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[Verse 1: Illy] There's more to life than gettin' leg up and foot in the door I mean I'd love more money, hey, wouldn't we all? But putting cash over loved ones couldn't be more I could be flat broke, still wouldn't be poor And as for all the hard times that I guess should hurt I don't skip a beat, still put my best foot first Wish I could talk about my fam, but it wouldn't have worked Cause when the love's that strong, it can't be put into words So I dedicate this, better songs, better grades Tryna be a better son, better brother, better mate And I've learned from mistakes and I don't know what I am But a part o' that's knowin' what you ain't And I ain't never put a dude down just for tryna catch his break Never gave shit based on the ways They'll never said I did it any other way than my own way at my own pace With my own wrong turns, no brakes, but I, I, I [Chorus: Cisco Tavares] Said I'm gonna be somebody Knowing no one can stop me They can say what they say, just watch me And when I get there, you know [Verse 2: Illy] And high school wasn't for me much, nah Most of my teachers swore I was fucked But then a couple had faith in me, helped me back up I'll prob'ly never quite thank them enough But thanks to them, I'll be steppin' on stage at my graduation Long way from walkin' train tracks from the station Riding the four-oh-five Flinders Street, in amazement The spray-paint can control, dedication Displayed on the walls, disputed its name As artform 'til I tried and wasn't able at all, ha I still wonder how graffiti goes under When naked little girls go on magazine covers Okay, but I grew up, now I'm all o' six feet No more fuckin' around, it's uni courses and beats And what's important to me is my family tree The now and knowin' whatever will be will be 'cause, man [Chorus: Cisco Tavares] Said I'm gonna be somebody Knowing no one can stop me They can say what they say, just watch me And when I get there, you know Thanks to the love you gave me The road up ahead don't faze me Look how far we've come, it's crazy And when I get there, you know, you know [Verse 3: Illy] And so, I live with aims to make the most of it when I know that we'll never have this moment again Headphones on my head, board shorts on my legs Cigarettes, notepad and a pen Going back to them lunch smokes, weekend binges with my kin In my FUBU jeans with my fringes to my chin Even before that, barely finished bein' kids When we'd give shit to the girls we interested in, ha And blew up soda bottles to keep us entertained When I kept my cigarettes in my pencil case And couldn't wait 'til each sixth of September came Come the seventh, pickin' days off the calendar again And some mates went astray I love 'em, but things change, what can I say? You lay in the bed you make And I'm tryna make mine a king But life's now, so I slow down, take it all in, no? [Chorus: Cisco Tavares] Said I'm gonna be somebody Knowing no one can stop me They can say what they say, just watch me And when I get there, you know Thanks to the love you gave me The road up ahead don't faze me Look how far we've come, it's crazy And when I get there, you know, you know