Nas Lyrics

Album: Unknown

I Know I Can *Clean Version* Lyrics

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 at it)

i'll be where i want to be(i'll be where i want to be)

(verse 1)

b, b boys and girls listen up, you can be anything in the world

in god we trust, an architect, doctor, maybe an actress

but nothin' comes easy,

it takes much practice,

like i met a woman who was becoming a star, 

she was very beautiful

leaving people in awe

singin' songs Lena Horne, 

but the younger version,

hung wit' the wrong person, 

sniffin up drugs all in her nose,

could've died young, now looks ugly and old,

no fun cuz now when she reaches for hugs

people hold thier breath cuz she smells of corrosion and death,

watch the company you keep, and the crowd you bring, 

cuz they came to do drugs and you came to sing,

so if you gonna be the best im'a tell you how,

put your hands in the air and take the vow

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(verse 2)

b, b boys and girls listen again

this is for grown looking girls who's only ten,

the ones who watch videos and do as they see

as cute as can be, up in the clubs with fake i.ds,

careful 'fore you meet a man with h.i.v.

you can host 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're thinking he can give you wealth

but so young boy, you could use alot of help you know

ya thinkin' life's all about smokin' ice,

you don't wanna be my age and can't read and write

beggin' 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

chorus 2

(verse 3)

b,b, before we came to this country,

we were kings and queens-never porch monkeys

there was empires in africa called kush,timbuktu, 

where every race came to get books to learn from black teachers

who taught greeks and romans, asians, 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 heard about the gold, the teachings and everything sacred

africa was almost robbed naked,

slavery was money, so they began making slaveships

egypt was the place that alexander the great went

he was in shock that in the mountains were black faces

shot off thier nose to impose what basically

still goes on today you see

if the truth is told the youth can grow,

they'll learn to survive, until they gain control

nobody says you have to be gangsters,

read more, learn more, change the globe

ghetto children do your thing

hold your head up little man you're a king

young princess when you get your wedding ring

your man's saying she's my queen!

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oo oo oo oo

save the music ya'll

save the music ya'll

save the music ya'll

save the music