Brian McKnight

Released: March 25, 2003

Featuring: Kirk Franklin

Songwriter: Brian McKnight

Producer: Brian McKnight

[Spoken Intro: Kirk Franklin]
For every little girl and every little boy
Whose mother and father is across the waters
Fighting a war that they know nothing about
We pray for you tonight
God help us
Listen

[Chorus: Brian McKnight & (Kirk Franklin)]
We're running out of time
Can't waste it (Can't waste it)
Have you seen the news today?
War is on the uprise
He said it was to be this way
But Lord, I know that millions won't make it (Yes Lord)
This life's all I have to live
And I'll gladly give it
To be one of the ones who did (Thank you)

[Verse 1: Brian McKnight]
Ever since creation
We been counting down the time from then to now and we will see
Nations fighting nations
I hide the word inside my heart, then I read about
Men inventing weapons of mass destruction
To tear us all apart
But like the rising of the sun
We're waiting for you to come and take us away
Those of us who believe in you
Believe me when I say

[Chorus: Brian McKnight & (Kirk Franklin)]
We're running out of time
Can't waste it (Have you seen it?)
Have you seen the news today? (Yes Lord)
War is on the uprise
He said it was to be this way
And Lord, I know that millions won't make it
(But I'm so glad, Jesus)
This life's all I have to live
And I'll gladly give it
To be one of the ones who did

[Verse 2: Brian McKnight]
I'm gonna hang on to you, Lord
I'm gonna stay strong for you, Lord
I'm gonna keep holdin' on
Gonna keep holdin' on to your unchanging hand

Lord, you know the plan that you have for me
It's not my will but it's your way
And I'm gonna follow that way, Lord
Oh Lordy, with a made up mind
I'm willing to go on through
I'm not gonna worry about what my friends might say
What my friends might do, hey
I'm gonna follow you, Lord
I'm gonna follow you, Lord
And if my daddy don't go
If my mama, if my mama don't go
If my sister don't go
If my brother don't go
I'm going, I'm going through, Lord
If my preacher don't go, said I'm going
Oh oh, oh Lordy, oh Lord
I surrender with a made up mind
I'm goin' through, oh, yeah

[Spoken Outro: Kirk Franklin]
So Father, we pray right now
That you hear our cries
For peace, for restoration, give us hope right now
Without you, we can't make it
We've tried and we're sorry
But we look to the hills
That must come with our help
'Cause we know our help comes from you
We're gonna hold on
Said we're gonna hold on to you
We're not gonna let go this time, Father
We're gonna trust and have faith
The size of a mustard seed
Bless your name, Father
You're worthy
You're worthy
Thank you

Brian McKnight (born June 5, 1969) is an American R&B singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, and musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays eight instruments including piano, guitar, bass guitar, percussion, trombone, tuba, flugelhorn and trumpet. He is one of the very few leggiero tenors in the pop genre. McKnight is perhaps most recognized for his strong falsetto and belting range. McKnight’s work has earned him 16 Grammy Awards nominations, though he has never won. Actually, he is currently tied with Snoop Dogg for the record of most Grammy nominations without a win.

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