Hey, hey, hey,
Hey, hey, hey.

Walk by faith and not by sight - that's right,
But where I dwell is far from simple when I don't know Simon,
I feel like Gilligan 'cause I'm trapped on this island, trying to keep my mind intact,
I know the Lord has got my back, but sill I wants to grab my Gat for some fool that might try to jack me and my family,
Yo, why you be tripping'
I ain't got no time to grab the phone and be calling Andy Griffin,
Two dudes in the middle of the street riffing,
Half of my homies are smoked out or in prison off the 187, 211,
One had nothing so he felt driven to some crack, but the reason why I nap,
My man was is love with living fat, so he played Esau,
He sold his birthrights to live high like a kite,
But one night the wind started blowing hard and his kite came falling down,
...was the sound from the last shower,
Now we got to do a car wash to buy flowers and a casket,
Are people asking how I hack it'
Man, it ain't no joke - if I didn't have this I couldn't cope.

Living by the word, (that's how I cope)
In this mixed up world, (man, it ain't no joke)
Man, I'm living by the word, (yeah, that's how I cope)
In this crazy world, (it ain't no joke)
But I'm living by the word, (yeah, that's how I cope)
In this mixed up world, (man, it ain't no joke)
Man, I'm living by the word, (yeah, that's how I cope)
In this mixed up world.

Man, trying to do right ain't no joke; I hate being broke,
Sometimes I wanna go sell dope, but I knowing what that route's all about,
So that thought's quickly X-ed out, and I continue to make moves that'd get me off this path to counting change for gas,
Living greatly, legally, is how I wanna be,
But dwelling in I.D. is like a gangster movie,
Everybody in town wants to be Nino Brown,
Shoot you down over copper, celebrate like it's proper,
Girlies getting flirty, attracted to this type, then they got the nerve to say, "Where you been all night'"
Like, what did you expect though'
You ain't no woman to him, just another ho with no goal,
Worrying not what you may be tomorrow, as long as you don't have to wake up and borrow,
Trying to scoff, but I see the sorrow in your eyes,
Could use a queen, but you got to do the right thing and let God bring you a king,
Check it.

Living by the word, (yeah, that's how I cope)
In this mixed up world, (man, it ain't no joke)
Man, I'm living by the word, (yeah, that's how I cope)
In this crazy world, (because it ain't no joke)
But I'm living by the word, (yeah, that's how I cope)
In this mixed up world, (man, it ain't no joke)
Man, I'm living by the word, (yeah, that's how I cope)
In this crazy world, world.

In this psychotic, demonic possessed, oppressed, express yourself, "Be free,"
But are you free or freedom in captivity'
Forget that remedy that was set up in three, it's a myth to me,
But when you look around you see everything they wrote is false,
From famine to nation against nation, physical and mental molestation,
Who you are can't be found in the stars, crystals, cars, behind mind bars,
Guard from hardships, but don't trip,
This life can't be beat - yeah, right,
Watch you head for black rain and people diving off buildings who can't handle the pain,
I pack my King James, aim my scope at lost souls - bang,
Let it fly, the target is you,
When it hits, the carnal man is through; the Holy Spirit now lives in you,
Walking around the streets, quoting Romans 12:2 'cause your life is brand new,
Check it.

Living by the word, (yeah, that's how I cope)
In this mixed up world, (man, it ain't no joke)
Man, I'm living by the word, (yeah, that's how I cope)
In this crazy world, (it ain't no joke)
But I'm living by the word, (yeah, that's how I cope)
In this mixed up world, (because it ain't no joke)
Man, I'm living by the word, (yeah, that's how a brother copes)
In this crazy world, world.