I used to say. Sticks and stones. May break my bones. But words would never hurt me. But today. I can't deny the pain. The knife the crime. Of all things they told me. Society. Economy. That neighborhood. On the road to no good.
They said you'd never amount to nothin' (but I'm here to tell you).

YOU ARE LOVED. NO MATTER WHAT YOU'VE DONE. NO MATTER WHERE YOU'RE FROM. OR WHERE YOU'RE GOIN' (You are loved). YOU ARE LOVED. NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAID. NO MATTER WHAT THEY DID. YOU GOTTA KNOW THIS. YOU ARE LOVED. YOU ARE LOVED.

Choices made. Decisions that I just wanna take back. Pretend they never happened. Real life.
Abuse. No more. Excuses. The point is yo're still standin'. Fathers leave the missing link don't do what they should and you're left with no good. And they said you would never amount to nothin' but I'm here to letchu know. All we need is love to make it right.

Akil Thompson Israel Houghton, Aaron Lindsey an Tommy Sims © 2009 Kahil Ali Music (adm by Fun Attic Music)/ASCAP, Integrity's Praise! Music/BMI, Sound of the New Breed (adm by Integrity's Praise! Music)/BMI, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./BMI, Aaron Lindsey Publishing (adm by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.)/BMI and Chi-Legacy Music/ASCAP