[Intro: Big Sean]
They used to tell me, used to tell me
[Hook: Big Sean]
I hope you learn to make it on your own
And if you love yourself just know you'll never be alone
I hope that you get everything you want and that you chose
I hope that it's the realest thing that you ever know
Hope you get the pretty girls, that's pretty and everything
Million dollar cribs havin' million dollar dreams
And when you get it all just remember one thing
Remember one thing, that one man could change the world
That one man could change the world
[Verse 1: Big Sean]
All I, all I wanted was a hundred million dollars and a bad chick
Imagine this so much some nights it felt like that I had it
Back on the mattress, starin' at the ceilin' tryna connect the dots
But its hard makin' those attachments
I'm talkin' dreamin' so hard, some nights it felt like draft day
You know? My - my step brother used to flip them bags
Outside the crib like it was trash day
No Kim K, but he bagged yay (Ye)
But when you're gettin' fast money, slow down, don't crash
With all the drive in the world, swear you still need gas
Look, think about it, close your eyes, dream about it
Tell your team about it, go make million dollar schemes about it
Success is on the way, I feel it in the distance
Used to look up at the stars and be like ain't too much that's different
I be shinin', they be shinin', get your one shot don't you miss it
What you know bout' wakin' up everyday like you on a mission?
[Hook: Kanye West]
And I hope you learn to make it on your own
And if you love yourself just know you'll never be alone
I hope that you get everything you want and that you chose
I hope that it's the realest thing that you ever know
Hope you get the pretty girls, that's pretty and everything
Million dollar cribs havin' million dollar dreams
And when you get it all just remember one thing
Remember one thing, one man could change the world
One man could change the world
[Verse 2: Big Sean]
My grandma told me, "If you write your name in stone you'll never get the white out"
I grinded out that black hole then performed up at the White House
Standin' next to Jim Carrey, we traded stories then laughed
I said you not the only one I know got rich wearin' masks
Where I'm from I swear they broke, they need way more than the cast
We need more than what you have
And then we need more than that
But how am I supposed to say I'm tired
If that girl from West Virginia came up in conditions that I couldn't survive
Went to war, came back alive?
On top of that became a female black captain
When being black you had to extra-extra try
Way before James Brown made us proud
She bought a crib on the same street as Marvin Gaye
Right there on Outer Drive, and she taught me how to drive
And she raised the kids, then the kids' kids, and she did it right
Taught me how to love, taught me not to cry
When I die, I hope you teach me how to fly
All my life you've been that angel in disguise sayin'...
[Hook: John Legend]
I hope you learn to make it on your own
And if you love yourself just know you'll never be alone
I hope that you get everything you want and that you chose
I hope that it's the realest thing that you ever know
Hope you get the pretty girls, that's pretty and everything
Million dollar cribs havin' million dollar dreams
And when you get it all just remember one thing
Remember one thing, that one man can change the world
That one man can change the world
[Outro: Grandma & Big Sean]
Thank you for callin' me, been thinkin' about you
It's all good, I love you grandma
Bye
Nato in Santa Monica, California, è cresciuto a Southwest Detroit con sua madre e con i suoi nonni. Ha frequentato la Waldorf school di Detroit, laureandosi alla cass technical high school.Nei suoi anni post-liceo, intreccia una preziosa amicizia con la stazione di Detroit WHTD; voleva mostrare le sue abilità in una rap battle settimanale tenuta dalla stazione stessa. Nel 2005, Kanye West stava facendo un'intervista radiofonica su 102.7 FM. Ascoltandolo, Sean era diretto alla radio per incontrarlo e cantare una sorta di free-style. Inizialmente Kanye non era disposto ad ascoltare l' emcee, ma in qualche modo rappò per lui e alla fine, Big Sean ricorda: Raggiungemmo l'entrata della stazione radio, ..., ci siamo fermati sulla porta e, guardandomi, incominciò a scuotere la testa.Ha pure lasciato una demo-tape. Due anni dopo, kanye fece firmare Sean con la GOOD Music.
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