My father said never give up son Just look how good Cassius become Mohammed, Mahatma, and Nelson Not scared to be strong Now you could run and just say they're right No I'll never be no one in my whole life Or you could turn and see the way they're wrong And get to keep on dancing all life long My father said never give up, son Just look what Amelia and Joan done Or Rosa, Teresa, the war won Not scared to be strong Now you could run and just say they're right No I'll never be no one in my whole life Or you could turn and see the way they're wrong And get to keep on dancing all life long Yeah you could be Someone special You've got bright in your brains and Lightning in your veins You'll go higher then they've ever gone In you I see Someone special You've got fire in your eyes and When you realize You'll go further then we've ever gone (look) Just turn it on I pay my intuition I couldn't afford tuition My funds was insufficient and it felt I'm in prison Until I realized I had to set my mind free I was trusting statistics more than I trust me Get a degree, good job, 401k But I'm trying to turn Ks to Ms what does it take? And maybe I could be the new Ali of music, probably Instead of doing it just as a hobby like these boys told me to I guess you either watch the show or you're showin' proof Prove it to them you prove it to yourself But honestly its better if you do it for yourself Never complacent 'til we hit the oasis One life don't waste it feel my heart races, success I taste it, I We on the verge again and every single day that we deserve Yeah you could be Someone special You've got fire in your eyes I see heaven inside You'll go further then we've ever gone In you I see Someone special You've got bright in your brains You can break through those chains You'll go higher then we've ever gone Just turn it on In you I see Someone special Don't go to war with yourself Just turn, just turn, just turn it on And you can't go wrong