10, 20 years out here workin' for the man
Cuz you have to, not just cuz you can
That's alright with a business plan
in your heart or better yet, in your pen
Steady makin' moves to the promised land
where your daily commute stops in your den
where you don't stress every dime you spend
or trip when you tip the whole clip in your hand
Am I makin' sense to you, is this your speed?
If it is, make sure you got what you need
Tears, sweat and a willingness to bleed
and hunger only you can feed
Are you followin' your dream
Are you followin' your dream
Are you followin' your dream
Are you followin' your dream
Are you workin' on your dream
Are you workin' on your dream
Your God-given dream
Are you followin' your dream
That idea God gave you years ago
Slept on the dern thing, next thing you know
That idea's on the shelf at the store
Hurts? yeah I know, but God's got plenty of those
where they came from but whatcha gonna do
When God speaks again, wait for Him to show and prove?
Be crazy like SHADE and wait 20 years to move? Naw,
when God sings that's when you groove
It might be risky
But He never said His will would be easy
But it's worth it, so get busy
Are you followin' your dream
Are you followin' your dream
Are you followin' your dream
Are you followin' your dream
Are you workin' on your dream
Are you workin' on your dream
Your God-given dream
Are you followin' your dream
And if you're not don't talk about it (Get up and go)
Be about it (Get up and go)
Talk about it (Get up and go be about it)
And if you're not don't talk about it
Be about it
Don't talk about it only, c'mon and
be about it
And if you're not don't talk about it
Be about it
The time out's for talking it's time to
be about it
And if you're not don't talk about it
Be about it
Brother, sister the world's waitin' on you
Be about it
For the sake of your purpose (Get up and go)
Your very existence (Get up and go)
Fulfill your call (Get up and go)
I used to need a Grammy or an AMA
That'd be nice, but I gotta hear people say
Something that I said made 'em look Your way
Yeah God said He'd bless the works of your hands, right?
Mmm Hmm
So take your God-given hands
And your God-given feet
And your God-given mind
And go implement them God-given ideas
Much l + r | sh
credits
released February 1, 2014
All music, vocals, production, recording, mixing and mastering by Shade Lawrence Jenifer. Saxophone by DA.
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