[Chorus:]

Boy, you are something special

And you got a gift

You better believe in yourself

Boy, you are something special

And you got a gift

You better believe in yourself

Boy, you are something special

And you got a gift

You better believe in yourself

Boy, you are something special

And you got a gift

You better believe in yourself

[Verse 1:]

I would daydream while at home alone

In the mirror held my wave brush like a microphone

Hat to the side, imitating what I saw

Quoting Busta Rhyme lyrics like

"yah yah yah"

Dropped the microphone and the people would applaud

Even acted out reactions imagination at large

I had no idea what I wanted to be when I grew up

I just knew that I no longer wanted to be a screw up

My mama was abusive

I thought I was a nuisance

I knew one day I'd grow up eventually chuck the deuces

But then what would I do then?

Because I had no talent

I knew not to dream, just to consider opinions

And people would blah blah blah blah blah

Like if I were you, I would be a doctor that's what I would do

And no one told me to follow my dreams, so I had no clue that

They would say

[Chorus:]

Boy, you are something special

And you got a gift

You better believe in yourself

Boy, you are something special

And you got a gift

You better believe in yourself

Boy, you are something special

And you got a gift

You better believe in yourself

Boy, you are something special

And you got a gift

You better believe in yourself

[Verse 2:]

Time was ticking and I'm sittin' eatin' pizzas

While my homeboys was graduating, working on their thesis

They're developing careers and I'm getting to know the Jesus

Still had no idea one day he would call me out of the bleachers

I'm poppin' wheelies with shopping carts

Who knew that one day I would be shopping music to the owners of all the parking lots?

Using shea butter to twist my locks

I forgot

I was still depressed and insecure, so distraught

I didn't know how to change heart of mind

I just had a sense of urgency, was running out of time

Has anybody ever felt this way, felt this way?

Like everything wasn't gon' be ok, be ok?

So my dream was taken by nightmares

It seemed that all my positivity was few and far between

But I seemed very nice and sweet-hearted

In denial is exactly where I started

You don't know

[Chorus:]

Boy, you are something special

And you got a gift

You better believe in yourself

Boy, you are something special

And you got a gift

You better believe in yourself

Boy, you are something special

And you got a gift

You better believe in yourself

Boy, you are something special

And you got a gift

You better believe in yourself

Yeah, I am black sugar!

That's me!

Alright, back to the joint