Yeah, I be acting crazy rapping nasty but don't get me wrong   I got sense I'ma thank God on this song   This song is dedicated to all the homeboys that almost died   But for some strange coincidental ironic reason you lived through it   Homeboy but I'm here to tell you man it's not a coincidence   And it's not ironic Gods got a plan and purpose for your life man   The quarter piece quartet gonna help us sing it right about now      God has smiled on me he has set me free   (Come on, like when them bullets just fly past you)   Ooh God has smiled on me and He's been good to me      Before I was a wild juvenile I used to be a mild Christian young child   I used to seek and seek search and search analyze everybody   In my church, a 1 2 I've seen a lot of hypocrites religious fakers   Deacon hungers and often takers when I turned 13      I thought church was fake I took all I could take so I took a lil' brake   I went to the world and bought a jerry curl and some crack to slice   So I can do my own thing the street life I didn't understand good   So I started gang banging to prove my manhood, yeah      Have fun baggin' the gun the baddest kid on the block   Was a Christian son went to the county jail   Not once but twice gambling with my life   With the dealing dice buucoooc      God has smiled on me he has set me free   (Come on, like when them bullets just fly past you)   Ooh God has smiled on me and He's been good to me      I got released in '94 told my mama I don't wanna get in trouble no mo'   I wanna find a job obtain some wealth be independent like you   And take care of my self, I stopped bangin' I really quit   But not the people that I got into it wit' back in the day      From Pompale to la they got beef wit' me homie up until this day   To make a long story short I stepped out the tub   Walked around the corner to the local night club   Sittin' at a table just doin' my thang      Just when I got approached by this rival gang   His gang and my gang just got into it I tried to explain   I didn't do it I told ya bro since '94 I been straight man   I don't mess around no more      God has smiled on me he has set me free   (Come on, like when them bullets just fly past you)   Ooh God has smiled on me and He's been good to me      You know what he said, man he got smart wit' me he said   Call the mortuary order some flowers you quit you're game   But we never quit ours      He got exited we started fist fightin' like Mike Tyson I was scratchin'   And bitin' a bunch of them started mobbing me threw me on the floor   And started robbing me the things that they took from me   Wasn't nothing major, wallet, Walkman cheap lil' pager      They took my food stamps, took my knife   Took me and tried to take my life   I tried to fight back but my efforts was useless   Ain't no need to make enough excuses      Amen I was on the ground getting beat down   8 different people kicking me around, I thought about all the bad things   I did when I ran from God as a little bitty kid no sign   No reason, no clue, no warning, no fare nobody cared      2 o'clock in the morning heavy licks they was layin' on me   But at the same time my momma she was prayin' for me   Lights from the helicopter filled the air and the police cars came   Every were I told Jesus I don't deserve You but let me live   And I'll serve You, God has smiled      God has smiled on me he has set me free   (Come on, like when them bullets just fly past you)   Ooh God has smiled on me and He's been good to me      Sometimes when I'm drinking man I think about all my close calls   Ya know, what I'm saying the times I almost got shot   The times I was committing crimes almost got caught by the police   Man I think about car accidents that never happened      I think about home boys I speak to one day   Next day they catch 50 60 years maybe even rest in peace   You know what I'm saying but check this out man we still alive right?   God ain't through wit' us so let's put it down man      Stop all this madness know what I'm sayin'   Go on take care of some situations we need to take care of   And to all the homeboys who robbed me   Hey man I'm still alive so if y'all be so kind   Go down there and buy my tape man that will make up   Them food stamps y'all took from me right      Amazing grace how sweet the sound   That saved a wretch like me   I once was lost but now I'm found   Was blind but now I see      God has smiled on me He has set me free   God has smiled on me and He's been good to me      Amazing grace how sweet the sound   That saved a wretch like me   I once was lost but now I'm found   Was blind but now I see      God has smiled on me He has set me free   God has smiled on me and He's been good to me