Israel Houghton - U R Loved

I used to say
Sticks and stones may break my bones
But words would never hurt me

But today, I can't deny the pain
The knife, the crime, of all things they told me

Society, economy
That neighborhood, on the road to no good
They said you'd never amount to nothin' (but I'm here to tell you)

You are loved
No matter what you've done
No matter where you're from
Or where you're goin' (you are loved)

You are loved
No matter what they said
No matter what they did
You gotta know this
You are loved, you are loved

Choices made, decisions that I wanna take back
I they never happened, real life
Abuse, no more, excuses
The point is I'm still standin'
Fathers leave the missing link
Don't do what they should and you're left with no good
And they said you would never amount to nothin'
But I'm here to let you know
All we need is love to make it right