Turn the lights on real quick
Take a breath of fresh air
Put your feet in brand new kicks
Buy the most expensive pair
Now, doesn't that sound great?
Now, doesn't that sound fair?
Oh, it's how life should be
Every day without a care
Now get in your car real quick and
drive to the nearest business district
You've seen it a million times but I
bet this time you've probably missed it
There's people that need your help,
that are down on luck but truly gifted
"Can you spare some change for food?
" but you tell them "No" while claiming you're Christian
Y'all sit and watch Cribs every day
Talkin' 'bout these stars and their pay
But when a need's right in our face
We just keep walking away
Do we dare just keep what we got?
Walk on with the life on our blocks?
Don't take a little second to stop
And see where the focus is dropped
'Cause it's our life, man
We get one chance to make it
So those in tune to the stereo here's your chance to take it
I wanna do something good, something worth it, something true
Take some time to erase the blue
It starts with two, me and you
So look into his eyes and
Tell him that he's dying
'Cause nobody is tryin'
Nobody's beside him
I can see him cryin'
But he's still survivin'
So why do you deny him
Why do you deny him
We make all sorts of excuses and stay so far and exclusive
We say "They'll clutch and abuse
it, use it on drugs or they'll lose it"
Keep in mind these are people we never invite in our steeples
Need to fight off the sinnin' that keeps our mind from all givin'
Wanna be near it now
Joy of God, do you hear it now?
Who am I to ignore the sound of people screaming, cryin' out?
I wanna give it all
Because my God gave to me first and when I hear that call
I'll know that God has taken my dirt away from me
But not by actions, it's by grace and love
Just give him somethin', man, if not your money, at least a hug
How can we see them in the gutter drinkin' rainwater
And not feel compassion even though we're from the same Father?
We lock the doors to our cars when we pull up beside 'em
We cross the street when we see 'em instead of just passin' by 'em
We turn the cheek on our brothers
Why don't we speak to our brothers?
It's time to change, I'm gonna be different
Time to eat with our brothers
So look into his eyes and
Tell him that he's dying
'Cause nobody is tryin'
Nobody's beside him
I can see him cryin'
But he's still survivin'
So why do we deny him?
Why do we deny him?
Look into his eyes and
Tell him that he's dying
'Cause nobody is tryin'
Nobody's beside him
I can see him cryin'
But he's still survivin'
So why do we deny him?
Why do we deny him?
We build a church on every street you see across the nation
And every week we give our money and feel that good sensation
But then we turn and try to show off to the whole community
'Cause bigger buildings and more members takes the place of unity
Meanwhile, there's somebody starvin' on this side of town
While we cook massive meals for every congregation crowd
And then we wonder why we don't see changes in our neighbors
America's dyin' 'cause we won't get out and feed the strangers
Do you really think this Jesus stuff is going to have an impact
To someone beggin' for a nickel just to get his kids back?
You can't expect salvation just because you came to speak
When he's tuned out 'cause he's more focused on just tryin' to eat
As Christians, we got things messed up and now it's time to fix it
We need to stop just talkin', maybe show some actions with it
It's time to get us runnin' back on this track
And I'mma try to feed the world before my God comes back
I'm sayin'
So look into his eyes and
Tell him that he's dying
'Cause nobody is tryin'
Nobody's beside him
I can see him cryin'
But he's still survivin'
So why do we deny him?
Why do we deny him?
Look into his eyes and
Tell him that he's dying
'Cause nobody is tryin'
Nobody's beside him
I can see him cryin'
But he's still survivin'
So why do we deny him?
Why do we deny him?
Look into his eyes and
Tell him that he's dying
'Cause nobody is tryin'
Nobody's beside him
I can see him cryin'
But he's still survivin'
So why do you deny him?
Why do you deny him?
Look into his eyes and
Tell him that he's dying
'Cause nobody is tryin'
Nobody's beside him
I can see him cryin'
But he's still survivin'
So why do you deny him?
Why do I deny him?
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