Know You - Pro, Rick Trotter

See I grew up like «screw the world, «it's me against it

And if it’s life after death, then I don’t wanna live it

So confused man, 2Pac he discipled me, Biggie he made me classy

In a fatherless household, hip-hop became my pappy

The rage grew inside of me, I hated my daddy

But when I seen him in the summer I can’t front, it made me happy

Thank the Lord for my momma, did the best that she can

But ain’t no way a woman could ever show a man to be a man

Raised two kids on her own, with a small amount of cash

But it really got bad when she married my stepdad

'Cause he put poison in his body, fiendin' for that white

Got his check, hit the block, couple weeks, he outta sight

Couldn’t trust him 'cause he was always tryna get me beat

Said if he did it one more time I swear I’d kill him in his sleep

But even though the pain made it hurt to grow

I love you to this day, I forgive you and want you to know

Can’t nobody take your place

And even though you make mistakes

I pray the Lord’ll give you grace 'cause I just wanna know

I just wanna know

I just wanna know

I just wanna know you

Your son who took the pain away

I hope one day you’ll feel the same

But even if you never change I just wanna know

I just wanna know

I just wanna know

I just wanna know you

Before I was married, me and my wife got into it real bad

Called my momma’s house, and guess who picked up?

My stepdad

I was cursing up a storm, he’d just listen and laugh

Said if you love I need to turn around and try to have a dad

And right then, something in my heart began to crack

He had never dealt with me any way like Daddy

Didn’t come to the wedding, but for some reason I wasn’t mad

Had to realize the frailty of him and my dad

Then it really got real when he fell into that coma

Died a couple weeks later, couldn’t hug him if I wanna

And when I saw him in that casket, couldn’t stop myself from crying

Look how petty we can be, had to’ve wasted a lot of time

Instead of loving like Christ, I would hate like a fool

'Cause true love go beyond the way that people treat you

See even though the pain made it hurt to grow

I love you to this day, I forgive you and want you to know

Can’t nobody take your place

And even though you make mistakes

I pray the Lord’ll give you grace 'cause I just wanna know

I just wanna know

I just wanna know

I just wanna know you

Your son who took the pain away

I hope one day you’ll feel the same

But even if you never change I just wanna know

I just wanna know

I just wanna know

I just wanna know you

I wish that I could take back every time I said in my heart «I wish you was

dead»

And wrap my arms around your neck and told you «I love you» instead

That’s what Christ did for us, we were enemies at one time

Then he indwelled me with the Spirit for the renewing of my mind

See I deserved the cross, shoulda been me that was scourged

But the Father called us up to my place with his son

Washed me in the blood of his perfect sacrifice

And though I shoulda ate death, I was fed the bread of life

So a Christian means that we supposed to look like God

Then the debt I owe him is more than you could ever charge

But the truth

I should be dead off principle

But the gospel is that we are to forgive the unforgivable

Bless the despicable, we are all fallen men

They were used by the Lord to put my faith in his hand

So even though the pain made it hurt to grow

I love you to this day, I forgive you and want you to know

Can’t nobody take your place

And even though you make mistakes

I pray the Lord’ll give you grace 'cause I just wanna know

I just wanna know

I just wanna know

I just wanna know you

Your son who took the pain away

I hope one day you’ll feel the same

But even if you never change I just wanna know

I just wanna know

I just wanna know

I just wanna know you

I just wanna know you