[00:00.14] Dear God, watch over me [00:02.27] Watch over mommy, watch over daddy [00:05.06] Watch over- [00:06.09] Oh God, change him, amen [00:08.33] [00:33.08] Huh, walkin' in the rain [00:38.44] Huh, walkin' in the rain [00:43.76] Huh, walkin' in the, rrr [00:50.80] Look here, I grew up with the thing, hard living (huh-huh) [00:53.87] Found out the source of the pain, God givin' (whoa!) [00:56.68] He left me with no shelter in the rain [00:59.11] But I learned to stay dry, so it wasn't in vain [01:01.47] Every time you go through somethin' [01:03.10] There's somethin' to gain [01:04.35] And you only truly suffer [01:05.74] If you remain the same (come on) [01:07.46] Let the dirt you go through change you (what!) [01:10.08] Don't forget, evеn Satan was an angel [01:12.67] You can't go through life walkin' blind [01:14.94] Gotta not only speak your hеart but talk your mind (huh) [01:17.88] One thing lead to another (damn) [01:20.37] How I get down is I will pray for my brother (what!) [01:23.28] Man, I'm a different nigga [01:25.43] I'ma say it once (stop) all that riffin' nigga [01:28.13] For the sake of all the people that love you, I'm a goon [01:30.98] Leave your family in the park lettin' go of balloons [01:33.86] I don't always get my share of roses [01:38.82] For me, sunny days are always come and goin' [01:43.87] I know we all got share of trials and tribulations, yeah [01:49.62] But I done rode for some of y'all [01:52.36] When you ain't even have a ride yourself [01:54.30] So tell me why I'm walkin', walkin', walkin' [01:58.57] Huh, walkin' in the rain [02:00.63] Walkin', walkin', walkin' [02:03.96] Huh, walkin' in the rain [02:05.96] Walkin', walkin', walkin' [02:09.31] Huh, walkin' in the rain [02:11.29] Walkin', walkin', walkin' [02:14.33] Huh, walkin' in the, rrr (walkin') [02:18.13] We in the new dark ages [02:19.77] We reject who we really are, adaptation [02:22.72] Accept no cheap imitations [02:24.03] I am "the streets meet civilization" [02:25.74] Police precinct 114 chased him [02:28.44] Who should be held accountable [02:29.79] For the hell I encountered [02:31.29] Just explorin' the town I knew? [02:32.99] You pray a predator choose [02:34.26] I fared better than many [02:35.17] Y'all fear some career gun-slangin' youngsters [02:38.23] Coulda went to war [02:38.94] Probably wouldn't have overcome it [02:40.34] I coulda been still bitter now [02:41.72] 'Cause there's no middle ground [02:43.37] Locked up juveniles make grown men doubt [02:45.78] Made me wanna get myself knocked in jail [02:47.90] Just to get you inside [02:48.94] Can't even wait 'til you get out to air you out [02:50.80] As a teen, it's just a few things I cared about [02:53.37] Facts, I made it, impact behavior like the eternal flame [02:56.46] In Martin Luther's grave, yeah [02:58.17] Gotta keep burnin', unabated [02:59.87] Turn a man to a millionaire [03:00.83] Just to tell you how good that my day went [03:02.80] My life should be an Ava DuVernay flick [03:04.73] Denzel plays a younger Nas with some CGI [03:07.30] If you rock with your day ones, bless [03:09.42] If you do not, don't let it stress [03:11.33] There's friends I only see once a year [03:13.64] Nothing's changed, love is there [03:15.14] Some brothers you outgrow [03:16.41] You leave 'em there, yeah [03:18.36] Huh, walkin' in the rain [03:20.68] Walkin', walkin', walkin [03:23.66] Huh, walkin' in the rain [03:25.89] Walkin', walkin', walkin [03:29.07] Huh, walkin' in the, rrr [03:31.05] Walkin', walkin', walkin [03:34.92] [03:40.68] Walkin' in the rain [03:45.54] Walkin' in the rain [03:51.02] Walkin' in the rain [03:56.12] Walkin' in the rain [03:58.98]