[Refrain] Did you realize That you were a champion in their eyes? [Chorus 1] Yes, I did So I packed it up and brought it back to the crib Just a little something, show you how we live Everybody want it but it aint that serious Mhm, thats that shit So if you gon do it, do it just like this [Refrain] Did you realize That you were a champion in their eyes? [Verse 1] You dont see just how wild the crowd is You dont see just how fly my style is I dont see why I need a stylist When I shop so much I can speak Italian I dont know, I just want it better for my kids And I aint sayin we was from the projects But every time I wanted layaway or a deposit My dadd say when you see clothes, close your eyelids We was sort of like Will Smith and his son In the movie, I aint talkin bout the rich ones Cause every summer hed get some Brand new harebrained scheme to get rich from And I dont know what he did for dough But hed send me back to school with a new wardrobe, but ayy [Refrain] Did you realize That you were a champion in their eyes? [Chorus 2] I think he did When he packed it up and brought it back to the crib Just a little something, show you how we live Everything I wanted, man it seem so serious Mhm, thats that shit So if you gon do it, do it just like this [Refrain] Did you realize That you were a champion in their eyes? [Verse 2] When it feel like livings harder than dyin For me givin ups way harder than tryin Lauryn Hill said her heart was in Zion I wish her heart still was in rhymin Cause who the kids gon listen to, huh? I guess me if it isnt you Last week I paid a visit to the institute They got the dropout keepin kids in the school I guess I cleaned up my act like Princed do If not for the pleasure, least for the principle They got the CD, they got to see me Drop gems like I dropped out of PE They used to feel invisible Now they know they invincible [Refrain] Did you realize That you were a champion in their eyes? [Bridge] This is the story of a champion Runners on their mark and they pop their guns Stand up, stand up, here he comes Tell me what it takes to be number one Tell me what it takes to be number one This is the story of a champion Runners on their mark and they pop their guns Stand up, stand up, here he comes Tell me what it takes to be number one Tell me what it takes to be number one [Refrain] Did you realize That you were a champion in their eyes? [Chorus 1] Yes, I did So I packed it up and brought it back to the crib Just a little something, show you how we live Everybody want it, but it aint that serious Mhm, thats that shit So if you gon do it, do it just like this... like this [Refrain] Did you realize That you were a champion in their eyes? [Produced by Kanye West and Brian Miller]
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