[Chorus]

Life ain’t what you make but it’s what you take from it

And use for future eventualities

Never lose your spark

It’s in the darkest of hours when you harness your powers and shine through

Need I remind you?

It’s time to be yourself

[Verse 1]

Don’t care what others are doing

But if you call yourself the man, I wanna see you improving

You call yourself a traveler, then I wanna see you moving

‘cause you can’t call yourself something if you can’t prove it

Call yourself an artist, well then I wanna see the canvases

You better rock it if you call yourself a vandalist

I wanna see you bombing with cans of Rust

Oh wait, actually if I saw you, you’d bе a bus so

Just stay hidden like you call yourself a magician

To all thе b-boys, I wanna see you head-spinning

All the DJs, wanna see you in crates digging ‘cause you’ll never know when you’ll find that jewel that was hidden

Call yourself a writer, well then I wanna see your books

If you call yourself a singer then you’re always writing hooks

You can say me and my homies all look like crooks

Call yourself ignorant for judging people by their looks

It took time for me to learn that you earn titles

Can’t say you’re religious just because you read the Bible

Can’t call yourself empowered with false idols

Can’t call yourself a marksman because you have a rifle

Can’t say you're a batter if you never get a hit

Can’t say you’re a catcher just because you have a mitt

Can’t say you’re a father just because you have a kid

If you don’t take care of it, that title don’t mean shit

Don’t let yourself be overcome by the title wave

That’s the title of the song

Follow me, we’re moving right along

You can’t say you're the master unless you get up and capture the essence of what it is to be gifted with true ability

Everyone has a talent they can put to success so don’t rest

I’m just encouraging you to do your best

The quest laid out for us cannot remain dormant

It’s time to make the most of this situation that you’re in

We’re blessed with much more than we guess so quit ignoring your destiny’s importance as we move on to the chorus now

[Chorus]

Life ain’t what you make but it’s what you take from it

And use for future eventualities

Never lose your spark

It’s in the darkest of hours when you harness your powers and shine through

Need I remind you?

It’s time to be yourself

[Verse 2]

Don’t care what other folks say

If you’re gonna do something then do it your own way

And if they try and talk you down, just ignore those fools

‘cause if you call yourself a leader, then you make your own rules

If you call yourself original, well then you set trends

If you call yourself a good person, well, it depends

Would you lend a helping hand to family and friends in their time of need?

Would you be there in the end?

Extend gratitude to those who helped you along the way through the path that made you who you are today, whatever that might be

Or you could try to fool the others like a fake ID

‘cause really you could call yourself whatever you want to but

Just because you say it, don’t make it true

I call myself an emcee

Oh, you want me to prove how?

The proof’s in the CD you’re listening to now