A: 0 E: 0 B: 0 C#m:0 0 0 0 0 6 1 8 9 7 2 9 11 7 2 9 11 5 0 7 9 [Verse 1] My father said, "never give up son" Just look how good Cassius become Muhammad, Mahatama and Nelson 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") Now you could run and just say they're right No, I'll never be no one in my whole life Or you could turn and see the way they're wrong And get to keep on dancing all life long [Verse 2] My father said, "never give up son" Just look what Amelia and Joan done Oh Rosa, Teresa their war won Not scared to be strong Now you could run and just say they're right No, I'll never be no one in my whole life Or you could turn and see the way they're wrong And get to keep on dancing all life long Yeah, you could be Someone special You've got bright in your brains and lightning in your veins You'll go higher then they've ever gone In you I see Someone special You've got fire in your eyes an' When you realize, you'll go further then we've ever gone (Look) Just turn it on (I pay my intuition, I couldn't afford tuition) (My funds was insufficient, it felt like I'm in prison) (Until I realized I had to set my mind free) (I was trusting statistics more than I trust me) (Get a degree, good job, 401k) (But I'm trying to turn Ks to Ms, what does it take?) (And maybe I could be the new Ali of music, probably) (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) (Prove it to them or you prove it to yourself) (But honestly its better if you do it for yourself) (Never complacent 'til we hit the oasis) (One life don't waste it, feel my heart races) (Success I taste it, ah) (We on the verge, of gettin' every single thing that we deserve) Yeah you could be Someone special You've got fire in your eyes, I see heaven inside You'll go further then we've ever gone In you I see Someone special You've got bright in your brains, you can break through the chains You'll go higher then we've ever gone Just turn it on In you I see Someone special Don't go to war with yourself Just turn, just turn, just turn it on And you can't go wrong