Time After Time

Time after time, find I question my life
How I went wrong, will it ever be right?
Will I rise? Will I fall, stand tall?
Continue askin', but I'm knowin' only God know

Time after time, find I question my life
Where I went wrong, will it ever be right?
Will I rise? Will I fall, stand tall?
Continue askin', but I'm knowin' only God know

Growin' up in the 'hood, as a hard-knock
I never knew nothin' too much about young
My only concern was making my money and running these streets as a thug
Instead of the birds and bees, I was taught the 'burbs and the G's
And that coldness inside me, but I ain't tryin' to hurt nobody
Temptation is keeping me steadily going under
And I wonder if I could make it through the thunder
'Cause I done caused so much hurt and pain, to some that ain't deserve a thang
If I could change that, it would all be rearranged

But what's done is done, and I paid the price
And now I'm like: Help me Lord, to better my life, my life
Just give me the chance to prove the world that I can be the man that I am
And I plan on keeping it realer, really slow and steady

Time after time, find I question my life
How I went wrong, will it ever be right?
Will I rise? Will I fall, stand tall?
Continue askin', but I'm knowin' only God know

Time after time, find I question my life
Where I went wrong, will it ever be right?
Will I rise? Will I fall, stand tall?
Continue askin', but I'm knowin' only God know

So, now, I'm headed to the chapel and I'm finna' try marriage
It's goin' down (yeah, yeah, yeah), but what do ya know?
Who would've knew that would make situations worse?
In my curse, nothing I've tried seems to work

And I drop to my knees and I pray (yes, I pray)
And I wonder if I'll ever see a better day (I need a better day)
I've seen much in my time, and I think it was too much for my eyes
The wickedness pulling me closer to failure every time I think I'm rising, yeah

But you live and you learn and try to make better, gotta get in-control
Then, follow the Lord, and who knows where you'll go, fo' sho'
I can see how I've been sinnin'
I'm asking the Lord for a little bit of forgivin' (-givin')

Time after time, find I question my life
How I went wrong, will it ever be right?
Will I rise? Will I fall, stand tall?
Continue askin', but I'm knowin' only God know