Open Letter (Battlefield) Lyrics

[Intro: KB]
I really appreciate y'all coming out to pray with me, man
My heart's just been real heavy here lately, man
I got a stack of letters here and I thought we should read a couple of 'em
And pray at the end, so I got one right here from Atlanta, it says:

[Verse 1: KB]
Dear KB, what's goin' on it's Ashley from the show
That you was doin' with Trip Lee
, the Crew and the Spirit was movin', man, it was really dope
Yeah, when y'all left the A, I was so encouraged in the faith

And I blessed the Lord for HGA
I wanna start this off by sayin' thanks
(There's a battle going on)
But lately I've had this struggle with
Secrets of my past in the past, five years of singleness

(I know it) I'm lustin', I'm sinnin', but my lust here is different
Since I've been so alone I kinda long for the touch of a woman

(There's a battle going on)
And I know it's wrong, but dudes never ever show me attention

I go unnoticed, it was a joke but girls show me interest
Dudes at my church say that I'm the type of chick that they want (they lie)
But when I see the girls they date I know they really don't
I get jealous quick, I hate the mirror, I don't feel pretty
I've even contemplated surgery to feel skinny

I know it's real silly, the world tells me "Just embrace it
You were born this way" (that's a lie, it's just lust)

I tried talking to the people at church
But they just look at me funny only addin' to the hurt

Now I'm torn cause the other day I stumbled over porn
I'm supposed to be a leader, man, how can I move on? (this is a lie)

That's why I'm comin' to you prayin'
I'm prayin' that you can pray for your sister to make it through
I'm cryin' as I write cause I wanna be right
Many girls have fallen and I don't wanna fall too

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KB & Swoope read letters that have been sent to KB asking for prayer about temptation. In the third verse, Trip Lee closes the song in prayer asking God to give strength to overcome their temptations.

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