Started out thinking I was too small for the world A round the way girl Too naïve and too young to see I could grab the mic and sing But I had to conceive and believe to achieve Beat down the pavement Roll up my sleeves Life can be sweet But the honey ain't free I tell you like somebody told me Gotta keep pushin' it forward Gotta keep making hotter Gotta hit the scene with the lean Gotta keep makin it happen Gotta get the gleam for the team Gotta keep takin it higher Gotta go after the dream Gotta keep makin it better Gotta keep food on the table Gotta keep on the move on the groove Gotta stay willing and able Gotta keep the mood Gotta stay clean and mean Gotta stay true cause the stakes is higher Gotta set the world on fire Mama always said to me Stephanie You can be successfully What you wanna be And god bless the child that's got his own Cause papa was a rolling stone And if you don't make it the first time You really need to try a little harder the second time Cause Steak ain't cheap And the butcher ain't beat Stay on your feet And take to the street Gotta keep pushin' it forward Gotta keep making hotter Gotta hit the scene with the lean Gotta keep makin it happen Gotta get the gleam for the team Gotta keep takin it higher Gotta go after the dream Gotta keep makin it better Gotta keep food on the table Gotta keep on the move on the groove Gotta stay willing and able Gotta keep the mood Gotta stay clean and mean Gotta stay true cause the stakes is higher Gotta set the world on fire Wait a minute Gotta get it Put it on the paper So ya'll can get with it Push up the level of the mic So I can spit it Bump it in the club and say that I did it The melody, harmony, poetry Of the symphony For the streets and beat to keep the heat, Make your move and see Peep but don't sleep Gotta keep pushin' it forward Gotta keep making hotter Gotta hit the scene with the lean Gotta keep makin it happen Gotta get the gleam for the team Gotta keep takin it higher Gotta go after the dream Gotta keep makin it better Gotta keep food on the table Gotta keep on the move on the groove Gotta stay willing and able Gotta keep the mood Gotta stay true cause the stakes is higher Gotta set the world on fire
Started out thinking I was too small for the world A round the way girl Too naïve and too young to see I could grab the mic and sing But I had to conceive and believe to achieve Beat down the pavement Roll up my sleeves Life can be sweet But the honey ain't free I tell you like somebody told me Gotta keep pushin' it forward Gotta keep making hotter Gotta hit the scene with the lean Gotta keep makin it happen Gotta get the gleam for the team Gotta keep takin it higher Gotta go after the dream Gotta keep makin it better Gotta keep food on the table Gotta keep on the move on the groove Gotta stay willing and able Gotta keep the mood Gotta stay clean and mean Gotta stay true cause the stakes is higher Gotta set the world on fire Mama always said to me Stephanie You can be successfully What you wanna be And god bless the child that's got his own Cause papa was a rolling stone And if you don't make it the first time You really need to try a little harder the second time Cause Steak ain't cheap And the butcher ain't beat Stay on your feet And take to the street Gotta keep pushin' it forward Gotta keep making hotter Gotta hit the scene with the lean Gotta keep makin it happen Gotta get the gleam for the team Gotta keep takin it higher Gotta go after the dream Gotta keep makin it better Gotta keep food on the table Gotta keep on the move on the groove Gotta stay willing and able Gotta keep the mood Gotta stay clean and mean Gotta stay true cause the stakes is higher Gotta set the world on fire Wait a minute Gotta get it Put it on the paper So ya'll can get with it Push up the level of the mic So I can spit it Bump it in the club and say that I did it The melody, harmony, poetry Of the symphony For the streets and beat to keep the heat, Make your move and see Peep but don't sleep Gotta keep pushin' it forward Gotta keep making hotter Gotta hit the scene with the lean Gotta keep makin it happen Gotta get the gleam for the team Gotta keep takin it higher Gotta go after the dream Gotta keep makin it better Gotta keep food on the table Gotta keep on the move on the groove Gotta stay willing and able Gotta keep the mood Gotta stay true cause the stakes is higher Gotta set the world on fire
