(feat. J. Paul)





[J-Paul:]

I just wanna be like you,

Walk like, talk like, even think like you

The only one I could look to

You're teaching me to be just like you

Well I just gotta be like,

I just gotta be like you



[Verse 1: Lecrae]

Yeah, Uncle Chris, Uncle Keith, Uncle Ricky,

Before the Lord get me I gotta say something quickly

I grew up empty since my daddy wasn't with me shoot,

I wasn't picky I'd take any male figure

You

Stepped in at the right time,

It's 'cause of you that I write rhymes

You probably never knew that

I loved the way you used to come through come through,

Teach me to do the things that men do

True,

You showed me stuff I probably shouldn't have seen,

But you rebelled and made it out your teens,

And took me under your wings

I wanted hats, I wanted clothes just like you,

Lean to the side when I rolled just like you

And care people didn't like you,

You wanna bang, I wanna bang too

Skyline, pyru

You would've died, I would've died too,

You went to prison, got sick, lost your pops,

Yeah, I cried too

You never know who's right behind you,

Gotta a little son now and he do whatever I do

But it's something deep inside you,

That tell it's gotta be more than doing what other guys do,

They had nobody there to guide you

But I followed your footsteps and this shouldn't surprise you,

You realize you, you, you

Yeah,



[Chorus:]

I just wanna be like you,

Walk like, talk like, even think like you

The only one I could look to,

You're teaching me to be just like you

Well I just gotta be like,

I just gotta be like you



[Verse 2:]

Now all I see is money, cars, jewels,

Stars

Womanizers, tough guys, guns, knives, and scars,

Drug pushers, thugs, strippers, fast girls, fast life

Everything I wanted and everything I could ask life

If this ain't living and they lied well,

Guess I married an old wives' tale

Wow, fail

I don't know another way to go,

This is the only way they ever showed

I got this emptiness inside that got me fighting for approval because I missed out on my daddy saying, way to go,

And get that verbal affirmation on know how to treat a woman,

Know how to fix an engine,

That keep the car running

So now I'm looking at the media and following what they feed me,

Rap stars, trap stars,

Whoever wants to lead me

Even though they lie they still tell me that they love me,

They say I'm good at bad things at least they proud of me



[Chorus:]

I just wanna be like you,

Walk like, talk like, even think like you

The only one I could look to

You're teaching me to be just like you

Well I just gotta be like,

I just gotta be like you

(Like you)



[Verse 3:]

I was created by God but I ain't wanna be like Him,

I wanna be Him

The Jack Sparrow of my Caribbean

I remember the first created being,

And how he shifted the blame on his dame

On fruit he should't have eaten

And now look at us all out of Eden,

And now look at us all that are eating,

Wearing designer fig leaves by Louis Vuitton

Make believe it

But God sees through my foolish pride,

And I'm weak life Adam another victim of Lucifer's foolish lies

But then in steps Jesus,

All men were created to lead but we need somebody to lead us

More than a teacher,

But somebody who buy us back from the darkness,

Say He redeemed us,

Taught us that real leaders follow God,

Finish the work 'cause we on our job

Taught us not to rob

But give life love a wife like He loved the Church,

Not seeing how many hearts we can break first

I wanna be like you in every way,

So if I gotta die everyday

Unworthy sacrifice

But the least I can do is give the most to me

Because being just like you is what I'm 'spose to be

You said you came for the lame,

I'm the lamest

I made a mess you say you'll erase it,

I'll take it

You said you came for the lame,

I'm the lamest

I broke my life, but you say you'll replace it,

I'll take it.



(I just gotta be like,..)