STRUGGLE LIKE THIS

[Chorus: Jay Sanon]
Tell me why my people gonna like this
Gotta struggle like this
Can you please tell me why?
Oh Lord can you please tell me why
(Oh Lord can you tell me why?) (2x)

[Verse 1: Jay Sanon]
I been broke and broken for some days now
It’s cloudy days I don’t see the sun rays now
It’s Hurricane and tornados up in my way now
My mental health done turned to the devil's playground
Applications going out but ain’t nobody calling
I’m feeling lesser then a man I see my tears falling
On the floor of this Section 8 apartment
And overdrawn accounts got me anxious and nauseous
Momma lost her best friend in December
It’s Florida weather but we still feel the winter
Seen her crying at the funeral it hurt me
Knowing that she died the day after her birthday
My homie told me question God but don’t question God
But the things He be allowing got me stressing hard
Like why my people getting swipe by immigration?
And the President cold as ICE yet they praise him?

[Verse 2: Aluis]
I heard God created patience
Something I’ve been lacking
Ironically still waiting, drained with the issues that been carried through the decades
Past generations who died with all the hatred it
Seems like I’ve been tainted
Love to conditional to simply extend it without any exchange
Two different world views
The earth is always spinning and with time it always changes
They put faith around the universe I put it in Who made it
Its easy to be mystic than to deal with all the questions understandably so
My unbelief just takes me places that my answers never been to
Beginning of frustration it’s crazy how I made
So close to leaving faith and become a real atheist
All my life believed in God but my faith was never questioned
Put more faith in what saw than the actual Resurrection
I got a couple questions I can wait until heaven
But I struggle finding answers yeah

[Interlude: Joshua Eze]
There’s a Person in that pain
God is with you
He’s going to be with
He’ll never leave you nor forsake you
As long as you have a purpose here on this earth
Your gonna make it through

[Verse 3: Jay Sanon]
Ayo it’s hard to crack a smile with this thorn in my flesh
And You speaking in parables my condition is terrible
Keep it here to humble me to stop me going arrogant
Knowing without it my voice You’ll probably never hear again
Way too many years with more questions with than answers
Say I’m sold out when problems come I panic
Mountains can move with faith smaller than a granite
And when I’m weak Your strong I still can’t understand it
The homie told me life is hard
But if it wasn’t wouldn’t need God
How could I ever disrespect You
And seek another refuge
When I was down bad You was there for my rescue
Your resume speaks for itself you never left me
And you won't forsake me
This situation won’t break me
But it’ll make me way stronger than I ever been
The hell I’m enduring in time will be Heaven sent

[Chorus]