I Can (Instrumental)-Nas

[00:00.00] 作词 : Gibbs, Hammond, Nas [00:17.34][00:08.85]I know I can (I know I can) [00:19.95][00:10.93]Be what I wanna be (be what I wanna be) [00:22.35][00:13.32]If I work hard at it (If I work hard it) [00:24.89][00:15.71]I'll be where I wanna be (I'll be where I wanna be) [00:26.91] [00:27.40][Nas] [00:27.71]Be, B-Boys and girls, listen up [00:29.98]You can be anything in the world, in God we trust [00:32.57]An architect, doctor, maybe an actress [00:34.98]But nothing comes easy it takes much practice [00:37.46]Like, I met a woman who's becoming a star [00:39.92]She was very beautiful, leaving people in awe [00:42.48]Singing songs, Lina Horn, but the younger version [00:45.16]Hung with the wrong person [00:46.13]Gotta astrung when I heard when [00:47.40]c*****e, sniffing up drugs, all in her nose [00:50.14]Coulda died, so young, no looks ugly and old [00:52.53]No fun cause when she reaches for hugs people hold they breath [00:55.07]Cause she smells of corrosion and death [00:57.76]Watch the company you keep and the crowd you bring [01:00.17]Cause they came to do drugs and you came to sing [01:02.56]So if you gonna be the best, I'ma tell you how [01:05.11]Put your hands in the air [01:06.51]And take the bell [01:27.86][Nas] [01:28.14]Be, B-Boys and girls, listen again [01:30.36]This is for grown looking girls who's only ten [01:33.00]The ones who watch videos and do what they see [01:35.27]As cute as can be, up in the club with fake ID [01:37.83]Careful, 'fore you meet a man with HIV [01:40.10]You can host the TV like Oprah Winfrey [01:43.25]Whatever you decide, be careful, some men be [01:45.56]Rapists, so act your age, don't pretend to be [01:48.19]Older than you are, give yourself time to grow [01:50.78]You thinking he can give you wealth, but so [01:53.29]Young boys, you can use a lot of help, you know [01:55.58]You thinkin life's all about smokin **** and ice [01:57.95]You don't wanna be my age and can't read and right [02:00.61]Begging different women for a place to sleep at night [02:03.06]Smart boys turn to men and do whatever they wish [02:05.64]If you believe you can achieve, then say it like this [02:08.26] [02:28.18]Be, be, 'fore we came to this country [02:30.76]We were kings and queens, never porch monkeys [02:33.17]It was empires in Africa called Kush [02:35.68]Timbuktu, where every race came to get books [02:38.62]To learn from black teachers who taught Greeks and Romans [02:40.93]Asian Arabs and gave them gold when [02:43.55]Gold was converted to money it all changed [02:46.07]Money then became empowerment for Europeans [02:48.50]The Persian military invaded [02:50.94]They learned about the gold, the teachings and everything sacred [02:53.44]Africa was almost robbed naked [02:56.09]Slavery was money, so they began making slave s*ips [02:58.61]Egypt was the place that Alexander the Great went [03:01.21]He was so shocked at the mountains with black faces [03:03.73]Shot up they nose to impose what basically [03:06.30]Still goes on today, you see? [03:08.70]If the truth is told, the youth can grow [03:11.19]They learn to survive until they gain control [03:13.72]Nobody says you have to be gangstas, hoes [03:16.26]Read more learn more, change the globe [03:18.79]Ghetto children, do your thing [03:21.45]Hold your head up, little man, you're a king [03:24.07]Young Prince thats when you get your wedding ring [03:26.62]Your man is saying "She's my queen" [03:38.75][03:28.59][02:18.13][02:08.36][01:17.69][01:07.87]I know I can (I know I can) [03:41.45][03:31.19][02:20.54][02:10.65][01:20.30][01:10.33]Be what I wanna be (be what I wanna be) [03:43.86][03:33.78][02:23.20][02:13.10][01:22.75][01:12.90]If I work hard at it (If I work hard it) [03:46.44][03:36.24][02:25.61][02:15.56][01:25.18][01:15.28]I'll be where I wanna be (I'll be where I wanna be) [04:00.53]Save the music y'all, save the music y'all [04:04.87]Save the music y'all, save the music y'all [04:10.59]Save the music