The Cross Movement Album: Holy Culture Track: Closer to You
Closer to You Lyrics
Performed by The Cross Movement Written by B Goodwin, W Branch, V Byrd, J Wells Produced by DJ Official Recorded by Jim Bottari Mixed by Carlos "Storm" Martinez Published by Cross Movement Music & Publishing (SESAC) & Spinning Audio Vortex (BMI)
Hook: I wanna be closer to you I wanna be to be your heart's desire I want to be #1 Even though you play Me shy
I wanna be closer to you I wanna be all you need So won't you give Me a try And watch Me change your life
The Ambassador: It's the 2 -00-3 and I'm lovin' it "B" The blood covenant is still coverin' my brother's and me Though we all love urban livin' For us it's not about "herb" and "women" It's about splertin' the words of heaven Lord something's still wrong with the picture I'm working for you daily but barely I'm getting' witcha Something's keeping me from gettin' with You Diggin' in your Scripture for food where there's infinite truth
You get pushed to the side like when I'm cockin' a brim It's like we're on the couch but we're on opposite ends Lord, come and put stop to this trend, I'm lockin' us in Tonight it's me and You back in the pocket again
The Phanatik: Goodness gracious, Lord. Anybody in the hood ever taste this before? Ever been chased by the Lord? Embraced by the warmth of the Son Then end up with their face to the floor? I love what you cooked up to make me look up Said I could pick your brain if I picked your book up And ever since the day you and I hooked up Life has been super-fly like Jimmy Snuka But I know you want more than Sundays more than cliches What you want is for me to obey And if I can't give that then I can't give jack You don't want just my hands without my heart attached
With out a heart to match, my lip service is dead as artifacts Though I call it worship And with no ring on my hands and as a single young man There's more to give and I can still hear you saying to me
Repeat Hook
T.R.U.-L.I.F.E.: Dad, I love you, and you know it's true But I don't show it all the time when I'm going through It's hard to stay in front of you Focus ain't easy, cats are greasy The world's system is setup to deceive me or leave me
I know that's where your love comes in And I know for sure You gonna judge sin So as I work through life and watch my doctrine closely I stay close to you so you can get the most of me
Now If things feel different, I'm the one trippin' If we seem distant I'm the slippin' You're the same as You have always been and will be Representing You is what fulfills me
The Tonic: God, I say you're the greatest light of my life Your cross was the greatest sight of my life When I believed, the greatest night of my life Since then it's the fight of my life, to get at You
That's why I'm so glad you don't do it like...I Patience and love: you don't do it like...I Forgiveness and stuff: you don't do it like...I Even though I play you shy 'cause I'm a model of the man Who be following the plan But like the hood be saying, "Yo, holla at your man!" You say, "holla at your God," And read the love letter I inspired, You're never satisfied until you're with me And it gets me: I study with zeal and with energy, On a mission to affect the industry Mature in the faith, and I'm active in the ministry, All that, and I can still hear you saying to me
