[Verse 1: Aaron Cole]
Yeah, go hard, I be tryna go hard
For my family and my homies and my cousins
Yeah, but everything testing my faith, uh
Gotta lot on my plate, uh, gotta keep pushin', man, uh, yeah, uh
I be dealing with struggles and all the pressure
Tryna find peace up in this world like I'm Metta
I don't wanna die young, just live forever
Yeah, just live forever
'Cause all my friends leaning on the bottles
I'm praying that I hear from them tomorrow
Lost a couple over the years, yeah, yeah, many tears, yeah, yeah
Give it to God, yeah, yeah, know You're near, yeah, yeah
[Chorus: Aaron Cole]
(Oh-oh-oh)
Couldn't come this far, man, just by grindin' (Oh-oh-oh)
If I said I did it myself, then I'd just be lying (Oh-oh-oh, yeah)
You showed me what it means to be faithful (Oh-oh-oh)
Oh yeah, I'm forever ever grateful (Oh-ayy, oh-ayy, oh-oh)
Yeah, forever ever grateful, yeah (Oh-ayy, oh-ayy, oh-oh)
Yeah-yeah, forever ever grateful
[Verse 2: Aaron Cole]
Hopeless, I be feelin' hopeless
Try to take control when I feel every door is closin'
But it's Your plan, that's what they keep sayin'
Yeah, it's hard to do when I feel the devil be preying
Hard is always what it's gotta be, though
I'm steady shootin' 3's when it's just a free throw, ayy
Learned I had to get rid of my ego
Me and You together, we a weapon, yeah, we lethal
Now every day we up just like a high note
Ain't never going back, that's on the Bible, ayy
Nothing I did got me standing right here
Got Your angels watching me, it's never been so clear
[Chorus: Aaron Cole]
(Oh-oh-oh)
Couldn't come this far, man, just by grindin' (Oh-oh-oh)
If I said I did it myself, then I'd just be lying (Oh-oh-oh, yeah)
You showed me what it means to be faithful (Oh-oh-oh)
Oh yeah, I'm forever ever grateful (Oh-ayy, oh-ayy, oh-oh)
Yeah, forever ever grateful, yeah (Oh-ayy, oh-ayy, oh-oh)
Yeah-yeah, forever ever grateful
[Outro: Aaron Cole & Asya Goss, Chastity Hinson & Justin Goss]
(Oh-ayy, oh-ayy, oh-oh)
Forever ever grateful
(Oh-ayy, oh-ayy, oh-oh)
Forever ever grateful
(Oh-ayy, oh-ayy, oh-oh)
Forever ever grateful
(Oh-ayy, oh-ayy, oh-oh)
Forever ever grateful
Oh-ayy, oh-ayy, oh-oh
Forever ever grateful
Oh-ayy, oh-ayy, oh-oh
Forever ever grateful
Oh-ayy, oh-ayy, oh-oh
Forever ever grateful
Oh-ayy, oh-ayy, oh-oh
Forever ever grateful
Forever Grateful was written by Aaron Cole & Saint X.
Forever Grateful was produced by Saint X.
Aaron Cole released Forever Grateful on Fri May 22 2020.
On May 17, 2020, Aaron Cole posted a video of him premiering the song for fans on a Zoom call, where he previewed Only U Forever:
A day later on May 18, 2020, Aaron Cole posted a behind the scenes video with Saint X of the making “Forever Grateful”: