You Can Change The World

Can't nothing stop me is what I told myself

When I walked on stage and got booed off stage like can I hold myself?

Hurt my self esteem and hurt my dreams like a bad fall

Tried to get back up but it was harder than I thought ya'll

I was in my room contemplating what's my next step

Now that there's no way that I'm getting success

I was praying up to God, hoping for less stress

Maybe he'd give me a pass like a drug test

But nah, instead I had to deal with weird looks, paranoia

Name calling, middle fingers, they'll do it just to annoy ya

Had me self doubting, non-believing like an atheist

Made a pool of blood and told me to go and bathe in it

And nah it ain't literal but that's how it felt

I hated every little quality about myself

Looking for anybody's comfort but no one helped

I was alone dealing with, all these cards God dealt

And home didn't make me feel any better

Pops gone, not a call, not even a letter

And momma tryna make it work, working hard at work

But I was still sleeping on the couch till my back hurt

And bill collectors called like that's their legal name

While gunshots could be heard as the house phone rang

But I tried to hold on to my dreams and hopes

With the tightest of grip, lika tug of war rope

And so I kept writing through the rain and the lighting

Through the summer and the winter, through the love and the fighting

I will never forget, my first time back on stage

A security guard, convinced me and gave

A supportive shove into a local rapper

And they had me performing on stage soon after

A buncha teens looking at me like I was crazy

Nothing written so was freestyling to the beats that they gave me

They saw I was finna get booed again

They turned the beat off, and he came out and helped me then

Beatboxed as he gave me words to used

I was flawless in my spitting and even the crowd knew

I stumbled at the finish cuz I couldn't hear his words

But the crowd still cheered, at least that's what I heard

And after that, I performed at numerous events

Been on a path to share my artistry ever since...

 

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Moral of the story is you can't give up

Whatever your dream, don't let nobody tell you it sucks

Hater come and go like the tides flow

So you better surf them waves whether high or low

And I know, it can get hard in a second

One little thing, tumbles your world and straight wrecks it...

But tribulation gonna come no matter what

So you better get in your prime like Shia Labeouf

Cuz YOU ARE IMPORTANT, and your dreams can make change

Like putting a dollar bill in a vending machine

So I'm never giving up and you can say whatever

This city kid made a switch like I pulled a lever

Now I'm going overdrive, overachieving, over believing too

And I also truly believe in you!

If you have a dream but looking at a long road, this songs for you

If you've been stepped on so wrongful, this songs for you

If you nobody believes in you, this songs for you

If you don't see the king in you, this songs for you

If you don't see the queen in you, this songs for you

And anybody who wants to make a difference

Just know this songs for you and I think that's how I'll end it