Lecrae, Big K.R.I.T., Ashton Jones - Mayday lyrics

Awakened from my slumber by the thunder
Lightning clapping
Raining on my window pane and
Praying I make something happen
A preacher's prophecies never bothered me
When I was younger
Sitting on my Grandma's lap
As she cried I often wondered
What was her tears for? Could
It be for my grandfather?
Or maybe she felt for me cause I'll
See more of those cold tomorrows
Then she see the world will up and turn on me
Cause the morals that she often
Spoke were meant for 1923
I fall asleep off in her arms
A Psalm was spoken
The Lord is surely my shepherd
He lead me to the water
Thought that often stuck with me
Amongst the wolves that run the streets
Out here paying dues to lose
I pray your angels come for me
A non-believer I never have or could be
Lord give me time to peep
The signs I should see
Sipping got me feeling like
A player riding clean
Bending corners hoping I might find
My saviour on the curb i rarely go to Church
False prophets rocking Prada so I
Rarely feel the word
Jezebels lurking in the pews on the first
Preacher's weaker than the
Deacon cause it's hard to fight the urge
It's hard to live and serve when
You on the Devil's turf
Sell your soul for the low with
No sense of what it's worth
Don't get it twisted, I ain't no saint
I ain't no pastor
But prayer ain't just for cloudy
Days and natural disasters
Aware of what comes after
I bet you ain't for sure
I was warned that Heaven ain't
The only place to go
I'm doing what I can cause
There really ain't much time
I leave this in the Lord hands
I'm tired of crying yeah, Krizzle

(Man down)
Hopin', prayin' sayin' I can’t turn
(Back now)
He will find you, this world will blind you
Don’t you be another (Man down)
Hopin', prayin', sayin' you can’t turn
(Back now) help is just one prayer away
Don’t be afraid to say "Mayday"

Father forgive us for we know not what we do
Am I biased? I been pious put
My nose up in the pews
Like Paul I bear good news
They think I'm pall-bearing
My message sounds like death to
These hearers as they perish
Scaring to think we on the brink of death
But no one stops to look for
Answers on what happens next
Got a couple scriptures from my grandma
Sayings from a preacher
But can't live out these standards that we
Heard it takes to reach 'em
But when I look at Jesus
He lived the life I couldn't
Suffered for my crime so I wouldn't
I used to have to sneak into movies
Cause I couldn't afford to pay
Explain to me how someone paid my way
When I hear KRIT confessin', I respect him
Cause most of us be lyin' like
Our lives don't need perfecting
Nothing that we can muster
Nothing that we can change
Admittin' that we're imperfect
Offending God with our games
Look I'm just being honest so don't
Take me for no lame i seen it for myself
I'm a product of this thing
Now I found true religion
And it's not inside a denim
And them overpriced shades have
Never given us vision let's go

(Man down)
Hopin', prayin' sayin' I can’t turn
(Back now)
He will find you, this world will blind you
Don’t you be another (Man down)
Hopin', prayin', sayin' you can’t turn
(Back now) singing what you know so urgent
Keep calling help is just one prayer away
Don’t be afraid to say yeah yeah "Mayday"
Help is just one prayer away
Don’t you be afraid to say "Mayday"