i'm not getting beef, stupid.
listen — this is real talk, straight from the heart.
i don't want the drama, i don't want the fight
not chasing paper, not for a flashy light
i hear you calling, i hear you call to all my girls
but your promises fall like coins in a shallow world
when you reach for me like i'm just an easy song
when you only want the surface, i won't play along
not for the sparkle, not for the shine
if you want me, show me love that's honest and kind
empty pockets can't fill empty nights
a whispered prayer can bring back the light
so put down the act, bring your heart, not your pride
there's a road that waits on the other side
come back around to god
not for money, but for love
come back around to god
not for money, but for love
come back around — come back around
not for money, but for love
anybody, any man, you say you want to play
but i’m looking for truth in the words you say
you can flash the cash, you can show me the plan
but a dollar can't hold what a gentle hand can
i remember nights when we prayed without the gold
when faith was fire and mercy made us whole
so if you're listening now, hear what my heart speaks
come home to grace when the strong get weak
empty pockets can't fill empty nights
a whispered prayer can bring back the light
so put down the act, bring your heart, not your pride
there's a road that waits on the other side
come back around to god
not for money, but for love
come back around to god
not for money, but for love
come back around — come back around
not for money, but for love
i remember the night you laughed beneath the streetlight, hands empty, faith full. that moment's still alive.
we stood in the doorway of a church with broken floors
praying for mercy, asking for more
you said you'd change, you said you'd try
and i kept that hope, even when we lied
now here's a choice on a quiet road
turn from the glitter, let the old ways go
bring your heart, let the wounds be healed
there's a truth that money never sealed
come back around to god
not for money, but for love
come back around to god
not for money, but for love
come back around — come back around
not for money, but for love
come back around, lift your hands, come home
come back around to god, you don't have to roam
give me love that's honest, give me faith that lasts
come back around — leave the hollow past
come back around to god... not for money, but for love.
