This is what the Lord wants me to do In my heart, I just believe that there's no proof I think about the chorus, the melody's important But nothing sounds sweeter than the truth I used to sip the whiskey and hit the bong I gave that up, now all my friends are gone And my folks don't understand I ain't no macho man But I know how to write one hell of a song Yeah, I'm a shy young man with a real big heart I still haven't found where I belong But you know my sweet Lord gave me just one thing Darling, I know how to write one hell of a song Yeah, I know how to write one hell of a song Wrote one for Snoop, did not take long Wrote one for Bieber and one for Sean And Jay Z offered me a deal I said "Dawg, throw in another mil" Cause you know I can write one hell of a song Yeah, I'm a shy young man with a real big heart I still haven't found where I belong But you know my sweet Lord gave me just one thing Darling, I know how to write one hell of a song Yeah, I know how to write one hell of a song James
Sometimes I stay up well past dawn If God puts one in my head, that's what he wants I'm a simple type of artist, I don't like to walk red carpets I would rather write one hell of a song Yeah, I wrote this and it's one hell of a song
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