| Cocaine killed my community
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| Heroin hurt my home
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| When my mama went down on the morphine
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| I seen my papa get high on the physeptone
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| And now my sister swings on the psilocybin
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| My brother broke up on barbiturates
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| My two little cousins got shot selling rock
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| But I don’t mind, 'cause I live in the light, yeah
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| I live in the light of the Lord
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| The sword the Lord he gave me
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| Is the sword that’s gonna save me
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| I live in the light of the Lord
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| Help me Jesus
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| All I need is light of the L O R D shining right down on me
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| 'Cause I need it every hour, yeah
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| Lord I need it every hour
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| I need it, oh I need it, yeah
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| Every hour, gracious Lord
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| I need it every hour
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| Oh gracious Lord
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| Oh I need it every hour
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| I need it every hour
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| Oh gracious Lord
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| Oh I need it every hour
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| I need it every hour
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| Gracious Lord
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| Oh I need it every hour
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| Cocaine killed my community
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| And heroin hurt my home
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| What you see your mama do?
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| My mama went down on the morphine
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| I seen my papa get high on the physeptone
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| And now my sister swings on the psilocybin
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| My brother’s been up on barbiturates
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| My two little cousins got shot selling rock
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| Heartbreakin'
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| Outside the old school gates, yeah
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| But I don’t mind, 'cause I live in the light, yeah
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| I live in the light of the Lord
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| The sword the Lord he gave me
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| Is the sword that’s gonna save me
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| I live in the light of the Lord
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| 'Cause I don’t mind, 'cause I live in the light, yeah
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| I live in the light of the Lord
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| The sword the Lord he gave me
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| Is the sword that’s gonna save me
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| I live in the light of the Lord
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| 'Cause I need it, every hour, yeah
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| Lord I need it every hour
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| Yeah I need it, Lord!
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| Lord I need it, yeah
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| Every hour, oh gracious Lord, yeah |