Started out thinking I was too small for the world
A round the way girl
Too naïve and too young to see
I could grab the mic and sing
But I had to conceive and believe to achieve
Beat down the pavement
Roll up my sleeves
Life can be sweet
But the honey ain't free
I tell you like somebody told me
Gotta keep pushin' it forward
Gotta keep making hotter
Gotta hit the scene with the lean
Gotta keep makin it happen
Gotta get the gleam for the team
Gotta keep takin it higher
Gotta go after the dream
Gotta keep makin it better
Gotta keep food on the table
Gotta keep on the move on the groove
Gotta stay willing and able
Gotta keep the mood
Gotta stay clean and mean
Gotta stay true cause the stakes is higher
Gotta set the world on fire
Mama always said to me Stephanie
You can be successfully
What you wanna be
And god bless the child that's got his own
Cause papa was a rolling stone
And if you don't make it the first time
You really need to try a little harder the second time
Cause Steak ain't cheap
And the butcher ain't beat
Stay on your feet
And take to the street
Gotta keep pushin' it forward
Gotta keep making hotter
Gotta hit the scene with the lean
Gotta keep makin it happen
Gotta get the gleam for the team
Gotta keep takin it higher
Gotta go after the dream
Gotta keep makin it better
Gotta keep food on the table
Gotta keep on the move on the groove
Gotta stay willing and able
Gotta keep the mood
Gotta stay clean and mean
Gotta stay true cause the stakes is higher
Gotta set the world on fire
Wait a minute
Gotta get it
Put it on the paper
So ya'll can get with it
Push up the level of the mic
So I can spit it
Bump it in the club and say that I did it
The melody, harmony, poetry
Of the symphony
For the streets and beat to keep the heat
Make your move and see
Peep but don't sleep
Gotta keep pushin' it forward
Gotta keep making hotter
Gotta hit the scene with the lean
Gotta keep makin it happen
Gotta get the gleam for the team
Gotta keep takin it higher
Gotta go after the dream
Gotta keep makin it better
Gotta keep food on the table
Gotta keep on the move on the groove
Gotta stay willing and able
Gotta keep the mood
Gotta stay true cause the stakes is higher
Gotta set the world on fire