Testo Let It Go

(Opening)

My momma gave me up when I was four years old

She didn't destroy my body but she killed my soul now it's cold cause I'm sleepin in my backseat understand the spirits willin but my flesh is weak

I never had a chance to dream ten years old and findin love with dirty magazines, Mrs. December you remember I bought ya twice
Now I'm thirty-plus and still payin the price





(Bridge 1)

Had a sister that I barely knew

kinda got seperated by the age of two

Same momma different daddy so we couldn't fake it

I saw my sisters daddy beat her in the tub naked
Take it serious the demons in a mans mind

Same man with rape charges now he's doin time

crack followed and like daddy prisoned 13 years

Haven't seen her guess she traded tears for fears





(chorus)

Shout shout let it all out

These are the things I can do with out

So come on

I'm talkin to you

So come on





(Bridge 2)

(got some mo)

Sex was how I made it through

Without someone to teach to love what else was there to do

See where I'm they call you gay, say you ain't a man

Show 'em you ain't no punk get all the girls you can

A simple that haunts me even now today

Back to seventeen got a baby on the way

No GED all I see is failure in my eyes

If you listen, and remember I apologize

I was raised fallin in the church

Made mistakes and heard the Lord's callin in the church

After service in the parkin' lot gettin high

Wanted to be excepted so bad I was willin to die

Even tried to tell the pastor but he couldn't see

Years low selfesteem and insicurities

Church taught me how to shout and how to speak in tongues

But preacher teach me how to live now when the tongue is done, help me





(repeat chorus)

(cross over)

See if I dont

See if I'm a soul survivor

A world survivor

I just wanta let it go

soul survivor, soul survivor

world survivor

I just wanta let it go

soul survivor, soul survivor

world survivor

I just wanta let it go





(Bridge 4)

Jesus please on my knees cant you hear my cryin

You said to put it in your hands and Lord I'm really tryin

You wasn't lyin when you said you reap what you sew like that night momma died it's hard to let it go

You adopted me, cared for me, changed my name

But I cursed at you, lied to you, and left your pain

It's not strange I can still see it in my head to know for hours you were lyin in that bed

If you listenin to this record

If it's day or night

If your momma still livin, treat your momma right

Don't be like me and let that moment slip away

And be careful cause you can't take back what you say

To my real mom if your listenin I'm lettin it go

To my father I forgive you, cause you didn't know

That the pain was preparation for my destiny

And one more thing Lord, let my son be a better man than me





( Repeat chorus twice with add lip from Kirk Franklin)