Roske

Maybe I’ll grow out my beard
Just in case it turns you on
Maybe I can hide my face
And hide the places I come from

Maybe I can act just right
Walk straight and talk real loud
Maybe I can change my name
Like a stranger in the night passing into the crowd

Ooo-ooo
That’s the toll you take on me
Ooo-ooo
So nervous I can hardly sleep

If you believe in the fear of God
If you believe in the fear of God
If you believe in the fear of God
Go on and raise me
Raise me

Raise me up to the love I wanted
Raise me up to the life I need
Raise me up to the sound of morning
To the man I wanna be

Write it down if it takes all evening
Burn the page if it takes all week
Rising up to the sound of morning
To the man I wanna be

Maybe I can just go home
And admit sometimes I fail
It’s not easy to admit you’re wrong
But I know I’ll survive and I can find another trail

Or maybe I’ll stick to my guns
And do something I really love
But I’m still walking through these city walls
And I’m still praying to my fathers and my God above

Ooo-ooo
That’s the toll you take on me
Ooo-ooo
So nervous I can hardly sleep

If you believe in the fear of God
If you believe in the fear of God
If you believe in the fear of God
Go on and raise me
Raise me

Raise me up to the love I wanted
Raise me up to the life I need
Raise me up to the sound of morning
To the man I wanna be

Write it down if it takes all evening
Burn the page if it takes all week
Rising up to the sound of morning
To the man I wanna be

To the man I wanna be
To the man I wanna be

If you believe in the fear of God
If you believe in the fear of God
If you believe in the fear of God
If you believe in the fear of God

Raise me up