J Wes - Forest (Chapter I) Lyrics

Yeah
I've never been the type of guy to stress over a female
Never let'em get too close
I'm great as far as she can tell
But in my heart I know I'm searching for something deeper
Bucket down an empty well
And I thought I found a keeper
This one hurt and I can't even lie
I don't wanna be sentimental
But I can't get her off my mind
I-mean, maybe it's just the wrong time
Feel like I'm waiting for the right thing
But standing in the wrong line
She could never trust in me
I know it's hard to see
The forest for the trees
The forest for the trees
But everything is alright
If she give her heart to me
I know that she could see
Everything is alright
The forest for the trees
The forest for the trees
Is she too good for me?
I ain't no saint, I know
I bet she see the hood in me
I hope she looks a little closer, sees the good in me
I hope she doesn't resent me for what I couldn't be
And I was raised better
Really shouldn't be this way
I ended up in places,
Never meant for me to stay
But you ain't Jesus either
I don't look to you to pray
So why you look at me like you ain't never made mistakes?
You think 'cuz Daddy's a Pastor
And Mama ain't raise a bastard
Spent every Sunday in church
Maybe I'd follow the pattern of every broken man
Waiting for the savior to come
I want my Kingdom now
And I ain't leaving here till I'm done
That's how I felt about it
Can't believe that I was so dumb
I wanted everything that I just seemed to be so far from
I went and got it, then abused it
Just to have me some fun
And now my girl can't even trust me
All the things that I done...
She could never trust in me
I know it's hard to see
The forest for the trees
The forest for the trees
But everything is alright
If she give her heart to me
I know that she could see
Everything is alright
The forest for the trees
The forest for the trees
I really wanna know you better, But you're stuck up on your plans
I ain't never had to work this hard
To prove that I'm the man
If you can't see it by now
Then maybe you just ain't a fan
I'm Sick and tired of back and forth
So you can leave if you ain't staying
I've been fighting all my life
Sometimes alone, I had to stand
And I can tell that you're the type
To put your head into the sand
Need somebody, When I'm drowning
They can help me see the land
Not somebody, when I'm down
They make me question if I can
I had to prove it to myself first
That I don't need you
Just to validate my self worth
You went to college
Just to elevate your net worth
I flunked out
You probably thought I'd land head first
I bounced back and kept it moving
Built a network
So many twists and turns
It'd probably make your neck hurt
I know she won't be down
Until I got a check first
And by that time
I'll probably move on to the next her
But everything is alright
She could never trust in me
I know it's hard to see
The forest for the trees
The forest for the trees
Everything is alright
If she give her heart to me
I know that she could see
Everything is alright
The forest for the trees
The forest for the trees