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Lyfe Jennings
Lyfe Jennings


Background information
Birth name Chester Bamsu Jennings
Born June 3, 1973
Origin Toledo, Ohio, United States
Genre(s) Soul
Years active 2003—present
Label(s) Asylum Records
Associated acts Nas
Bun B
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
Raekwon
Three 6 Mafia
Young Buck
LaLa Brown
Website Website



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Lyfe Jennings Lyrics

"River" lyrics


I was born by the river
That my momma cried when my daddy died
Maybe that was the reason I didn't get the attention
That I was needing to touch
'Cause I reminded her of him too much

Couldn't understand what she felt so I hated her, yea
'Til I was old enough to hate myself
And I felt like a slave down in South Carolina
Cursing the vagina that gave life to me, oh

I couldn't see what I had the potential to be?
'Til I got down on my knees and begged God
To please take control of my life today

'Cause there's no way, there's no way, no way, no way
I can do it on my own and no matter how my friends try to console
They can never, never know what I go through
So I turn my heart over completely to you, yes Lord, I do

I was born in a hurry
'Cause my momma had to be back to work at 8:30
Maybe that was the reason there was always this feeling
That she was rushing herself
She didn't even have the time to spend loving herself

Let alone, someone else, so I hated her, yeah
'Cause I loved her, yea and I cried, yea
Like the Klu Klux Klan at the Million Man March
Partially broke my spirit, partially broke my heart

I couldn't start to be what I had the potential to be?
'Til I got down on my knees and begged God
To please take control of my life today

'Cause there's no way, there's no way, no way, no way
I can do it on my own and no matter how my friends try to console
They can never, never know what I go through
So I turn my heart over completely to you, yes Lord, I do

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