I Can Lyrics - God's Son - Nas

I know I can 

Be what I wanna be 

If I work hard at it 

I'll 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) 

I'll be where I wanna be 

(I'll be where I wanna be) 

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Be, 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 who's becoming a star 

She was very beautiful, leaving people in awe 

Singing songs, Lina Horn, but the younger version 

Hung with the wrong person, got her strung on that heroin 

Cocaine sniffing up drugs all in her nose 

Coulda died, so young, now looks ugly and old 

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

'Cause she 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 you gonna be the best, I'm a tell you how 

Put your hands in the air and take a vow 

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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) 

I'll be where I wanna be 

(I'll 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) 

I'll be where I wanna be 

(I'll be where I wanna be) 

Be, b-boys and girls, listen again 

This is for grown looking girls who's 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 with HIV 

You can host the TV like Oprah Winfrey 

Whatever you decide, be careful, some men be 

Rapists, so act your age, don't pretend to be 

Older than you are, give yourself time to grow 

You thinking he can give you wealth, but so 

Young boys, you can use a lot of help, you know 

You thinking life's all about smoking weed and ice 

You don't wanna be my age and can't 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, then say it like this 

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) 

I'll be where I wanna be 

(I'll 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) 

I'll be where I wanna be 

(I'll be where I wanna be) 

Be, be'fore we came to this country 

We were kings and queens, never porch monkeys 

There was empires in Africa called Kush 

Timbuktu, where 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 then became empowerment for Europeans 

The Persian military invaded 

They heard about the gold, the teachings and everything sacred 

Africa was almost robbed naked 

Slavery was money, so they began making slave ships 

Egypt was the place that Alexander the great went 

He was so shocked at the mountains with black faces 

Shot off they nose to impose what basically 

Still goes on today, you see? 

If the truth is told, the youth can grow 

Then learn to survive until they gain control 

Nobody says you have to be gangstas, hoes 

Read more, learn more, change the globe 

Ghetto children, do your thing 

Hold your head up, little man, you're a king 

Young princess, when you get your wedding ring 

Your man is saying "She's my queen" 

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) 

I'll be where I wanna be 

(I'll 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) 

I'll be where I wanna be 

(I'll be where I wanna be) 

Save the music y'all, save the music y'all 

Save the music y'all, save the music y'all 

Save the music