Dear Slim, I wrote you but you still ain't callin'
It's been like 3 years since I wrote that song an'
A lot has changed now for you and I
I had no clue that I would write a song for you
And it would change my life
Kids with tears in their eyes still come up to me
The strangest thing I see recently has come to be
That I'd get dissed for saying what Jesus done for me
But there's a whole 'nother side of things I've come to see
Still a huge influence you got upon this industry
But enough of me cause it's not what I came to say to you
I still try to take the time everyday just to pray for you
A lot of kids relate with you, cause really they've been there too
I know there's a lot of pain and hurt now that you've been through
But there's still a real love that God has gave to you
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Dear Slim, I wrote you but you still ain't callin'
I met the guy who backstage gave you my song and
I'm still wondering what you thought man
When he walked up to you and talked to you and left the CD in your hands
You might have listened to it
Or you might've lost it
Some say you heard it probably got mad and tossed it
"Well did he hit you back?"
Well that's the question that I always get
But I know ya wife heard it and at least I know that she liked it
But congratulations on your movie yo and
I heard your record sales is like over 20 millions sold
But there's one thing that's really got me thinkin' bro
Does a Grammy mean anything if it's just got to cost your soul?
I thank God for the love that never goes away
I was going to hell but it didn't have to be that way
You see the bottom line of what I always say is
That God puts back the broken pieces that were thrown away
If everyone you know just up and goes away
He'll still love you till the very day that you're old and gray
Still a lot of Christians, all they do is hate on you
Instead of droppin' to their knees and taken time to pray for you
It's obvious that you really love your daughter, dude
For that I got to say, well, I got respect for you
But here it is, Dear Slim Chapter Part 2
From another cat still trying to make it just like you
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Dear Slim, hear the junk that I'm goin' through?
MTV's hating on me and saying that I'm biting you
VH1 jumped in and started ripping on me too
It's so obvious they seem to get my song confused
I'll admit what I've said could sound funny
But I never came at you just to paint you as the enemy
It was never hating you or starting controversy
I was never blaming you and trying to make some money
See I don't claim to know everything that you've experienced
And I guess by now, well,
You've already been hearin' this
But in my life there is one thing I hold is this
Is that a life without Christ is still a life that is never fixed
I'll admit it's a hard pill to swallow
That you and I these days will always be the role models
You see these kids, we're the ones they always follow
What we say and how we live gives them a better tomorrow
I've had my share of sorrow, plus man I've been rejected
I been chewed up, spit out, and plus disrespected
But if I die today and never sell another record
Jesus gave me more than I ever could of been expecting
Life is hectic it can leave you blown away
But check it bro, we all just gonna die someday
And on that note well there's one left to say
Is that it's still one love and one God and only one way
