I acknowledge the Satan I'm a changed man And that's God on the street And everyday I pray I wanna change I I wanna change It's time to take action I can't be all talk Even if I don't see progress it's my fault My fault my fault Let me hear you say I wanna change I I wanna change I know it's hard to believe that I'm the same man But guess what you're lookin' at a changed man I see what's going on in the world It's so depressin' I shouldn't be down 'Cause hope can help cope with the stressin' I still can't help but wonder How things are gonna be I was once told to be the change I want to see It makes perfect sense How Imma foot a challenge Now I realise how hard it is to find balance As a person there is no calculation Can't recall a last time I did a self evaluation In my mind is where I find I usually promise To make a change but now's the time to be brutally honest Honestly on a scale on one to ten Before I give myself a score I have to think again On and off take a moment just a pause Instead of what's good I'm tryin' to focus on my flaws Keep an eye out for any foul play like a referee At the end of the day Just tryin' to be a better me And everyday I pray I wanna change I I wanna change It's time to take action I can't be all talk And if I don't see progress it's my fault My fault my fault Let me hear you say I wanna change I I wanna change I know it's hard to believe that I'm the same man But guess what you're lookin' at a changed man I love hip hop I just don't love it all Fault for perfect so who am I to judge at all Who ever is without syncing cast the first stone If that's so not a single rock can be throne Let it be known my self respect came last Any time I reflect it's like lookin' through stained glass But instead of drowning myself in guilt I'm humbled thank the Lord for the house he built Recognition is what we all seek for I took the long way to get here no detour Not sure why I just know it's right No lie this didn't happen over night I used to strive to be the centre of attention Now I'm cool even if I never get a mention What can I say except it was never planned At the end of the day I just want to be a better man And everyday I pray I wanna change I I wanna change It's time to take action I can't be all talk And if I don't see progress it's my fault My fault my fault Let me hear you say I wanna change I I wanna change I know it's hard to believe that I'm the same man But guess what you're lookin' at a changed man There's no reason at all you shouldn't be feelin' strange Like the seasons the people change you see the same Things happen summer winter spring and fall It's no wonder I don't regret a thing at all Over time best friends can grow to be distant If you knew back then you should know me different Regardless you met me once or a hundred times Let me take a guess on what was runnin' through your mind Thought I was selfish cocky and probably rude I hope that now my image is slightly improved The first impression is how you will remember me So I choose to give off a positive energy It's the best of me says I'm tryin' to leave a memory That I am real and not just somethin' I pretend to be A changed man spiritually mentally Exactly the way it was all meant to be And everyday I pray I wanna change I I wanna change It's time to take action I can't be all talk And if I don't see progress it's my fault My fault my fault Let me hear you say I wanna change I I wanna change I know it's hard to believe that the same man But guess what you're lookin' at a changed man Changed man changed man
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