I just want you to know (Everybody a hero) There is so much (Everybody needs a hero) When you try (You try) When you try (You try) When you try (You try)
I wanna see us all rise that poverty line Teach them how to the T's, put a dot on them I's A lot of folks fell victim high, lot of died Swallow pride to and it got me some time It's hard to play the early, go to school late I wonder what the world see the product turn great And getting cake, fitting but he ain't fake Can't put him in a box he attracting real estate He to college, got a degree and he polished Respectful to say the least, and them he just demolished Proud of the place that bred him, give to his accomplice Still with the streets, if they hit him he still responsive It's a jungle out there, people watch back And watch front because people be tryna front I ain't got them kind of problems, never the type to stunt Where I'm from that gets you and I'm not yearning for the sun
I want you to know (Everybody needs a hero) There is so much more (Everybody a hero) When you try (You try) When you try (You try) you try (You should try)
Growing up seemed like all the ones was doing good Was just around so could say they loyal to the hood I mean some was like football gods, that'll show the strength of them slumdog Sometimes you gotta move to make away Devil you coming back when you should stay away I to do it for myself and you could say today That's the road that play, now we ain't saving paper plates I swear I wish I could drive that bus With hood stars and has-beens that grind like us Try to like us, but it's a fine line Trust me when I you we can thrive with a mind like us A world different that'll you if you ask for Something in the air we breathe, you need a for I'd rather see my folks with stamps up on passports I stay in touch because I be feeling like the source
I just want you to know (Everybody a hero) There is so much more (Everybody a hero) you try (You should try) When you try (You try) When you try (You try)
I done been at gunpoint, failed a couple classes Grew from friendships I thought was everlasting me for the better, I ain't end up in a casket Held on for the ride, my side seatbelt was my life experience because it just got sweet And I can't recall a time when my guts got Golly, you can't tell me we ain't capable of get the people following like I'm Verizon It's crazy how I feel the ones genuine When I'm they stories feel like a kin to them Or we one in the same, we like a synonym I be defending them because I be really them My whole got degrees and weight up on they shoulders Steady jobbing making sure them kids do they supposed to To the top with my seat hot, boy, I'm Erik Spoelstra For all the marbles, I'm than 2 from Villanova
I want you to know (Everybody needs a hero) There is so much (Everybody needs a hero) When you try (You try) you try (You will try) When you try (You try)