Lecrae - Just Like You Lyrics






[J-Paul:]
I just wanna be like you,
Walk like, talk like, even think like you
The only one I could look to
You're teaching me to be just like you
Well I just gotta be like, like,
I just gotta be like you

[Verse 1: Lecrae]
Dear, Uncle Chris, Uncle Keith, Uncle Ricky,
Before the Lord get me I gotta say something quickly
I grew up empty since my daddy wasn't with me shoot,
I wasn't picky I'd take any male figure
You
Stepped in at the right time,
It's 'cause of you that I write rhymes
You probably never knew that
I loved the way you used to come through,
Teach me to do the things that men do
True,
You showed me stuff I probably shouldn't have seen,
But you had barely made it out your teens,
And took me under your wings
I wanted hats, I wanted clothes just like you,
Lean to the side when I rolled just like you
Didn't care if people didn't like you,
You wanna bang, I wanna bang too
Skyline, pyru
You would've died, I would've died too,
You went to prison, got sick, lost your pops,
Yeah, I cried too
You never know who's right behind you,
I got a little son now and he do whatever I do
But it's something deep inside you,
That tell you it's gotta be more than doing what other guys do,
They had nobody there to guide you
But I followed your footsteps and this shouldn't surprise you,
You realize you, you realize you, you,
Yeah, I just wanna be like you

[Chorus:]
I just wanna be like you,
Walk like, talk like, even think like you
The only one I could look to,
You're teaching me to be just like you
Well I just gotta be like, like,
I just gotta be like you

[Verse 2:]
Now all I see is money, cars, jewels,
Stars
Womanizers, tough guys, guns, knives, and scars,
Drug pushers, thugs, strippers, fast girls, fast life
Everything I wanted and everything I could ask life
If this ain't living and they lied well,
Guess I married an old wives' tale
Wow, fail
I don't know another way to go,
This is the only way they ever showed
I got this emptiness inside that got me fighting for approval 'cause I missed out on my daddy saying, way to go,
And get that verbal affirmation on know how to treat a woman,
Know how to fix an engine,
That keep the car running
So now I'm looking at the media and I'm following what they feed me,
Rap stars, trap stars,
Whoever wants to lead me
Even though they lie they still tell me that they love me,
They say I'm good at bad things at least they proud of me

[Chorus:]
I just wanna be like you,
Walk like, talk like, even think like you
The only one I could look to
You're teaching me to be just like you
Well I just gotta be like, like,
I just gotta be like you
(Like you)

[Verse 3:]
I was created by God but I ain't wanna be like Him,
I wanna be Him
The Jack Sparrow of my Caribbean
I remember the first created being,
And how he shifted the blame on his dame
For fruit he shouldn't have eaten
And now look at us all out of Eden,
Wearing designer fig leaves by Louis Vuitton
Make believing
But God sees through my foolish pride,
And how I'm weak like Adam another victim of Lucifer's lies
But then in steps Jesus,
All men were created to lead but we needed somebody to lead us
More than a teacher,
But somebody to buy us back from the darkness,
You can say He redeemed us,
Taught us that real leaders follow God,
Finish the work 'cause we on our job
Taught us not to rob
But give life love a wife like He loved the Church,
Without seeing how many hearts we can break first
I wanna be like you in every way,
So if I gotta die every day
Unworthy sacrifice
But the least I can do is give the most of me
'Cause being just like you is what I'm supposed to be
They say you came for the lame,
I'm the lamest
I made a mess but you say you'll erase it,
I'll take it
They say you came for the lame,
I'm the lamest
I broke my life, but you say you'll replace it,
I'll take it.

(I just gotta be like, be like, be like..
Be like, be like, I just gotta be like, be like..
I just gotta be like you...)





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  1. L.... B....

    https://youtu.be/heo3fK5-quA (Panini remix)

  2. S.... N....

    Wow! That's one of the realest statements. "I didn't want to want to be like him, I wanted to be him."

  3. d.... ....

    I still listen to this song man💯

  4. D.... H....

    I think I see a Derek Minor at 0:30 !

  5. C.... ....

    This hits me as an adopted kid with a new dad who also was very absent during a majority of my childhood

  6. B.... B....

    Any watching in 2020

  7. S.... S....

    This is a great song for young boys in there teenage age without a father or a bad influences I wish young boys in my school would listen to this.

  8. J.... R....

    Who is listening to this song in 2020👏👏

  9. M.... C....

    Did u know Lecrae bought this song from a Jamaican x😮😮😮

  10. A.... J....

    I miss the old Lecrae.

  11. C.... K....

    Power message!! Life giving and life changing!

  12. D.... J....

    This song hits the heart HARD!!!

  13. K.... C....

    God you are my all❤❤❤Amen!!+

    K.... C....

    Still here in 2020!

  14. J.... J....

    Thank you so much God! There is no one like you! Thank you for bringing me closer to you even when I was out here sinning and trying to ignore you you still put me in the palm of your hand to pull me out of that sin Lord! If that ain’t love then idk what is. God you are so good I love you so much thank you Lord 💙

  15. M.... L....

    All the people who disliked this r crazy this song is beautiful

  16. R.... H....

    For all the peoples out there check out all of lecrae's raps who are Christian's his music is wild and for those who don't know this is Sonny and I'm out

  17. R.... C....

    I listen to a song feel like I got a whole serman. Thank you i needed that.

  18. G.... V....

    This is ass

  19. R.... R....

    A few years ago, this video made me realize I like black guys 🙂

  20. T.... S....

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  21. r.... s....

    Wow deep December 2019☺️

  22. Y.... B....

    Anyone have trouble with the link?

  23. C.... B....

    This song is so relatable.

  24. T.... V....

    I remember singing this at 4 now I am 12 and still remember all the lyrics

  25. L.... M....

    Powerful words

  26. N.... ....

    back when lecrae was really good.

  27. S.... W....

    Lyrics 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

  28. N.... P....

    Lyrics you can use once again, I been listening to your music for a while, some reason just now getting to the videos. Like em so far. Keep up good work

  29. T.... ....

    This song was the realest to me back when it came out...why does it hit harder in 2019 tho??

  30. F.... A....

    Lacrae spreading the gospel...

  31. s.... ....

    You never know who's right behind you,
    I gotta a little son now and he do whatever I do

  32. J.... ....

    Lecrae is truly talented. Each song has a clear message. #DoYourThang #DontStopKeepGoing

  33. L.... L....

    Jesus is our only hope

  34. B.... S....

    Brasil :)

  35. 4.... ....

    Ha .... I'm always humbled when I listen to Lecrae's lyrics, and watch his videos. I've listened and loved him as an artist for many years. I'm mow an almost 43 year old white female, and the power of the message he's conveying is just as strong, if not stronger than it was in my early 30s, and maybe younger. God loves us all as one, the human race. My heart has been broken from when I was just a small child from the Deep South and witnessed great division. As a little girl, I had to walk away from the heartbreaking words that people would say about anyone of a different color. I would even have to quietly leave the house sometimes, because certain family members were among those who spoke of what God told me was wrong in my Spirit, racism. Over the years, I became stronger in educating the elders in my family, and others around me. I'm thankful that so many family and friends have learned to overcome their bias of different ethnicities. I don't believe that just one person can change the ignorance of every one in the world, , but I have seen that properly educating one person, can, and has led to properly educating others. I'm still, and will likely always be still learning and being educated on all of these matters as well. I've tried so very hard over the past couple of decades to teach my children correctly. I never had to command them to know how awful racism and bigotry can be. It's always been through open and honest conversation, and more importantly, leading by example. Okay, I'm rereading this and realize it has the potential for me to come across as "the knower of all racial division". Please know that is not the way I feel, nor how I want to come across TO ANYONE. I just believe it takes us to individually speak about what IS RIGHT, and pass the knowledge of love to others. Myself, and everyone else, are responsible for educating ourselves as to where each individual may be coming from. I'm confident that unnecessary fear and hatred can subside, if we could jut learn to listen and hear where each person is coming from.

  36. L.... O....

    This song touches my heart always. I’m a single mother so I know how important a male role model is in my sons‘ life but Jesus is the one I want my son to follow and be like. Brothers and sisters let’s pray for our youth who go through much for they are our future leaders🙏🏽🙌🏽💕

  37. k.... t....

    Amen Stay Blessed

  38. O.... C....

    Hallelujah!!!!

  39. B.... D....

    Jesús is love

  40. R.... B....

    Yooo'! I love this song!

  41. B.... S....

    🇧🇷♥️

  42. J.... J....

    Hi nice song

  43. C.... R....

    Been listening to this guy for awhile....I hope he don't fall.FALl..... I'm Christians. I just heard the door close..... but..... I'm not the JUDGE.... God is....... it's hard man..... it's hard..... too look after someone and then realize, he ain't wat he portrays.....idk.idk.idk........I flick a cigarette on the ground and watch it move around.... then it dissolves and disappears.....like life,in so many years...... is it out? Or is it just trying to find a place,,,,, to burn???????? And start a fire.???????

  44. N.... D....

    holy ghost!

  45. D.... P....

    Dope fatherless nation

  46. L.... C....

    Why with Neon Yellow Triangle???

  47. Y.... R....

    Love real life testimony thank you Lecrae for your potential and your position in church amen

  48. H.... k....

    Good song bro

  49. G.... ....

    This song is amazing, I'm the oldest of 6 and I'm going to make sure I set a good example.

    G.... ....

    I'm the oldest of 3 (all of us are girls) and it's really hard to set a good example, I could never imagine 6. Lol

  50. B.... N....

    Best song yet, this beat. Man

  51. W.... D....

    Cool with the other day

  52. L.... C....

    By the way this is my mom's phone

  53. A.... S....

    But then in steps JESUS,all men were created to lead but we needed somebody to lead us, more than a teacher but somebody to buy us back from the darkness ..this part speaks to me any day any time.GBU all.

  54. N.... L....

    All parents are grown kids taught by other kids. Teaching from what they were told was right even learning from seeing what was being done around them. What if that teaching was wrong? The bible says train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it. This distorts all the relationships we have cause the foundations may be broken. Love is God and God is love. His word is his message of love to me i'll take it. I'm the lamest.

  55. A.... P....

    God loves me and you 👌

  56. A.... D....

    Wow I haven’t one comment from someone in 2019

  57. J.... 2....

    Don’t sleep on the OG LECRAE

  58. L.... R....

    I just gotta be like you

  59. L.... L....

    *when you USED TO RAP Lecrea, your songs used to be Bible directed. God center.*

  60. D.... ....

    The second verse resonates with me so deeply all my memories flood into my mind and I get angry sad and filled with guilt

  61. t.... ....

    Glad I found this again

  62. K.... �....

    Jesus is my all

  63. V.... C....

    THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING SONG!

  64. L.... M....

    “They say I’m good at bad things at least they proud of me”

  65. J.... f....

    Facts big facts

  66. G.... S....

    All-time great song!!! Period!

  67. j.... g....

    Leacre is amazing 😉 great 👍 singer

  68. M.... L....

    I just wanna be like you,
    Walk like, talk like, even think like you
    The only one I could look to
    You're teaching me to be just like you
    Well I just gotta be like,
    I just gotta be like you

    Dear, Uncle Chris, Uncle Keith, Uncle Ricky,
    Before the Lord get me, I gotta say something quickly
    I grew up empty since my daddy wasn't with me, shoot,
    I wasn't picky I'd take any male figure you
    Stepped in at the right time,
    It's 'cuz of you that I write rhymes
    You probably never knew that
    I loved the way you used to come through,
    Teach me to do the things that men do
    True,
    You showed me stuff I probably shouldn't have seen,
    But you had barely made it out your teens,
    Took me under your wings
    I wanted hats, I wanted clothes just like you,
    Lean to the side when I rolled just like you
    Didn't care if people didn't like you,
    You wanna bang, I wanna bang too
    Skyline, pyru
    If you would've died, I would've died too,
    You went to prison, got sick, lost your pops,
    Yeah, I cried too
    You never know who's right behind you,
    I gotta a little son now and he do whatever I do
    But it's something deep inside you,
    That tell you it's gotta be more than doing what other guys do,
    They had nobody there to guide you
    But I followed your footsteps and this shouldn't surprise you,
    You realize you, You realize you, you,
    Yeah,

    I just wanna be like you,
    Walk like, talk like, even think like you
    The only one I could look to,
    You're teaching me to be just like you
    Well I just gotta be like,
    I just gotta be like you

    Now all I see is money, cars, jewels,
    Stars
    Womanizers, tough guys, guns, knives, and scars,
    Drug pushers, thugs, strippers, fast girls, fast life
    Everything I wanted and everything I could ask life
    If this ain't living and they lied well,
    I guess I married an old wives' tale
    Wow, fail
    I don't know another way to go,
    This is the only way they ever showed
    I got this emptiness inside that got me fighting for approval because I missed out on my daddy saying, way to go,
    Ain't get that verbal affirmation or know how to treat a woman,
    Know how to fix an engine,
    To keep the car running
    So now I'm looking at the media and following what they feed me,
    Rap stars, trap stars,
    Whoever wants to lead me
    Even though they lie they still tell me that they love me,
    They say I'm good at bad things at least they proud of me

    I just wanna be like you,
    Walk like, talk like, even think like you
    The only one I could look to
    You're teaching me to be just like you
    Well I just gotta be like,
    I just gotta be like you
    (Like you)

    I was created by God but I ain't wanna be like Him,
    I wanna be Him
    The Jack Sparrow of my Caribbean
    I remember the first created being,
    And how he shifted the blame on his dame
    For fruit he shouldn't have eaten,
    And now look at us all out of Eden,
    Wearing designer fig leaves by Louis Vuitton
    Make-believing
    But God sees through my foolish pride,
    And how I'm weak like Adam, another victim of Lucifer's lies
    But then in steps Jesus,
    All men were created to lead but we needed somebody to lead us
    More than a teacher,
    But somebody to buy us back from the darkness,
    You can say He redeemed us,
    Taught us that real leaders follow God,
    Finish the work 'cuz we on our job
    Taught us not to rob
    But give life, love a wife like He loved the Church,
    Without seeing how many hearts we can break first
    I wanna be like you in every way,
    So if I gotta die everyday
    Unworthy sacrifice
    But the least I can do is give the most of me
    Because being just like you is what I'm s'pose to be
    They said you came for the lame,
    I'm the lamest
    I made a mess, but you say you'll erase it,
    I'll take it
    They say you came for the lame,
    I'm the lamest
    I broke my life, but you say you'll replace it,
    I'll take it.

  69. S.... Q....

    You said u will replace it....i will take it

  70. G.... S....

    I love this song I played 10 times

  71. Q.... o....

    Still listening ❣️

  72. A.... V....

    watch my channel for lecrae in 2019

  73. B.... ....

    Man I so love the old Crae

  74. J.... J....

    I never could stop listening to this song

  75. A.... D....

    2019 anyone?😄

  76. C.... N....

    Than In steps Jesus all man were created to lead but we needed somebody to lead us !!! Somebody to buy us back from the darkness you could say He redeemed us!!! This will for ever be one of my favorite songs on earth!!! I heard this song before I even knew what it mean to give your heart to Jesus !!!!! Man!!!!! Thanks Lecrae!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯❌❌💯🔥🔥🔥🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🎶🎶🎶🎶😭😭😭😭👏🏾👏🏾🔥🔥🔥

  77. a.... e....

    LECRAE, DO YOU KNOW, EVERY TIME I LISTEN TO THIS SONG I CAN ALWAYS FEEL GOD TOGGING AT MY HEART!. GREAT SONG!

  78. G.... 1....

    Confira aí família
    https://youtu.be/ZMag4-em_6s
    Lançamento 👊😎

  79. G.... D....

    I love how his music always makes me think.

  80. d.... s....

    I love this song Jesus🙏 is the greatest

  81. A.... P....

    Lecrae, dude, keep preachin.

  82. A.... D....

    Who else did not know this came out in 2011

  83. S.... D....

    Awesome song!

  84. T.... R....

    Lecrae is like a modern day disciple.

  85. M.... C....

    Still in love with this song..... ❤

  86. S.... 1....

    This dude from Dago? He said skyline piru.

  87. J.... T....

    This is literally my life wow Jesus your everything lord thank you

  88. D.... A....

    pas 2yrs, any time i watch this video i get more inspired. tnks bro GOD bless and much love, i pray GOD use you more than we see today. GODluv. Doniash

  89. A.... C....

    Love everything about this one!

  90. A.... S....

    It's sad to see in these comments it's 90% lukewarm sheeple in here why why do you not know when someone's not describing your God why do you not understand that there are people that worship Satan because Satan can give you material possessions money and women or men and satisfy your immediate urges but he can never fill the emptiness within you when you have all that and still are miserable cuz you have to serve Satan do you not understand that the goal of his minions that he sends to deceive you is to make it look like they're serving the same God as you and then get you to sing those lyrics and honor that song and stare at That Neon pyramid and think that this fool Could Ever represent Christ. I am so saddened that there's so many of you that are blind deaf and dumb have no spiritual holy discernment whatsoever and cannot see through this fake Christian false Doctrine. Hallelujah

    A.... S....

    Did you listen to the lyrics at all?

  91. K.... E....

    You came for the lame, I'm the lamest

  92. A.... S....

    I got 3 kids but I didn’t raised them because baby momma won’t let me so it’s not always the fathers fault it could be the moms who lie about there dad.

  93. M.... P....

    🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  94. R.... R....

    Never miss a beat! Subscribe to Lecrae's channel for the latest tracks! 💯
    http://bit.ly/LecraeVEVO

    R.... R....

    Reach Records Ok

    R.... R....

    Reach Records Keep doin what uou doin

    R.... R....

    Reach Records your songs or the best

    R.... R....

    Lecrae owns the label

    R.... R....

    Reach Records gcndd