{"id":336,"date":"2007-10-28T02:54:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-28T07:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ocbenji.com\/blog\/?p=336"},"modified":"2007-10-28T02:54:00","modified_gmt":"2007-10-28T07:54:00","slug":"for-hiphop-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ocbenji.com\/blog\/2007\/10\/28\/for-hiphop-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"For HipHop Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Born To Be<\/p>\n<p>Who were you born to be?<br \/>\nIf you don&#8217;t know then turn the question right back at me<\/p>\n<p>I was born to shine brighter than the sun in the savanna<br \/>\nSuccess and me are expected monkey with a banana<\/p>\n<p>Because I was made by God, same as you<br \/>\nThats why there&#8217;s no limit to what we can do<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve all sinned and come short of the glory<br \/>\nBut thats not the end of my story<\/p>\n<p>I Put my past behind me because I know that I&#8217;m cherished<br \/>\nI know that I&#8217;m destined for great things before I perish<\/p>\n<p>I was born in his image so I smile in the mirror<br \/>\nAnd the more I think about it the more its made a little clearer<\/p>\n<p>The way I see it, I was put here to win<br \/>\nNot to just struggle all my life and maybe make it to the end<\/p>\n<p>I push forward in life, I don&#8217;t just hold my ground<br \/>\nI punch for knockouts, not just survive the round<\/p>\n<p>I stand out in a crowd of 300 so just call me a Spartan<br \/>\nNever missing in action, I&#8217;m right there sayin Wazzzzup!  Like Martin<\/p>\n<p>And I&#8217;m just like you, we might as well be clones<br \/>\nSo I don&#8217;t accept excuses or ya moans and groans<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m this or I&#8217;m that, God can&#8217;t use me!<br \/>\nWell I&#8217;m just gonna pull out the bible and lets just see<\/p>\n<p>Noah was a drunk and he still built the ark<br \/>\nGathered 2 of each animal, well except for the shark<\/p>\n<p>Abaraham was too old and he still fathered many nations<br \/>\nAs numerous as the stars, counting that too concentration<\/p>\n<p>Issac always had his head in the clouds and acted kinda aloof<br \/>\nJacob may have had a coat of many colors but he still couldn&#8217;t tell the truth<\/p>\n<p>Lia was ugly, Joeseph was abused,<br \/>\nMoses had a stuttering problem, what do you have to lose?<\/p>\n<p>Gideon was a chicken, Samson had hair like a hippie<br \/>\nRayhab had her own corner and did a little strippy strippy<\/p>\n<p>Jonah ran from God and ended up finding Nemo<br \/>\nWhile Isaiah preached naked, imagine that on your TiVO<\/p>\n<p>David was a murder and cheated on his wife<br \/>\nElliajah was suicidal and tried to take his own life<\/p>\n<p>Jerimiah was too young Zachius was too small<br \/>\nNaomi was a widown and Martha worried about it all<\/p>\n<p>Peter denied Christ 3 times do you hear what I&#8217;m saying<br \/>\nEven the disciples fell asleep while praying<\/p>\n<p>Job was broke and John the Baptist ate bugs<br \/>\nTimothy had an ulcer and all you need is a hug<\/p>\n<p>And if that doesn&#8217;t convince you or leave your jaw droppin<br \/>\nGod used Lazarus and he was dead, thats the final nail in the coffin<\/p>\n<p>So I was born to get through all of this and more, my future burns bright<br \/>\nBecause God is my father and Prosperity is my birthright<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Born To Be Who were you born to be? 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