Intro: Kirk Franklin
Man, I wanna tell y’all something, man
Man, I’m not gon’ let these material things get in my way, y’all
I’m tryna get somewhere
I’m tryna get somewhere that’s real and pure and true and eternal
Toby, can you go witcha boy?
Let’s go
Verse 1: TobyMac
Father God, I am clay in your hands
Help me to stay that way through all life’s demands
Cause they chip, and they nag, and they pull at me
And every little thing I make up my mind to be
Like I’ma be a daddy who’s in the mix
And I’ma be a husband who stays legit
And I pray that I’m an artist who rises above
The road that is wide and filled with self-love
Everything that I see draws me
Though it’s only in You that I can truly see
That it’s a feast for the eyes, a low blow to purpose
And I’m a little kid at a three-ring circus
Chorus: TobyMac
I don’t wanna gain the whole world
And lose my soul
(Don’t wanna walk away)
(Let me hear the people say)
I don’t wanna gain the whole world
And lose my soul
(Don’t wanna walk away)
(Walk away, walk away)
(Mr. Franklin, step up to the mic, sir)
Verse 2: Kirk Franklin
Check it out
The paparazzi flashes, and that they think that it’s you
But they don’t know that who you are’s not what you do
True, we get it twisted when we peek at the charts
Yo, before we part from the start
Where’s your heart?
You a pimp, hustler?
Tell me, what’s your title?
America has no more stars, now we call ’em idols
You sit idle, while we teach prosperity
The first thing to prosper should be inside of me
(We’re free) Not because of .22s on the range
But Christ came in range, we said yes, now we changed
Not the same, even though I made a fall
Since I got that call, no more Saul, now I’m Paul, yeah
Chorus: TobyMac & Mandisa
I don’t wanna gain the whole world
And lose my soul (I don’t wanna lose my)
(Don’t wanna walk away) (Don’t wanna lose my)
(Let me hear the people say) (My soul)
I don’t wanna gain the whole world
And lose my soul (I don’t wanna lose my)
(Don’t wanna walk away) (Don’t wanna lose my)
(Let me hear the people say) (I don’t wanna lose my)
(Don’t wanna walk away) (Don’t wanna lose my)
(Walk away, walk away)
(Mandisa, come on!)
Bridge: Mandisa, TobyMac, Kirk Franklin
How do I sense the tide that’s risin’? (Tide that’s risin’)
Desensitizin’ me (Uh)
From livin’ in light of eternity (Eternity)
Eternity (Watch me now)
How do I sense the tide that’s risin’? (Tide that’s risin’, y’all)
It’s hypnotizin’ me (I said get on up)
From livin’ in light of eternity
Tell me (Tell me)