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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
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I'll be where I wanna be, I'll be where I wanna be
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Baby, 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 becomin a star
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She was very beautiful, leavi' people in awe
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Singin' songs, Leena Hawn
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But the younger version hung with the wrong person
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Got her strung on the sniffin' up drugs all in the nose
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Could have died so 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 their ground '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, I'ma tell you how
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Put your hands in the air and take a bow
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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
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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
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I'll be where I wanna be, I'll be where I wanna be
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Baby, boys and girls listen again
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This is for grown lookin' girls who 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
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Up in the club with fake ID's
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Careful 'fore you meet a man with HIV
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You can host a TV like Oprah Winfrey
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Whatever you decide
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Be careful, some men be rapists, so act your age
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Don't pretend to be older than you are
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Give yourself time to grow
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You thinkin' he can give you wealth
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But so young boys you can use a lotta help you know
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You thinkin' life's all about smokin' and 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 'em in and do whatever they wish
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If you believe you can achieve
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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
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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
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I'll be where I wanna be, I'll be where I wanna be
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Baby, 'fore we came to this country we were kings and queens
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Never porch monkeys, there was empires and 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
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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, savery was money
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So they began makin' slave ships
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Egypt was the place that Alexander the Great went
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He was shocked at the mountains with black faces
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Shot up their 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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Can learn to survive until they gain control
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Nobody says you hafta be gangstas
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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
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You're a king
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Young princess when you get your wedding ring
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Your man is sayin, "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
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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
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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 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 ya'll
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