[Intro KRSOne, Buckshot] Whoo hahah, WE MADE IT! We in here We made it, uh WE HERE! WE HERE, WE RIGHT ON TOP! RIGHT ON TOP! Yeah! [Chorus Slug] Not about what life gonna hand you Stepped up, got ready and ran through Made it this far, wont act brand new Way I feel, theres nothing I cant do [Verse 1 KRSOne, Buckshot] Congratulations you made it, you made it Thats right, you selfcreated Out of millions of sperm cells, you made it You fertilized the egg man, you made it You made it first, then you made it through childbirth Then you made it home where you opened your eye first You made it, people happy that you made it They elated, you newly created, you made it First day of school, you made it First grade, second grade, third grade, fourth grade, you made it Into your teenage years man, you made it Your dreams, plans, life goals, you made it Wrote it down then you stated, Im selfcreated All the right choices, you made it The money in your pocket, you made it You never waited, never hesitated Your magical life, you would never trade it For nothing, man you made it You highly favored, and flavored Man you made it I made it [Chorus Slug, Female] Not about what life gonna hand you Stepped up, got ready and ran through Made it this far, wont act brand new Way I feel, theres nothing I cant do Not about what life gonna hand you Stepped up, got ready and ran through Made it this far, wont act brand new Way I feel, theres nothing I cant do [Verse 2 Slug] I made it, and didnt even know that I made it I was placed in a cycle of stress and selfhatred Selfmedicated as a selfpreservation Stayed sedated to kill the pain and frustration Its all related and these aint complaints Im just tryna take the blame for the time that I wasted Chasing after temporary validation Had to stretch my reach, I could barely break the chains grip Freedom broke it, now the shoes fit Keep my focus on my people and my music Speak fluent, live and breathe through it And leave the foolishness for these toocoolforschool kids Some dont want to see the truth to it So used to losing that we afraid of the movement Its all right, let the pride get boosted Even if you make it just to prove that you could do it [Chorus Slug, Female] Not about what life gonna hand you Stepped up, got ready and ran through Made it this far, wont act brand new Way I feel, theres nothing I cant do Not about what life gonna hand you Stepped up, got ready and ran through Made it this far, wont act brand new Way I feel, theres nothing I cant do [Verse 3 Buckshot] I work so hard to do it, Pop said Do it! Dont worry, people will rock to it So I do it for the ones who could not do it If its done right, I did it, I run right through it I do it for the ones who might do it Later, or latter, it dont matter do it? I did it once and Ill do it again I got stuck on the way it got done when it was done with a pen I do it for them, I do it to win I get it done like a cooked cornish hen, I could go on again, so do it And Ill prove water is fluid When you step up, the rock is not a bluff, do it Huh, it dont matter if your minds influenced I think not, cause I do it and yall dying to do it So, if you do it, do it slow, only do it if you know What youre doing, if you dont, dont abuse it yo How many emcees do it? Too much to count But I do it for the bounce, move it And Ill show you what to move with If you ever question the it that I do get, now you do it! [Chorus Slug, Female] Not about what life gonna hand you Stepped up, got ready and ran through Made it this far, wont act brand new Way I feel, theres nothing I cant do Not about what life gonna hand you Stepped up, got ready and ran through Made it this far, wont act brand new Way I feel, theres nothing I cant do [Outro KRSOne] WE MADE IT!
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