CHANGED MISSION

VERSE 1

TO KEEP MYSELF SANE SOMETIMES I REMINISCE

IT PROJECTS MEMORIES BESIDES BENJAMIN’S CASKET

YOUR LIFE MAN IT FLASHES NEXT THING YOU KNOW YOUR ASHES

THAT’S WHY I’M A DIVINE SOLDIER BROTHER I THOUGHT I TOLD YA

NOW THERE IS A LOT THAT GOES IN TO BEING A MAN

YOU GOT TO KEEP ALL THINGS IN THE MASTERS HANDS

CAUSE IT’S HIS PLAN WE MAKE THE CHOICE IF WE WANT TO ENTER

KEEP OUR PRIORITIES STRAIGHT AND PUT HIM AT THE CENTER

THE DEVIL ROBBED ME STOLE MY PARTNER’S LIFE

NOW HE BETTER BE READY FOR A TWELVE ROUND FIGHT

NO RETREAT NO SURRENDER FRONT LINE DEFENDER

A JACK OF ALL TRADES ADAPT LIKE THE PRETENDER

IT’S A SHAME THAT WE SIN CUZ I DON’T KNOW IN THE END

IF I’LL EVER GET THE CHANCE TO SEE MY HOMEY AGAIN

WHY COULDN’T YOU JUST SPARE HIS LIFE

YOU REALLY HAD TO COME LIKE A THIEF IN THE NIGHT

I THREW MY FISTS IN THE AIR SAID YOU REALLY DIDN’T CARE

YOU WANT TO ME BELIEVE MAYBE YOU REALLY AREN’T THERE

THAT’S HOW IT FELT IT’S LIKE YOU STANDING UP IN HEAVEN AND YOU LAUGHING

AS YOU LOOK DOWN ON THE WORLD WHILE ALL OF THIS IS HAPPENING

THERE’S WHITES KILLING BLACKS AND BLACKS KILLING WHITES

AND POLITICIANS SAY THAT THEY’RE PROTECTING OUR RIGHTS

AS THEY SUPPLY DRUGS AND AMMUNITION TO US FOR FUN

AND THEY’D PROBABLY PUT A BLUNT AND A GUN INTO THE HANDS OF MY SON

(CHORUS)

WE’VE GOT A CHANGE MISSION CHANGED MISSION

VERSE 2

SOMETIMES I WANT TO FIGHT SOMETIMES I WANT TO KICK

SOMETIMES I WANT TO CRY MOST TIMES I WANT TO SPIT

THE WAY THAT YOU DIED IT AIN’T EVEN LEGIT

AND YOUR FAMILY WANTS TO GIVE UP ROLE OVER AND QUIT

I CAN SAY I UNDERSTAND NOW BECAUSE I HAVE MATURITY WITH GOD

I’LL ALWAYS HAVE STABILITY SECURITY

A LOT OF HOMEYS DIE AND A LOT OF MOTHERS CRY

IN YOUR PAIN YOU WANT TO LOOK UP TO THE MAN IN THE SKY AND ASK WHY

THE SERVANT OF THE LORD WILL TELL YOU THE DEAL

IT’S BECAUSE HE HAS GIVEN US THE GIFT OF FREE WILL AND THAT’S REAL

I KNOW IT’S HARD WHEN A YOUNG SOLDIER GETS SNIPED

WITH OPPORTUNITIES AHEAD OF HIM IN THE PRIME OF HIS LIFE

YOU DON’T KNOW WHEN YOU’LL GO BUT YOU NEED TO KNOW

WHERE YOU’LL GO WHEN YOU HAPPEN TO HEAR THE FINAL HORN BLOW

DISRESPECT YOUR HOMEY WHEN HE DIES BY BLAZING A BLUNT

DISRESPECT YOUR HOMEY WHEN HE DIES BY GETTING REAL DRUNK

STOP ACTING LIKE A PUNK AND HONOR HIS MEMORY

MAKE A CHANGE IN YOUR LIFE AND LEARN FROM THE TRAGEDY

COME ON TO ALL MEN WE GOT TO GET IT TOGETHER

IT’S SELF DESTRUCTION WE’RE ALL IN THE SAME GAME REMEMBER

ON MY KNEES I HAVE PRAYED BEN YOU MADE IT IN

MY HEARTS FEELING EMPTY LIKE THAT LAST BOTTLE OF GIN

LIFE’S DEALT ME SOME STORMS THAT I’M LEARNING HOW TO WEATHER

OUT OF RESPECT FOR YOU DEATH I’M GONNA MAKE THE WORLD BETTER

(CHORUS)

VERSE 3

AS I LOOK UPON MY BOYS BEN’S CASKET AND STARE

HE WAS A YOUNG WHITE MAN FRECKLED WITH SHORT RED HAIR

AND I REALIZE THE TRUTH OF LIFE IT AIN’T FARE

AND REALITY HITS UPON MY HEART LIKE A SNARE

YO BACK IN THE DAYS THE GOOD TIMES THEY WEREN’T LITTLE

BUT WE DIDN’T HAVE ENOUGH GOOD TIMES WITH GOD IN THE MIDDLE

LISTEN TO WHAT I’M SAYING AND TAKE IT FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH

WHATEVER YOU’RE DOING YOU BETTER PUT GOD FIRST

CUZ JUST LIKE A CLOCK TICKS AND JACKIE’S IN A KUNFU FLICK

IT WON’T LAST IF JESUS AIN’T IN THE MIX

THOUGHT WE WERE DOING OUR PARTS WE WENT TO CHURCH ON WEDNESDAYS

BUT EVERY OTHER DAY OF THE WEEK WAS OUR DAYS

THE TEMPERATURE WAS LUKEWARM IF YOU WANT TO SAY

BUT NEW DIDN’T KNOW THE DANGERS OF LIVING THAT WAY

WE GOT DRUNK BLAZED IT UP AND YO WE DID IT TOGETHER

BUT SIN ONLY HAS A SHORT SEASON OF PLEASURE

WILL I EVER SEE MY BOY AGAIN POSSIBLY NEVER

AND THE TRUTH OF THAT DOG IS TOUGH LIKE LEATHER

OLDER BROTHER YES YOUNG SOLDIERS WOULD YOU PLEASE CONTINUE

LOOKIN IN YOUR EYES NOW I CAN SEE THE WORDS ARE IN YOU

VERSE 4

I WANT TO SEND A MESSAGE OUT TO THE MAN THAT KILLED ME BEST FRIEND

GRAPHICALLY AND INTENSELY WITH A DEVILISH GRIN

I USE TO HOPE ONE DAY WE’D MEET UP THEN I WOULD SIN

YOU WOULD RECEIVE A WORSE SENTENCE THEN YOU LAID ON BEN

LUCKILY FOR YOU MY MISSIONS CHANGED FROM SHOT TO KILL

TO COMBAT ON MY KNEES NO MORE BLOOD TO SPILL

I WILL COMMAND THAT YOUR LIFE WOULD BE CAPTURED IN CHRIST

AND THAT THESE WORDS REACH YOUR EARS THAT I SAY THROUGH MY MIC

IT DON’T MAKE YOU A MAN IF YOU TAKE SOMEONE’S LIFE FROM J-WAL

JUST A LITTLE FRIENDLY ADVICE IF YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE NICE