So thinking back on it all, it's like It's a beautiful thing, let's go Yo they can't take it away Form, they can't take it away TobyMac they can't take it away Maj they can't take it away No they can't take it away No they can't take it away
It seems I was oblivious to it I didn't see you lurking in the shadows One would think the close calls woulda gave you away But I was stuck in two feet shallow I saw the footprints and then Naah, it couldn't have been him I wasn't the type of cat to pray Perhaps I'll chalk it up as coincidence And commence to be my on my way What makes a bad boy leave his stash cold turkey And make vanity retreat from purple streets I guess your rep is really opposite ruthless You even walked the windy city with Mr. West it's like
Chorus What we got (to my people all over the world) They can't take it away They can't take it away No way, no way (Repeat 1x)
Some wish to rewind the hands of time And erase every mistake made Others wish to discover the true meaning of life A mystery through out the ages Some say that you can't exist, nah How can it be when the very air we breathe Is evidence we all have the capacity to believe Without seeing a thing What made the Passion such a blast When so many peers left the theaters on the verge of tears May be your story's not all that impossible It's the fact you bring healing beyond the hospital and that's why
So it doesn't really matter what comes my way Here to shake up the world that's why I pray Spread love and let the Son shine bright all day They can't take it away, can't take it away And if my heart beat stops pace tonight I'm waking up and staring God in the face alright So if you feel me get your hands in outta space so high They can't take it away
Yo DJ Maj I got your back on this track for fact And if it's me and you or you and me the deck be stack So tell me why they gotta try and go and do us like that Don't they know they can't take it away Ain't no robbing this joy ain't no stealing this peace Ain't no taking our faith as we drop to our knees They can take it all everything we possess But they can't take belief from down deep in our chest I rest Our Father who art in heaven Hallowed be Thy name Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done On Earth as it is in heaven
No Maj (what) they can't take a thing (Sing your song Mac what) They can't take a thing away no Africa they can't take it away India they can't take it away Arabia they can't take it away Israel they can't take it away
Song Description: There's a story of 2 men who sang praises though imprisoned for expressing their faith. Despite their circumstances, these men recognized the power of perserverance. These same praises shook away their shackles made a way for their freedom. Still today that same courageous spirit has sustained communities all over the world. -- DJ Maj
