Hey, hey, Charlie Yes, I am See, see, I don't I don't gotta be brand new 'cause I've been brand new, I'm clean You know, I'm sharp, I'm sharp, I'ma learn you something I'm brand new (I) I'm brand new (Said I'm brand new) I'm brand new (Said I'm brand new) I'm brand new (Oh, yes, I am) I'm brand new (I'm brand new) I'm brand new (Said I'm brand new) I'm brand new (Oh) I'm brand new (Yes, I am) I stepped in the water And the water was cold (Uh) It chilled my body, uh And not my soul (And not my soul) Let me tell you how I'm feelin' now (Feelin' now) Let me tell you what it do (Tell you what it do) Yeah, I don't care what you think about me I'm feeling brand new I'm brand new (I'm brand new) I'm brand new (Fresh in the morning) I'm brand new (Sure you're right) I'm brand new (Yes, I am) I'm brand new (Yes) I'm brand new (Fresh in the morning) I'm brand new (I'm) I'm brand new (Yes, I am) I was going through some hard times (Hard times) Trying to work things out (Mm) And I maybe couldn't see how I was gon' make it (Oh, make it out, just wait, wait) But I kept on pushing (Kept on pushing) I made it through (Made it through) I went to the well And came out brand new I'm brand new (Yes, I am) I'm brand new (Yes, I am) I'm brand new (Sure you're right) I'm brand new (Yes, I am) I'm brand new (Say it) I'm brand new (Say it) I'm brand new (I'm brand new) I'm brand new I'm a born-again Christian for what it's worth I'm off the East Side, God got my Baptist church Reverend Bynum, Reverend Harris, boy, I'll tell you the truth My upbringing in church is the making of Snoop (Amen) Singing songs in the choir, baptized in the pool Deacon Carter taught me something special in Sunday school No matter where you go in life, you got to take Him with you Bigger platform, paint a bigger picture So I figured that the time is now for us to rejoice See, life is what you make it 'cause you're given a choice I use my voice to sing about the things that matter Put your faith in the Lord and it will get better and better See, 'cause tomorrow ain't promised, you got to see what I'm saying All that delaying and playing, that's probably why I keep praying for y'all For real, though, I've been healed, yo Let me tell you how I feel, though We gon' step into a new situation We gon' leave all of our problems behind (I'm brand new) I'm brand new (I wish I had a one witness) I'm brand new (I wish I had a witness) I'm brand new (Said I wish I had somebody) I'm brand new (That know just what I'm talking about) I'm brand new, oh Said I'm brand new I been washed in the mud (I been washed in the mud) I been cleaned by Jesus (I been cleaned by Jesus, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)