i made it, i made it,
i can see clearly now, the rain is gone
the pain is still here but the change gonn come

made it here on my own 2 feet
no crotch beneath my arms, ain't %#@! sweet
grandma raised me, without her,

who knows where i be?
lost mama at 3, papa's on the d
somewhere selling socks and boxers on the street

still i've made it
i used to scream why me?!
i used to dreams about thangs, voltron, transformers,

gi joe and a pair of jocks
look where i'm at, %#@!, where i'm going
young ^!$$%, no father to show him

you put a seed in the garden to grow
no water, no light, regardless, i rose up


look at me now, on the way on the prayer
through the doubt and the prayer, crucified
blood sweat and the tears, i made it here

from a wheel to a way,
from the lies and from pain
made it out my way, i made it


made corners in the elevator, man hung while his body incinerated
^!$$%s made up all type and games

the icy main that come through, ceddy, go, go, what's the truth
sitting on the stove, playing that's my car, a navy blue
and that mercedes too, my man, like i'ma get it with this crack in my shoe

14 and already in the game, slinging dust to flagrant flame
it must be a greater way, and trust me ...
i'ma make you proud without trying

but i gotta do it now, time flying
you can't live forever, i just need this plan to come together


look at me now, on the way on the prayer
through the doubt and the prayer, crucified
blood sweat and the tears, i made it here

from a wheel to a way
from the lies and from pain
made it out my way, i made it


i have the fiery of a lion
heart of a warrior, will of a dreamer

faith of a beleiver
fiery of a lion
heart of a warrior, will of a dreamer

faith of a beleiver
i believed in me, yes i did


on the way on the prayer
through the doubt and the prayer, crucified
blood sweat and the tears, i made it here

from a wheel to a way
from the lies and from pain
made it out my way, i made it.