See, a lot of people don't understand the game, you know what I'm saying?

There's no stability in this, dog

All you're living off of is a dream, you know what I'm saying?

If people don't buy your music, you don't eat, man

So it do get hard for you sometimes, you know what I'm saying?

Steady striving for stardom, only fortune and fame

On my face I'm smiling, in my heart, it's pain

I believe we all get tested, go through hell to get our blessings

I promise at times I wanna break down

No one understands me

This time I'm going up, ain't going back down

If you believe it, it will be

Taking proper precautions, times is getting harder

Do what we gotta do to feed our sons and daughters

You wanted a survivor, then you got your war

You just told me to claim it, and that's all I done

Living in the city streets, nobody cares for me, oh, oh

Can somebody pray for me? 'Cause I got a destiny, oh, oh, oh

I'm just a man with a dream striving for the final thing, oh, oh, oh

But this is my turning point, I'm kicking everything out

The world on my shoulder, I realize I'm out on my own (you out on your own, boy)

And I'm faced with reality daily that really, you're grown (yeah, you are grown, boy)

My son looks at daddy like Willie's the king on the throne (throne)

But inside, I'm so empty, it's hard, and I feel so alone

But I believe when they tell me

Believe it, believe it, all I got to do is believe (achieve and achieve)

Lord knows all I'm doing is believe (believe it, believe it)

Every day, you can (achieve it, achieve it)

I know I'm gonna achieve it

I'm living in the city streets, nobody cares for me, oh, oh, oh

Will somebody pray for me? 'Cause I got a destiny, oh, oh, oh

I'm just a man with a dream striving for the final thing (oh, oh, oh)

But this is my turning point, I'm kicking everything out

Yes, ah, ah

Through the fire in the destiny is mine (my destiny is mine)

Through the fire in the destiny is mine (oh, my destiny is mine)

All I gotta do is (believe it, believe it)

Oh, you can (achieve it, achieve it)

Said I know I can achieve it (believe it, believe it)

All I gotta do is believe (achieve it, achieve it)

Go ahead and achieve

Living in the city streets, nobody cares for me, oh, oh

Oh, oh (somebody pray for me, 'cause I got a destiny oh, oh)

I got me a destiny

(I'm just a man with a dream, striving for the final day, oh, oh, oh)

I'm just a man, just a man (this is my turning point)

Turning point (I'm kicking everything I want)

Hmm, oh, my destiny is mine

Oh, my destiny is mine