When I was young they used to call me a monster African booty scratcher, monkey, I was bothered Used to pick on my clothes didn’t have Nikes Didn’t have nice bikes, other fancy things Didn’t have no loot, no savings no trust fund So walkin out my house every was not fun Had no heat in the winter no AC in the hot sun Next to my bed was rats, leftovers they got some Wondered why me when seein on TV Dudes wit beemers, jaguars, of course Mercedes Bein broke as a kid used to drive me crazy Hearin the guns at night I couldn’t sleep like a baby But now I’ll make it plain, I’m writin this on a plane On my way to Cali for a show what changed?” Well I stopped makin excuses for myself took blame Take control of your life you can do the same Don’t matter you abused, grew up with no parents You dealt with booze, lived with drugs, wheelchair ramped it Maybe you grew up poor, in a house not a home Maybe mom was an addict, pop a rolling stone What you gotta see is life is just testing you out To see if you’ll take your life, take the easy rout To see if you’ll throw the towel in surrender your soul To a life of crime, life of loss, life outta control But if you take a step back think twice get some goals If you focus on your dreams and not your nightmares yo You’ll see your life get better with your new mindset You’ll get new experiences you won’t regret I took control of my life now I travel the globe Met Clinton, Obama, Maya Angelou Might be the first man on the cover of “O” You take control of your destiny you never know I been on BET, BBC, CNN Been to 18 countries spoke before millions Now they don’t call me a monster lest I’m beastin a flow They don’t call me nothin but the GOAT at a show So what can YOU do if you focus on great? More than me probably if you concentrate Get the haters out your life stop liftin dead weight And listen to no one who ever said, “wait” Get away from folks who say your life ain’t hot Only folks at the bottom say you can’t get to the top Don’t look at where you are dream of where you’re goin Today you might be struggling tomorrow you soarin If you never give up and believe in yourself If you take care of body and develop good health You’ll live the life of your dreams, trust me you’ll see Cause you got nothing but greatness in your destiny!