Father Norman's Rap Lyrics
“Hopeful”
Dedicated to Dr. King and Kenzel
Intro: 2 bells
Yo’-you know a lot of times we forget that we are “Made to be Whole”
In mind, body or soul…but when something negative happens we find ourselves crippled or paralyzed and wanna scream and cry because we let our dreams die. But by faith and love we can still rise!!! So this goes out to LCHS, in honor of Dr. King—let’s live out His Dream—to be alive—God’s on our side!!!
REFRAIN:
What does it take to be Hopeful?
Living in a world that can be so cold
Tryin’ hard to reach my destiny
My light shines bright into eternity….
--Let our light shine bright into eternity
Lord help me, I wanna be free, from all the pains and chains that try to enslave me!
Yo’-Jimmy was an American Teen
Loved life and sports and his girlfriend Jean
Never thinking that he would do anything wrong
But there would come a day that Jimmy wouldn’t be so strong
That’s when (one day) his friends got into some drugs and mess
Jimmy loved his friends but at first didn’t want any of it
His girlfriend said, “Jimmy, we’re all together it’s fine..and besides if you love me
you’ll prove it this time”
So Jimmy took the weed and lit it up; said cool got a buzz drinking liquor from a cup
And if that, wasn’t enough--his girlfriend said, “Could we get some more of that stuff.”
Jimmy got into a trap and got hooked on that
Believing love was getting high which was never the fact
But, what did he know—he was so young, got strung and let his life go
Not for himself or real love though.
REFRAIN:
What does it take to be Hopeful?
Living in a world that can be so cold
Tryin’ hard to reach my destiny
My light shines bright into eternity….
--Let our light shine bright into eternity
Lord help me, I wanna be free, from all the pains and chains that try to enslave me!
So when Jimmy started failin’ in school, he thought,
“I’m not helping myself and what’ll happen if I get caught?”
When he told his girlfriend they needed to chill she got mad--
Jean got high tried to drive but wrecked her car real bad
So sad—the story’s not like jack and diane
This is the story of 2 lives who suffered spiritual incarceration
Well, the good news is Jimmy got help with his drugs and grades
His girlfriend went to church, knelt down for the first time and prayed
It was like airport lights guiding their souls back home
They became good friends and made peace like shalom.
Perhaps that’s what King meant as his life neared the end
That we would neither be enslaved by the world nor the color of skin
And no matter what social class you’re in
We can all help each other to discover the best within—AMEN.
What does it take to be Hopeful?
Living in a world that can be so cold
Tryin’ hard to reach my destiny
My light shines bright into eternity….
Lord Help Me, I wanna be free, from all the pains and chains that try to enslave me.
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