Everybody in the buildingEverybody got a hand in the airEverybody in the buildingEverybody got a shhWe all want it, we all need itWe all gon’ feel the cares of this lifeBut we got that hopeWe all gon’ fell the pressureBut know that we got that hopeIn case you feel defeatedIn Jesus we got that hopeBlue collar, white collarBlack professors, white scholarsPoliticians, dalai lamasEverybody in the whole wide world need hopeIf I’ll be honestI’m in that numberBut since he saved meI’m a survivorI promise to GodMy due, I would go crazyAnd I would go nuts, and I would go numbBroken down to the lowest crumbBut I’ve been in that pit before, and they call me crazyBut I got that life, and I got that strengthIn the midnight when the light goes dimLet the cycle beginGoDrug dealers, meth addictsSingle mommas, baby daddiesCollege students workin’ hard but they ’bout to lose itSo here we come to bring them the truthThe good news, but they think we stupid (think we stupid)But we got it tho’Hope, more worth than a pot of goldSo much work, that we gotta goA hope like this, they gotta knowAnd man I gotta mentionThat they give a man a freedomA man a really beat himAnd they put him on the crossAnd then he really resurrectedCuz they really did defeat himAnd when you are acceptedYou are no longer lostLet me break it down, give it to ’emOn the 5-5Then we break it downGive it to ’em on the 4-4Tell ’em what we got onGoCold killers, gold diggersDope dealers, hustlin’, grindin’ go getters (hold up)If you lookin’ for peace, then you might want to roll with us (hold up)It’s going to streets to where we’re going so hope’s in usHomie we go wit’ a joyOpen my eyes then he opened your boyTook out my heart that was focused on doughOpened some doors and loaded yo’ boyFilled with that truth now you know we employedWorking for him so we won’t be destroyedHe’s buildin’ us up, and fillin’ us upWith peace that surpasses I’m loaded with joyLook at me, you can’t hurt meMy God would never desert meMy heart has stopped but I’m good tho’Cause I got hope like I should broWe all want itWe all need itGo