Birthright

Yeah, yeah I was born for this Yeah, yo Faith without works doesn't work right Success wasn't handed to me, had to earn mine Learn from my mistakes by the third try And some of y'all still judge me by my worst nights Got the spotlight feeing like a searchlight But I'm not running from it, this my birthright Growing up I had a lot of insecurities I didn't want the world to see So I hid it perfectly Smiling externally but inside was hurting me A dark side was surfacing That wasn't shown verbally Had to learn to breathe, woo-sah Turned up the volume knob on my boombox Let the music lift me up when my mood dropped If Gods with me then it doesn't matter who's not Grew up in the boondocks like I'm Huey Freeman A smart kid but didn't try, kept confusing teachers Loosing sleep daydreaming to pursue achievements Had to keep my mind balanced that's a rule with Libras Doing deeper research into history I found they judged your skin tone more than your abilities Consistency will get you more than waiting for some sympathy Imma get the victory My bloodline is filled with kings Faith without works doesn't work right Success wasn't handed to me, had to earn mine Learn from my mistakes by the third try And some of y'all still judge me by my worst nights Got the spotlight feeing like a searchlight But I'm not running from it, this my birthright Now I'm grown and I've got my own family Stopped moving randomly I've got a new strategy The act that I'm balancing Is hard but I'm managing Letting go of vanity While showing off my majesty Now y'all are mad at me? That's fine Every fan has opinions 'bout the stat line But I know what I'm worth to the franchise I was born with the adoration of the magi Had to sacrifice to execute the whole plan I just want my son to look up to his old man I don't need y'all to clap, so I don't dance Back of the end zone, the only time I toe tap Yeah I know that I'm building up a legacy Rewriting the narrative They gave to us for centuries Inscribing integrity deep within my memory This is my identity, unapologetically Faith without works doesn't work right Success wasn't handed to me, had to earn mine Learn from my mistakes by the third try And some of y'all still judge me by my worst nights Got the spotlight feeing like a searchlight But I'm not running from it, this my birthright You're a king baby boy that's your birthright You're a queen baby girl that's your birthright