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You Are Meant To Be

January 30, 2012 by April

Dear One,

You are meant for a purpose. You are meant to be.

Raise Up by Ledisi

Lyrics

I’m looking around and I see more of the same
People looking for purpose, someone to blame
As I’m on my quest for fame, every day the places change
As they humble trying to play the game

I figured it out, my dreams are bigger than me
Been taken much further than I thought I would be
I’m so glad that I believe that God has plans for me
Mama told me it will happen, you’ll see
Yeah, yeah

Time for you to raise up
Time for you to get right
Time for you to get up
Time for you to be loud
Time for you to raise up
Get up, stand up, raise up

You gotta know who you are
You are meant for a purpose
What is meant for you is meant to be
You are meant to be

I couldn’t move forward ’til I let go off the past
I needed my freedom, I needed it bad
If we all could just forgive
It’s the only way to live
I have more now than I ever had

There is a path and it is written for you
Take your time to find the truth
What do you have to lose?
It’s time for you to choose
No one else can do it for you

Time for you to raise up
Time for you to get right
Time for you to get up
Time for you to be loud
Time for you to raise up
Get up, stand up, raise up

You gotta know who you are
You are meant for a purpose
What is meant for you is meant to be
You are meant to be

When judgment day comes, have you given your best?
Has the world been changed by the love that you left?
Forgive those who trespassed against you
Rise through the pain, let it go
What happened is done, it’s time to live again

You gotta know who you are
You are meant for a purpose
What is meant for you is meant to be
You are meant to be

Time for you to raise up
Time for you to get right
Time for you to get up
Time for you to be loud
Time for you to raise up
Get up, stand up, raise up

You gotta know who you are
You are meant for a purpose
What is meant for you is meant to be
You are meant to be

Time for you to raise up
Time for you to get right
Time for you to get up
Time for you to be loud
Time for you to raise up
Get up, stand up, raise up

You gotta know who you are
You are meant for a purpose
Raising for you is meant to be
You are meant to be

Raise up, get up
Raise up, get up
Raise up, get up
Raise up, get up
Raise up, get up
Raise up, get up

Filed Under: Inspiration Tagged With: Ledisi, lyrics, music, Raise Up

You gotta be good to yourself, you can’t wait on nobody else.

November 7, 2011 by April

Oh, when you’re traveling through the highs and the lows, make sure you listen to your spirit. You gotta take care of your soul

Be Good To Yourself by Ledisi

Lyrics

Be good to yourself

Sometimes we don’t listen
To what we already know
Take time to hear me
‘Cause you’ve got to be told

So busy looking for love
Like you don’t know your worth
Get it together
Even when it hurts

You gotta be good to yourself, yeah
(Be good to yourself)
You can’t wait on nobody else
(No one else)

Baby, be good to yourself, yeah
(Be good to yourself)
Oh, you can’t love nobody, ooh
(Oh, you can’t love nobody else)

Some days you feel like running
From everyone you know
The things that you thought might be right now
It ain’t necessarily so

So much on my mind
Need a break from it all
To get myself together
So I don’t fall

Gotta be good to yourself
(Be good to yourself)
You can’t wait on nobody else
(No one else)

Baby, you gotta be good to yourself, yeah
(Be good to yourself)
Oh, you can’t love, yeah
(Oh, you can’t love nobody else)

Oh, when you’re traveling
Through the highs and the lows
Make sure you listen to your spirit
You gotta take care of your soul

Hold on, never give up
You can get through whatever
Always make time
For yourself, whoo

You gotta be good to yourself, yeah
(Be good to yourself)
You can’t wait on nobody else
(No one else)

Baby, be good to yourself
(Be good to yourself)
Oh, you can’t love nobody else
(Oh, you can’t love nobody else)

Be good to yourself, yeah
(Be good to yourself)
You keep looking for the love from somebody else
(No one else)
You gotta find it from within

Yeah, be good to yourself, yeah
(Be good to yourself)
Oh, you can’t love nobody
(Oh, you can’t love nobody else)
Be good, be good to yourself

Filed Under: Inspiration Tagged With: Be Good To Yourself, Ledisi, music, video

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