Hang On
Lecrae / Don Cannon Lyrics

I have a collect call from beep an Inmate
There is a phone call from a person in jail

At County detention facility
This call is from a person held at a local jail

If you would like to accept this call
Press the number 4 to accept the call

Please press 4
To connect the call, press the number 4

Look I don't know what Cornel West know
I don't have the same knowledge as Cornel West

I'm tryin my best though
But I'm doing my best

And I don't know what all you went to
I don't know the experiences you've had

But look at everything we been through
But let's consider all the things we have endured

Man, we got high together
We used drugs together

Went to the mall, got fly together
We went shopping and dressed well together

Police came through tryna ask us questions
The police came and questioned us

Me and you sat there and lied together
We both lied to them

Tryna keep in touch, it got hard
We struggled to stay in contact

Had a couple kids, and found God
We had children and discovered faith in God

Probably heard I went off to school
You might have heard that I went to school

But never knew I was snortin that raw
But you didn't know I was using drugs

Well I'm past that but not perfect
I have moved on from that stage, but I'm not flawless

I know it feel like it ain't worth it
I understand that it might seem meaningless

But you love dog and that's real talk
But you are important to me, and that's the truth

Don't nobody wanna put you in the dirt man
Nobody wants to see you harmed or dead

I know it's hard out here to get work
I know it's difficult to find employment

Got 2 strikes and feel worthless
Having two criminal strikes makes you feel like you have no value

But you was made for more
But you have a bigger purpose

Than that drink and smoking
Your purpose is greater than consuming alcohol and smoking

Tryna ask the streets for your purpose
Seeking guidance from the streets won't lead you to your purpose

You got your family here hurtin'
Your family is suffering because of your actions

My partnas callin' me, worried
My friends are calling me, concerned

And me and yo daddy did the same thing
Your father and I made similar mistakes

Both left us out here struggling
Both of us left our families struggling

Heard they locked you up so I came through
I heard you were arrested, so I came to support you

Forget what you did and what you ain't do
I don't care about your past actions or what you didn't do

It's times like this we pray through
In times like this, we rely on prayer

Gotta run to the God that made you
We need to turn to the God who created you

Gotta hang on, hold strong
You need to endure and remain resilient

Trust in The Truth to bring you home
Have faith in the ultimate truth to bring you back

I ain't tryna sit here and preach to you
I'm not attempting to lecture you

I'm tryna be the one you can lean on hang on
I'm trying to be the person you can rely on and depend on

Whassup with it kinfolk?
What's going on, friend?

Tryin' to take it one day at a time
I'm trying to handle things one day at a time

So, whassup with the case tho?
What's the status of your legal case?

They tryin' to hit me
They are attempting to charge me

With that mandatory minimum, man
They want to give me the minimum required sentence

Gotta fight that charge
I have to defend myself against the charge

Talking with my folk through a glass wall
Having conversations with my loved ones through a prison glass

Letters gettin' passed off
Sending letters to each other

Told me he was about to head to trial
He informed me that he is about to go to trial

Pray to God he don't get cast off
I pray that he won't be found guilty

Head to the sky c'uz I need some hope
Looking up to the sky, seeking hope

Kinfolk just got caught with dope
My friend just got arrested for drug possession

Partner just called said his baby sick
My friend called to tell me his baby is ill

And this might be the end of my rope
I feel like this might be my breaking point

Man it's hard out here and I'm hurtin
It's tough out here, and I'm in pain

Don't need no choir girl flirtin
I don't need someone pretending to be holy

Don't need no pastor tryna touch on kids
I don't need a pastor trying to harm children

Telling me what I can't wear to church
Dictating what I can't wear to church

No fake cryin, a preacher lyin
I don't want fake tears or a lying preacher

Sayin God don't love me if I don't tithe
Claiming that God doesn't love me if I don't give money to the church

I need real help in a real season
I need genuine assistance during this difficult time

I need real faith in a real Jesus
I need genuine faith in the real Jesus

I'm hanging on by a thread though
I'm barely holding on

Crazy thoughts in my head, bro
I have disturbing thoughts in my mind

Told my grandma to pray for me
I asked my grandmother to pray for me

Before I end up dead or on death row
To prevent me from dying or being sentenced to death

Only few of my friends know
Only a few of my friends are aware

What I got to pretend for
I have to pretend for others

Free fallin, tryna hang on it
Feeling like I'm falling, trying to hold on

Anything I can get my hands on hang on
Trying to hold on to anything that comes my way

Hello lecrae: Hey Grandma it's me
Hello, it's me, Lecrae

Hey baby! Lecrae: Hey
Hey, baby! It's Lecrae

I need you to pray for me i'm
I need you to pray for me because

Just going through some things right now
I'm currently experiencing some difficulties

Well, what's going on?
Well, what's happening?

Well, you know, just
You know, it's just

Everything family, money
Everything related to family and money

Just life in general it's crazy
Life in general is chaotic

Well, let me tell you
Well, let me explain to you

What the good Lord say
What the good Lord has said

He said don't be anxious about
He said not to worry about

Yo' life what you gon' eat or what you gon' drink
Your life, what you will eat or drink

Or about yo' body
Or about your physical well-being

See, life is more than food
Life is about more than just food

And the body is more than for clothing
And the body is more than just clothes

Birds in the sky, they don't sow
Birds in the sky don't sow seeds

They don't reap, but yo' heavenly Father feeds 'em so
They don't harvest, but your heavenly Father takes care of them

He say just seek first the
He says to prioritize

Kingdom of God and his righteousness
The kingdom of God and living righteously

And all these things will be
And all these necessities will be provided

Added to ya' see, life ain't
Added to you. You see, life isn't

For you to control
Meant for you to have total control over

Or carry all the burdens that's why ya'
Or bear all the burdens; that's why

Give ya' life to Him hang on
You should give your life to Him and hold on tight