If It Wasn’t For You

In these days and times
Man, I can’t put it into words
Gotta give credit where it’s due
Man, if it wasn’t for you, you know what I’d be, any of us
All praises due to Allah

[Verse 1]
I’m no different, I’m the same as a lot of men
But your hand’s the only one that I can put my problems in
I appreciate all the blessings that you be droppin’ in
And helping me out of every situation that I was in
I can’t thank you enough for being patient with
Me being evasive, complaining in my ungratefulness
The times you made a way for me when I was paperless
And all I had to do was pray for it, no need to make a wish
Then with God speed, velocity I’m blessed
An eternal amount of words could never properly express
I’m tryna overcome my slippin’ and rebellion
And wipe my slate clean of every duty that I failed in
And if I please you what men think don’t matter then
‘cause any status granted by man pales in comparison
Want you to know that forever that these are words that I’ll
Never change, signed K-Rino, your imperfect child

[Chorus]
If it wasn’t for you, I would be a misguided soul
I appreciate the gifts that you allowed me to hold
And if I lost it all tomorrow, still you I would choose
Because if not for you, I wouldn’t’ve had possessions to lose

If it wasn’t for you, I would be a misguided soul
I appreciate the gifts that you allowed me to hold
And if I lost it all tomorrow, still you I would choose
Because if not for you, I wouldn’t’ve had possessions to lose

[Verse 2]
They say you work in mysterious ways
It ain’t mysterious, we hear you when our spirit is raised
As I travel through the darkness among these strangers
You navigated me past all the unseen dangers
And I didn’t fall short, I fell far to new depths
But I’m wise enough to know that you guided this fool’s steps
Pullin’ me up and then helpin’ me out of the trouble
A lot of people turn on you as soon as they face the struggle
But Jesus was a prophet, you made it tough for him
So if they choose not to believe in you, that’s up to them
So I submit no matter how hard it get
And I can’t lie, it’s been a lot of times I wanted to quit
I remember one day complaining ‘bout my life and its facets
‘bout how bad I was doin’ and how hard that I had it
Then you humbled me at a corner store when I passed it
Saw a homeless family walkin’, pushin’ a basket, sayin’

[Chorus]
If it wasn’t for you, I would be a misguided soul
I appreciate the gifts that you allowed me to hold
And if I lost it all tomorrow, still you I would choose
Because if not for you, I wouldn’t’ve had possessions to lose

If it wasn’t for you, I would be a misguided soul
I appreciate the gifts that you allowed me to hold
And if I lost it all tomorrow, still you I would choose
Because if not for you, I wouldn’t’ve had possessions to lose

[Verse 3]
When I can’t confide in nobody, you willing to listen
Providing solutions to problems when answers are missing
You helped me go to war with all the ratchetness in my system
All those I’ll-never-do-it-agains if you just get me through this one
So it’s necessary I pray each and every day
Thankin’ him for a ton of things that I can never repay
You either with him or you not with him, no areas gray
A man is judged by how much his sins and charities weigh
All the times that you saved me, nothing should cause doubt
Non-coincidental last minute blessings I lost count
If living to be a thousand, I could do such
And you never do nothing else for me, you did too much
And if I never reach the level of a breakthrough star
I’m just grateful that I get to see how great you are
The world might say I’m nothing but accept that never
I look in the mirror and see the most blessed man ever

[Chorus]
If it wasn’t for you, I would be a misguided soul
I appreciate the gifts that you allowed me to hold
And if I lost it all tomorrow, still you I would choose
Because if not for you, I wouldn’t’ve had possessions to lose

If it wasn’t for you, I would be a misguided soul
I appreciate the gifts that you allowed me to hold
And if I lost it all tomorrow, still you I would choose
Because if not for you, I wouldn’t’ve had possessions to lose