[Intro: Tense]
YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY WANT THEY LIFE TO HAVE MEANING. SO, WE CHASE OUR DREAMS. WE RUN AFTER THE THINGS WE LOVE TO DO. BUT SOMETIMES, EVERYTHING SEEM TO GO WRONG FOR YOU. EVERYTHING YOU WORKED SO HARD FOR CAN MEAN NOTHING. BUT I LEARNED A LONG TIME AGO, THAT ONLY WHAT YOU DO FOR CHRIST WILL LAST.

[Hook: K.E.]
I DONT WANNA LIVE IN VAIN
IN ALL I DO, I WANNA LIFT HIS NAME
BUT THE WORLD TELLS ME I SHOULD LIVE TO GAIN
BUT IF I DO, I'LL NEVER LIVE AGAIN (AY, AY, AY)

[Verse 1: Tense]
FEEL LIKE YOU THREW YO LIFE AWAY
TRYNA LIVE YO LIFE IN THE MICROWAVE
THIS LIFE THROWING YOU TIDAL WAVES
YOU HOPE FOR BRIGHTER DAYS
HOMIE YOU GOT A DEGREE
BUT YOU NOT EVEN PLEASED
THEY TOLD YOU FOLLOW YA DREAMS
BUT YOU WOKE UP TOO SOON,
THE DREAM'S NOT COMPLETE
AT SOME POINT IN THE DREAM IT'S TIME FOR GOD TO SPEAK
BUT YOU DON'T WANNA HEAR HIS VOICE, 'CAUSE HE'S OBSOLETE
WRONG OPTION, SEE?
YOU GOT CAUGHT UP AND FAINTED
YOU FULL OF REGRETS, KNEES HITTIN' THE PAVEMENT
GROWING IMPATIENT, MAKING YA' OWN ARRANGEMENTS,
THEY SAID THE GRADUATES THE ONLY ONES WHO MAKE IT
WELL THAT'S A MYTH
BECAUSE YOU GOT A MASTERS,
BUT YOU MOVING RIGHT BACK INTO YA' MAMA'S BASEMENT
WHY RUN MY OWN RACE WHEN JESUS CLEARLY STATED
I WAS DESTINED FOR GREATNESS, (SO I AINT GOTTA)

[Verse 2: Tense]
I LEARNED I SHOULD NEVER LISTEN TO MY INTUITION
BUT INSTEAD I SHOULD BE LED BY THAT HOLY SPIRIT
DON'T WANNA MAKE DECISIONS IF HE NEVER SAID HE IN IT
'CAUSE I COULD REACH THE END, AND STILL BE STUCK AT BEGINNING
LIKE A HAMSTER ON A WHEEL (AY)
YOU CAN CHASE A VAIN IMAGINATION
BUT YOU NEVER GETTING CLOSER, YOU JUST RUNNING OUTTA PATIENCE
BY THE TIME YOU TIRED OF WAITING
REALIZING YOU NEVER MADE IT
REALIZING YO' TIME WAS WASTED
ALL YOU CAN FEEL IS HATRED
THEY GIVE US FALSEHOOD ON HOW A YOUNG'N 'SPOSED TO MAKE IT
IF HE WORK A 9 TO 5, HE STRAIGHT, YOU CAN'T BREAK HIM
PLUS, THEY TELL US LIVE FOR THE MOMENT
FOR A BENZ AND A ROLIE
TRYNA KEEP UP WITH THE JONESES
DON'T TELL ME THEY DONT KILL AND ROB
THEY NEVER TELL US DO THE WILL OF GOD
FORGET A PLANT WEARING GOGGLES TIL I'M SIXTY-FIVE
MY LIFE GOT MORE MEANING THAN A PITY JOB
'CAUSE I BEEN CREATED BY A NIFTY GOD

[Verse 3: Tense]
SEE I LOOK TO THE HILLS, ASKING LORD PLEASE BLESS THE WORK OF MY HANDS
I DONT WANNA DO THESE TRACKS TO GAIN MORE FANS
'CAUSE WITHOUT HIM I'M A BEACH THAT GOT NO SAND
HOWEVER I BUILD WILL DETERMINE HOW IM GONE STAND
WHATEVER I BUILD BETTER BE HIS PERFECT WILL
'CAUSE VAIN LABOR SLOW YOU DOWN, HAVE YOU HURT FOR REAL
YO' BACK AGAINST THE WALL, NOW IT'S TO THE GRAVEL
YOU CAN BUILD, BUT TO FINISH? NOW THAT'S THE BATTLE (YEAH
IT COMES CRASHING DOWN, BECAUSE OF BAD RATIONALE
YOU WAS COOL AT FIRST, NOW YOU USED TO LASHING OUT
AND IT'S SAD CUZ TRUE SATISFACTION'S NEVER FOUND
HIT THE CLUB, YOU DRINKIN UP MORE THAN ELEVEN ROUNDS
I LIVE TO PLEASE JESUS. THAT'S WHAT I TELL THE CROWD
HE LEAD MY WAY, THAT'S WHY YOU NEVER SEE ME SELLING OUT
I DID WHAT YOU DID, BUT THEN I TOOK THE BETTER ROUTE
MIGHT NOT KNOW ALL THE ANSWERS, BUT KNOW THAT I CAN NEVER DOUBT

[Hook]