[Verse 1: Kendrick Lamar]I take a sip of Hennessy and then get pissy drunkI ain't a drinker, I'm a thinker, call it what you wantBut if you turn your back, know that you just missed your chanceTo witness the realest shit that's ever been told to manI found myself losing focus at a Sunday serviceEmbarrassed so I start questioning God, What is my purpose?He said to live the way he did, that's all he want from meSpread the word and witness, he rose on the first SundayI said alright, enthused that my Lord gave a listenI opened my Bible in search to be a better ChristianAnd this from a person that never believed in religionBut shit, my life is so fucked up, man; I can't help but give inI'm giving testimonies to strangers I never metHopped on the pulpit and told them how I was truly blessedFelt like I'm free from all my sins when the service was overWalked out the church, then got a call that my homie was murderedThen lost my faith again[Hook: BJ The Chicago Kid]What am I gonna doGotta have faithLife is too muchI'm just throughWhere is your faith?(don't you give up dont you give in...Faith, all you need is the size of a mustard seed[Verse 2: Kendrick Lamar]Single black parent from Compton raising children of 4That's 4 innocent bastards cause Papa, they don't knowHer day consists of working back and forth with babysittersCan't find no one to watch her kids, so she pay her sisterHer baby daddy ain't 'bout shit, that nigga ain't 'bout shitSpilt his daughter milk just to cop a new outfitShe pray to God every night hoping that he'll matureAnd maybe one day his kids, something that he'll live forBaby wanna go back to school but she need some helpBecause it's hard trying to pay the bills when you're by yourselfShe thought about credit card scams, 'til she heard a voiceThat said, The Devil is a lie, make a better choice.And so it's back to McDonald's and every month dealingWith those crazy ass people at the county buildingLooked to the heavens and asked Him to make a better wayThen got a letter in the mail, lost her Section 8Then lost her faith again[Hook][Verse 3: Punch]I had dreams of holding a 9 milla to Ray's killaAsk him why as my eyes fill upEach day it gets more realer, orangutan's bang like gorillasIt's jungle when the niggas in zooThe rats lurking, the vulture's circling the serpentsCats lying through they teeth, my nigga didn't deserve itI flirted with the ideal of caressing the steelTo make karma come faster than she normally willIt's ill, to see my faith try and leave meIt's so hard to get it, to get rid of it is easyI'm tryna reach Cloud 9, that's what my niggas 'boutBut it never rain in California unless the pistols outUntil then, my feet planted on the groundShadowboxing my conscience till my faith start respondingAnd if I get no answer, just know I triedI should have never looked into his son's eyesRayshawn Boyce[Hook][Verse 4: Kendrick Lamar]This for my people that stressing whenever times is hardYour mind's slipping, wondering, Is there really a God?Knowing you shouldn't think that way and trying to freeze your brainBut whenever there's pain, that feeling forever remainsWe can't believe what we can't see and reality seems stronger than prayerCause you tried to change your life, and now you live in a wheelchairAnd your son was born with cancer and he live in urgent careAt the tender age of 12, and you feel that no one caresSearching for answers, that's human nature, you ain't in the wrongJust know when you feeling that way spirit's in the roomI watched people I know pray and catch the Holy GhostAnd wonder why I ain't ever caught that feeling beforeMaybe they know Him better, or I don't know no betterBut what I do know, is that He's real and He lives foreverSo the next time you feel like your world's about to endI hope you studied because He's testing your faith again[Outro: Kendrick Lamar]I'd rather not live like there isn't a GodThan die and find out there really isThink about it
Lyrics by Kendrick Lamar
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