, SO IM THANKFUL I GET TO WRITE A VERSE
I KNOW THAT'S JUST A PIECE OF THE WAY HE DESIGNED ME
I GOT A BAD PAST, BUT ALL THAT'S BEHIND ME
I'M TWENTY-TWO SHARING GOOD NEWS, THAT'S GOD'S TIMING
FOR MY PURPOSE TO BE FULFILLED, I GOTTA DO HIS WILL
AND THAT'S TO GET AS MANY FOLKS AS I CAN HEALED
I DONT LOOK TO FINISH ANYTHING A MAN BUILDS
'CAUSE MY PURPOSE WASN'T MADE WITH A MAN'S SKILLS

[INTERLUDE:]
WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER, I FOUND OUT ABOUT PURPOSE. EVEN BEFORE I BECAME A TEENAGER, GOD ALREADY SET PLANS FOR MY LIFE. NOW, IT WASN'T LIKE HE SPOKE IT TO ME OVERNIGHT AND WALA, I KNOW MY PURPOSE. BUT WHEN I DID FIND OUT MORE ABOUT WHAT I'M MEANT TO DO, IT WAS SIMPLE. AND SEE IT REALLY LINES UP WITH WHAT I LOVE TO DO. I'LL TELL YOU MORE IN A MINUTE.

[VERSE 2:]
AY LOOK, I GREW UP IN THE HOOD, MOVED OUT FOR A COUPLE YEARS
THEN I CAME BACK, I TELL YOU GOD GOT ME HUMBLE HERE
I SEE A COUPLE PEERS SIPPIN' ON A COUPLE BEERS
SO I SHED A COUPLE TEARS
AND POUR OUT THIS CUP OF FEAR
'CAUSE I'M THAT TYPE OF DUDE WHERE PEOPLE SAY "THAT BROTHA' WEIRD"
I DON'T WANNA END A CONVO AND IT WASN'T CLEAR
WANT YOU TO SEE A LEGACY AS IF I WASN'T HERE
LORD WILLING I'LL BE DOING THIS ANOTHER YEAR
YEAH 'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TOMORROW HOLDS
BUT IF I GO TODAY, I AINT GOING SORROWFUL
WANT YOU TO SEE JESUS ALL UP IN MY ARTICLE
I'M JUST A MESSENGER, TRUTHFULLY I AINT NO ARTIST BRO
YEAH THAT'S RIGHT BRUH
IT'S ALOT MORE MEANING TO THIS LIFE BRUH
I HOPE YOU KNOW THAT YOU WAS BOUGHT WITH A PRICE BRUH
IN OTHER WORDS, YOU BELONG TO JESUS CHRIST BRUH
I KNOW LIFE SUCKS
WHEN YOU GOTTA TAKE A WEEK AND STRETCH FIVE BUCKS
AND IT SEEMS YOU LIVE THIS WAY UNTIL YA' TIME'S UP
NEEDLESS TO SAY, YOU DOING ONLY WHAT YO MIND DOES
GENERATION'S LOST, BUT JESUS CAME TO FIND US
NOW EVERYDAY, I GOTTA LIFT MY EYES UP
'CAUSE WITHOUT HIM, I'M WALKING AROUND BLIND
I SEARCHED ALL OVER AND, ALL THAT I COULD FIND
TO BE TRUE WAS NOT AN EARTHLY THING, IT WAS DIVINE

[INTERLUDE:]
SO IT BOILS DOWN TO THIS. YOUR HEART REALLY DESIRES TO DO SOMETHING SO BAD. AND AS MANY TIMES AS YOU TRY TO RUN AWAY FROM IT, YOU CAN'T. YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I TRIED TO RUN AWAY FROM THIS MUSIC, AND COULDN'T GET AWAY FROM IT. SO, HERE I AM DOING THE THINGS GOD DESIGNED ME TO DO, AND NOT ONLY JUST DOING IT, BUT I'M DOING IT FOR THE PURPOSE OF BRINGING PEOPLE CLOSER TO HIM.

[VERSE 3:]
YEAH, QUITE OFTEN, I'M ROLLIN THROUGH THE HOOD,
THE LOOKS ON THEY FACES, MAKE IT SEEM LIKE IT'S NO HOPE
NO JOKE.
WE LIVING IN A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE SO BROKE
PAYING OFF DEBT, BUT IT SEEM IT JUST WON'T GO
SO, WEED AND LIQUOR IS PEOPLE'S OUTLET
IF YOU TRY TO TELL 'EM BOUT GOD, THEN THAT'S A NO NO
AINT NOBODY THINKIN 'BOUT CHANGING,
WE WANNA BLOW DRO
HIT THE STUDIO WITH A TIGHT BEAT AND A DOPE FLOW
SELL IT TO THE KIDS FOR THE SAKE OF WHEN WE GROW OLD
THIS NEW AGE GOT THESE PEOPLE'S MINDS SO GONE
PEOPLE CONFUSED, LIFE WRAPPED UP IN PHOTOS
HAVE A MILLION BOYFRIENDS, AND STILL FEELING SOLO
DO THIS 'TIL THE DAY THAT WE DIE
I SWEAR WE SETTLE FOR LESS
I'M ASKING GOD FOR DIRECTION 'CAUSE HE KNOWS WHAT'S BEST
IF I DON'T DO MY PURPOSE, IMMA DIE UPSET
IF I DON'T DO MY PURPOSE IMMA DIE UPSET
YEAH, I SEEN A GIRL BREAK DOWN
I'M LIKE WHY? SHE EXPLAINED SHE CAN'T GRADUATE NOW
AND SEE? THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU WEAR THAT FAKE SMILE
AND YOU DO WHAT OTHERS TELL YOU TO DO. YOU CAN'T BOW
GOTTA KNOW IF YOU WAS MADE FOR IT
IF YOU ONLY IN IT JUST TO GET PAID FOR IT
THEN I'LL TELL THE TRUTH YOU JUST A SLAVE FOR IT
YOU KNOW YOUR PURPOSE WHEN THE LORD GOT YO' NAME ON IT.

[OUTRO]
LOOK, THIS LIFE IS FULL OF FANTASIES MAN. WE CAN'T CHASE THE THINGS WE THINK WILL MAKE US THE HAPPIEST LIKE THE BEST PAYING JOBS OR THE MOST POPULAR CAREERS. YOU GOTTA DO WHAT YOU WAS CREATED TO DO MAN REGARDLESS OF WHAT EVERYONE ELSE AROUND YOU SAYS. AND NOT ONLY THAT, GOD HAS TO BE YOUR SOURCE OF DIRECTION WHILE YOU DO IT. LOOK, IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO DO IT THE WAY THAT YOU WANT TO AND GIVE HIM THANKS AT THE END OF EVERYTHING. EVERY MAN AND WOMAN'S PURPOSE IS TO BRING GLORY TO GOD, AND TRUST ME, I KNOW EVERYONE WON'T ACCEPT THIS FACT. BUT WILL YOU THAT'S LISTENING? BECAUSE YOU GOT THE CHANCE TO GET TO KNOW HIM, AND TO LIVE FOR HIM. SO I SAY TAKE IT, BECAUSE THAT'S YOUR PURPOSE.