Things Of This World – D.C. Talk – letras

70 years is all we gotTo accumulate goods that seem to mean a lotFor the first 20 years, you’re off to schoolLearnin’ principles and learnin’ the toolsTo make lots of money, the ultimate goalGain the whole world and yet lose ya soulHuh, humanism is on a roll20 gets the the knowledge, 30 years to applyand just 20 years left for askin’ whyI didn’t realize what it was all aboutAnd, was there any use in this rigorous route because(chorus)Things of this world are passin’ awayHere tomorrow, but they’re sure not here to stayThings of this world are passin’ awaySo lay your treasure aboveAnd start to live for Him todayAll done for self in this world will passAnd all done for Christ in this world will lastSounds like a simple task…But everyday life seems to get in the wayNo time to serve, barely time to prayOur focal points lost and we get tossedIn the wind, cold facing the costOf fallin’ without stallin’ or even callin’ the LordWhile you were blackballin’He was waitin’ for you to see the lightAnd find for yourself, these things are trite(repeat chorus)(vamp)Our mind transforms a want to a needA simple process that we call greedYa say ya like to have money, well I do tooThe problem starts when the money has youWorkin’ overtime to keep up with the paceA lifestyle that you want to embraceBut it’s 2 steps from where your needs are metYou’re keepin’ up with the Joneses, but your all in debtWhich will lead to stress, not meeting the billsWhile ya sportin’ a Benz with all the thrillsThe domino effect’s gotcha life in checkA temporary stitch and ya livin’ a wreck(repeat chorus 2x)Don’t lay up your treasures upon this EarthThey’ll soon pass awayAnd all return to dirt [4x]Things of this world are passin’ awayHere tomorrow, but they’re sure not here to stayThings of this world, things of this worldThe things, the things, the things of this worldDon’t lay up your treasures upon this EarthThey’ll soon pass awayAnd all return to dirt [2x]