T.I.: Praying for help

(T.I. Prayin) IntroOur FatherWho are in heavenHollowed be thy nameThy kingdom comeThy will be doneOn earth as it is in HeavenGive us this day our daily breadAnd forgive us for our trespassesAs we forgive those who trespass against usLead us not into temptationBut deliver us from evilFor thine is the kingdom, the power, and the gloryFor ever, and ever(Verse 1)Man Im prayin for helpWhile Im lookin at the life I leftIts kinda hard not to hate myselfBut quiet is kept right or wrongIts just the way I feltI might be better of prayin for deathOn my knees I kneltStill trying to find a way to acceptIt aint a way I can help nobodyTill I save myselfTechnically Im still a slave myselfI gotta climb out the grave myselfMan I played myselfBut when I look at all the fans I touchedI ask how can a man thats done so muchBe treated so unjustCause Im tryin to inspire da folksWanna condemn cause they sell dopeWell man show em the ropesBe a father a football coach a role model or a symbol of hopeTake another approachInstead of testifying against em in courtHandcuffin em and closin the door so they can be worse than beforeCant you see they only do what they knowThen you wonder why they dont care no moreLife aint fair I knowBut why Im hated everywhere I goNext time you wanna compare my flow just knowIm prayin for help(Chorus)Askin somebody else to give me a handIm tryin hard but Im only a man (man)Im prayin for helpHopin somebody else can see what I seeIts like the hood only matter to me they got me(Prayin for help)Hopin somebody else can carry the torchIm all alone with no kinda support(While I) was prayin for helpRealized I dont need nobody elseIf God with me I can do it myself(Tired of just prayin for help)(Verse 2)I know its only one kingOne thing, one being, only something I believeWithout seein and with all my faithI pray somehow, someway regardless of what anyone sayI believe one day that imma change my lifeGet right, start livin like Christ, till the end of my fightImma be defending my strife, till somebody come and shut off my lightsI aint never gone quitNo matter how difficult is gone getAnd you can bet whatever on thisIm forever gone spitHarder than niggaz hatin on TIPYou can take the weight and place it on TIPI'll double my load carry it as the trouble unfoldsHold yos and I bet I dont foldPut that on my soulIf it takez till Im 100 years oldBet Im reachin every one of my goalsYou know Im prayin for help(Chorus)Askin somebody else to give me a handIm tryin hard but Im only a man (man)Im prayin for helpHopin somebody else can see what I seeIts like the hood only matter to me they got me(Prayin for help)Hopin somebody else can carry the torchIm all alone with no kinda support(While I) was prayin for helpRealized I dont need nobody elseIf God with me I can do it myself(Tired of just prayin for help)(Verse 3)So many times I done wish that I could change my mindChange my life and leave the game behindAnd its been so many daysI done prayed I could find a wayFind the heart and the time to sayOnly so many are blessed withSo many chances, so many checksSo many fans with so many arrestsAnd its been so many deathsSo many prisons with niggaz in thereAnd the system keep playin them to the leftMan its so many test so many haters love seein you stressBut tribulations come with being the bestStill there's so many reflects, singin bout TecsWinnin, green and the trickz?Sellin dreams that never seen in the jex?Thats why Im seen as a threatSo many stripes off the streets in my vestSo many rappers get so little respectMan niggaz faith on the shelfCause of the cards that a nigga was dealtOr the hard that a nigga done dealtSo many niggaz that leftOut of the hoodMade a way for theyselfInstead of givin back they stay for theyselfSo many playin theyselfInstead of reading educating theyselvesThe ones who wont pray for theyself, they got mePrayin for help(Chorus)Askin somebody else to give me a handIm tryin hard but Im only a man (man)Im prayin for helpHopin somebody else can see what I seeIts like the hood only matter to me the got me(Prayin for help)Hopin somebody else can carry the torchIm all alone with no kinda support(While I) was prayin for helpRealized I dont need nobody elseIf God with me I can do it myself(Tired of just prayin for help)(Refrain)Askin somebody else to give me a handIm tryin hard but Im only a man (man)Im prayin for helpHopin somebody else can see what I seeIts like the hood only matter to me the got me(Prayin for help)Hopin somebody else can carry the torchIm all alone with no kinda support(While I) was prayin for helpRealized I dont need nobody elseIf God with me I can do it myself(Tired of just prayin for help)Prayin for helpPrayin for help