[Intro] D A E F#m A D D A E F#m A D D A E My father said, "never give up son" F#m A D Just look how good Cassius become D A E Muhammad, Mahatama and Nelson F#m A D Not scared to be strong (Man, what if they say I'm no good) (What if they say, "get out of here kid, you got no future") D A E Now you could run and just say they're right F#m A D No, I'll never be no one in my whole life D A E Or you could turn and see the way they're wrong F#m A D And get to keep on dancing all life long D A E My father said, "never give up son" F#m A D Just look what Amelia and John done D A E Oh Rosa, Theresa their war won F#m A D Not scared to be strong D A E Now you could run and just say they're right F#m A D No, I'll never be no one in my whole life D A E Or you could turn and see the way they're wrong F#m A D And get to keep on dancing all life long A Yeah, you could be F#m E Someone special A D You've got bright in your brains and lightning in your veins A E You'll go higher then they've ever gone A In you I see F#m E Someone special A D You've got fire in your eyes an' A E When you realize, you'll go further then we've ever gone [Rap] Just turn it on D A E (I pay my intuition, I couldn't afford tuition) (My funds was insufficient, it felt like I'm in prison) F#m A D (Until I realized I had to set my mind free) (I was trusting statistics more than I trust me) D A E (Get a degree, good job, 401k) (But I'm trying to turn Ks to Ms, what does it take?) F#m A D (And maybe I could be the new Ali of music, probably) D A E (Instead of doing it just as a hobby, like these boys told me to) (I guess you either watch the show, or your show approved) F#m A D (Prove it to them or you prove it to yourself) (But honestly its better if you do it for yourself) D A E (Never complacent 'til we hit the oasis) (One life don't waste it, feel my heart races) F#m A (Success I taste it, ah) D (We on the verge, of gettin' every single thing that we deserve) A Yeah you could be F#m E Someone special A D You've got fire in your eyes, I see heaven inside A E You'll go further then we've ever gone A In you I see F#m E Someone special A D You've got bright in your brains, you can break through the chains A E You'll go higher then we've ever gone D A E Just turn it on ( F#m A D ) D A E In you I see F#m A D Someone special D A E Don't go to war with yourself F#m A D Just turn, just turn, just turn it on D A E And you can't go wrong [Final] F#m A D