"Let It Go" lyrics

[Kirk Franklin:]
My momma 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
I 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, and 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 2
Same momma, 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 a man's mind
The same man on rape charges, now he's doing time
Crack followed, and like daddy, prison, 13 years
Haven't seen her, I guess she's traded tears for fears

[Sonny Sandoval:]
Shout, shout, let it all out
These are the things I can do without, so come on (come on)
I'm talking to you, so come on

[Kirk Franklin:]
Sex was how I made it through
Without someone to teach you love what else is there to do
See, 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 17, and got a baby on the way
No GED, all I see is failure in my eyes
If You're listening, remember, I apologize
I was raised falling in the church
Made mistakes, and heard the Lord's calling in the church
After service in 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

[Sonny Sandoval {TobyMac}:]
Shout, shout, let it all out {Let it all out}
These are the things I can do without, so come on (come on)
I'm talking to you, so come on

[Sonny Sandoval (TobyMac):]
See I'm a soul survivor, soul survivor
Soul survivor (I just wanna let it go)
Soul survivor, soul survivor
Soul survivor (I just wanna let it go)
Soul survivor, soul survivor
Soul survivor (I just wanna let it go)
Soul survivor, soul survivor

[Kirk Franklin:]
Jesus, please, on my knees, can't You hear me crying?
You said to put it in Your hands, and Lord, I'm really trying
You wasn't lying when You said "You reap what you sow"
Like that night momma died, it's hard to let it go
You adopted me, cared for me, changed my name
But I cursed at you, lied to you, left you pain
It's not strange, I can still see it in my head
To know for hours, you were lying there in that bed
If you're listening to this record, if it's day or night
If your momma is still living, treat your momma 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 momma, if you're listening, I'm letting it go
To my father, I forgive you, 'cause you didn't know
That the pain was the preparation for my destiny
And one more thing, Lord, let my son be a better man than me

[Sonny Sandoval {TobyMac}:]
Shout, shout, let it all out {Let it all out}
These are the things I can do without, so come on (come on)
I'm talking to you, so come on

[Sonny Sandoval (TobyMac):]
See I'm a soul survivor, soul survivor
Soul survivor (I just wanna let it go)
Soul survivor, soul survivor
Soul survivor (I just wanna let it go)
Soul survivor, soul survivor
Soul survivor (I just wanna let it go)
Soul survivor, soul survivor