HOOK:
The lights, the cameras
The people are watching

But nobody knows
What it took to get here
I'm overcoming the struggle

Oh, oooh, oh, ooooh, oh-ohhh
Oh, ooooh, oh-ohhh
Oh, ooooh, oh-ohhh

I'm overcoming the struggle
Oh, oooh, oh, ooooh, oh-ohhh
Oh, ooooh, oh-ohhh

I'm overcoming them...

VERSE 1:

Now, now, now, now, now I know you ain't talking
Just know you won't stop me
I've grown to keep watching, for those who be blocking

So, I went ahead & made up my mind, and I invested my time
Said I'll be damned if I keep thinking it twice
Ain't gon please 'em all, yeah I know that

But you can never hold back
I'm in the booth, when the homies asking, "Where all the hoes at?"
Started from "Anaheim & Rose", to all these studios

See you wouldn't know the %#@! I went thru to even get this close

HOOK:

The lights, (the lights), the cameras, (the cameras)
The people are watching, (yeah they're watching)
But nobody knows (nobody knows)

What it took to get here (ugh)
I'm overcoming the struggle, (I Am)
Oh, oooh, oh, ooooh, oh-ohhh (I Am)

Oh, ooooh, oh-ohhh (I Am)
Oh, ooooh, oh-ohhh
I'm overcoming the struggle, (I Am)

Oh, oooh, oh, ooooh, oh-ohhh (I Am)
Oh, ooooh, oh-ohhh (I Am)
I'm overcoming them...


VERSE 2:
Yo what you know about

Doing all these showcases and have the whole place just in shock!
You killing 'em, they're feelin' him, but you're the only Asian
Saying that I'm tryna be black, "Yo what the $#&@ is that?!"

This ain't an act, this who "I Am", so yall can kiss my $$#!
Never knew music had racism, but they had hate for him
Just cuz of my skin, they didn't think I could relate to 'em

My parents survived a war, came to the states to give me more
Was poor, made it this far, so what you hating for?


HOOK:
The lights, (the lights), the cameras, (the cameras)
The people are watching, (yeah they're watching)

But nobody knows (nobody knows)
What it took to get here (ugh)
I'm overcoming the struggle, (I Am)

Oh, oooh, oh, ooooh, oh-ohhh (I Am)
Oh, ooooh, oh-ohhh (I Am)
Oh, ooooh, oh-ohhh

I'm overcoming the struggle, (I Am)
Oh, oooh, oh, ooooh, oh-ohhh (I Am)
Oh, ooooh, oh-ohhh (I Am)

I'm overcoming them...

VERSE 3:

Was about to sign on a Major offer, took up everything "he" brought up
"I'm on!" bout to pack up and get gone out to "Atlanta"
But a year passed and nothing progressed, the %#@! just lagged

It didn't last, depressed as hell, so then I came back
And told myself on my flight back home
That I'm gon' have to do it on my own

Write all my songs and record 'em on
Whatever equipment I came across
So after, years of all that, and all the fall backs

I'm still here, paying my dues just to prove that

HOOK:
The lights, (the lights), the cameras, (the cameras)
The people are watching, (yeah they're watching)

But nobody knows (nobody knows)
What it took to get here (ugh)
I'm overcoming the struggle, (I Am)
Oh, oooh, oh, ooooh, oh-ohhh (I Am)
Oh, ooooh, oh-ohhh (I Am)

Oh, ooooh, oh-ohhh
I'm overcoming the struggle, (I Am)
Oh, oooh, oh, ooooh, oh-ohhh (I Am)
Oh, ooooh, oh-ohhh (I Am)
I'm overcoming them...