Strive

You can be you today
You can be you tonight
Know youre feelin really great
Its gon be alright
I can see it in your face
And I know you wanna fly
So get off your ass
And create your life
Cause youre missin opportunities
I know youre rich in opportunities
And youre missin opportunities
I know youre rich in opportunities
Oh, oh, oh
Workin in Ben & Jerrys, it was scary
My life vision was blurry
You got talent, whys you here?
Im thinkin, 'Yeah, plus I am gettin a belly'
I remember mama screamin
'You aint gon be like your uncle Terry'
Uncle Terry on the corner sellin rocks
He dont care what you tell him
He a hustler, bad muddastrudda
Ridin in a brand new Lex when he pull up
He got a hood bitch from the block in the winter
He pull up on her like, 'Baby give me sugar, mane'
Man I wish I shoulda, coulda, woulda
Woulda put a hurtin on her if I hit her with the wood up
She got me dreamin
When I get outta the hood, Imma get me somethin better
You can be you today
You can be you tonight
Know youre feelin really great
Its gon be alright
I can see it in your face
And I know you wanna fly
So get off your ass
And create your life
Cause youre missin opportunities
I know youre rich in opportunities
And youre missin opportunities
I know youre rich in opportunities
Oh, oh, oh
In VA, where I stay
They dont play, theyll tell you that to your face
Collard greens, candied yams, potato salad
Before you grub, better say your grace
Auntie Jean was kinda mean, but she had dreams
She used to sing like Tina Turner
She said, 'Bring my wig and bring my dress
My high heel shoes from a Sunday mornin service'
Aye, she said, 'Ill show yall beginners'
Ill still whoop that ass with a switch and a splinter
Pray for these tramps runnin round like a sinner
Missy wanna be a star? Well tell her shes a winner
Ayeeee, she a bad lil sumn
Love how she dance like Michael Jackson
Told me I would be number one
Just be yourself, dont be nothin like them
You can be you today
You can be you tonight
Know youre feelin really great
Its gon be alright
I can see it in your face
And I know you wanna fly
So get off your ass
And create your life
Cause youre missin opportunities
I know youre rich in opportunities
And youre missin opportunities
I know youre rich in opportunities
Oh, oh, oh