Defender (feat. Conrad Johnson) - Gather

When you are old enough To read these words Their meaning will unfold These words are all that's left And though we've never met My only son I hope you know That I would have been there To watch you grow But my call was heard and I did go Now your mission Lies ahead of you As it did mine so long ago To help the helpless ones Who all look up to you And to defend them To the end Defender Ride like the wind Fight proud, my son You're the defender God has sent Ride like the wind Fight proud, my son You're the defender God has sent Father, father Father I look up to you And heed thy call This letter ends my search I'll live your dream Now passed on to me And I now wait To shake the hand of fate Like the dusk awaiting dawn So wizards cast your spell With no heart to do me well So it is written, it shall be, yeah Defender Ride like the wind Fight proud, my son You're the defender God has sent Ride like the wind Fight proud, my son You're the defender God has sent Ride like the wind Fight proud, my son You're the defender God has sent Ride like the wind Fight proud, my son You're the defender God has sent Ride like the wind Fight proud, my son You're the defender God has sent Ride like the wind Fight proud, my son You're the defender

You go before I know That You've gone to win my war You come back with the head of my enemy You come back and You call it my victory You go before I know That You've gone to win my war Your love becomes my greatest defense It leads me from the dry wilderness All I did was praise All I did was worship All I did was bow down All I did was stay still Hallelujah, You have saved me So much better Your way Hallelujah, great Defender So much better Your way You know before I do Where my heart can seek to find Your truth Your mercy is the shade I'm living in You restore my faith and hope again All I did was praise All I did was worship All I did was bow down All I did was stay still Hallelujah, You have saved me So much better this way Hallelujah, great Defender So much better this way Hallelujah, You have saved me So much better Your way Hallelujah, great Defender So much better Your way When I thought I lost me You knew where I left me You reintroduced me to Your love You picked up all my pieces Put me back together You are the defender of my heart When I thought I lost me You knew where I left me You reintroduced me to Your love You picked up all my pieces Put me back together You are the defender of my heart Hallelujah, You have saved me So much better this way Hallelujah, great Defender So much better Your way Hallelujah, You have saved me So much better this way Hallelujah, great Defender So much better Your way All I did was praise All I need to do is worship Lord I will just bow down I'm just gonna stay still

Pushin' Ms. Daisy, these bitches lazy Pullin' cards out like you wanna play me, yeah, uh Crispy white tee, Forces with some Dickies Drinkin' all your whiskey, all you drink is whiskey I prefer tequila, know I got it with me Now you got me mixin', now you got me messy Movin', topsy-turvy, drinkin' like you like me Now my vision blurry, like you were me, yeah Wanna cruise down your boulevard While we thumbin' through money, fallin' hard Now you feelin' me, and you wanna ball Like you want it all, since you wanna go Anywhere that you wanna go where you feelin' me Bae, just let me know (Oh) Like you wanna lay, like you wanna hug, like you wanna, oh (Yeah) Baby, you feelin' me? Let me know But if we get bold way too fast and don't think we can last Ain't nothin' then, just let me know That way I can't say my feelings I done experienced so much heartbreak in my life, these days, can't even feel shit I don't need flings, I need real shit Someone to split every meal with That's when you pull up in your Forces Your outfit pricy, you from LA, to you, it's regular To them, it's hypebeast, to me, you bae lookin' like wifey My feelings might be expedited, always fall fast I'm still waitin' on your call back, yeah Wanna cruise down your boulevard (Crazyman) While we thumbin' through money, fallin' hard Now you feelin' me, and you wanna ball Like you want it all, since you wanna go Anywhere that you wanna go where you feelin' me Bae, just let me know (Oh) Like you wanna lay, like you wanna hug, like you wanna, oh Ayy, these niggas lazy, yeah Ayy, these bitches lazy, yeah Bitches lazy, yeah, you niggas lazy, yeah, you bitches lazy

Years go by, I wonder Will she still think of me? A crease still on the pillow Of where she used to be And all I did Was stand and watch her leave And all I did was stand my ground And it crumbled under me If it's in your heart If it's in your bones Don't let your kingdom turn a stone What if tomorrow never comes? If it's in your heart If it's in your bones Don't let your kingdom turn a stone What if tomorrow never comes? What if tomorrow never comes? This is my surrender My one last tear to cry And I'll carry this forever And I'll always remember why And all I did Was stand and watch her leave And all I did was stand my ground And it crumbled under me If it's in your heart If it's in your bones Don't let your kingdom turn a stone What if tomorrow never comes? If it's in your heart If it's in your bones Don't let your kingdom turn a stone What if tomorrow never comes? If it's in your heart If it's in your bones Don't let your kingdom turn a stone What if tomorrow never comes? If it's in your heart If it's in your bones Don't let your kingdom turn a stone What if tomorrow never comes?

That, but also can you turn the beat up a little bit? La, la, lah La, ah, lah Da, da, dah Da, da, dah Time is of the essence And like a science, just in your presence, I feel it flying But when we're close, it slows down Talk to me, I can see It's so much on your mind Thinkin', thinkin', thinkin', thinkin' But if it wine, how your touch gon' feel with mine? I've been (thinkin', thinkin') Drinkin' (thinkin'), thinkin' (thinkin') I'm reminded, we'll never know if we don't try Can I know What these dreams are made of? Can I know? Can I know What these dreams are made of? (Dreams are made of) Time is of the essence I'm spending it in your presence, impatient Hotel, a strip in Vegas Dreams of loving you (ooh, ooh, ooh) Blessing in disguise Nod to it, I see it in your eyes How many times I gotta tell you I'm all in? All in, all in But see a nigga shot callin' Ballin', ballin' What you need from me? (Ooh) Why don't you lean me? From me (ooh) From me From me, yeah No way Where you wanna be? We can go away Like your words when you come my way Yeah, we parted ways 'cause you get me goin' It's so easy, believe me Our seasons don't change What you're running, from you know, you can tell me It was always love that you would await Thinkin', thinkin', think- Can I know What these dreams are made of? Can I know? Can I know What these dreams are made of? (Dreams are made of) Can I know? (Thinkin', thinkin', thinkin') Can I know What these dreams are made of? Can I know? (Thinkin', thinkin', thinkin') Can I know What these dreams are made of? (Dreams are made of) No way Where you wanna be? We can go away Thinkin', thinkin', thinkin', thinkin' No way Where you wanna be? We can go away Thinkin', thinkin', thinkin', thinkin'