Can I take a few moments to share with you
Some of the things that I've been through
All of this is so hard for me to talk about
But it's finally time for me to let it out
Some of you have been with me through all the pain
Yet a lot of you don't even know I've been changed
And to all of you who think you know me
I need you to listen closely
Cos I'm about to tell u something you just might not know
But I'm telling you because I have to let it go
I lost two kids, lost all my friends and I'm surprised I'm still here
And I never thought a man would be my biggest fear
But I almost paused my life to have you up there
They took my hope, all of my pride and my confidence
I've been misused, I've been abused in so many ways
Every night on my knees I pray lord take this pain away
But I'm holding on, standing strong
Cause things would be much better
And I know that things will have to change
And I know the lord will make a way
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Now brace yourself cos there's more for me to tell
I've thought about my kids while I sat up in that jail
And I wondered how their lives would be
If they grew up without me
And I often wondered why it was hard to say goodbye
But I stand there alone contemplating suicide
I'm about to tell u something you just might not know
But I'm telling you because I have to let it go
I've been tried and I've been slapped and even burnt with sobbers
Came very close to being thrown from a moving car
And it is some things that I am not proud of
Talk all you want but the truth is only God can judge
I made it through, I feel brand new and now I can say
God answers prayers and I'm standing strong if he took my pain away
Cos I held on, stood strong
Cause things would be much better
And I knew that things will have to change
And I knew the lord will make a way
Now put your lights out in the air
If you know someone who's been there
Now put your lights out in the air
If you know someone who's been there
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