And hey
That's that shit, so if you gon' do it, do it just like this, like this
And I ain't sayin' we was from the Projects
Like I dropped out of P.E.
Yes, I did, so I packed it up and brought it back to the crib
Last week I paid a visit to the institute
Tell me what it takes to be number one?
Everybody want it but it ain't that serious
And I don't know what he did for dough
In the movie, I ain't talkin' 'bout the rich ones
I don't see why I need a stylist
Rounders in the mob and they pop the guns
For me givin' up's way harder than tryin'
That's that shit, so if you gon' do it, do it just like this
I guess I'll clean up my act like Prince'd do
'Cause every summer he'll get some
I think he did, when he packed it up and brought it back to the crib
That's that shit, so if you gon' do it, do it just like this
'Cause who the kids gon' listen to? Huh?
Stand up, stand up, here he comes
They got the crop out keepin' kids in the school
Just a lil' somethin' show you how we live
Did you realize that you are a champion in their eyes?
I wish her heart still was in rhymin'
Rounders in the mob and they pop the guns
But every time I wanted layaway or a deposit
I don't know I just wanted better for my kids
Yes, I did, so I packed it up and brought it back to the crib
You don't see just how wild the crowd is?
Tell me what it takes to be number one?
But he'd sent me back to school wit' a new wardrobe
When I shop so much I can speak Italian
Lauryn Hill say her heart was in Zion
This is the story of a champion
Did you realize that you are a champion in their eyes?
My dad'll say, "When you see clothes, close your eyelids"
They got the CD then got to see me drop gems
They used to feel invisible, now they know they invincible
Did you realize that you are a champion in their eyes?
Just a lil' somethin' show you how we live
This is the story of a champion
We was sorta like Will Smith and his son
Tell me what it takes to be number one?
You don't see just how fly my style is?
Brand new hare-brained scheme to get rich from
I guess me if it isn't you
Stand up, stand up, here he comes
Everything I wanted, man, it seemed so serious
When it feel like livin's harder than dyin'
Tell me what it takes to be number one?
Just a lil' somethin' show you how we live
Did you realize that you are a champion in their eyes?
If not for the pleasure, least for the principle
Everybody want it but it ain't that serious
Did you realize that you are a champion in their eyes?