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I Can by Nas

[Kids]
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 (1)________ I wanna be (be what I (2)__________ be)
If I work hard at it (If I work hard it)
I'll be where I wanna be (I'll be where I wanna be)

[Nas]
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 (3)________ the wrong person
Got her strung on that
Heroin, cocaine, sniffin up (4)__________ all in her nose...
Coulda died, so young, now looks ugly and old
No fun (5)__________ now when she reaches for hugs people hold they breath
Cause she smells of corrosion and (6)__________
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'ma tell you how,
Put your hands in the air, and take a bow

[Nas and Kids]
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 (7)________ I can)
Be what I wanna be (be what I wanna be)
If I work hard at it (If I (8)________ hard at it)
I'll be where I wanna be (I'll be where I wanna be)

[Nas]
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 (9)________ 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 (10)________ to grow
You thinking he can give you wealth, but so
Young boys, you can use a lot of help, you know
You thinkin life's all about smokin weed and ice
You don't wanna be my age and can't read and write
Begging (11)__________________ (12)__________ 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

[Nas and Kids]
I know I can (I know I can)
Be what I (13)__________ be (be what I wanna be)
If I work (14)________ 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)


[Nas]
Be, be, 'fore we came to this (15)______________
We were kings and queens, never porch monkeys
There was empires in Africa (16)____________ Kush
Timbuktu, where every race came to get books
To learn from black teachers who taught (17)____________ and Romans
Asian Arabs and gave them gold when
Gold was converted to money it all changed
Money then became empowerment for Europeans
The (18)______________ military invaded
They heard about the gold, the teachings, and everything sacred
Africa was (19)____________ robbed naked
Slavery was money, so they began making slave (20)__________
Egypt was the place that Alexander the Great (21)________
He was so shocked at the (22)__________________ with black faces
Shot up they nose to impose what (23)__________________
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 (24)________ 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"

[Nas and Kids]
I know I can (I know I can)
Be what I wanna be (be what I (25)__________ be)
If I work (26)________ at it (If I work hard at it)
I'll be (27)__________ I wanna be (I'll be where I wanna be)

I know I can (I know I can)
Be (28)________ I wanna be (be what I wanna be)
If I (29)________ 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 (30)__________ y'all
Save the music y'all, save the music y'all
Save the music
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