[ti:I Can (Instrumental)]
[ar:Nas]
[al:I Can]
[by:lrc.d4321.com]
[00:00.000] 作词 : Gibbs, Hammond, Nas
[00:08.850] I know I can (I know I can)
[00:10.930] Be what I wanna be (be what I wanna be)
[00:13.320] If I work hard at it (If I work hard it)
[00:15.710] I'll be where I wanna be (I'll be where I wanna be)
[00:27.400] [Nas]
[00:27.710] Be, B-Boys and girls, listen up
[00:29.980] You can be anything in the world, in God we trust
[00:32.570] An architect, doctor, maybe an actress
[00:34.980] But nothing comes easy it takes much practice
[00:37.460] Like, I met a woman who's becoming a star
[00:39.920] She was very beautiful, leaving people in awe
[00:42.480] Singing songs, Lina Horn, but the younger version
[00:45.160] Hung with the wrong person
[00:46.130] Gotta astrung when I heard when
[00:47.400] C*****e, sniffing up drugs, all in her nose
[00:50.140] Coulda died, so young, no looks ugly and old
[00:52.530] No fun cause when she reaches for hugs people hold they breath
[00:55.070] Cause she smells of corrosion and death
[00:57.760] Watch the company you keep and the crowd you bring
[01:00.170] Cause they came to do drugs and you came to sing
[01:02.560] So if you gonna be the best, I'ma tell you how
[01:05.110] Put your hands in the air
[01:06.510] And take the bell
[01:07.870] I know I can (I know I can)
[01:10.330] Be what I wanna be (be what I wanna be)
[01:12.900] If I work hard at it (If I work hard it)
[01:15.280] I'll be where I wanna be (I'll be where I wanna be)
[01:27.860] [Nas]
[01:28.140] Be, B-Boys and girls, listen again
[01:30.360] This is for grown looking girls who's only ten
[01:33.000] The ones who watch videos and do what they see
[01:35.270] As cute as can be, up in the club with fake ID
[01:37.830] Careful, 'fore you meet a man with HIV
[01:40.100] You can host the TV like Oprah Winfrey
[01:43.250] Whatever you decide, be careful, some men be
[01:45.560] Rapists, so act your age, don't pretend to be
[01:48.190] Older than you are, give yourself time to grow
[01:50.780] You thinking he can give you wealth, but so
[01:53.290] Young boys, you can use a lot of help, you know
[01:55.580] You thinkin life's all about smokin **** and ice
[01:57.950] You don't wanna be my age and can't read and right
[02:00.610] Begging different women for a place to sleep at night
[02:03.060] Smart boys turn to men and do whatever they wish
[02:05.640] If you believe you can achieve, then say it like this
[04:00.530] Save the music y'all, save the music y'all
[04:04.870] Save the music y'all, save the music y'all
[04:10.590] Save the music
[02:28.180] Be, be, 'fore we came to this country
[02:30.760] We were kings and queens, never porch monkeys
[02:33.170] It was empires in Africa called Kush
[02:35.680] Timbuktu, where every race came to get books
[02:38.620] To learn from black teachers who taught Greeks and Romans
[02:40.930] Asian Arabs and gave them gold when
[02:43.550] Gold was converted to money it all changed
[02:46.070] Money then became empowerment for Europeans
[02:48.500] The Persian military invaded
[02:50.940] They learned about the gold, the teachings and everything sacred
[02:53.440] Africa was almost robbed naked
[02:56.090] Slavery was money, so they began making slave s*ips
[02:58.610] Egypt was the place that Alexander the Great went
[03:01.210] He was so shocked at the mountains with black faces
[03:03.730] Shot up they nose to impose what basically
[03:06.300] Still goes on today, you see?
[03:08.700] If the truth is told, the youth can grow
[03:11.190] They learn to survive until they gain control
[03:13.720] Nobody says you have to be gangstas, hoes
[03:16.260] Read more learn more, change the globe
[03:18.790] Ghetto children, do your thing
[03:21.450] Hold your head up, little man, you're a king
[03:24.070] Young Prince thats when you get your wedding ring
[03:26.620] Your man is saying "She's my queen"