Lyrics

The Truth

Ain?t it funny how a year or two can alter your life?/ Brought around to your senses by a moment of strife?/ As stressful as the moment back when Q-Tip left Fife/ Sometimes the best lessons learned are one that cut like a knife/ So let?s take it on back to when I was ?Mr. Up and Coming?/ It was all me and you couldn?t tell me nothing cuz/ I was the one that everyone came to see/ Destiny right on time/ Never had a plan B/ But then I realized/When it was all stripped away/ I didn?t know who I was/ And I became quite afraid/ I spent my life pursuing this dream/ Got wrapped up in the game/ And was becoming a fiend/ The glimmer and the gleam of this glamorous life/ Had taken it?s toll and my soul had grown cold/ Sometimes you gotta hit bottom before you have a chance to change/ Then your never the same/ All I need is THE TRUTH
CHORUS:
Oh you got to stop living the lie
Gotta face the fear and receive the light
Yeah you gotta stop living the lie
The way I did my life
I changed from the inside
All I need is THE TRUTH (2X)

Blinded by greed seeking material riches/ My life skidded off track/ Deep down in spiritual ditches/ No matter how hard I tried/ Could not scratch what was itching/ So with my faith reapplied/ Set off on my new mission/ To leave alone all those negative tones the world condones/ Won?t sell as many records/ But my soul will be my own/ Even if Def Jam was calling and Jay Z was on the phone?/ Surprise no compromise/ Headed for the next zone/ Where I?m turning my life around/ second by second/ By recognizing the patterns/ Learning the lessons/ Never seem them as setbacks/ Count them as blessings/ Get comfortable with the silence/ and He?ll answer your questions/ Be by your side and He?ll get you what you need to get by/ Just try a little patience and it?ll all come in time/ And try to understand/ sometimes the best made plans/ Are really made when they?re out of your hands/ All I need is THE TRUTH.
CHORUS:
Oh you got to stop living the lie
Gotta face the fear and receive the light
Yeah you gotta stop living the lie
The way I did my life
I changed from the inside
All I need is THE TRUTH (2X)

And now it?s on
For positivity and saving grace
And now it?s on
To see the blessings staring me in the face
And now it?s on
To try to give a little more than I take
And now it?s on
To know that there?s no hope without any faith
Never lose touch and you?ll always have enough
If you nourish your beliefs straight from the roots
All I need is THE TRUTH

C 2000 Peter Sullivan