Entitlements

Say you got big house right... with a beautiful white picket fence Big, long driveway with a brand new Mercedes Benz All the sacrifices that you made for success Has finally paid off, so your finally feeling blessed But... others don't really know the price that you paid They don't know what it took for the foundation to be laid All they want to do is idolize the things that you own Don't want to sow the seed, they just want to reap what is grown So they let that ugly green monster rise from within them That's jealousy not the hulk, yet there's also anger in them Cuz see, they feel that they should have a piece of the pot That they deserve to have a bit of everything you got Now with all that said, take a look in the mirror You sound just like them, let me make it more clearer When you start complaining about what you don't have You only see the glass half empty, that's the wrong half You say that you've been robbed, that ain't true You're feeling like the whole world really owes you? See, we call the entitlements It's when you feel like you deserve something When the fact is, you deserve nothing You say that you've been robbed, that ain't true You're feeling like the whole world really owes you? See, we call the entitlements It's when you feel like you deserve something When the fact is, you deserve nothing I could feel like I've been doing this for years, I deserve to be famous From youth events to max security prisons, you name it I've rapped on TV at the age of 15 In high school with a record label wanting to sign me See I can't help but feel that I deserve more To see where Lecrae's at is something I can't ignore See I deserve to rock the same mic, rock the same stages Be part of the same tours and travel to different places Wait... Does this mean that I am not being content Jealous of a camper, not being thankful I have a tent No longer recognizing just what a privilege it is To open up my mouth have the truth flow right off of my lips Ulterior motives are what's hiding in the dark Lord I don't want to lose the purity within my heart Help me to walk in a manner, pleasing to the call You give Grace to the humble, pride comes before the fall You say that you've been robbed, that ain't true You're feeling like the whole world really owes you? See, we call the entitlements It's when you feel like you deserve something When the fact is, you deserve nothing You say that you've been robbed, that ain't true You're feeling like the whole world really owes you? See, we call the entitlements It's when you feel like you deserve something When the fact is, you deserve nothing See some of us keep asking God for a full-time ministry Full-time sacrifice, full-time humility That's not what you've been praying for, well, what did you expect You just wanted to get the blessings and get rid of your debt Just wanted a big church so you can boast in the quantity Ignore the fact their Luke warm, careless about the quality Thought money could help you purchase all the gifts of God Your exposing the wickedness that's wrapped around your heart If you ain't willing to work, then you don't deserve to eat If you ain't willing to serve, then you don't deserve to lead Do not be deceived, there is nothing we can do to earn It's only by His grace, that a wise man can learn Do not use the outwardly as a way to define success Let the inner workings of God produce a man's best So let us not become jealous, let us not become violent But let us turn away from our selfish entitlements You say that you've been robbed, that ain't true You're feeling like the whole world really owes you? See, we call the entitlements It's when you feel like you deserve something When the fact is, you deserve nothing You say that you've been robbed, that ain't true You're feeling like the whole world really owes you? See, we call the entitlements It's when you feel like you deserve something When the fact is, you deserve nothing