• Artist: Nas
• Song Title: I Can
• Album: God's Son

(Chorus)
I know I can
Be what I wanna be
If I work hard at it
I'll be where I wanna be

I know I can (I know I can)
Be what I wanna be (Be what I wanna be)
If I work hard at it (If I work hard at it)
I'll be where I wanna be (I'll be where I wanna be)
B..B..
(verse 1)
Boys and girls listen up
You can be anything in the world
In god we trust
An architect,doctor,maybe and 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 Lenna horn
But the younger version
Hung with the wrong person
Got her strung on that heroine
Cocaine sniffin up drugs all in they nose
Could have died so young no looks ugly and old
No fun
Cause now when she reaches for hugs
People hold they breath cause she smells of perosion and death
Watch the company u keep
And the crowd u bring
cause they came to do drugs
And u came to sing
So if u wanna be the best ima tell u how
Put yur hands in the air
And take a bow
(chorus)
I know I can (I know I can)
Be what I wanna be (Be what I wanna be)
If I work hard at it (If I work hard at it)
I'll be where I wanna be (I'll be where I wanna be)
I know I can (I know I can)
Be what I wanna be (Be what I wanna be)
If I work hard at it (If I work hard at it)
I'll be where I wanna be (I'll be where I wanna be)
B..B
(Verse 2)
Boys and girls listen again
This is for grown lookin girls whose only 10
The ones who watch video's
And do wat they see
Up in the club with fake i.d
Careful fore u meet a man with H.I.V
U could host a t.v. like Oprah Winfrey
What ever u decide
Be careful some men be Rapist
So act your age dont pretend to be
Older then u r
Give yourself time to grow
U thinkin he can bring u wealth
But so young boys
U can use alot of help u know
U thinkin life's all about smokin weed and ice
U dont wanna b my age and cant read or write
Beg'n diffrent wemon for a place to sleep at nyte
Smart boys turn to men and do w/e they wish
If u believe u can achieve they say it like this
(chorus)
I know I can (I know I can)
Be what I wanna be (Be what I wanna be)
If I work hard at it (If I work hard at it)
I'll be where I wanna be (I'll be where I wanna be)
I know I can (I know I can)
Be what I wanna be (Be what I wanna be)
If I work hard at it (If I work hard at it)
I'll be where I wanna be (I'll be where I wanna be)
B..B
(Verse 3)
Fore we came to this country we were kings and queens
Never porch monkee's
The were empires in africa called kush
Timbuktu were every race came to books
To learn from black teachers
Who taught greeks and romans
Asin arab's and gave them gold
When gold was converted to money and all things
Money then became impowerment to europeans
The persian military invaded
They heard 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 wasn't shocked at the mountin's with black faces
Shot up there nose to inpose
What basicaly
Still goes on today u see
If the truth is told
The youth can grow
To learn to survive
Untill they gain control
Nobody said u have to be gangsta's hoe's
Read more learn more change the globe
Ghetto children do your thing
Hold your head up lil man your a king
Young princess when u get ytour wedding ring
Your man will sing she's my qween
(Chorus)
I know I can (I know I can)
Be what I wanna be (Be what I wanna be)
If I work hard at it (If I work hard at it)
I'll be where I wanna be (I'll be where I wanna be)
I know I can (I know I can)
Be what I wanna be (Be what I wanna be)
If I work hard at it (If I work hard at it)
I'll be where I wanna be (I'll be where I wanna be)
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( save the music yall)
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( save the music yall)
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( save the music yall)
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(save the music)