I I can Be I wanna be If I work at it be where I wanna be
I I can, I know I can Be what I be, be what I wanna be If I hard at it I'll be where I wanna be, I'll be where I be
Be b-boys and listen up You can be in the world, in God we trust An architect, doctor, an actress But nothing comes it takes much practice
Like, I met a woman who's a star She was very beautiful, people in awe Singin' songs, Hawn But the younger version hung the wrong person
Got her strung on the sniffin' up all in the nose Could have died so young, now looks and old No fun 'cuz now when she reaches for People hold their breath 'cuz she smells of and death
Watch the company you and the crowd you bring 'Cuz they came to do and you came to sing So if you gonna be the best, I'ma you how Put hands in the air and take a bow
I know I can, I I can Be what I wanna be, be I wanna be If I work at it I'll be I wanna be, I'll be where I wanna be
I know I can, I I can Be I wanna be, be what I wanna be If I work at it I'll be where I be, I'll be where I wanna be
Baby, boys and girls listen This is for grown lookin' girls who 10 The ones who videos and do what they see As as can be
Up in the club with fake Careful 'fore you a man with HIV You can host a TV Oprah Winfrey you decide
Be careful, some men be rapists, so act age Don't to be older than you are yourself time to grow You thinkin' he can you wealth
But so young boys you can use a lotta help you You thinkin' life's all smokin' weed and ice You don't wanna be my age and can't read and Beggin' different women for a place to at night
Smart boys turn 'em in and do whatever wish If you you can achieve say it like this
I know I can, I I can Be what I be, be what I wanna be If I hard at it I'll be where I be, I'll be where I wanna be
I I can, I know I can Be what I wanna be, be I wanna be If I work at it I'll be where I wanna be, be where I wanna be
Baby, 'fore we came to this country we kings and queens Never porch monkeys, there was empires and Africa called Timbuktu where every race to get books To learn from black teachers who taught and Romans Asian, Arabs and them gold
gold was converted to money it all changed Money then empowerment for Europeans The Persian invaded They about the gold, the teachings and everything sacred
Africa was almost robbed naked, was money So they began makin' slave Egypt was the place Alexander the Great went He was shocked at the mountains black faces
Shot up nose to impose what basically goes on today you see If the truth is the youth can grow Can learn to survive they gain control
Nobody says you be gangstas Read more, learn more, change the Ghetto children do thing Hold your up little man
a king Young princess you get your wedding ring man is sayin, "She's my queen"
I I can, I know I can Be what I wanna be, be what I be If I work at it be where I wanna be, I'll be where I wanna be
I know I can, I I can Be what I wanna be, be I wanna be If I hard at it I'll be where I wanna be, be where I wanna be
Save the music the music ya'll Save the ya'll Save the ya'll the music