Sidelines

Sidelines - Lecrae/Michael Foster/Ryan M. Tedder

One Thousand

Biz busy on the bars

I hear em' chearing from the sidelines

(wait hold up)

I think they hating people told me take my time right

They tired of waiting

They say Crae you sold your soul man

For real Who bought it

Let the Spirit take control man

I don't go nowhere without em

They scared that imma cause these babies to stumble

They scared my integrity is gon crumble apprecaite the prayers

But all that pressure either gon make you humble

Or make you hang out on the sidelines and fear you gon fumble

Put me in coach ain't out here flexing for nobody

I was born to do it God don't make mistakes to say I'm sorry

He don't never drop the ball

I don't never plan to fumble

Catch me running with them lions

Reggie Bushing in the jungle uh

Came from nothin' I remember spending summers

On the corner with my cousin shooting dice and playing dozens

Me and BJ in that Cutlass CD player missing buttons

Up at Lincoln High in Dallas with that Jesus Muzik bumpin'

Now it's Joseph graduation

Turn on that radio and T-Dot on the station

I remember when we used to split the rent up

UGK was banging loud outside his pickup

Wait let me pick up

Back when promoters wouldn't let me back in

Unless I pay 'em on the back end that aint' happenin'

We just pray to God that somehow

He would let us crack in

Took the door of them hinges

Told us get it crackin'

I hear em' chearing from the sidelines

People tell me take my time right

I hear em' chearing from the sidelines

Hold up I think they hating

People tell me take my time right

They tired of waiting

They bragging they in the building

Ain't building nothin'

We out here building the children you know I love 'em boy

Spit it how I live feel it in my breath

Walk it like I talk put it to the test

Gina get to steppin we get to starting

You dream of being the king but you watching the wrong Martin

Bruh man this ain't the fifth floor it's the penthouse

Either you change your outlook or get out

And life ain't never been a dream you just oversleepin'

If it wasn't hard work they probably cheatin'

Yeah give that arrogance some rest

This ain't happen overnight that's why I do this thing to death

I might do this til I'm deaf

Dumb and blind you know I don't need my eyes to see my fate

Working fine nevermind me

I ain't worried bout how they define me long as they can find me

They'll never confine me

I hear em' chearing from the sidelines

People tell me take my time right

I hear em' chearing from the sidelines

Hold up I think they hating

People tell me take my time right

They tired of waiting