Stronger

[Intro: JustPierre]
I remember
I remember well
Ay

[Verse 1: JustPierre]
Weeping may endure, but joy is for sure
Coming when the sun rise, Psalm 30, verse 5
I, pull back the blinds, thank God I'm alive
I never thought I'd make it this far
I remember working at McDonald's, in that blue get-up
People would curse you out if you forgot to give 'em ketchup
That was my first job, man, forget what they say
Wasn't tripping off getting paid, I was just glad to be saved
I remember one time, cashing my check for 40 dollars
Are you for real? That's enough to make you hollar
After 2 weeks, and bro, that's all I'm worth?
So I bought a Cali hoodie and gave the rest to the church
It ain't about being poor, it ain't about being rich
Philippians 4:11, it's about being content
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength
It ain't about how you start, it's all about how you end, yeah

[Chorus: Nu Vision]
Remember when we thought
We never would survive
I remember when you thought
You never would survive
Look at you now
Stronger
Stronger
Pain didn't kill me, now I'm really feeling
Stronger

[Verse 2: Jocelyn McGregor of Nu Vision]
Oh yes, I can reminisce, a recollection
Pillow wet from regret, wet from rejection
I was dying inside, wondering why
My 'good enough', wasn't good enough for the man in my life
When you want to feel love
And you're deprived of that basic affirmation
And your pent-up hurt is a bent up skirt
In an act of desperation
With tearful eyes you realize the lies you have internalized
You finally see, and you're finally free
And condemnation's absentee
Trials come to make me strong, keep watching me, it won't be long
He said if I wait on Him, I'd spread my wings and catch the wind
I feel the wind rising, it's right over the horizon
Soon I will open my eyes and my faith will become sight
So I'm pressing on for the prize 'cause the calling I have is high
And I can't settle for dying, gotta keep pressing and trying
Til His glory's all around me, and my story's so astounding
That everybody here's my testimony resounding

[Bridge: Nu Vision]
Be strong, stay strong
Don't quit, keep holding on
Be strong, stay strong
Never would've made it this far
Be strong, stay strong
Don't quit, keep holding on
Be strong, stay strong
Never would've made it this far

[Outro]
Boy, back in my day
We used to play basketball down in North Carolina
We ain't have no sneakers
So we played in hi top combat boots
And we ain't have no basketball, so we used a brick
And we ain't have no hoop
So cousin, Junebug , would hold his arms out in a circle, like this
And all day long, we'd slam dunk that brick off Junebug's head
Them was tough days, boy