Be B-boys and girls
Listen up
You can be anything
In the world in God we trust
An architect doctor
Maybe an actress
But nothing comes easy
It takes much practice
Like I met a woman who's
Becoming a star
She was very beautiful
Leaving people in awe
Singing songs Lena Horne
But the younger version
Hung with the wrong person
Got her strung
On that shi*t
Sniffing up drugs
All in her nose
Coulda died so young
Now looks ugly and old
No fun cause now
When she reaches for hugs
People hold their breath
Cause she smells of
Corrosion and death
Watch the company you keep
And the crowd you bring
Cause they came to do drugs
And you came to sing
So if you gonna be the best
I'ma tell you how
Put your hands in the air
And take a bow
I know I can
Be what I wanna be
If I work hard at it
I'll be where I wanna be
Hut hut hut hut hut
Be B-boys and girls
Listen again
This is for grown looking
Girls who's only ten
The ones who watch videos
And do what they see
As cute as can be
Up in the cIub with fake ID
Careful 'fore you meet a
Man with HIV
You can host the TV
Like Oprah Winfrey
Whatever you decide
Be careful some men be
Rapists so act your age
Don't pretend to be
Older than you are give
Yourself time to grow
You thinking he can give
You wealth but so
Young boys you could use
A lot of help you know
You thinkin life is all about
Smokin sh*t and ice
You don't wanna be my age
And can't read and write
Begging different women
For a place to sleep at night
Smart boys turn to men
And do whatever they wish
If you believe you can
Achieve then say it like this
I know I can
Be what I wanna be
If I work hard at it
I'll be where I wanna be
Now go N
Hut hut hut hut
Be before we came
To this country
We were kings and queens
Never porch monkeys
It was empires in
Africa called Kush
Timbuktu where every
Race came to get books
To learn from black teachers
Who taught Greeks
And Romans Asian Arabs
And gave them gold when
Gold was converted to
Money it all changed
Money then became
Empowerment for Europeans
The Persian military invaded
They learned about the gold
The teachings and everything
Sacred
Africa was almost
Robbed naked slavery
Was money so they began
Making slave ships
Egypt was the
Place that Alexander
The Great went
He was so shocked at the
Mountains with black faces
Shot up they nose to impose
What basically still goes
On today you see
If the truth is told
The youth can grow
They learn to survive
Until they gain control
Nobody says you have
To be gangstas
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Ghetto children
Do your thing
Hold your head up
Little man you're a king
Young Prince that's when
You get your wedding ring
Your man is saying
I know I can
Be what I wanna be
If I work hard at it
I'll be where I wanna be
Save the music y'all
Save the music y'all
Save the music y'all
Save the music y'all
Save the music