OTIS REDDING ft. SAL DALI & DJ On Tha 1 Lyrics

Uhuh

Amen

You know the vibes hah

Had to take you back to the essence

Yeah

The church boy fell from grace

Felt the spirit in the place

Testimony on his face

Gravitated towards percussion

Mother had the Holy Ghost

Oppressed because she was a woman

Pops did his sermons with integrity

He walked the life

Evil schemes against him

Couldn't phase him

But they tried his wife

Church politics

Keep the faith

But still acknowledge it

Only trust in God

Cuz false prophets

Want a profit quick

Go to hear the word

But move plates more then Bible pages

Half a dozen choir songs

It's hard for me to keep my patients

Flashback,when I was young they raged because I bagged a girl

Its funny cuz I've never ever seen the reverend with a girl

I learned from my lessons

Kept the faith when I was tested

I aint tryna knock religion but I think we need direction

Uh fareal

Let's be consistent

I was raised by the lake

Now I stay near the ocean

Made noise in Cincinnati

Now it's time to start commotion

My life is like a book

No telling where I'm heading

Started out in the church

Sam Cooke; Otis Redding

Uh

Church boy fresh

Amen

Real talk

Yeah

As a preacher's kid

I learned a lot from my parents

I was exposed to a lot of the church politics

But I always kept the faith

One thing that always stuck with me is

Follow your discernment

In the 80's my mother was blackballed

Because she refused to let someone lay hands on her

She wasn't feeling they energy