[Chorus]
Life ain’t what you make but it’s what you take from it
And use for future eventualities
Never lose your spark
It’s in the darkest of hours when you harness your powers and shine through
Need I remind you?
It’s time to be yourself

[Verse 1]
Don’t care what others are doing
But if you call yourself the man, I wanna see you improving
You call yourself a traveler, then I wanna see you moving
‘cause you can’t call yourself something if you can’t prove it
Call yourself an artist, well then I wanna see the canvases
You better rock it if you call yourself a vandalist
I wanna see you bombing with cans of Rust
Oh wait, actually if I saw you, you’d bе a bus so
Just stay hidden like you call yourself a magician
To all thе b-boys, I wanna see you head-spinning
All the DJs, wanna see you in crates digging ‘cause you’ll never know when you’ll find that jewel that was hidden
Call yourself a writer, well then I wanna see your books
If you call yourself a singer then you’re always writing hooks
You can say me and my homies all look like crooks
Call yourself ignorant for judging people by their looks
It took time for me to learn that you earn titles
Can’t say you’re religious just because you read the Bible
Can’t call yourself empowered with false idols
Can’t say you're a marksman because you have a rifle
Can’t say you're a batter if you never get a hit
Can’t say you’re a catcher just because you have a mitt
Can’t say you’re a father just because you have a kid
If you don’t take care of it, that title don’t mean shit
Don’t let yourself be overcome by the title wave
That’s the title of the song
Follow me, we’re moving right along
Can’t say you're the master unless you get up and capture the essence of what it is to be gifted with true ability
Everyone has a talent they can put to success so don’t rest
I’m just encouraging you to do your best
The quest laid out for us won't remain dormant
It’s time to make the most of this situation that you’re in
We’re blessed with much more than we guess so quit ignoring your destiny’s importance as we move on to the chorus now
[Chorus]
Life ain’t what you make but it’s what you take from it
And use for future eventualities
Never lose your spark
It’s in the darkest of hours when you harness your powers and shine through
Need I remind you?
It’s time to be yourself

[Verse 2]
Don’t care what other folks say
If you’re gonna do something then do it your own way
And if they try and talk you down, just ignore those fools
‘cause if you call yourself a leader, then you make your own rules
If you call yourself original, well then you set trends
If you call yourself a good person, well, it depends
Would you lend a helping hand to family and friends in their time of need?
Would you be there in the end?
Extend gratitude to those who helped you along the way through the path that made you who you are today, whatever that might be
Or you could try to fool the others like a fake ID
‘cause really you could call yourself whatever you want to but
Just because you say it, don’t make it true
Mean you can call yourself a rapper but that’s absurd if you don’t take the actions to back up those words
I call myself an emcee
Oh, you want me to prove how?
The proof’s in the CD you’re listening to now