Common - Faithful (Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival, 2005) lyrics

Yeah, we got to be
Clap your hands y'all, I wanna be
Clap your hands, uh, yeah

I wrote this song called "Faithful"
And what it's about
It's about being faithful to
The most high God creator of all things
See, a lot of people ask me about who God is
You know, all I know is God created
The Heavens and the earth
And there's only one God
So, I wrote this song thinking about
'What if God was a woman?
How would it be? How would we
React? How would I react?'
And this is my commitment and
My letter to God and I want y'all to check
It out and just listen
Uh, and just clap your hands and listen
Check it

I was rollin' around, in my mind it occurred
What if God was a her?
Would I treat her the same? Would I
Still be runnin' game on her?
In what type of ways would I want her?
Would I want her for her
Mind or her heavenly body?
Couldn't be out gettin' bogus
With someone so godly
If I was wit' her would I
Still be wantin' my ex?
The lies, the greed, the weed, the sex
Wouldn't be ashamed to give her
Part of my check wearin' her cross
I mean the heart on my neck
Her, I would reflect on the
Streets of the Chi' ride wit' her
'cause I know for me she'd die
Through good and bad call on
Her like I'm chirpin' her
Couldn't be jealous
Other brothers worship her
Walk this earth for her, glory, I'm grateful
To be in her presence, yo, I gotta stay

Clap your hands y'all, huh
Yeah, yo, we got to be we
Stay faithful y'all, yes god bless

Yo, let me tell y'all this story

He worked with her
She was his lady's best friend
Even if they don't try, ladies test men
This was a test that was bigger than him
Some believe it's the nature that
Is given to men
Had a good gig, a wife, a kid, a decent home
One reason or another couldn't
Find peace at home she asked
"Why do men always have to stray?"
He said, "I'm bad
Not as bad as Eric Benet"
"I used to take 'em out to eat
They weren't really eatin'
Mighta got a little head but
I wasn't really cheatin'"
It's hard when your lady don't
Believe what you say
What you did in the past you live with today
She asked if they could
Spend the night together
He thought, and said
"I'm tryin' to get my life together"
Went home to his lady
These were his confessions
"Baby, you a blessin' and my best friend"
We gotta stay

Go and clap your hands y'all, we got to be
Ah, I wanna stay yes, God bless yeah