Nas Lyrics

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Nas-I Can Lyrics

I know I can 

Be what I wanna be

If I work hard at it

I’ll be where I wanna be

Chorus

I know I can- 2x 

Be what I wanna be- 2x

If I work hard at it- 2x

I'll be where I wanna be- 2x

Verse 1

Be be boys and girls listen up

You can be anything in the world

In god we trust

An architect, doctor, maybe an actress

But nothin’ 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 later on

But the other version

Hung with the wrong person

Got her strung on that heroin

Cocaine sniffing up drugs

All in the nose

Could a died so young

Now looks ugly and old

No fun

Cuz now when she reaches for hugs

People hold they breathe

Cuz she smells of corrosion and death

Watch the company you keep

And the crowd you bring 

Cuz they came to do drugs

And you came to sing

So if your gonna be the best

I’m gonna tell you how

Put your hands in the air 

And take a bow

Chorus 4x

Verse 2

Be be boys and girls listen again

This is for grown lookin’ girls 

Who’s only 10

The ones who watch videos

And do what they see

As cute as can be

Up in the club with fake ID

Careful for you meet a man with HIV

You can host a 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 thinkin 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

Beggin’ different women for a place to sleep at night

Smart boys turn em’ in and do whatever they wish

If you believe you can achieve it then say it like this

Chorus 4x

Verse 3

Be be for we came to this country

We were kings and queens 

Never porch monkeys

There was empires in Africa, Calcush, 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 Europe means

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 in shock that the mountains were black faces

Shot up they nose to impose what basically

Still goes on today you see

If the truth is told 

The youth can grow

They learn to survive

Until they gain control

No body 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 prisses when you get your wedding ring

Your man’ll be saying

She’s my queeeen

Chorus 4x