You gonโ be a star they said
They said
You gonโ take us far, they said
They said
Everywhere you go theyโre gonโ know your name
Who cares if you get lonely
Long as youโre famous
Donโt you want money and the cars
They said
Expensive liquor and cigars
They said
I mean whatโs better than having everything that you dreamed of?
Long as they need you
You donโt need love
Just be great
Put on for your city, for your state
And whatever you do
Just make us proud
Ainโt gonna be no cryinโ from the clouds
Yeah, they say
Just be great
Who cares if thereโs too much on your plate
Donโt make no mistakes
And hide your pain
No rain
Whatever you do
Just make us proud
And ainโt gonna be no cryinโ from the clouds
Ainโt gonna be no cryinโ from the clouds
You gonna be a star they said
They said
Donโt waste your tomorrow, they said
They said
Youโre the one thatโs chosen to make it out
Gotta seize the moment
Donโt let us down
Just gotta play your part, they said
And history, youโll be a part of it
I mean, whatโs better than having everything that you dreamed of?
Long as they need you, you donโt need love
Just be great
Put on for your city, for your state
And whatever you do
Just make us proud
Ainโt gonna be no cryinโ from the clouds
Yeah, they say
Just be great
Who cares if thereโs too much on your plate
Donโt make no mistakes
And hide your pain
No rain
Whatever you do
Just make us proud
And ainโt gonna be no cryinโ from the clouds
Ainโt gonna be no cryinโ from the clouds
I was way too far out in the world
But I still put on for my city
I was handing out too much milk money
Too much kitten, and ass, and titties
I lost my voice like a pastor
Faster than a harlem shimmy
But I guess thatโs what you get
For trying to make heartbreak pretty
They say lifeโs a bitch
And then you die
So please, if youโre penning my eulogy
Just say I tried
And thatโs word to Phineas, Jess and Si
And if I donโt wake up in heaven
Then it was one hell of a ride
If I donโt wake up in heaven
It was one hell of a ride
A hell of a ride
Momma said money canโt buy me happiness
So I copped a G5
Tried to fly myself up next to it
I fucked up some commas
Just to dot dot dot
Whereโs the rest of it?
This what clean look like
When clean took life and made a mess of it
Had to realize Iโm just blessed to it
You canโt take it all with you
But you can remember the best of it
I pray for peace
Within myself
And no more regrets with it
Cause when I looked at my soul in the Mississippi
It reflected it
And if you know me
Youโre right next to it
Iโm everything you thought I was
Iโm everything I thought i was
It was everything I thought it was
It was everything I thought it was
