Set Me Free (Special Version)

I came a long way from the gutter Where a brother might sell some crack rock to a mother 'Cause his daddy aint home, and he gotta feed his sister He remember drive-bys when them bullets barely missed him What he supposed to do If you tear all the baskets down how he supposed to shoot Less you put pistol in his hand lets take a closer view How the ecology of poverty damages the psychology Alters the toxicology With liquor, weed and pills might start sipping on some sizzurp Its all fun and games til your kidneys start to hizzurt and then your brain go berserk have you living a time lapse Take good care of yourself, 'Cause you wont get this time back go head and rewind that, trust you dont wanna miss it Feeling like I'm chance, missing mamas coco butta kisses I'm just a black man tryna duck mandatory sentence Aint no need to go to court with only God as my witness I was a slave it was the Lord who set me free Gave me the power to be all that I can be My mother smile every time she look at me So would you look at me I was a slave it was the Lord who set me free Gave me the power to be all that I can be My father smile every time he look at me So would you look at me I feel like this hate in my mind, I need to release from carrying this pain in my mind Answers I was racing to find, I was wasting my time Decided I would wait for a sign from the great and divine Supreme being master creator, my Lord and my Savior Had a limit on my vision, I aint account for his favor I'm speaking truthfully, the truth indeed will truly set you free Places you wanted to be Things you never thought you'd see All in his plan for you he got a plan or two to see you prosper I'm speaking my experience on what is written in his Gospel I look back with 20/20 vision in hindsight Of the traps that were set when I was chasing the limelight Popularity a double edge sword, no need to say more No matter the decision you make, one day you pay for it Listen closely play boy, I'm just kicking this knowledge So that you never have to be another slave to the Dollar Now listen I was a slave it was the Lord who set me free Gave me the power to be all that I can be My mother smile every time she look at me So would you look at me I was a slave it was the Lord who set me free Gave me the power to be all that I can be My father smile every time he look at me So would you look at me