I know that my saviour lives and at the end he will stand on this earth
My flesh may be destroyed but from this body I will see god
Yes I will see him for myself and I long for that moment....
Grandma, I really miss you and it ain't been the same
I drop a tear when I hear you're name
Mary Ella Holloway, why you gotta be so far away?
You used to say, "Don't worry, it's gonna be OK"
But it ain't. It's like, when you left, you took the Lord with you
Why could not I come when he came to get you?
Damn, I really miss you, I had to say it again
I remember the time when I was like, ten
And crept up in the neighbor's yard, yeah, being hardheaded
You told me that I would get it, you said it! And boy did I get it!
But after you spanked me, you hugged me
Kissed me on my forehead and told me that you loved me
And I saw that it hurt you more than it hurt me
I thought how bad could this hurt be?
I know now that's why I'm dead outta love
Whut I wouldn't give for one more hug
From grandma
[Chorus: Faith Evans]
Baby, it's gonna be OK (Baby its gonna be okay)
She used to tell me that...
"Baby, it's gonna be OK" (Everything will be alright)
I really miss hearin'
But I'm about to say a couple of family members gonna hate me
But I'm gonna let you know what's been goin on lately
You know since you left a lot of things about your kids done changed
Yeah Jackie's still crazy and I don't know what's up with James
Ain't seen Jerry in a while, you know he walks like you
And Rene's back in jail, you know she talk like you
But Q is doin' real good now, she workin'
Rhonda's still runnin around, trickin, jerkin'
Buckeye's buggin', he gone lost his mind
And Jarvis back outta jail, doin' fine
And Collie he gone changed it's not all about himself
And my father...well...that's somethin' else...
And Butt he's my dog he done owe his grandma ground
My great grandma makin a lot of trips outta town
But that's a good thing, if only I could hear you say once more
Oh Lord, the comfort it would bring
[Chorus]
You left behind a mother, eleven kids and eleven grand kids
And since then two of your grand kids then had kids
I had a boy named Tacoma, Xavier's brother
That's right...it was Xavier made you a great grandmother
Uhhh I thank you for the best times of my life
I thank you for when you first met her, accepted, and loving my wife
I thank you for those Sunday dinners, they were vital
I thank you for my life (What!) I thank you for my bible (Uh!)
I thank you for the song that you sang in the morning, "Amazine Grace"
While I'm yawnin'
I thank you for the two beatings that you gave me
'Cause I know somewhere along the line, those two beatings saved me
When you died, I cried like a baby, ahh!
I begged the Lord to take me
'Cause no one else could give me whut you gave me
And like when everything comes to an end
I pray that I go to heaven to see you again
Amen
[Chorus]
Amazing grace
How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me...
I once was lost
But now am found
Was blind
But now I see, yeah