chorus:

i know i can

be what i wanna be

if i work hard at it

ill 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)

ill be where i wanna be (ill be where i wanna 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 nothing comes easy it takes much practice

like i met a woman whose becoming a star

she was very beautiful leaving people in awh

singing songs leana horne but the younger version

hung with the wrong person get a strung of that heroin

cocaine sniffing up drugs all in her nose

could of died so young now looks ugly and old

no fun cause now when she reaches for hugs people hold they breath

cause shes 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 your going to be the best imma tell you how

put your hand in the air and take the vow

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)

ill be where i wanna be (ill 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)

ill be where i wanna be (ill be where i wanna be)

verse 2:

b b-boys and girls listen again

this is for grown lookin girls whose 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 wit H.I.V

you can host a tv like oprah winfrey

whatever you decide be careful some men be

rapist so act your age dont pretend to be

older than you are give yourself time to grow

ya thinking he can give you wealth but so

young boys you can use a lot of help you know

you thinking life is all about smoking weed and ice

you dont wanna be my age and cant read and write

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 than 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)

ill be where i wanna be (ill 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)

ill be where i wanna be (ill be where i wanna be)

verse 3:

b before we came to this country

we were kings and queens never porch monkeys

there was empires in africa called cush

timbuktu were 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 than became an powerment for europeans

the persian military invaded

they heard about the gold, the teachings and everything sacred

africa was almost rob naked

slavery was money so the began making slave ships

egypt was the place that alexander the great went

he was in shock that the mountains were black faces

shot up there 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 hoes

read more learn more change the globe

ghetto children do your thing

hold your head up little man your a king

young princess when you get your wedding ring

your man will sing "shes my queen"

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)

ill be where i wanna be (ill 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)

ill be where i wanna be (ill be where i wanna be)

save the music yall

save the music yall

save the music yall

save the music yall

save the music yall

save the music