I can be what I wanna be And if I work real hard, I'll be what I wanna be I know I can, be what I wanna be For years you doubted me Never done a thing for me When I was working hard When I was doing things that I love But I had your back Busting my ass all day Kept me out of trouble, kept me out of the streets Should've made me feel special Should've made me believe Nigga once told me that I ain't gonna be shit Fuck you cause you don't know Cause I am what I say I am I am, I am the child of the king, oh Better than this, better than that You can't fuck with me, how about that? Wish you could be, wish you could compare I'm the best I can be Child of the king I can be what I wanna be And if I work real hard, I'll be what I wanna be I know I can, be what I wanna be You were a friend of mine Look how you changed in time When I was down you wrote me off But without love, without love Nigga once told me that I ain't gonna be shit Fuck you cause you don't know Cause I am what I say I am I am, I am the child of the king, oh Better than this, better than that You can't fuck with me, how about that? Wish you could be, wish you could compare I'm the best I can be Child of the king I can be what I wanna be And if I work real hard, I'll be what I wanna be I know I can, be what I wanna be