How Many Lashes - Kirk Franklin, Yolanda Adams

April 2nd 2004 7pm

Sitting here speechless,

still kinda in awe,

my mind’s frozen, my soul’s closed in

on what I just saw

on the big screen, what big things happened

I saw like a nightmare

some cats cried, some try to be hard

like they didn’t care

Tell me why’d they do that?

I heard this little girl say

Mommy, why did they hurt Jesus

Ahhh- she’ll find out someday

with lashes on your back

even though hard to see

each one paints a perfect picture

of your love for me

Lash number one

For all the times I turned you away

Chasing after worldy things like money and fame

Lash number two

For all the times that I was so wrong

See I wasn’t strong enough to be alone

Lash number three

It’s cause you love me you see it’s hard to explain

You suffered 'cause you knew cause you knew someday

Our lives would exchange

How many lashes for my sins, Lord

did it take, I suppose

since we were not there

we will never know

How many lashes?

Did a check Lord

for that night that I lied

the night my Moms cried

cause she found out

I got high

I swore that night.

Instead of

chilling with you

there was that chick I got with

it was a chick I barely knew

I could go on all day

about all the things that I did

like that day I was talking mad-crazy

about leaving my wife and my kids

I know it’s hard to hear, but

please let me be real

Nah, I can’t lie to me no more

it’s the way that I feel

Lash number one

For all the times I turned you away

Chasing after worldy things like money and fame

Lash number two

For all the times that I was so wrong

See I wasn’t strong enough to be alone

Lash number three

It’s cause you love me you see it’s hard to explain

You suffered 'cause you knew cause you knew someday

Our lives would exchange

How many lashes for my sins, Lord

did it take, I suppose

since we were not there

we will never know

How many lashes?

Just for me…

He did it just, he did just it just for me

Just for me…

He did just it, he did just it just for me

Just for me…

He did it just, he did just it just for me

Just for me…

He did it just, he did just it just for me

And as this moment comes to an end

When you look at the world

I wonder — would you do it again?

Was it worth the change

Do we embarrass your name

When you see us at the church,

tell me — are you ashamed?

You’ll get a shout out at the Grammy’s

On side B you’ll get a song (word up!)

we’ll call you when we need you

when all other options are gone

Because you love us

And it hasn’t changed today

And inside if you’re still hurting

I’d feel the same way

Lash number one

For all the times I turned you away

Chasing after worldly things like money and fame

Lash number two

For all the times that I was so wrong

See I wasn’t strong enough to be alone

Lash number three

It’s cause you love me you see it’s hard to explain

You suffered 'cause you knew cause you knew someday

Our lives would exchange

How many lashes for my sins, Lord

did it take, I suppose

since we were not there

we will never know

How many lashes?

Just for me…

He did it just, he did just it just for me

Just for me…

He did it just, he did just it just for me