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I Know I Can *Clean Version*
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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 at it)
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i'll be where i want to be(i'll be where i want to be)
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(verse 1)
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b, b boys and girls listen up, you can be anything in the world
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in god we trust, an architect, doctor, maybe an actress
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but nothin' comes easy,
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it takes much practice,
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like i met a woman who was becoming a star,
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she was very beautiful
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leaving people in awe
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singin' songs Lena Horne,
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but the younger version,
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hung wit' the wrong person,
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sniffin up drugs all in her nose,
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could've died young, now looks ugly and old,
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no fun cuz now when she reaches for hugs
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people hold thier breath cuz she smells of corrosion and death,
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watch the company you keep, and the crowd you bring,
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cuz they came to do drugs and you came to sing,
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so if you gonna be the best im'a tell you how,
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put your hands in the air and take the vow
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chorus 2
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(verse 2)
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b, b boys and girls listen again
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this is for grown looking girls who's only ten,
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the ones who watch videos and do as they see
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as cute as can be, up in the clubs with fake i.ds,
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careful 'fore you meet a man with h.i.v.
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you can host tv like oprah winfrey
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whatever you decide, be careful, some men be rapists
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so act your age, don't pretend to be older than you are,
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give yourself time to grow, you're thinking he can give you wealth
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but so young boy, you could use alot of help you know
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ya thinkin' life's all about smokin' ice,
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you don't wanna be my age and can't read and write
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beggin' 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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chorus 2
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(verse 3)
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b,b, before 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,timbuktu,
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where every race came to get books to learn from black teachers
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who taught greeks and romans, asians, arabs, and gave them gold
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when 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 slaveships
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egypt was the place that alexander the great went
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he was in shock that in the mountains were black faces
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shot off thier 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'll learn to survive, until they gain control
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nobody says you have to be gangsters,
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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's saying she's my queen!
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chorusx2
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oo oo oo oo
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save the music ya'll
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save the music ya'll
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save the music ya'll
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save the music
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