Urban Missionary
Thi'sl Lyrics

He a urban missionary
He is a missionary who works in urban areas.

A urban missionary
He is a missionary working in urban areas.

He swoop down with some news thats good,
He brings good news to the people he works with.

He learned the gospel and bring it to the hood.
He learned the gospel and shares it with people in urban areas.

Once upon a time i waz posted on the block,
I used to hang out on the street corner.

With a 40 on ma hip and a pocket full of rocks,
I carried a gun and drugs with me.

Out there acting bad stedy duckin cops. dodgin,
I was engaging in illegal activities and constantly avoiding the police.

Seen a whole bunch of people so i pulled over stopped.
I saw a group of people and approached them.

Its some church folks i wuld say to my suprise,
To my surprise, they were people from a church.

This preacher came to me asked what else i do but grind,
The preacher asked me about what I did for a living besides selling drugs.

I stud there for a minute and i took a little time,
I paused for a moment to think.

I told imma rappa so he asked me for some rhymes.
I told him I was a rapper, so he asked me to perform for him.

When i was finished he stud there with a smerk,
When I finished rapping, he looked at me with a smile.

Then he asked me if he could take ma to some rappers from his church,
He asked me if he could introduce me to some other rappers from his church.

He took me to this dude who look just like me,
He introduced me to another rapper who looked similar to me.

With sum timz on his feet and a fresh white tee.
The other rapper had Timberland boots and a new white t-shirt.

When that dude spit i seen the fire in his eyes,
When the other rapper performed, I could see the passion in his eyes.

He told me for my sins was the reason jesus died.
He told me that Jesus died for my sins.

I told him that was dope i asked him whats his name,
I told him his performance was great and asked him for his name.

He reached n shook ma hand and told me it was flame.
He shook my hand and told me his name was Flame.

I know this dude that live off in the worst part of the city,
I know someone who lives in the most dangerous part of the city.

Where bangers get bust and them boys live gritty.
Where gang members get shot and people live in poverty.

Right outside his crib they be posted sellin dope,
Drug dealers hang out right outside his house.

But he moved there cuz he know the gospel bring hope.
He moved there because he wants to share the gospel and bring hope to the community.

He take em in his crib bring em right up off the streets,
He invites people into his home to help them get off the streets.

Give em food for the belly and some books the can read,
He provides food and books for people who need them.

Im glad he moved in cuz he so into a need,
I'm glad he moved in because he recognizes the needs of the community.

If it wunt for dudes like him I'll be still smokin weed.
If it weren't for people like him, I would still be using drugs.

Out the on the block tryna come up on some g's,
I would still be trying to make money on the street corner.

Prolly be up in my grave may I rest or I peace,
I might be dead and buried by now.

He took us in his crib and let us meet his wife,
He invited us into his home and introduced us to his wife.

I was already saved but that day saved my life.
I had already become a Christian, but that day changed my life.

I sat in told stories how that drama got rea,
I sat and shared stories about the violence and danger in the community.

How they shot uo in his house wife almost got killed.
I talked about how someone shot up his house and almost killed his wife.

I sat there with tears in my eyes, every word that he spoke lit a fire deep inside,
I became emotional and inspired by everything he said.

If you everytake a trip to the westside of the chi,
If you ever visit the west side of Chicago,

Lord life that boy up and his name ron dye.
God bless that man, whose name is Ron Dye.

Theres a baby in the building who aint got no food,
There's a baby who doesn't have enough food in the building.

Cuz her momma out there tryna get it from them dudes.
Because her mother is trying to get food from drug dealers.

Aint nuthin wrong with you goin over seas,
There's nothing wrong with going overseas for missions.

But itz people on ya same street need to be freed.
But there are people on your own street who also need to be freed.

If you wanna do a mission you aint gotta look far,
If you want to do mission work, you don't have to travel far.

Itz some people who need to hear the truth in ya backyard.
There are people in your own community who need to hear the truth.

At the bustop,
At the bus stop,

Girls at the beutyshop,
At the beauty shop,

Dudes at the barbershop,
At the barber shop,

The people at the carwash,
At the car wash,

The dude sitten next to you at the coffee shop,
The person sitting next to you at the coffee shop,

We suppoze to hit the hood til it look like godz block.
We are supposed to help the community until it looks like God's neighborhood.

Until we die we some urban missionaries,
We will be urban missionaries until we die.

Until we underground and in the cemetary,
We will continue to be missionaries until we die and are buried.

Itz time to go to war aint no time to be scary,
It's time to fight for our mission, and not be afraid.

They need the living water that flowing out ya belly.
The people we are trying to reach need the message of Jesus, which we can share with them.