On the Rise

I got my eye on the prize
And I gotta get it
Living a wonderful life
I gotta admit
I'm thanking God for the moments I felt like the doors wouldn't open
I faced opposition
But no matter what I kept going
Cause I couldn't shake off the feeling that things would be different
If I just kept moving
Now look where I'm at
Aint it funny how easy it is to be grateful when you looking back
And seeing the places you came from
I aint have much
But I gained from
All the misfortune and bad situations
That tested my faith and exhausted my patience
I'm striving for greatness
So yeah there's been bumps in the road
But that didn't alter my goals
I knew I could take it
As far as I wanted to go
I felt that shit in my soul
When I was a child
I remember I often was told
Youngin' you reap what you sow
Took that to heart
And now that I'm older I know
Wisdom is better than gold
It gave me everything I needed to show
I was ready to take over the show
Now I'm ready to take over the globe
The boy got the glow
Don't know if you know
Now I'm on the scene
Bout to make a scene
Cause I know they never seen me before
On to better things
On to bigger dreams
Getting hard to keep my feet on the floor

Now I'm on the rise
Like the sun in morning
I told 'em I got it
I gave 'em a warning
Now I'm taking everything that I wanted
So don't be surprised
I been ahead of the game
Y'all gone remember the name
Cause I don't do nothing the same
Now I'm on the rise
Like the sun in morning
I told 'em I got it
I gave 'em a warning
Now I'm taking everything that I wanted
So don't be surprised
I been ahead of the game
Y'all gone remember the name
Cause I don't do nothing the same

Let it fade out til the beat end
I jumped in the deep end
They told me that I'd sink
I showed 'em that I swim

Let it fade out til the beat end
I jumped in the deep end
They told me that I'd sink
I showed em that I swim