The Day I Found My Pearl - Efisio Cross

The morning comes like an enemy soldier I feel the weight across my shoulders I feel the shadows getting colder But that ain't you This noose ain't getting any looser I get so fearful bout the future I hear the shame of my accuser But that ain't you And I found strength but it wasn't what I thought And I found peace in the places I forgot And I found riches ain't the things that I had bought Yeah I found out the day I lost myself was the day that I found God I get caught chasing my own illusions And I get so lost in these confusions I keep on looking for my own solutions But that ain't you, that ain't you no And my enemies weren't the ones that I had fought And my liberties weren't the freedoms I had sought And what I learned weren't the lessons I'd been taught I found out the day I lost myself was the day that I found God Where is God out in the darkness? Cuz the voices in my head ain't talking honest Saying maybe he made us then forgot us But that ain't you, that ain't you, no And all I know is that I still don't know a lot I don't know how it ends, I'm in the middle of this plot I found grace for the man that I am not Yeah I found out the day I lost myself Yeah I found out the day I lost myself Yeah I found out the day I lost myself was the day that I found God

Hello, here is my confession I tried to go with the flow But it didn't flow in my direction I guess I have a little problem I saw him running with the pack But they weren't going where I was going Everyone was acting like as if they were right But I did not buy it No, I did not buy it I said "I'm going back 'til there's no one left 'Til there's no one left" Now I'm standing on my own It's me against them all And I never looked so beautiful 'Cause I've found what I was looking for Now I'm standing on my own It's me against the world And I never felt so wonderful 'Cause I've found what I was searching for I found my voice (I found my voice) I found my voice (I found my voice) I found my voice (yes, I found my voice) I found my voice Hello, here is my confession I got lost along the way sometimes Because I was guessing I followed my heart And broken I felt it I'm glad I followed mine Instead of someone else's I found my voice (I found my voice) I found my voice (I found my voice) I found my voice (I found my voice) I found my voice (I found my voice) I found my voice (yes, I found my voice) I found my voice

Jersey made, I was born and raised in the garden state And my mama prayed I would trust in God Growing up is hard so I made mistakes In the DMV getting my degree It was fun and games all 'fore the drinking again, oh I tried to fit in but didn't I'm different, yeah, I know (know) The houses I stayed in were great But they never felt like home (so) I'm going cross country I won't stop running 'til I find where I belong I'm going cross country Know they might judge me, I ain't gotta prove 'em wrong 'Cause I know it's okay to be in my own lane When I'm doing what they say can't be done I'm going cross country I won't stop running 'til I find where I belong (where I belong) Went to ATL where the nights are long Wrote a thousand songs that will never sell 'Til I dropped the bomb that would put me on Did it by myself, uh Heard the living's good out in Hollywood Thought I might as well, uh And I signed a deal (oh) I tried to fit in but didn't I'm different, yeah, I know (know) The houses I stayed in were great But they never felt like home (so) I'm going cross country I won't stop running 'til I find where I belong (I belong) I'm going cross country Know they might judge me I ain't gotta prove 'em wrong (prove 'em wrong) 'Cause I know it's okay to be in my own lane When I'm doing what they say can't be done I'm going cross country I won't stop running 'til I find where I belong (where I belong) Cross country I won't stop running 'til I find where I belong I'm going cross country Know they might judge me But I ain't gotta, I ain't gotta prove them wrong Ooh, ooh Ooh, oh-oh Ooh, ooh Ooh, oh-oh