Love In the Hood
I've heard that love is great and love is good
It doesn't exist where I live in the hood
There's fussin and fightin from dusk to dawn
It's a rare occassion to experience a calm
Wonder what it fells like to feel safe and secure
Without trying to figure whether it's real or obscure
Happiness seems to be an illusion that really doesn't last
Something only talked about in someone else's past
I became angry and bitter right down to the core
Til hope came one day and knocked at my door
With nothing to loose, my mind at bay
I said, "come in, come in please show me the way".
A reflection of light, a glimmer I saw
The vision was cloudy, I had to see more
Should I go in? What's in store for me?
The answer lied in entering and that was the key
There was a light so bright I could hardly see
But a voice said softly "trust, follow me"
I was somewhat weary, not sure what do do
Then I thought to myself, what did I have to loose
I continued to follow this light so shinny and bright
And that was the day I received my sight
See, a soul full of darkness blinds the eyes
But the truth gives light while dispelling the lies
The fear and the pain that plagued me for years
Was now turned to joy and happy are my tears
Things have never been so clear, never felt so free
I thank God every day for His blessing down on my knees
I've learned how to receive but its better to give
The beginning of a new life now I must live
Love is great and Love is good
Now I carry this message to those in the hood
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