this jam is dedicated to my brother winki who s lookin down on me from heaven watchin my every move as usual there but for the grace of god do i go do i go there but for the grace of god do i go do i go go i m tryin to take my time on this rhyme but it s bustin from the seams like a fantasy and eagerness of dreams movin all around oh yes i m makin leaps and bounds there s so much you can say no time to write it down i m skippin to this and skippin to that i ve overflowed my cup i m flowin kinda quick i hope you can keep up everything ain t cool just cause you slap me on my hand there s things about me all of y all just got to understand latifah never was a teacher never was a preacher never was a saint never was conceited never was defeated sometimes i get tired sometimes i wanna faint but i never shut up when things piss me off and if i got to curse at you to get my point across that s what i gotta do that s how it gotta be i got an angel watchin over me there but for the grace of god do i go do i go there but for the grace of god do i go do i go go there but for the grace of god search and find search and find search and find search and find search and find search and find what s on your mind what s goin down what s goin down runnin room it s time you find what s goin on in your mind try to find peace of mind when your blind world s unkind got to fight keep the right at the time never gone keep on keep on keep on keep on keep on keep on keep on keep on keep on keep on keep on keep on strive on strive on strive on  yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah break it down the lord is the light is the light is the light the lord is the light of my life and he brightens up my world yes he did yes he did lord is the light of my life and he brightens up my world you don t hear me there but for the grace of god do i go do i go there but for the grace of god do i go 