Nas - I Know I Can lyrics

I know i can
be what i want to be
if i work hard at it,
i will be what i want to be
I KNOW I CAN, i know i can
BE WHAT I WANNA BE, be what i want to be
IF I WORK HARD AT IT, if i work hard at it
I´LL BE WHERE I WANNA BE, i will be where i want to be

b b boys & 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 has becoming a star,
she was very beautiful leaving people in awe
singin´ songs later on, but the other version,
hung with the wrong person, got her strung on the herowin,
cocaine sniffi´n up drugs all in her nose,
could have died so young, now looks ugly & old,
no fun cuz now when she reaches for hugs
people hold their breath cuz she smells of corrosion & death,
watch the company you keep, & the crowd you bring,
cuz they came to do drugs & you came to sing,
so if you going to be the best I am going to tell you how,
put your hands in the air & take the vow
Chorus:
I know i can
be what i want to be
if i work hard at it,
i will be what i want to be
I KNOW I CAN, i know i can
BE WHAT I WANNA BE, be what i want to be
IF I WORK HARD AT IT, if i work hard at it
I´LL BE WHERE I WANNA BE, i will be where i want to be
x2

b b boys & girls listen again
this is for grown looking girls who has only ten,
the ones who watch videos & do as they see
as cute as can be, up in the club with fake i.d.,
careful ´fo you meet a man with h.i.v.
you can host a 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´re,
give yourself time to grow, you are thinkin´ he can give you wealth
but so young boy, you could use alot of help you know
ya thinkin´ life is all about smokin´ weed & ice,
you do not want to be my age & can´t read & write
beggin´ different women for a place to sleep at night,
smart boys turn to men & do whatever they wish
if you believe you can achieve, then say it like this

Chorus:
I KNOW I CAN, i know i can
BE WHAT I WANNA BE, be what i want to be
IF I WORK HARD AT IT, if i work hard at it
I´LL BE WHERE I WANNA BE, i will be where i want to be

x2

b b fore we came to this country,
we were kings & queens-never porch monkeys
there was empires in africa calcush,
timbuktu, where every race came to get books to learn from black teachers
who taught greeks & romans, asians arabs, & 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 & 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 up thier nose to impose what basically
suntil goes on today you see
if the truth is told the youth can grow,
they will learn to survive, till they gain control
nobody says you´ve to be gangsters, hoes
read more, learn more, change the globe
ghetto children do your thing
hold your head up little man you are a king
young princess when you get your wedding ring
your man´s saying she has my queeeen

Chorus:
I KNOW I CAN, i know i can
BE WHAT I WANNA BE, be what i want to be
IF I WORK HARD AT IT, if i work hard at it
I´LL BE WHERE I WANNA BE, i will be where i want to be

x2

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