Story Behind the Song
This song is a prayer and a testimony.
Lyrics
SAVE THE CHILDREN
WRITTEN BY: Clarance Tate, Jr. and Charlie Folsom, Jr.
Clay-
So many words,
Not enough ears to hear all the sounds,
Of the full meaning of our talking being passed around.
To many voices yet no one hears all the cries,
Allot of so called truths eyes,
Begin to turn to lies.
So little time,
But some are in a hurry to pass it by.
Masses of people but no one seems to be on one accord,
But what ties us all together is the blood of the Lord.
Help me to stay humble,
Let my pride die,
Because the Lord opposes the proud and the humbled are placed high.
Put away my child-hood past,
But let me have memories,
Of joy, happiness, fun times and laughs.
Keep my soul still and my restless mind from making so many mistakes,
Give me grace oh God that no man or thing can take.
Charlie C.-
Why are so many of us doing' thangs, drinking, slang cane, gang bang, and even when the 8 yr. old kid gets caught in the cross fire, do you care if he will survive or rise to see those pearly gates on higher. Let's get something straight, I'm not a playa hater. Just the games you're playing that I'm hating. I know it's hard to work at the restaurants while your friends are wearing gold fronts. I usta work at Shoney's restaurant every-night while my partners were flossin' in freshly dipped rides, straight ballin' . Taking weekly trips to the mall, and all I could do was sit and think about how I could get the gold links, and I was thinking so much that I almost got me a clutch of that white stuff. But if it wasn't for God in my life, Holy Spirit on my mind helping me to write these rhymes, I'd probably be selling yayo on the streets, and somebody else would be talking bad about me. So now I'm trying to keep a straight life pace doing good in my hood and making sure that my face hit the front page, not for doing any wrong or bad, but for setting a bomb in Gilliad.
Charlie C., Clay-
Throw your hands in the air 2Xs
Throw 'em up for the G.O.D.
-repeat
Lord help our children,
Save their souls,
Please Lord, Please Lord.
Lord stop this killing,
Start back loving,
Loving, loving.
Chalie C.-
Coming back with the second verse, I got to disperse all these troubles and pains man. Waiting for showers and blessings from heaven, I got to be clever when fighting the devil. Escaping to an upper level with God in my life. Yes Lord! It's right! Every night and every day, I got to drop to my knees and pray, 'cause in this world it's a battle. You got to have your armor in your mind or get bit by the rattle snake. Some get taken and taught the hard way, but I got to follow in God's path so that I won't catch the wrath. Lord, please help me stay in your footprints, so this train to glory I won't miss. Some get tricked, but I got to read my B.I.B.L.E. so some day your heavenly face I'll see. Help this world Jesus please! Peace and love to the G.O.D. continually 'cause he's the one that made this P.O. double S.I.B.L.E (possible).
Charlie C.-
Throw your hands in the air 2Xs
Throw 'em up for the G.O.D.
-repeat
Lord help our children,
Save their souls,
Please Lord, Please Lord.
Lord stop this killing,
Start back loving,
Loving, loving.
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