"If all you keep hearing it so long you will see me as a super star and you'll have time to waste with your minions and things"
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I see your face in front of me, still grainy
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From that old black'n'white TV
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My whole family silent,
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Watchin' you shape destiny witcha two hands
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Faster than the eye could see...
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Mesmerising
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Y'Know what? Skinny lickle me, started to strut.
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Ten years old, suddenly bold,
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'Cos I resolved to live like my hero in the ring...
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Be smart, never give an inch, no retreating
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An I racked up, respect from teachers, rednecks
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And creatures who attack in a pack like insects.
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Never, seen the like, not before or since,
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A young prince an I remain convinced of his invincibility,
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Athletic agility, virility, still a free spirit.
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Forever through eternity, stingin' like a bee...
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Muhammad Ali.
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I want you to know
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Your are the o-riginal
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I want you to know
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Your are the o-riginal
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I want you to know
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Your are the o-riginal
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Your achievements defy belief,
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From the belly of the beast
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Risin' like yeast yo, my relief from low self-esteem
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Came when I saw you rappin' on my TV screen, float.
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Like a butterfly that describe my walk to school.
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After fight night, I felt so cool
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Cos' I was the greatest too.
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Love of self born simply out of love for you
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An I knew someday people'll love me too
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None of the hecklin about my black skin got through.
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I woulda walked barefoot through hell for you
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It's how I felt back then an I still do so will you
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Accept these humble words of praise.
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And my gratitude for those glorious days
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And meritorious ways instilled in a young mind
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Skills sublime,
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Yours to mine.
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I want you to know
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Your are the o-riginal
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I want you to know
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Your are the o-riginal
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I want you to know
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Your are the o-riginal
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Muhammad Ali
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