• Sermon title: I’M GOING…ANYHOW!
• Scripture: Psalm 23:4-6
• Speaker: Pastor Marvin Charles Lue, Jr.
• auto-generated sermon transcript follows below:

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psalm number 23.
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psalm number 23 amen
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verses 4 through 6.
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psalm number 23 verses 4 through 6.
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many of us don’t even have to turn to it
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that’s right
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because it’s written on our minds and on
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our hearts
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always so good to see mother almeida
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kennedy hey man on her post making that
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piano talk amen
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hallelujah to the lamb of god psalm
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number 24
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verses 4 through 6.
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if you got it in your heart
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if you got it on your mind if you got it
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in your hand
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let’s rise together in confidence
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let’s rise together in confidence and
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share our work covering it together
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those at home can share with us
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i want to know the word
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so i can live the word
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for to know the word
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is to live the word
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so lord
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show me me show me me in this word
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even though i walk through the darkest
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valley amen i will fear no evil for you
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are with me amen your rod and the staff
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they comfort me
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you prepare a table before me in the
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presence of my enemies you anoint my
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head with oil my cup overflows
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surely
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sheriff yeah sure surely
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surely
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your goodness and love or your goodness
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and mercy shall follow me all the days
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of my life amen and i will dwell
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in the house of the lord
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forever
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i just want to share with you for the
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next
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14 to 17 minutes or so or so
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i’m going
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anyhow anyhow
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i’m going
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anyhow
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i dare you to tell somebody that with
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with with your sanctified self i’m going
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i’m going anyhow
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come on look at yourself real good and
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just tell yourself i’m going
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anywhere
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some of you all know i am a huge
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samford and sons fan
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i love me some fred lamont
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on esther
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uncle woodrow
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amen bubba
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skillet
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lucky leroy
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and shady grady
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i i love even julio and uh
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and officer hoppy and swan house
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i i i love
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i love
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i love i love
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how
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they tell the story of a cantankerous
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old man
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trying to always scheme to get his way
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i terry one of the most
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funniest episodes of all time however
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was when
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rallo and lamont
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decided to be
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music
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group managers
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and
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they came home
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and tried to get
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fred to let the group stay
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at the house
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on a free reduced rate
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and fred saying how you all gonna be a
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manager you can’t even manage to tell
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time
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but then here come the three degrees
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and when the three degrees came in fred
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said my heart beat and jumped a hundred
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degrees
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because of their beauty and their style
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but there became a problem
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three degrees was supposed to be in a
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talent show the next night
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and because they had been so kind to
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fred and they had a connection with fred
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fred just naturally assumed that he was
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going to the show all right
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so
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so the girls go rallo goals
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lamont is going up the stairs and
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and fred is coming on behind him saying
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all right might as well get ready and
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and lamont says who got to get ready
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and he’s fred says me and you we got to
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go to the show
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lamont says pop
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no you can’t go
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you need to stay here fred says well you
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heard what the girls said they need me
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there i’m their good luck piece and
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lamont does this and said pop
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stay in this house all right so lamont
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goes up the stairs
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the camera zooms in on fred
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and fred says i want to go
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i want to go yeah
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and you know what
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i’m going all right
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and can i let somebody in on a little
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secret
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sometimes it’s good for us to have a
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fred sanford mentality yeah
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because when the enemy wants to keep us
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from what god has for us
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we ought to make up in our
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mind i’m going
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and i’m going
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anyhow
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i don’t care what the enemy says i don’t
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care what the forecast says i don’t care
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what the prognosis says i know what my
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god says he has something good for me on
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the other side but in order for me to
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get what’s over there i gotta
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go if you look at this text carefully
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we’ve got to understand some points and
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i know we know this from childhood and i
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know sadly we recite it at home goings
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all the time but there’s some good stuff
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about this four through six of the
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number 23 of psalms we got to understand
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we made up in our mind i’m going
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no matter how dark it is
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if you look at this text carefully it
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says yea though i walk through the
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valley of the shadow of death that’s
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that signification means that this was
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not just dog but it was midnight dark
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and noon day amen
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somebody just missed a shot
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it was midnight dark and noon day
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it was blue black on blue black on blue
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black on blue black you couldn’t even
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see your hand it was right in front of
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your face it was that dark and can i let
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you in on a little secret in 2022 it’s
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dark outside
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yeah yeah everywhere you go you don’t
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know if you’re gonna catch omicron delta
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mickey or many it’s dark outside you
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don’t know if you can go to the piglet
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wiggly to get some milo’s extra sweet
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tea without some little knucklehead
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coming tonight just steal your stuff but
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to take your life it’s dark outside
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there’s still some white folk who don’t
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like black folk it’s still some black
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folk hating on black folk it’s dark
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outside there’s still some folk who
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think january 6 2021
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didn’t really exist it’s dark outside
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there’s still some carolyn bryant out
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there accusing little black boys of
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ridiculous crimes it’s hard
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outside
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and can i let somebody in on a little
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secret
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it’s been dark a mighty long time
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[Applause]
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when we were coming on those slave ships
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it was dark when we were working in the
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cotton fields it was dark when we were
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riding on the back of the bus it was
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dark even when we resided in the white
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house it was dark but people of faith
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know how to deal with dark times that’s
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right
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it was hot in the fiery furnace
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but they danced anyhow that’s right
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the little lions were roaring in the
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lion’s den but daniel slept anyhow
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they were locked up in the prison walls
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but paul and silas had a midnight prayer
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meeting they will they went on
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anyhow
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and i need somebody in here to stop
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with this scatty cat mentality
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because you cannot
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say if god before me who can stand
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against me and you’re still sitting on
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the couch
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you you you can’t say no weapon formed
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against me shall be able to prosper and
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you still sitting on the porch like a
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french poodle while those rock wilders
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are out there waiting for you can i let
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you in on a little secret if god is who
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god is then just be who he’s called for
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you to be
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all right i’m going
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i’m going anyhow i don’t care how dark
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it is
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i’m also going
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anyhow
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because i got a crew
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yeah that’s gonna check me yeah
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and protect me yeah amen
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i got a crew
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that’s gonna check me yeah and protect
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me
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y’all remember fred’s crew right
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grady
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leroy
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uh skillet
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bubba
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uh luther uh uh all those cats they they
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they were right there with him at the
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club and they had fred’s
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back but but but but then
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there was always somebody to to check
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for it yeah yeah can i let you in on a
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little secret
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the rod checks me yeah
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the staff protects me
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somebody just missed a shout let me help
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you again
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the rod has a hook on it yeah so when i
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get out of line it can yank me back
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but when you trying to mess with me
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i got a staff that god uses it says
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that’s not my anointing and do my
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prophet no harm
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yes god can check me and protect me at
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the same time and i wish i had a few
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witnesses in here who got some friends
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who get on your case every now and then
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but they’re doing it because they love
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you you i ought to have a few witnesses
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here who know they were in some fights
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that you were supposed to lose but the
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staff of god
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saw you through i want to have a few
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witnesses in here
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who’s glad that god can check me
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and protect me
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at the same time
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so i’m going because no matter how dark
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it is i’m going because i’m checked it i
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got somebody to check me and protect me
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but the third thing is and this is real
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good
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i’m going anyhow
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because i know the man at the door
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let me say that i’m going anyhow
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because i know the man at the door
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all right now
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you’ve saved and sanctified folk
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who’ve never done any wrong
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this is not the portion for you
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but for those of us
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who used to be on the vip list
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for those of us
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who knew somebody who knew somebody who
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knew somebody
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who knew the waitress who was serving
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the water
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during happy hour
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for those of us
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who knew the special cold
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to get in to them
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no matter how packed the party was
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if i knew the man at the door
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i was getting in
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that’s right come on
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that might be a little bit too
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maybe a little bit too secular for some
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of y’all but let me say it one more time
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no matter how packed it is
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[Music]
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because i know the man at the door
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i’m getting in yeah
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can i get a witness right there yeah
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well let me let me let me break it down
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into terms that you can shout about all
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right
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no matter
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the racial demographics of the
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institution yeah
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if i have the grades and i know the man
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in admissions i’m getting in
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no no no matter how the qualifications
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line up at my potential place of
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employment if i know somebody who can
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get me an interview i’m getting in the
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fact of the matter is if it is for me
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god’s gonna make room for me to be where
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i need
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to be
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somebody just missed a good shot let me
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just let me rewind it real quick the
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text is clear if you read this from the
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original perspective you have to
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understand in order for him to say you
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prepare a table before me in the
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presence of my enemies it’s it means
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that no matter who is sitting at the
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table if the one who made the invitation
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for you to be there is in favor with you
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they gonna make room
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for you
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it ought to be some folk in here yeah
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who know that that that somebody yeah
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hooked you up on the job that you had so
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somebody hooked you up in in some form
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or fashion you may have not met the
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world’s qualifications
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but the favor of god made room
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made room for you
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and can i let you in on a little secret
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if
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if
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it makes room for
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me it’s going to make provisions for me
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because you do understand
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just because
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i’m sitting at the table that’s right
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the folk who didn’t want me there in the
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first place are going to get even
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nastier right now
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and i used to think yeah that when the
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text says it anoints my head with all
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your my cup runs over i’m supposed to
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give my brother some and my sister some
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i’m sorry that’s an improper
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interpretation of the text
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the proper interpretation of the text is
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since i’m sitting in the midst of my
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enemy
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who could kill me at a moment’s notice
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the anointing that’s upon my life
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is protecting me
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in the midst of the flies in the midst
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of the bugs in the midst of the
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parasites in midst of the backstabbers
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in the midst of the doubters in the
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midst of the folk who want to do me all
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right
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the anointing good word
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yeah it’s covering me
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the anointing
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that destroys the yoke
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and sets the captives free
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it’s covering me the anointing
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that gives me the ability to withstand
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even in the toughest of times is
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covering me the anointing of god that
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is in
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my favor all right
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so
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i’m going in the hound
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i don’t care how dark it is
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i’m going anyhow because
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i got a crew that’s going to check me
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and protect me
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i’m going in the hound because
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i know the man at the door
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and he’s covered me
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but then finally
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i’m going anyhow
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and i might just stay a little
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all right
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let me go to this side all right
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i’m i’m going to stay
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i’m i’m going anyhow
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and when i get there yeah
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i might stay a little while yeah
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yeah
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say it okay let me go out here then yeah
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i i i i’m going
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anyhow and when i get there yeah
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i might just stay yeah
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for a little while
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surely
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[Music]
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and i shall dwell
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in the house
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of the lord
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forever
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right here’s another
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here’s another secular reference that’s
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right sanctified holy folk you can cover
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your ears on this
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but real deal holy fields let me just
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drop it to you like this
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we know
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if the party is good
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the
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oh somebody just missed a shout again
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we know if the party was good
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the afterparty
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the after party is where you get in a
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little trouble because mama told you to
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be home at 12.
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but the after party ain’t over till 6.
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but because it’s so good
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i don’t want to go home
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the after part is the one that gets you
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into trouble because it gets so good
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i know i got to be to work at seven but
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they’re not gonna stop closing the bar
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until 6 30. i’m messed up the after
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party is so good i don’t want to go back
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to where i came from yeah
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yeah
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and can i let somebody in on a little
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secret yeah yeah that’s the same way it
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is
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when we get into relationship with god
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i don’t want to go back
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to the stuff i used to be in
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i don’t want to go back
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in the environment i used to be in yeah
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i don’t want to go back
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to hell and destruction
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i want to stay
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in the house of the lord
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as long
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as
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yes
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do i have a witness there
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who can tell your neighbor neighbor
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the road has been rough
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and the going has been tough
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and the heels
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have been hard to climb
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but i’m glad
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i found
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a resting place
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in the arms
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of the lord
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do i have a witness here
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who can turn
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to just one more neighbor
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and say neighbor
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got some good news
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and i got some bad news
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the bad news is
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i told the landlord
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i got two
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weeks before i get out of here
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but the good news is
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where i’m going
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the rent
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and utilities
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have already
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been paid
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do i have a witness here
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who can turn
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to just one more neighbor
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and say never
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my new house
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in my new house
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there is joy
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in my new house
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there is peace
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in my new house
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there is healing
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in my new house there is deliverance
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in my new house
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there is promise
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in my new house
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there is power
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come
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on and go with me
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to my
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father’s house
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i got something else
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i need you to tell your neighbor
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that we’re not going to be there
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by ourselves
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goodness
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and mercy
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are going to follow us
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all the days
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of our life
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which means
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when we mess up
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mercy god us
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when we blow up goodness is going to be
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there
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when we trip up
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mercer’s goddess
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but when we step up
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goodness
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we’ll be there
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good evening y’all
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we got to get out of here
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and i’m glad
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we’re leaving on this note
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because
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no matter
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what the answer are
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no matter
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what the situation is
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no matter
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what the people say
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i’m going
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it is how do i have a witness here
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who can find just one more
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one more neighbor
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and tell them neighbor
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you thought we were done
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what we got to tell you
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one last thing
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be knocked
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dismayed
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whatever
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be tired
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god will
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take care of you
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i’m gonna try it one more time
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be not
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dismayed
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whatever
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be tiny
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god will
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take care of you
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can i just say it
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one more time
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being
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dismayed whatever time
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god will
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god will
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god will
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yeah
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take care of you
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do i have a witness here
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do i have a witness here
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do i have a witness here
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who knows if we
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do i have a witness here
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who knows he has
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do i have a witness here
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who’s able to say yes
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yes
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yes
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yes
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i know you’re real
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i know it will
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i know you will
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hallelujah
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i know it will
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i know he will yes he will
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i know
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[Music]
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[Music]
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y’all excuse me
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i’ve got some situations
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that are trying to keep me out
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but i want to look them in there
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and say i’m going
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anyhow
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there’s a blessing
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with my name on it
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there’s a healing
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with my name on it
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there’s a promotion
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with my name on it
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there is
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there is
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there is
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there is
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something
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that the
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thank you
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thank you
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[Music]
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i feel
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like
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[Applause]
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go
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[Applause]
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[Applause]
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oh
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oh
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oh
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my god
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freshly
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uh
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oh
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um
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foreign
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secondly we need to be in a place
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[Music]
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[Music]
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let me give some marginalized
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[Music]
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darkness
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does not
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[Music]
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and should not
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have a lifetime
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next thing you need to tell yourself
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next thing i need you to tell yourself
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and
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finally if i continue to see god first
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all my exams
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shall be added to me
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i’ll be asking
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is
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so as we think today
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[Music]
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oh
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[Music]
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going back to being who you are
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you