dear God,

[Intro]
Dear God, I'm trying hard to reach you
Dear God, I see your face in all I do
Sometimes, it's so hard to believe in...
But God, I know you have your reasons.
(Uh huh)

[Verse 1]

They said he's busy, hold the line please,
Call me crazy, I thought maybe he could mind read.
Who does the blind lead?
Show me a sign please,
If everything is made in China, are we Chinese?

And why do haters separate us like we siamese?
Technology turning the planet into zombies,
Everybody all in everybody's dirty laundry.
Acid rain, earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis.

Terrorists, crime sprees, assaults, and robberies.
Cops yellin' stop, freeze,
Shoot him before he try to leave.
Air quality so foul, I gotta try to breath,
Endangered species,
And we runnin' out of trees.

If I could hold the world in the palm of these
Hands,
I would probably do away with these anomalies.
Everybody checkin' for the new award nominee,
Wars and atrocities,
Look at all the poverty.

Ignoring the prophecies,
More beef than broccoli,
Corporate monopoly,
Weak world economy,
Stock market topplin',
Mad marijuana, oxycotton, and klonopin,
Everybody out of it?

[Hook]

Well I've been thinkin' about,
And I've been breakin' it down,
Without an answer.

I know I'm thinking out loud,
But if you're lost and around,
Why do we suffer?
Why do we suffer?
(Uh huh)

[Verse 2]

Yeah... It's still me, one of your biggest fans.
I get off work,
Right back to work again.
I probably need to go ahead and have my head exam(ined).
Look at how they got me on the Def Jam payment plan.

Well, I'm in the world of entertainment and,
Trying to keep a singing man sane for the paying fans.
If I don't make it through the night, slight change of plans,
Harp strings, angel wings, and praying hands.

Lord, forgive me for my shortcomings,
For going on tour and ignoring the court summons.
All I'm trying to do is live life to the fullest,
They sent my daddy to you in a barrage of bullets.

Why is the world ugly when you made it in your image?
And why is livin' life such a fight to the finish?
For this high percentage
When the sky's the limit
A second is a minute, every hour's infinite.

[Outro]

Dear God, I'm trying hard to reach you
Dear God, I see your face in all I do
Sometimes, it's so hard to believe in..

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probably one my favorite albums from The Roots. i listened to this song for the umpteenth time on my way in the office this morning. i love Black Thought, one of my all-time favorite MCs. this song captures the struggle for a lot of people out there right now during this heart wrenching recession. being in my line of business, i get to see firsthand what it's doing to people and i'm also seeing it on a personal level with my loved ones. i know that a lot of us are talking to God during these times, while our hearts are barely clinging onto our faiths. it's only natural to question the things that happen to us and i'll be the first to admit that sometimes, it's hard to keep believing.. but, i know that believing is so important, especially during trivial times. sometimes it's the only thing you have that can't be taken from you.



so, please keep believing.



and i will definitely be putting in a few prayers this weekend.



xoxoooooooo