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I know I can

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Be what I wanna be

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If I work hard at it

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I'll be where I wanna be

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I know I can (I know I can!)

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Be what I wanna be (be what I wanna be!)

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If I work hard at it (If I work hard it!)

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

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Be, b-boys and girls, listen up

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You can be anything in the world, in God we trust

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An architect, doctor, maybe an actress

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But nothing comes easy, it takes much practice

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Like, I met a woman who's becoming a star

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She was very beautiful, leaving people in awe

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Singing songs, Lena Horne, but the younger version

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Hung with the wrong person, got her strung on that heroin

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Sniffing up drugs, all in her nose

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Could've died, so young, now looks ugly and old

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No fun 'cause when she reaches for hugs, people hold their breath

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'Cause she smells of corrosion and death

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Watch the company you keep and the crowd you bring

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'Cause they came to do drugs and you came to sing

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So if you gonna be the best, I'ma tell you how

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Put your hands in the air, and take the vow

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I know I can (I know I can!)

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Be what I wanna be (be what I wanna be!)

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If I work hard at it (If I work hard it!)

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

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I know I can (I know I can!)

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Be what I wanna be (be what I wanna be!)

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If I work hard at it (If I work hard it!)

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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

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This is for grown-looking girls who's only 10

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The ones who watch videos and do what they see

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As cute as can be, up in the club with fake ID

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Careful, 'fore you meet a man with HIV

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You can host the TV like Oprah Winfrey

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Whatever you decide, be careful, some men be

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Rapists, so act your age, don't pretend to be

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Older than you are, give yourself time to grow

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You thinking he can give you wealth, but so

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Young boys, you can use a lot of help, you know

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You thinking life's all about smoking weed and ice

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

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Begging different women for a place to sleep at night

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Smart boys turn to men and do whatever they wish

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If you believe you can achieve, then say it like this

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I know I can (I know I can!)

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Be what I wanna be (be what I wanna be!)

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If I work hard at it (If I work hard it!)

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

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Now, go…

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I know I can (I know I can!)

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Be what I wanna be (be what I wanna be!)

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If I work hard at it (If I work hard it!)

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

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Be, be-fore we came to this country

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We were kings and queens, never porch monkeys

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There was empires in Africa called Kush

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Timbuktu, where every race came to get books

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To learn from black teachers who taught Greeks and Romans

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Asian Arabs and gave them gold, when

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Gold was converted to money it all changed

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Money then became empowerment for Europeans

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The Persian military invaded

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They heard about the gold, the teachings, and everything sacred

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Africa was almost robbed naked

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Slavery was money, so they began making slave ships

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Egypt was the place that Alexander the Great went

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He was so shocked at the mountains with black faces

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Shot up they nose to impose what basically

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Still goes on today, you see?

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If the truth is told, the youth can grow

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They learn to survive until they gain control

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Nobody says you have to be gangstas, hoes

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Read more, learn more, change the globe

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Ghetto children, do your thing

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Hold your head up, little man, you're a king

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Young Princess when you get your wedding ring

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Your man is saying "She's my Queen"

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I know I can (I know I can!)

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Be what I wanna be (be what I wanna be!)

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If I work hard at it (If I work hard it!)

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

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I know I can (I know I can!)

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Be what I wanna be (be what I wanna be!)

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If I work hard at it (If I work hard it!)

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

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Save the music, y'all

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Save the music, y'all

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Save the music, y'all

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Save the music, y'all

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Save the music