(VERSE 1) Father help me to forgive me, in my guilt I'm fallin' deeper God uplift me from here quickly, let your mercy be my keeper Let your wisdom be my teacher. For You God, I am a reacher Of your Spirit, I'm a seeker. In You, I'm a strong believer I need You to be my Leader. Live inside me as You guide me Don't deny me. God, revive me. In your Shadow, Father hide me Cuz You love me, they despise me, but their hatred don't suprise me As a son, You still describe me so the sun it can't outrise me I don't understand, God, why me. I mess up but still I'm chosen You forgave me for my smokin'. To You, God, I keep devotion In You God, I keep on hopin'. In You God, I keep on boastin' At the moment, I am closed in but my future doors - You open To my spirit, You have spoken. With my soul, I look to You Thanks - I gotta give to You God for all You got me through I just wanna live for You. What You want for me - I'll choose There is nothin' You can't do. Help me God, to improve (HOOK) I gotta pray, I gotta pray... I wouldn't make it any other way I gotta pray, I gotta pray...Just to make it through another day I gotta pray, I gotta pray...When I got a problem that I face I gotta pray, I gotta pray...Even when my life is goin' great I gotta pray (VERSE 2) God I'm guilty, I admit it, but your mercy- can I get it When I'm sittin' in a prison, you're the only 1 who visit You remember the afflicted. You care for the convicted You forgive and leave acquitted. To your cause I am committed You're the reason why I'm gifted with this paper and this pen Reason why I see what's written in the wicked hearts of men Reason why I know I'll make it when they let me out again You're my Father and my Friend, the Beginning and the End God I'm sorry for my sins, all the times I've been arrested Am I failin' as a felon? I feel like I'm bein' tested In my life, day and night, God I'm prayin' that You bless it And your Spirit- let me near it. I been workin' to impress it I confess it with my tongue, with the power of my lungs, All the wrong that I've done. to your mercy - God I run Love and grace to my face, I need You to show me some Won't conform to this world, God I try to overcome (HOOK) I gotta pray, I gotta pray... I wouldn't make it any other way I gotta pray, I gotta pray...Just to make it through another day I gotta pray, I gotta pray...When I got a problem that I face I gotta pray, I gotta pray...Even when my life is goin' great I gotta pray (VERSE 3) I been wrong for so long. God I'm guilty, I'm a sinner What it's like to be right, God I barely do remember I need light in my sight, to your ways I want to enter No more pride in my stride, to your will I do surrender God I'm workin' on my temper, all my lustin' over women Tryna better how I'm livin', sick of endin' up in prison For your word to be heard, God I'm ready here to listen All the guilt that I built, I just want to be forgiven I just wanna see a vision that is better than my current Tryna be a better person. What I'm doin' isn't workin' I need healin' for the feelin' I been feelin', I been hurtin' My prayer to You is urgent, tryna step on all these serpents I just wanna be your servant. I just wanna be your friend So I pray with my pen once again from within To the pain in my brain, God I'm ready for the end God I'm sorry for my sins, I just wanna make amends (HOOK) I gotta pray, I gotta pray... I wouldn't make it any other way I gotta pray, I gotta pray...Just to make it through another day I gotta pray, I gotta pray...When I got a problem that I face I gotta pray, I gotta pray...Even when my life is goin' great I gotta pray I gotta pray, I gotta pray... I wouldn't make it any other way I gotta pray, I gotta pray...Just to make it through another day I gotta pray, I gotta pray...When I got a problem that I face I gotta pray, I gotta pray...Even when my life is goin' great I gotta pray
Father help me to forgive me, in my guilt I'm fallin' deeper God uplift me from here quickly, let your mercy be my keeper