[00:00.43]IIIIIIIII didn''''t know, there''''d be troubles along the way
[00:06.07]Nobody told me nothin, nobody told me nothin, nothin
[00:10.85]Well, well, ohh, ohhhh, ohhhhhh, oahh-ohhhh
[00:23.55]Well, ay-heyyy, ay-hey, we-ell
[00:30.98]Uh-huh, uh-huh-huh, uh-huh-huh, uh-huh-huh
[00:36.25][00:36.50]I went through, 8 different schools in, 12 different years
[00:39.81]That''''s 30 different teachers, over ten thousand different peers
[00:43.04]And I done fought in e''''ryone, been suspended e''''rytime
[00:46.17]Besides a few a felony, done committed e''''ry crime
[00:49.58]But never braggin on, just want you to see me what I done done
[00:52.93]I''''m never proud of it, so I don''''t have to go back there again
[00:56.45]And uhh, I used to go like house to house (man)
[00:58.32]Sleepin on couch to couch (you know)
[01:00.30]Walk around stickin out my hands, lookin for a handout
[01:03.27]Only thing I handed out was more bills
[01:05.11]Only thing pulled me out was my will
[01:06.65]God told me the sun don''''t chill
[01:08.26]Determined to make use of one of these skills
[01:09.94]Either that or go beat the block
[01:11.54]Ain''''t no way you can beat the cops
[01:13.12]Ain''''t no way I can beat the clock
[01:14.83]Just a matter of time shut down your shop
[01:16.48]Ohh, you stay up day and nights, livin this way of life
[01:19.83]I was +Young and Restless+
[01:21.26]+All My Children+ came and then I had a +Guiding Light+ (hey)
[01:23.39]No more of that sittin mayne (c''''mon) sittin and waitin
[01:26.40]and thinkin somebody comin to take me up off them streets
[01:29.33]But now I know..
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[01:30.83]Nobody told me that the road would be easy, yeah
[01:36.71]I don''''t believe, I''''ve made it this far
[01:39.73]My whole life, man I''''ve been workin so hard and I know
[01:43.97]Nobody told me that the road would be easy (Whoaaaaaa, that the road)
[01:49.72]I can''''t believe, I''''ve made it this far (Whoo, yeahhh)
[01:53.04]My whole life, man I''''ve been workin so hard and I know
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[01:56.93]I can tell you right now, I''''m sayin
[01:58.28]I could sit here and count on one hand
[01:59.92]How many people seen me graduate
[02:01.24]I know a few that did but a bunch that ain''''t (hey)
[02:03.25]Same folks showin up in swarms, waitin for me to go on
[02:06.65]Wantin to see Ali perform, wasn''''t so po'''' before
[02:09.75]I became this household name
[02:11.57]I was playin them Little League games
[02:13.26]Nobody curred if I go 0-for-3
[02:14.45]Nobody out hurr rootin for me but my Momma
[02:16.67]Supported me in e''''rything, "Why she get e''''rything?"
[02:19.87]Some people got the nerve to ask
[02:21.23]Y''''all can kiss my ass, and that''''s my Momma
[02:23.29]Got a sister that need my help (hey) and I gave peace all with wealth
[02:26.42]Give anything that I have, just to see her in perfect health
[02:29.79]Now we out hurr complainin, "I got work to do" (ohh)
[02:33.02]How bad you think you got it, somebody else got it worse than you (hey)
[02:36.37]I done had them down and ups and, don''''t plan on comin back down (no)
[02:39.83]Don''''t plan on leavin hurr no time soon, but I got too comfortable now
[02:43.08]Wouldn''''t have no knowledge of wealth, without no knowledge of self
[02:46.32]And I''''ma keep walkin this road - my mind, body and soul
[02:49.38]I know echoes
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[02:50.72]Nobody told me that the road would be easy, yeah
[02:56.23]I don''''t believe, I''''ve made it this far
[02:59.40]My whole life, man I''''ve been workin so hard and I know
[03:03.62]Nobody told me that the road would be easy (Whoaaaaaa, that the road)
[03:10.15]I can''''t believe, I''''ve made it this far (Whoo, yeahhh)
[03:12.74]My whole life, man I''''ve been workin so hard and I know
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[03:16.69]I didn''''t knowwwww
[03:19.03]There''''d be troubles along the way (I didn''''t know there''''d be troubles)
[03:23.25]Nobody told me nothin (nobody told me nothin)
[03:25.77]That would help me to ease my pain (to help ease my pain, yeah)
[03:29.50]I''''ve been walkin this roooooad, for forever and a day (forever and a day)
[03:35.96]Now I''''ve been searchin somethin (whoa-ohhh)
[03:39.01]For someone to help me find my way (somebody help me, find my way)
[03:42.34]And now I know
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[04:10.06][03:43.65]Nobody told me that the road would be easy, yeah
[04:15.70][03:49.39]I don''''t believe, I''''ve made it this far
[04:19.02][03:52.43]My whole life, man I''''ve been workin so hard and I know
[04:23.17][03:56.66]Nobody told me that the road would be easy (Whoaaaaaa, that the road)
[04:28.94][04:02.50]I can''''t believe, I''''ve made it this far (Whoo, yeahhh)
[04:05.75]My whole life, man I''''ve been workin so hard and I know