The motivation for me was them telling me what I couldn`t be, oh well

I felt so inspired by what my teacher said
Said I`d either be dead or be a reefer head
Now sure if that`s how adults should speak to kids
Especially when the only thing I did was speak in class
I`ll teach his ass

Even better`s what my uncle did
I pop my demo tape in start to beat my head
Peaked out my eye, see if he was beating his
He might as well say beat it, kid, he`s on the list

It`s like I`m searching for kicks like a sneaker head
He gon` keep pushing me until I reach the ledge
And when I reach the ledge I`ll tell `em all to eat a dick
Take a leap of faith and let my eagle wings spread, spread, spread

Motivation for me is them telling me what I could not be, oh well

I`m so ambitious I might hit two sisters
Hey, I`m on a mission no matter what the conditions
Forget personal issues when you gone what I been through
Hey, if you believe it then you can conceive it

I had to lace up my boots even harder
Father is too far away to father
Further more of the kids either smoke reefer
Or either move white, there`s few writers in my cipher

So they made lighter, my type of dreams seem dumb
They said wiser, how many guys you see making it from here
The world don`t like us, is that not clear?
A riper

I`m different, I can`t base what I`m gonna be
Off a what everybody isn`t
They don`t listen, just whispering behind my back
No vision, lack of ambition so wack

Motivation for me is them telling me what I could not be, oh well

I`m so ambitious I might hit two sisters
Hey, I`m on a mission no matter what the conditions
Forget personal issues when you gone what I been through
Hey, if you believe it then you can conceive it

Had a couple of meetings no office yet
Maybe I ain`t good enough for these offices
Back to the drawing board ducking officers
It`s all good `cause the streets is A&R`ing this

So with or without any of your involvement
We coming for all of this, respect my conglomerate
I went from pauper to the president
`Cause every deal I made set president

Ni**as thought I`d fall without old buddy
Oh buddy, what I do is make more money
Dear teacher, you`re probably somewhere near a speaker
I`m balling outta control, can you hear my sneakers? F**k y`all

Motivation for me is them telling me what I could not be, oh well

I`m so ambitious I might hit two sisters
Hey, I`m on a mission no matter what the conditions
Forget personal issues when you gone what I been through
Hey, if you believe it then you could conceive it, you see

The motivation for me is them telling me what I could not be