Taking Back My State

I'm taking back my State
Line in the sand
Drawn with my bare hand
Dare to cross it
If you think you're man enough to
Brother
I gots some news for you
You'll never get through
As if you ever could

Claim title to the lay of land
To the Hood
Makes no difference
What made you think it would?
Arrogance
Just because you can scale a fence
Doesn't mean I can't keep you out
Just because you deal in violence
Doesn't mean I have to dwell in fear
Ain't cause for me to struggle with doubt

State of Grace
I breathe and walk freely
Lord is with me everywhere
He's all over the place
I see the confusion written across your face
In big block letters shouting,
What the ...
Luck?
Has nothing to do with it
Simple fact of the matter is
You can't touch this
My life is mine to live
Not yours to steal, borrow or give
As if you ever had that power anyway

Like you have any say in my fate
My destiny
In my State
Line is drawn by the the Big G above
Who works miracles daily through me
Using only the power of Love
Unconditional
A force you can't control
You can't manipulate

Taking back my State
Line is drawn
Not just across my front lawn
The street, mall parking lot or the outskirts of town
Do what what you must in your pathetic existence
To spoil my happiness
Bring the hammer down
Makes no difference

No gauntlet of poorly lit alleys your posse
Sees fit to posess, occupy
Bang ganging till wee midnight hours
Is cause for me to change my routine
Make me beg for more law enforcement powers
Skills with a knife or a trigger
I have no need for
Terrorism begins within
Know what I mean?
If I have to explain it to you anymore
Brothers
Then you're not getting the message
My breath is wasted

Hope the Lord has mercy
Shows you the error of your ways
Helps you beat the crack
Steers you towards a job that pays
A real lifestyle you'll appreciate
Someday look back upon
This emaciated existence
The adrenaline high you're on
Until then

Here is where the line is drawn
You might as well move on

I'm taking back my State

Taking it back