Jay-z Pray Lyrics

Pray Lyrics

Deliver me from my enemies, oh God

Defend me from all those that rise up against me

Deliver me from the work of inequities

The Savior from the blood of me



Look, mind state of a gangster from the 40's

Meet the vicious mind of Motown's Berry Gordy

Turn *** **** into a chain of 40/40's

Sorry, my jewelery so gawdy



Slid into the party with my new pair of Maury's

America meet the gangsta Shawn Corey

Hey young world wanna hear a story?

Close your eyes and you could pretend you're me



A cut from the cloth of the Kennedy's

Frank Sinatra having dinner with the Genovese

This is the genesis of a nemesis

Mother America's not witnessing



The Harlem renaissance birthed black businesses

This is the tale of lost innocence

As the incense burns and the turn tables turn

And that Al Greens plays



I see my mother's Afro

As momma taps her toes as she *** *** ***

And my poppa just left the house

In search of the killer of my Uncle Ray



And she's trying to calm my nerves

As I observe this is just one day

And what tomorrow has in store

We could never be sure so all we can do is pray



Because of your strength

While I walked upon the

For God is my defense

Pray for me



As I head towards my home room

I observe the rooms though needles on the ground

I hear a car go vrooom drug dealer

In the BM with the top down



As the girls start to giggle I ask

Why you laugh? They say, "You too little"

One day you'll understand when you become a man

'Bout things you have to get you



Fast forward freeze frame on my ****

Fist full of dollars ignorance is so blissful

I didn't choose this life, this life chose me

Around here is the **** that you just do



I just left school, the same BM

Is pulled over by the boys dressed blue

They had they guns drawn screaming just move

Unless there something else you suggest we can do



He made his way to the trunk, opened it like huh

A treasure chest was removed

Cops said he'll be back next month

What we call corrupt he called paying dues



Now when the rules is blurred, as they is, he were

What am I to do but pray, pray the Lord, forgive me

Pray guys, survive for what I'm about go through

Pray



Deliver me in thy righteousness

It cause me to escape

And climb thine air until

Save me Lord

Pray for me



Anyway there's oppression the drug profession

Flourishes like beverages refreshing

Sweet taste of sin everything

I've seen made me everything I am



Bad drug dealer or a victim I beg

What came first moving chickens or the egg?

This is why I be so fresh I'm trying to beat life

Because I can't cheat death



Treat shame with shamelessness

Ain't stainless is that aim this is

You know who's game this is move Coke like Pepsi

It don't matter what the brand name is



I stand behind mine

Everything I do I'm a man behind mine

I'm not a angel I'm sure but every night before I lay

I drop my knees to the floor and I pray



The name shall endure forever

The name shall be continued as long as the sun will

Pray for me

Men shall be blessed in him

All nations shall call him blessed

In Your name I pray

Pray for me

For your blessings