Kirk Franklin

[fox69]

"Lean On Me"

"Lean On Me"


[Bono] Oooooohhh

[Intro:]
[Kirk]
This is for that little child with no father
For that man that doesn't have a place to stay
For that little boy living with AIDS
[R. Kelly] Can I tell you a story, tell you a story
[Kirk] You can lean on me

[R. Kelly]
There's a man (oh yes)
Standing on the corner
He has no home
He has no food
And his blue skies are gone (yes it is)
Can't you hear him cryin' out

[Crystal Lewis]
And there's a girl
Searching for a father and a friend
Praying that the storm someday will end
But instead of walking away
Open up your heart and say

[Chorus:]
[Choir]
I am here
You don't have to worry
I can see...
[Kirk] I can see your tears
[Choir]
....your tears
I'll be there in a hurry when you call
[Kirk] Yes I will
[Choir] Friends are there to catch you when you fall
[Kirk] Here's my shoulder
[Choir] Here's my shoulder, you can lean on me

[Kirk] halleluia
[Mary J. Blige] Ooooohhhhh
[Kirk] Listen

[Mary J. Blige]
Oh, there's a child
Who is sick and begging to be free
But there is no cure for his disease
He looks up to his mother and

[Choir] As she hold (holds), his hand (hand)
[Bono] Prayin' that someday
The sun will shine again
[Kirk] And the pain?
[Choir] And the pain will end
[Kirk] Pain will end....Come on

[Choir] I am here
[Mary J. Blige] I am here
[Choir] You don't have to worry
[Mary J. Blige] You don't have to worry
[Choir] I can see...
[Mary J. Blige] I see...
[Choir] ....your tears
[Mary J. Blige] ....your tears, yeah
[Choir] I'll be there in a hurry when you call
[Mary J. Blige] I'll be there in a hurry when you call
[Choir] Friends are there to catch you when you fall
[Mary J. Blige] I'm your friend and I'll catch you when, when, when you fall
[Choir] Here's my shoulder, you can lean on me
[Mary J. Blige] Here's my shoulder, you can lean on me

[Bridge:]
[R. Kelly]
Tell me, how can I, how can I love Jesus
When I've never seen His face
[Bono] Yeah, I see you dying
[Crystal Lewis] And I turn and walk away

[Crystal] So hold my hand
[Mary J. Blige] Oooooohhhhh
[Bono] Let me take you to a friend of mine
[R. Kelly] He's waiting just to ease your troubled mind
[Kirk] Yeah, yeah, He loves you more than you'll ever know
[Bono] 'Stead of walking away
[Kirk] Open up
[Crystal Lewis] Open up your heart and say
[Kirk] Come on

[Chorus:]
[Choir] I am here
[R. Kelly] I am here
[Choir]
You don't have to worry
I can see your tears
I'll be there in a hurry when you call
[Kirk] Alleluia
[Choir] Aaaaaaah
[Tamila Mann - Family] When you call, friends will be there to catch you when, catch you when you fall
[Choir] Here's my shoulder, you can lean on me
[Dalon Collins - Family] Thank you Jesus, yeah
[R. Kelly] OhYeah, oh yeah

[Choir]
Here's my shoulder, you can lean on me
Here's my shoulder, you can lean on me
[Bono] You can lean on me
[R. Kelly] Lean on me, yeah, yeah
[Kirk] You're my friend but you're also my brother
[Bono] Here's my shoulder, you can lean on me

[Intro]

 

[fox69]

"Let It Go"

"Let It Go"


My mama gave me up when I was four years old
She didn't destroy my body but she killed my soul
Now it's cold 'cause I'm sleeping in my back seat
Understand the spirit's willing but my flesh is weak
(let him speak) let me speak, I never had a chance to dream
Ten years old finding love in dirty magazines
Ms. December you remember I bought you twice
Now I'm thirty plus and still paying the price
Had a sister that I barely knew
Kind of got separated by the age of two
Same mama different daddy so we couldn't fake it
I saw my sister's daddy beat her in the tub naked
Take it serious the demons in the man's mind
The same daddy with rape charges now he's doing time
Crack followed and like daddy prison thirteen years
Haven't her but she's traded tears for fears

[Chorus]
Shout. Shout
Let it all out
These are the things I can do without
So come on
I'm talking to you
So come on

Sex was how I made it through
Without someone to teach you love what else is there to do?
So where I'm from they call you gay and say you ain't a man
Show them you ain't no punk
Get all the girls you can
A simple plan that still haunts me even now today
Back to seventeen and got a baby on the way
NO G.E.D. all I see is failure in my eyes
If you listening then remember I apologize
I was raised falling in the church
Made mistakes heard the Lord's calling in the church
After service on the parking lot getting high
Wanted to be accepted so bad I was willing to die
Even tried to tell the pastor but he couldn't see
Years of low self esteem and insecurities
Church taught me how to shout and how to speak in tongues
But preacher teach me how to live now when the tongue is done, help me

[Chorus]

See I'm. See I'm
Soul survivor. Soul survivor
World survivor
I just wanna let it go
World survivor, soul survivor
Just wanna let it go

Jesus please on my knees can't you hear my crying
You said to put it in your hands and lord I'm really trying
You wasn't lying when you said you'd reap what you sow
Like that night mama died
Hard to let it go
You adopted me
Cared for me
And changed my name
But I cursed at you
Lied to you
Left your pain
It's not strange I can still see it in my head
To know for hours you were laying in that bed
If you listening to this record,
If it's day our night
If my mama still living treat your mama right
Don't be like me and let that moment slip away
And be careful cause you can't take back what you say
To my real mama if you listening I'm letting it go
To my father I forgive you 'cause you didn't know
The pain was preparation for my destiny
And one more thing lord let my son be a better man than me

[Chorus 2x]

 

[fox69]

"Let Me Touch You"

"Let Me Touch You"


Let me touch You and see if You are real
Even though, I know my heart Your hands can heal
But sometimes I get discouraged
And I need Your strength and shield, Jesus
Let me touch You and see if You are real

Sometimes to me You seem so far away
And I wonder how to make it through the day
But if I can touch the hem of Your garment
Your power, I know, You can heal, Jesus
Let me touch You and see if You are real

[CHORUS]
When I'm down
Let me touch You
When I'm lonely
Let me touch You
When I'm discouraged
Let me touch You
Like I never have before
Lord, I need You more and more, Jesus
Let me touch You and see if You are real

Oh, see if You are real

 

[fox69]

"Little Boy"

"Little Boy"


[Verse I]
Little boy, where you goin'?
Tell me what you gon' do, you gon' be
Tell what your future
Is college in your dreams?
You like that money and them shiny things?
Got shot at seventeen
At your funeral we sing a sad song
Your momma's baby's gone
I hear the preacher say, "Rest in peace little boy."

[Verse II]
Little girl, where you goin'?
Do you even know you too young for them clothes?
I know you think you grown
But let him see yo mind not the crack or yo behind
Baby, Take your time and realize tomorrow has trouble of its own
Oh, and one more thing
You deserve a king 'cause you a queen, baby girl

[B section]
What happen to the days when we knew the way and we used to say Jesus
Now everyting is gray when trouble comes we pray
Something gotta change

[Chorus]
I've seen the lightning flashing
And I heard the thunder roll
See it won't be long God is showing up our wrong
You better get right church
Before it's time to go home

[Verse III]
Momma, Daddy, what you doing?
Ain't took a trip in years
Busy with both your careers trying to make your mark
Even bought a house but you kids live at 106&Park
It's getting dark
Don't let the sun go down
Now your children ain't around for you
Ain't no money in the world worth you losing family
Just tryin' to help you see baby

[B section and Chorus]

[Bridge]
If we ever need The Lord before, we sho' do need him now
Sho' do

[Verse IV]
Preacherman, where we goin'?
Church, what does it mean?
Talent show or lottery?
I know I've been guilty
It starts inside of me
Together, we can make a change
And one more thing
When you judge his name
Be careful, the preacher ain't you God
See his job is to give people Jesus, baby
Jesus, baby

[Chorus 2x]

 

[fox69]

"Lookin' Out For Me"

"Lookin' Out For Me"


Every time I look back
And every time I think back
On all the stuff I've been through
I've prayed through I cried through
And then I tried you and just
Whan I was about to fall
Your love caught me when your name I called
Jesus you keep on lookin' out for me

Remeber when the doctor said
He said he couldn't help you and
Remember when the money was gettin' low
You're hurtin' now your feeling low and just
When you thought the night would never end
The sun came out now you can smile again
Jesus you keep on lookin' out for me

[Chorus]
You keep on lookin' out for me [3x]
In spite of all I've done
Jesus you keep on lookin' out for me

I shouldn't be here today
And when I look back on all my mistakes
If it hadn't been for your grace
I don't know where I'd be where I'd go
Who can love me like you do
And who can hold me when I'm going through
Jesus you keep on lookin' out for me

[Chorus]

 

[fox69]

"Looking For You"

"Looking For You"


[Verse 1:]
I've been down so long,
I've been hurt for so long,
There were times I thought I would never see the break of day.
It was hard for me,to see your plan for me
And I tried to believe surely it won't last always
But night after night, (Night after night, Night after night)
I pray Lord don't take your joy from me
Then late one night I read in your love letter that it's gonna get better

[Chorus:]
Don't cha know that
I've been looking for you
I realized that nothing else will satisfy me
I'm so glad I found you
Now that I'm changed no one can keep me away from you

[Verse 2:]
And my enemies, tried to come for me
And they thought that my world was coming to an end
All the while you knew
That I would make it through
I feel closer to you now than when I first began
Jesus you are, (Jesus you are, Jesus you are)
You are my sun right after the rain
Wherever you are
I just wanna be near you
I'm so glad I can hear you

[Chorus 2x]

Ohoh Ohohoh
Ohoh Ohohoh
Ohoh Ohohoh
Ohoh Ohohoh

Jesus you are, (Jesus you are, Jesus you are)
You are my sun right after the rain
Wherever you are
I just wanna be near you
I so glad i found you
[Chorus 2x]

Ohoh Ohohoh (ohoho)
Ohoh Ohohoh (ohoho)
Ohoh Ohohoh (ohoho)
Ohoh Ohohoh (ohoho)

[Outro]

 

[fox69]

"Losing My Religion"

"Losing My Religion"



I'm losing my religion
Thank God
I prayed about my decision
How odd
For the man with the mic
To be the man all his life
While Christ-like stipes did with REM
Rev up the RPMs
How do I begin to try to paint this sin, of rules?
That divides God's people in two

In the beginning, religion created a mask
The reformation helped but soon the patch didn't last
I don't tell, you don't ask
So we created a lie
And for generations, church was where we went to go hide
Or we no longer tried
Because rules read our relationship was empty inside
Leaves you bitter, dry
Swift to cut like a razor
Swift to call you a traitor
Cause you're swift to love Taylor
Now we got bad blood with our neighbor

Who's wrong, who's right
Every Sunday we're divided
Who's black, who's white, C'mon
Now the man in the mirror never gets race right
He'll never be Christ-like
Never receive good pay
So your faith never rises above minimum wage
So when it's time to save the world
You don't know what to say
To your brother that you love when he tells you he's gay
Do you push him away?
Judge him down till he leaves?
Give him a gospel he hears or a gospel he sees
Love wrapped in truth is the gospel he needs
There's room at the cross for everyone, even me

Well my sins are now clean
The loss now redeemed
Religion is a prison but truth sets us free
Helps us believe
That the world we're in now is not the world that will be
Terror, famine, disease
Millions in poverty
Hungry, can't sleep
With all of this religion, why these babies can't eat?
And if the middle class is gone, how can America see?
How can America breathe?
When the oxygen is gone from the American dream
And these American streets listen close as they speak
The next time you think America please include me

Help the ones that are weak
All they want is a piece
Of the pie that you keep
Is that too much to ask of those who lay the concrete?
Still laying on concrete
Pop, Pop by police
See, they the foundation of the nation
Not the 2%
Not the ones that own the building that the middle class rent
Because they make sense

Tell me how do you feel?
I'm the new Franklin and I have the new deal
I fight and do right
FDR for real
One nation under God
God, show us the way
The science of opinion
God is not a buffet
You pick what you want so no God on your plate
The preacher isn't God
Religion's first mistake
Serving stewards, shepherds, not kings
Has to die to his flesh everyday like me

One VIP
All the other seats in church are free
We're just groupies
God's the celebrity
Before 313 AD
Before Constantine
Before the council of Nacia
Before Romans and Greeks
Before Kalvin Alexander, Luther
Before let there be
Before history
To the last century
Before the death on the tree
Before the fall of man
Was a picture of me
Now to his heart
Right before the last three
Words he would speak
It is finished

Can you believe?
I'm losing my religion
Thank God
Helping you lose yours,
Is my job

 

[fox69]

"Lost Hearts"

"Lost Hearts"



WHAT HAPPENED TO I'M SORRY
AND I LOVE YOU
WHAT HAPPENED TO PAY ME BACK
WHEN YOU CAN
WHAT HAPPENED TO LET'S WAIT
UNTIL WE'RE MARRIED
WHAT HAPPENED TO A BOY GROWING
UP BECOMING A MAN

PEOPLE DON'T PRAY NO MORE
PEOPLE DON'T SMILE NO MORE
PEOPLE DON'T LOVE NO MORE
BECAUSE THEY'VE LOST THEIR
HEARTS, HEARTS, HEARTS
BECAUSE THEY'VE LOST THEIR
HEARTS

WHAT HAPPENED TO WAKING UP
ON SUNDAY MORNING
MAMA IN THE KITCHEN SINGING
GOSPEL SONGS
WHAT HAPPENED TO LET'S TALK
INSTEAD OF FIGHTING
AND MAKING IT HOME BEFORE
THE STREET LIGHTS CAME ON

PEOPLE DON'T SPEAK NO MORE
PEOPLE DON'T LAUGH NO MORE
PEOPLE DON'T LOVE NO MORE
BECAUSE THEY'VE LOST
THEIR HEARTS, HEARTS,
HEARTS
BECAUSE THEY'VE LOST
THEIR HEARTS, HEARTS, HEARTS
BECAUSE THEY'VE LOST
THEIR HEARTS

LORD I KNOW IT'S NOT
SUPPOSED TO BE THIS WAY
YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE THAT
CAN TAKE THIS PAIN AWAY ( THIS PAIN AWAY)
SO WE CAN FEEL YOUR GRACE

THEN WE CAN SMILE AGAIN
THE WE CAN LAUGH AGAIN
THEN WE CAN SING AGAIN
WE WON'T HAVE TO WORRY
NO
THEN WE CAN DANCE
AGAIN
THEN WE CAN LOVE AGAIN

CAUSE YOU GAVE US BACK
OUR HEARTS, HEARTS, HEARTS
CAUSE YOU GAVE US BACK OUR HEARTS, (WE WORSHIP YOU)
HEARTS, HEARTS
CAUSE YOU GACE US BACK OUR
HEARTS

 

[fox69]

"Love"

"Love"


Paitent love, kind love, sweet love, kind love [repeat 4 times]

[Verse 1]
Love a word that comes and goes
but few people really know what it means to really love somebody
love though the tears may fade away
i'm so glad your love will stay
'cause i love you and you show me
jesus what it really means to love

Patient love, kind love, sweet love, kind love [repeat twice]

[Repeat verse 1]

[Bridge]
The nights that i cry you love me
when i should have died you love me
i'll never know why you love me
its a mystery to me now that i can finally see jesus

When all was gone you love me
You gave me a song that you love me
now i can go on 'cause you love me
its a mystery to me now that i can finally see jesus

[Repeat Bridge]

What it really means
what it really means
what it really means
To love .............................................................

Patient patient guide
That's love
To love...........................
Patient patient guide
That's love

 

[fox69]

"Love (Remix)"

"Love (Remix)"


Patient love, kind love, sweet love, kind love [5 times]
Love a word that comes and goes
But few people really know
What it means to really love somebody
Love though your tears fade away
I'm glad your love will stay
Cause I love you
And you showed me Jesus
What it really means to love...
Patient love, kind love, sweet love, kind love [2 times]
Love a word that comes and goes
But few people really know
What it means to really love somebody
Love though your tears fade away
I'm glad your love will stay
Cause I love you
And you showed me Jesus
What it really means to love...

The nights that I cried you loved me
When I should've died you loved me
I'll never know why you loved me
It's a mystery to me and now I'm glad to
See Jesus
When all hope was gone you loved me
You gave me a song cause you love me
Now I can go on cause you loved me
It's a mystery to me and now I'm glad to
See Jesus

[repeat]

What it really means [2 times]
What it really means to love
To love
(to love) patience, patience, kind that's
Love [4 times]
Hum the words [2 times]
(to love) patience, patience, kind
That's love [2 times]