Chorus: Tell me what do you see when you looking at me (x2) (Woooahhhh)
On a mission to be what im destined to be (Woooahhhh)
I've done been through the pain and the sorrow the struggle is
nothing but love (Nothing but love)
I'm a soldier a rider a ghetto survivor and all the above all the above (x7)
Verse 1: (Maino) Really what do you see, when you looking at me,
see me come up from nothin, to me living my dreams, i done been
to the bottom, i done suffered a lot, i deserve to be rich, headed
straight to the top. look how i ride for the block look how i rep for the
hood i get nothing but love now when i come through the hood
getting this fortunate and fame, money make all of us change. the new
Benz is all white call it John Mcain. how the hell could you stop me
why the world would you try? i go hard forever thats just how im
designed thats just how i was built see the look im my eyes you
take all of this from me and im still gon' survive you get truth from
me but these rappers gon' lie im a part of these streets till the day
that i die i wave hi to the hatters glad that i finally done made it
take a look and you can tell that i am destined for greatness.
(Chorus)
Tell me what do you see when you looking at me (Woooahhhh)
On a mission to be what im destined to be (Woooahhhh)
I've done been through the pain and the sorrow the struggle is
nothing but love (Nothing but love)
I'm a soldier a rider a ghetto survivor and all the above all the above (x7)
Verse 2: (Maino) Its easy to hate, its harder to love me yall dont
understand, yall quickly to judge me. put ur foot in my nikes picture
u livin in my life picture u stuck in a cell picture you wasting your life
picture you facing a charge picture you beating the odds picture you
willing to bleed picture you wearing the scars thank you for
making me struggle thank you for making me cry i perfected my
hustle tell me the world aint mine if you aint seein me lately im a
miracle baby i refuse to lose this is what the ghetto done made me i put
that on my father tryna hope for tomorrow when i think that i cant i
envision obama i envision the diamonds i envision ferarris if the
world was perfect all my niggas behind me aint u happy i made it
that im making this statement take a look and u can tell im
destined for greatness
(Chorus)
Tell me what do you see when you looking at me (Woooahhhh)
On a mission to be what im destined to be (Woooahhhh)
I've done been through the pain and the sorrow the struggle is
nothing but love (Nothing but love)
I'm a soldier a rider a ghetto survivor and all the above all the above (x7)
Verse 3: (T-Pain) Now we gon talk on this spot (spot) or if im out
on the block (block) i hustle hard cos its all the same (they know,
they know.....) and you know that grind dont stop just cos i rose to
the top (top) and everybody knows my name (they know, they
know....)
Ayyy still grinding (still grinding) still hustling (still hustleing) no
more pain (no more pain) no more sufferering (no more
sufferering) my ladys and my shorties and my thugs keep that task
and that shine and the love
All the above, all the above (x7)