[Hook: Ali (Sho Baraka)]
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I'm tryin' to be great and I'm on my way
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Way up, way up, way up
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It's never too late and I'm on my way
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(I'ma leave my mark, ready set go
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Ready set go, ready set go)
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[Verse 1: Sho Baraka]
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Hello greatness I'm here to greet you
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False humility and doubt had me scared to meet you
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Fear had me I couldn't sleep I lay awake
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Felt like I had to put my dreams up on layaway
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That's the thoughts of a kid living on welfare
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Section 8 monthly food stamps government healthcare
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Depressed hopin' the do'hood would suck less
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From our house we had a poor view of success
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Let it be told all that glitters ain't gold
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Life is a slam dunk when you livin' with low goals
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Pick and roll with a number of great friends
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Some want you to be great but not greater than them
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Never lust for the top, love it's a long fall
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Climbed the ladder of success on the wrong wall
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It's by working faith, it's the Lord's grace
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Mediocre is contagious, give me some space, space
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[Hook: Ali (Sho Baraka)]
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I'm tryin' to be great and I'm on my way
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Way up, way up, way up
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It's never too late and I'm on my way
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Way up, way up, way up
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(I'ma leave my mark, ready set go
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Ready set go, ready set go)
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[Verse 2: Sho Baraka]
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Ha, I'm like hold up can I dream?
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Everybody's dreaming but not me
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Imago Dei His masterpiece is so vivid
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You know the architect homeboy we in the buildin'
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No ceiling prayers tear the roof off
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Talk to God via text you got a new call
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Fans will exalt ya, haters wanna stone ya
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Man will always fail ya keep ya eyes on Jehovah
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I'm sayin' great I'm trying to push my brothers
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Talented tenth, that service for the good of others
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Some know a lot, say a lot with no application
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Success is mistress, his procrastination
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Greatness is like Bach on the keys, Ali in the ring
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Like King havin' a dream
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Huh, it's like Mueller on his knees, Tolstoy with a pen
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A Messiah without sin
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[Hook: Ali (Sho Baraka)]
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Hello faith, goodbye doubt
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I met greatness on my way out
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Never give up, never give up, never give up
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Hello faith, goodbye doubt
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I met greatness on my way out
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Never give up, never give up, never give up
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I'm tryin' to be great and I'm on my way
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Way up, way up, way up
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It's never too late and I found my way
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(I'ma leave my mark, ready set go
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Ready set go, ready set go)
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I'm tryin' to be great and I'm on my way
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Way up, way up, way up
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It's never too late, I know I'll be great
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Chapter 6: Ali
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Sho Baraka |