alvin frazier: Music & Interviews

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A life filled with materialism is a miserable one. No dollar amount or possesion can save one's soul but Jesus!

Verse 1

Mary was the hottest girl around
Everybody wanted to be down
She was in a class all by herself (she didn’t feel she needed no one else)
A fancy car with all the flyest clothes
A nice apartment you know how it goes
Frontin’ like she had it goin’ on
But inside she felt empty and alone

Chorus

No, the money can’t save you
No, your friends can’t save you
Uh oh, you better recognize today Jesus Christ is the only way
Oh no, the clothes can’t save you
No, your car can’t save you
Uh oh, you better recognize today Jesus Christ is the only way

Verse 2

Johnnie was the biggest player of them all
He had all the ladies at his beck and call
Big dough, fly girls, fast cars
Rollin’ round town like a movie star
He did everything first class the VIP
With an entourage far as the eye could see
It’s not all in what you see
When your life is filled with misery

Chorus (same as above)






Verse 3

Now this last one I will call him Pastor Joe
Had a big congregation he could really flow
Preachin’, teachin’ God’s word
But it seems to be his own voice that he heard
Couldn’t tell him nothing he had so much pride
Walking round with blinders covering his eyes
(It wasn’t long before)
I got the word the church had closed it doors

Chorus (same as above)

Rap

Lord let me reach them in eight bars or less, tell the people they blessed
Cover them with bulletproof vests
I ain’t after the cars, the clothes, the money or fame
I’m after the lost, the hurt rejected and shame
Caught in the game? Ain’t too late to call on His name
Why would Christ be mad at you when you’re the reason He came
Mercy & grace keepin’ me pursuing His face
Now the only pearls I chase are on the heavenly gates


Chorus (same as above)

Rap (out)

Now why y’all running from the bars and clubs to drinks and drugs
Relationships that dip, but don’t end with love
All that because you chose to trust her or him
When God’s way is the highway, but the road is slim ask Al or Tim
I preach ‘til my eyes get dim cause hell ain’t the place to spend eternity in
I’ve seen too many friends lose too many dreams
Chasing material wealth when it ain’t what it seems
So y’all can keep the glamour, diamond rings and blings
Cause I’ll trade it all for a day with the king
He reigns supreme
The reason that I praise so much
Cause in this world I live, but in God I trust…