Remember back then when my mother said, that I one day
Would look back with a smile
No matter what was wrong, I worked out
Making a plan for it all
I can feel it's going to be a good day
Out of the bed, have blessings to receive
Even if you fight it like a barb
I am not built to lose - there runs a winner in my bloodstream
And I can tell you, learned as I got older-
Do what I want to do and do it for myself first
No, I can not be changed, do everything for those I love
If they wish you well, then remember to keep them close
We're still on the same thing - no time for change
Money comes in collection, remember when we were collecting
Those days they are so far away, will not be missing them
I learned to put gold out even when I took in amber
Oh, my days, yes, oh, my days, yes
I've been down, I've tried to lose, yes
That was then, it was just a phase, yes
Look at me now, I'm up, and I'm never going back, yes
Remember back then, when my mother said, that I one day—
Would look back with a smile
No matter what was wrong, I worked out—
Making a plan for it all
And look at me, now I'm here, ey, just where I want to be, ey
Everything is possible for me
So I just think I'll take a drop for all those years
I'll never get back, yeahyeah
How can you do anything but smile when you feel like this?
When you are from where I 'from, you'll just make it a little more
You can't just' talk talk and pray for, things to happen
It's hard work, put all in and be dedicated, ey
No false energy that can sneak in
Dedicated and focused, I'm on a ninja thing
I could probably catch a fly with just a few chopsticks
Often imitated, never duplicated, important to the culture
I'm so cultivated, thankyou for this year, may we get a thousand more
Wait and see, what happens now, building bigger than before
'Cause it can't just end here, no
Oh, my days, yes, oh, my days, yes
I've been down, I've tried to lose, yes
That was then, it was just a phase ', yes
Look at me now, I'm up, and I'm never going back, yes
Remember back then, when my mother said, that I one day—
Would look back with a smile
No matter what was wrong, I worked out—
Making a plan for it all
And look at me, now I'm here, ey, just where I want to be, ey
Everything is possible for me
So I just think I'll take a drop for all those years—
I'll never get back, yeahyeah
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Remember back then, when my mother said, that I one day—
Would look back with a smile
No matter what was wrong, I worked out—
Making a plan for it all
And look at me, now I'm here, ey, just where I want to be, ey
Everything is possible for me
So I just think I'll take a drop for all those years—
I'll never get back, yeahyeah