My father said, "Never give up, son" Just look how good Cassius become Muhammad, Mahatma and Nelson Not scared to be strong Man, what if they say I'm no good? What if they say, "Get out of here, kid, you got no future"? Now you could run and just say they're right No, I'll never be no one in my whole life Or you could turn and say, "No, wait, they're wrong" And get to keep on dancing all life long My father said, "Never give up, son" Just look what Amelia and Joan done Oh Rosa, Teresa, their war won Not scared to be strong Now you could run and just say they're right No, I'll never be no one in my whole life Or you could turn and say, "No, wait, they're wrong" And get to keep on dancing all life long Yeah, you could be someone special You've got bright in your brains and lightning in your veins You'll go higher than they've ever gone In you I see someone special You've got fire in your eyes and when you realize You'll go further than we've ever gone (Look) just turn it on I paid my intuition, I couldn't afford tuition My funds was insufficient, it felt like I'm in prison Until I realized I had to set my mind free I was trusting statistics more than I trust me Get a degree, good job, 401k But I'm tryna turn K's to M's, what does it take? And maybe I could be the new Ali of music prolly Instead of doing it just as a hobby, like these boys told me to I guess you either watch the show, or your show and prove Prove it to them or you prove it to yourself But honestly it's better if you do it for yourself Never complacent 'til we hit the oasis One life don't waste it, feel my heart racing Success I taste it, ah We on the verge of getting every single thing that we deserve Yeah, you could be someone special You've got fire in your eyes, I see heaven inside You'll go further than we've ever gone In you I see someone special You've got bright in your brains You can break through these chains You'll go higher than we've ever gone Just turn it on In you I see someone special Don't go to war with yourself Just turn, just turn, just turn it on And you can't go wrong