i can't play the background

i can't play the background

i can't play the background

'cause i know sometimes i wanna be lecrae

or maybe trip lee

lee

lee

tedashii

shii

shii

or sho baraka

aka

pro and kb

it's evident you run the show so let me back down

as long as when you run it it comes with a packed crowd

so i can say at last i'm on the map now

after i say something deep imma need y'all to clap loud

i kinda want my name in lights

and on that flyer too

imma need you to re-tweet my quotes or i will un-follow you

i try to be deep when i tweet but in my mentions i don't get enough credit

though i got this from piper twists some words up then said i said it

i want a dove award

i want a grammy too and

wait

wait

it's not about me

jesus

it's all about you

only reason i haven't blown is because people sleep

they ask me to open for trip lee

trip lee should open for me

me

imma change the game

madison square garden is my aim

that's why i gotta tell you every five minutes go and like my facebook fan-page

but if i can be honest i get depressed when people ain't feelin' me

twenty people say awesome job man

one person hates it: i'm crushed for the week

see that's that i want the glory

for jesus tendency

jealous

selfish

ambitious scandal but call it ministry

so what if people know who you are

none of that will matter at all

you will be judged for the size of your stay with the faithfulness you had to the cause

behind the scenes

in front of folk

in front of folk

jesus has still gotta be

be our only boast

if you a christian rapper

man be a christian rapper

don't put the rapper first

then put throw christian after

see this is your boy elijah smooth baby

i just wanted to do this song right here to

to remind y'all

all things are by the lord

to the lord

for the lord

whether you're called to the big stage or

called to the small stage

remember there's a call

before i'm called to somewhere

i'm called to someone: jesus

see we are the only rappers that get no credit for what we do

we're responsible for all of our failures

and none of our successes

and we're at our best

when we're out the way

playing the background and letting jesus take the lead

ain't no room in there to be prideful y'all

be humble

or be quiet

yeah

i can't play the background

i can't play the background

'cause i know sometimes i wanna be lecrae

or maybe trip lee

lee

lee

tedashii

shii

shii

or sho baraka

aka

pro and kb

now i ain't dissing nobody

that's not how elijah smooth operates

i ain't against emotion

asking people to like your facebook page and stuff like that alright

i'm just coming at the heart

just saying check your heart

let's be who god want's us to be

and nobody else

the lord loves ya

and i love you too

let's play the background