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