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[Hook: Andy Mineo]
I could play the background
I could play the background
Cause I know sometimes I get in the way
So won't You take the lead, lead, lead?
So won't You take the lead, lead, lead?
And I could play the background, background
And you could take the lead

[Verse 2: Lecrae]
I had a dream that I was captain of my soul
I was master of my fate,
lost control, and then I sank
So I don't want to take the lead, cause I'm prone to make mistakes
All these folks who follow me, gon' end up in the wrong place
So let me just shadow You, and just let me trace Your lines
Matter of fact, just take my pen, here, You create my rhymes

Cause if I do this by myself, I'm scared that I'll succeed
And no longer trust in You, cause I only trust in me
And see, that's how you end up headed to destruction
Paving a road to nowhere, pour your life out for nothing

You pulled my card, I'm bluffing, You know what's in my hand
Me, I just roll and trust you, You cause the dice to land
I'm in control of nothing, follow you at any cost
Some call it sovereign will,
all I know is You the boss
Man, I'm so at ease, I'm so content
I'll play the background, like it's an instrument
[Hook: Andy Mineo]
I could play the background
I could play the background
Cause I know sometimes I get in the way
So won't You take the lead, lead, lead?
So won't You take the lead, lead, lead?
And I could play the background, background
And you could take the lead

[Bridge: Lecrae]
I know I'm safest when I'm in Your will, and trust Your Word
I know I'm dangerous when I trust myself, my vision blurred

And I ain't got no time to play life's foolish games
Got plenty aims, but do they really glorify Your name?

And it's a shame, the way I want to do these things for You, yet
Don't even cling to you, take time to sit and gleam from You
It seems that You were patient in my ignorance
If ignorance is bliss, it's cause she never heard of this

[Hook: Andy Mineo]
I could play the background
I could play the background
Cause I know sometimes I get in the way
So won't You take the lead, lead, lead?
So won't You take the lead, lead, lead?
And I could play the background, background
And you could take the lead
[Hook: Andy Mineo]
I could play the background
I could play the background
Cause I know sometimes I get in the way
So won't You take the lead, lead, lead?
So won't You take the lead, lead, lead?
And I could play the background, background
And you could take the lead

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In the fourteenth track of Lecrae’s fourth album Rehab, Lecrae collaborates with Andy Mineo (at the time known as C-Lite). This track explores an artist who demonstrates his vulnerability by admitting that he must submit his plans and aspirations to God.

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