(Intro)
"The Lord gives both death and life,
He brings some down to the grave,
But raises others up,
The Lord makes some poor,
And others rich,
He brings some down,
And lifts others up,
He lifts the poor from the dust,
And the needy from the garbage dump,
He sets them among princes,
Placing them in seats of honor,
For all the earth is The Lord's,
And He set's the world in order."
1 Samuel 2:7-8

(Verse 1)
So lately I've been steadily just goin' through some changes,
Had my truck flip over,
Now it's lookin tainted,
Now I gotta buy another and I'm makin' payments,
So that I can get to work with solid transportation,
Either way I'm thankful that I only got a scratch,
Man it coulda been a lot worse,
Like really bad,
On top of that,
I got bills to pay,
And this conflicts,
With my livin' situation,
So I add it to the list,
But look at this,
My Lord is faithful, true, and just,
To help a brutha like myself that's stuck up in a rut,
My head is up,
'Cuz I know this life will bring you seasons,
Like them valleys and them peaks,
Famine to the feastin',
I be readin' in the bible,
'Cuz I know it's Jesus,
That'll help you through your trials,
They happen for a reason,
So I keep the faith,
And always stay believin',
Followin' my God through thick n' thin,
Until my times done.

(Chorus)
Ups and downs,
Trials and tribulations,
Famine,
Feast,
Everybody's goin' through them valleys and them peaks,
Seasons come and seasons go,
To let your faith increase,
Never give up,
Pressin' 'til the end,
And steady fight the beast.
(x2)

(Verse 2)
And so I've learned,
At the age of 21,
Seasons go and seasons come,
You can live it lavish,
Makin' tons,
Great job, nice ride, and you're havin' fun,
But then a famine creeps up,
And you're eatin' crumbs,
Steady buildin' on your truck,
Make it look legit,
But then you get into a wreck,
Or like I did,
It flipped,
Or get a really good job that provides for bills,
But then you get the boot,
Now you're lookin' to seek God's will,
But look at Job,
He had everything and some,
But then he lost his job, his wife, his kids,
All in one,
It's pretty wild how The Lord,
He choose to do His thing,
But He got that righteous judgment,
Knowin' the outcome,
He The King,
You could have nothin',
Then The Lord, He favors you with much,
Man it goes both ways,
Doin' good or stuck,
Through it all I pray that you would keep the hope and faith,
And be prepared,
'Cuz you never know what's around the way.

(Chorus)

(Outro)
Yaa,
You could be at the top,
Or you could be at the bottom man,
I mean, we all got valleys and peaks,
But we Philippians 4:13 on 'em,
You know what I'm sayin',
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me",
With little or plenty.
Haha, come on.

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