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You, and all our friends and me, we created a partnership And then I, felt God was callin' me, elsewhere so I had to split And now I, I got a friend in need, he's more like my next of kin So if you, are really down with me, it means you should be down with him It's ya man G Nat, believe that But it's not really me though, my ID is incognito Cause this this time I got a different story to tell ya My son he got jacked like his name was Mahalia But of myself I'm getting ahead Can't be with you in person so I'm spittin' instead And all y'all can listen but, this in particular Goes to the bro who opened his home to host and then administer Assembly of the saints in the Colossae Y'all know him as Philemon but I call him Phi Was my right hand dude 'fore I rolled on by Gotta stop thinking about it or ya boy gon' cry But anyway Phi, I got some'n to tell ya, boss I know you runnin' things, don't like to take a loss But we gotta talk, it's one of your servants I know he made a mess, then bounced, but now he's converted so like You, and all our friends and me, we created a partnership And then I, felt God was callin' me, elsewhere so I had to split And now I, I got a friend in need, he's more like my next of kin So if you, are really down with me, it means you should be down with him See when you knew him he was probly triflin' Always was fightin', used to be trash, now he's recyclin' Cause he proved to be true when he confessed to us If you don't know by now I'm talkin' bout Onesimus, yeah He left you early, did some dirt and then jetted But I can tell you he was hurt, and he'll always regret it He didn't see it then but sees a lot now I know 'cause he's been with me since I been locked down While I'm in chains he's been faithfully servin' and Helpin' me out, even though he could've been swervin' Salvation is a gift, ain't nobody deserve it But Onesimus accepted it as soon as he heard it So now that he's received the gospel, he's a believer in Jesus In whom all things are possible And you would not believe all the good things he's done to me Onesimus is not the same, now he's like a son to me So if you see him don't get mad or dismiss him He's more than just a cog in a capitalist system His life matters, and that is the truth And since he matters to me he should matter to you, because You, and all our friends and me, we created a partnership And then I, felt God was callin' me, elsewhere so I had to split And now I, I got a friend in need, he's more like my next of kin So if you, are really down with me, it means you should be down with him When I said that he got jacked, I didn't mean it literal, but Lateral, he was moved around like collateral His eternal battle was understanding his value And never had community to come back around to But now I'm telling you he's like a new creature Dude be quotin' Scripture like the son of a preacher Which he is now, Christ Jesus he is His now In the book of life, ain't no checking it twice, he's on the list now And I don't wanna see him beaten till he's black and blue But the time has come for me to send him back to you If you remember all the times I forgave Then treat him like a brother, don't treat him like a slave Cause in Christ, Nes is one of the homies So you should do this cause it's right, and not because you owe me And if you're worried bout the cost of the carnage Here's my debit card, I'll pay for all the charges And if people make fun, grow a thicker skin What Jesus did for us, we're s'posed to do for him People like Onesimus, love him like he's the best of us 'Cause like the rest of us a life of sin he made an exodus And this is voluntary, so if you don't like the plan Then me and Tim, we'd love keep him on hand I'm just a servant so I go where He calls me, Epaphras and the homies say what up... it's Paulie You, and all our friends and me, we created a partnership And then I, felt God was callin' me, elsewhere so I had to split And now I, I got a friend in need, he's more like my next of kin So if you, are really down with me, it means you should be down with him