Michael Jordan

Be true to the game
Because the game will be true to you
If you try to short cut the game
Then the games going to short cut you
If you put forth the effort
Good thing will be bestowed upon you
That's truly about the game
And in some ways that's about life too

Cause you are
A superstar
Bright lights
Flashy cars
Big heart
You set the bar
Keep grinding keep grinding
Cause you are
A superstar
Bright lights
Flashy cars
Big heart
You set the bar
Keep grinding keep grinding

Picture king James
Before the throne
Before the gold
And all the property he own
Before on his finger
He could spin the globe
Before the castle came with a moat
Before the ships banana boat
Trying to stay afloat
Living without a home
If this part of the script was gone
It would be like lyrics without a song
Before all the shit you know
Like we was born to ball
It's amazing how we grow
Said we won't shit
And it's amazing how we won't
Trying to make us quit
And it's amazing how we don't
Everyone around
They just tryna pin us down
But they really wasn't sharp
And they never had point
They could never know our worth
Never know our hurt
Or share our pain
Shut up and dribble
It's a chance to make a change
Lead by example
What it's like to be a king
School look like a palace
You can really learn the game

So many of us
Had dreams of being Jordan
Even if the cards bad
Never folding Texas hold 'em
Never blame a joker
You're a king no one can hold you
Be what you wanna be
You never know until you know it
You never know until you know it
You're your life controller
You control it
You're as official as the person behind the whistle that they're blowing
It's up to you to try to show them

Imagine Kobe
Walking through the halls of lower merion
Before he had his picture on the wall
And what you starring at is someone hungry for blood
That's not a vegetarian
More like a lion cub
Before he grew his mane
Wasn't yet a man
This before you knew his name
And everything would change
The picture out the frame
We seen a darker side
And number eight mean more than a time of night
Even then you could see it in him
A source of inspiration
For so many others lives
Along he had the spark
Was there really ever shock
Became a jack of all trades
That's how Bean grew his stock
Even pulled up
Like how they use to wear their socks
No breaks
Or stepping on the brakes
Like driving stick
Only gas in the clutch
He won't passing it up
Ain't no passing him up
Until he passes the torch

So many of us
Had dreams of being Jordan Planted the seeds
And grew a garden out of nothing
Never fear a snake when there's a mamba in your corner
Be what you wanna be
You never know until you know it
You never know until you know it
You're your life controller you control it
You're as official as the person behind the whistle that they're blowing
It's up to you to try to show them

I was dreaming
Of being Allen Iverson
But before the sleeve tats and braids
A.I. or me myself and Iverson and other nicknames
He was just a Hoya then
We called him bubba chuck
He was always shitting like bubble guts
Even if you cut him off
It didn't matter cause
The crossover what he was the master of
Growing up where life is hectic He changed direction
And when the mirror changed He never changed reflections
And when the tests came
He never forgets the lessons
So now he's forever known as the answer if ever questioned
From a prison with guards
To guarding your idol
Defying the odds
And breaking the cycle
You was just across from guards Now you crossing up Michael
That boy shifty ain't he
Defined his own image
Made a different painting
Now he vintage like a glass of brandy

So many of us
Had dreams of being Jordan
In our spare time
We played the lanes until the morning
They'll never spar your life
Don't let them strike you while you bowling
Be what you wanna be
You never know until you know it
You never know until you know it
You're your life controller you control it
You're as official as the person behind the whistle that they're blowing
It's up to you to try to show them
So many of us
Had dreams of being Jordan
You're your life controller you control it
You're as official as the person behind the whistle that they're blowing
It's up to you to try to show them

Wherever you go
I'll follow
I'll follow
Follow you
Keep grinding
Keep grinding