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 it)
I'll be where I wanna be (I'll be where I 
wanna be)

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, Lina 
Horn, but the younger version
Hung with the wrong person
Gotta astrung 
when I heard when 
Cocaine, sniffing up drugs, all in her nose
Coulda 
died, so young, no looks ugly and old
No fun cause when she reaches for hugs 
people hold they 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

* 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 it)
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
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 club 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 can use a lot of help, you know
You 
thinkin life's all about smokin weed and ice
You don't wanna be my age and 
can't read and right
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

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Save the music 
y'all, save the music y'all
Save the music y'all, save the music 
y'all
Save the music

Be, be, 'fore 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, hoes
Read more learn more, 
change the globe
Ghetto children, do your thing
Hold your head up, little 
man, you're a king
Young Prince thats when you get your wedding ring
Your 
man is saying "She's my queen"

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