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[Chorus - 2x (Nas and Kids)] |
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[Chorus] |
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[Nas] |
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[Chorus] |
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I know I can (I know I can) |
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Be what I wanna be (be what I wanna be) |
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If I work hard at it (If I work hard it) |
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I'll be where I wanna be (I'll be where I wanna be) |
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Be, B-Boys and girls, listen up |
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You can be anything in the world, in God we trust |
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An architect, doctor, maybe an actress |
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But nothing comes easy it takes much practice |
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Like, I met a woman who's becoming a star |
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She was very beautiful, leaving people in awe |
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Singing songs, Lina Horn, but the younger version |
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Hung with the wrong person |
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Gotta astrung when I heard when |
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Cocaine, sniffing up drugs, all in her nose |
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Coulda died, so young, no looks ugly and old |
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No fun cause when she reaches for hugs people hold they breath |
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Cause she smells of corrosion and death |
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Watch the company you keep and the crowd you bring |
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Cause they came to do drugs and you came to sing |
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So if you gonna be the best, I'ma tell you how |
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Put your hands in the air |
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And take the bell |
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I know I can (I know I can) |
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Be what I wanna be (be what I wanna be) |
| [03:43.86][03:33.78][02:23.20][02:13.10][01:22.75][01:12.90] |
If I work hard at it (If I work hard it) |
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I'll be where I wanna be (I'll be where I wanna be) |
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Be, B-Boys and girls, listen again |
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This is for grown looking girls who's only ten |
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The ones who watch videos and do what they see |
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As cute as can be, up in the club with fake ID |
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Careful, 'fore you meet a man with HIV |
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You can host the TV like Oprah Winfrey |
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Whatever you decide, be careful, some men be |
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Rapists, so act your age, don't pretend to be |
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Older than you are, give yourself time to grow |
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You thinking he can give you wealth, but so |
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Young boys, you can use a lot of help, you know |
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You thinkin life's all about smokin weed and ice |
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You don't wanna be my age and can't read and right |
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Begging different women for a place to sleep at night |
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Smart boys turn to men and do whatever they wish |
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If you believe you can achieve, then say it like this |
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Save the music y'all, save the music y'all |
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Save the music y'all, save the music y'all |
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Save the music |
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Be, be, 'fore we came to this country |
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We were kings and queens, never porch monkeys |
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It was empires in Africa called Kush |
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Timbuktu, where every race came to get books |
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To learn from black teachers who taught Greeks and Romans |
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Asian Arabs and gave them gold when |
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Gold was converted to money it all changed |
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Money then became empowerment for Europeans |
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The Persian military invaded |
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They learned about the gold, the teachings and everything sacred |
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Africa was almost robbed naked |
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Slavery was money, so they began making slave ships |
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Egypt was the place that Alexander the Great went |
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He was so shocked at the mountains with black faces |
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Shot up they nose to impose what basically |
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Still goes on today, you see? |
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If the truth is told, the youth can grow |
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They learn to survive until they gain control |
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Nobody says you have to be gangstas, hoes |
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Read more learn more, change the globe |
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Ghetto children, do your thing |
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Hold your head up, little man, you're a king |
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Young Prince thats when you get your wedding ring |
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Your man is saying "She's my queen" |