Ambitious Lyrics

Dear Lord

Forgive me

I'm not trying to be lazy

Or take for granted

gifts that You gave me

I'm just afraid

To be too ambitious

Cause these days

I guess success can be suspicious

I'm afraid

To eat the fruit of my own way, sell my soul

Be filled with my own plans and goals

Like, what if I get too busy then I do not hear You

Approval from the man

Sedates me, now I do not fear You

So, when I pray for Your best

That's then I sneeze

Money, titles, wanting to be an idol

Is in the air I breathe

So, I move slow to gain reflection

Cause there's deception for every man' s perception.

The heart

Who can know it, make success hard to define

Which makes ambition easy to cross the line

So, to play it safe

I'll obey you and just leave the rest to you

Afraid to do more than what you ask me to, though

I apologize

And babe,

Forgive me if I'm the same, an over achiever

When we met, I wasn't trying to deceive ya

As we getting older, I just want the simple things

Ain't got to be rich

We can live within our means

But don't get it twisted,

Yes, I still have dreams

Just afraid that more ain't really always what it seems

I just want to enjoy the labor of our hands and our feet

Eat what I want, go home

Enjoy our love's heat

And we can watch a movie -you choose-before or after

Doesn't matter just as long it has some laughter

And I can watch you sleep without being woke

That's why times I want to strike it rich

So, you ain't got to deal with some folks

It makes me want to take but without asking

Taking God's will without His guidance or compassion

But this is nothing new

You already know just how I feel

Just getting stronger longer as I live, babe.

So, forgive me

So, forgive me for not being ambitious

Forgive me for not being ambitious, babe

Yeah, forgive me for not being ambitious

Yeah, forgive me for not being ambitious, babe

This is not an excuse for the poor

Lord, I'm trying to keep it clear just what I'm working for

I just want a simple life filled with things I love

Obtained and sustained in a way I could be proud of

So, I ask you keep me on the path that's right

Help me to cultivate my gifts

Let it be pleasing to your sight

And that you give me Your spirit, and the peace it brings

Than chasing all these material things

Plus, You said

You 'll give me blessings with no curse

If I just seek Your kingdom first

Now to my teachers, preachers

Who put me on the right route

Forgive me, if I'm not

How you thought I turn out

Naw, ain't got the glam

Ain't got the fame

But thank God, I got some dollars and a good name

And I ain't got to steal, ain't got to borrow, ain't got to beg

I can think for myself and I don't need to be lead

Just a creature of habit,

Got in the habit of wanting things I know will last

Aware that everything in this life will pass

So, forgive me

So, forgive me for not being ambitious

Forgive me for not being ambitious, babe

Yeah, forgive me for not being ambitious

Yeah, forgive me for not being ambitious, babe

This is not an excuse for the poor

Lord, I'm trying to keep it clear just what I'm working for

I just want a simple life filled with things I love

Obtained and sustained in a way I could be proud of

So, I ask you keep me on the path that's right

Help me to cultivate my gifts

Let it be pleasing to your sight

So, I ask you keep me on the path that's right

Help me to cultivate my gifts

Let it be pleasing to your sight

And that you give me Your spirit, and the peace it brings

Than chasing all these material things

Plus, You said

You 'll give me blessings with no curse

If I just seek Your kingdom first