Be Somebody

Green Lantern, uh, MS, Lupe<br/>Ya know, I'm a fan man, I'm a real fan<br/>(Gonna be somebody)<br/>Feel real honored to be up in here, ya know I'm sayin'<br/>(Gonna be someone)<br/><br/>They had to bring out the expensive mics for this one<br/>(Gonna be somebody)<br/>Ya know I'm sayin' the seven thousand dolla<br/>Headphones for this one here<br/>Yeah, ya know I'm sayin'<br/>(Gonna be someone)<br/>Come on, talk to 'em<br/><br/>This is the story of them against us, win or lose<br/>Forcin your feet into someone else's shoes<br/>Everybody's got somethin' to say<br/>That we oughta live their way<br/><br/>What we're doing's not "okay",<br/>In this world everybody's got a chip on,<br/>Both sides of their neck<br/>Got no respect, wait up a sec<br/>You ever feel like the pressure's too much too take<br/>Too much weight<br/><br/>'Ladies and Gentlemen<br/>If anybody can hear me right now<br/>Please shout back'<br/><br/>We're not the only one's feelin' so trapped<br/>In a dream of somebody else in fact<br/>They got their heads full of some overblown scheme<br/>Opportunity they missed<br/>Back when they were sixteen<br/>And all they want to do is push you to be that<br/>And all you wanna do is scream back<br/><br/>Gonna be somebody<br/>For anybody tellin' me I can't<br/>Gonna be someone<br/>For anyone who told me I had no chance<br/><br/>Gonna be somebody<br/>I'm tellin' you the time has come<br/>(Like that)<br/>Gonna be someone<br/>And maybe you'll get it when I'm finally done<br/><br/>We don't sleep to dream<br/>We sleep to build stamina<br/>Energy to do our thing<br/>Get your camera<br/><br/>'Cause this ride is about to begin<br/>Sit down and buckle it in<br/>Let me say it again in this world<br/>Everybody's got a chip on both sides of their neck<br/>Got no respect, wait up a sec<br/><br/>When I was young<br/>They said the odds of makin' it<br/>Were slim to none, ladies and... fuck it<br/>I'm tired of them sayin'<br/>The dream you have doesn't exist<br/>Tellin' you you're worthless<br/>Sayin' you should quit<br/>Basically tellin' you that you'll never be shit<br/>Really they're pissed 'cause they'll never achieve<br/>Some opportunity they missed<br/>Back when they were sixteen<br/>And all they want to do is push you to be that<br/>And all you wanna do is scream back...<br/><br/>Uh, they gone think you're crazy<br/>Mumblin' to yourself in the basement all day<br/>Uh uh uhin' to ya self, my pops didn't dig it<br/>Was shovelin to myself, my boys used to get it<br/><br/>They dug it because they felt<br/>My undertakin' took me<br/>I was makin' in my stealth<br/>For wealth of rhymes, of crazy<br/><br/>I was chuckin' to myself<br/>Then they went into the mental Rolodex<br/>See I'm knowin' 'bout heart<br/>Like a brain in my chest<br/><br/>And I took up a school<br/>Where subjects was gettin' felt<br/>Books under my seat<br/>No book layin' on my desk<br/>My teacher's like: "Mr. Jaco?"<br/>"Yes?" - "With all that knowledge, <br/>You aint tryin' to go to college,<br/>Be a lawyer or a doctor, <br/>Get a whole lotta dollars,<br/>Rather degrade women <br/>And glorify violence?"<br/>"Well, the work that works for me, <br/>May not work for you,<br/>No homework, I got work to do."<br/><br/>Gonna be somebody<br/>For anybody tellin' me I can't<br/>Gonna be someone<br/>For anyone who told me I had no chance<br/><br/>Gonna be somebody<br/>I'm tellin' you the time has come<br/>(Like that)<br/>Gonna be someone<br/>And maybe you'll get it when I'm finally done<br/>(I'm finally done)<br/><br/>...Yeah, this one goes out <br/>To those fantastic human beings,<br/>That keep us down and hold us back,<br/>And give us fuel for what we do... thanks!