When I was a young boy I had visions of fame They were wild and they were free They were blessed with my name And then I grew older And I saw what′s to see That the world is full of pain And my dreams they left me And then I got stronger Inside of the pain That's when I picked up the pieces And I regained my name And I fought hard, y′all To call by my place And right now you could ask me And it all seems in vain Your dreams ain't easy You just stick by your plan Go from boys to men You gotta act like a man [When it gets hard, y'all] When it gets hard, y′all Got what you know And my background sing You will know [You will know], yeah... eah... You will know, you will know And I know you′re cryin' ′Cause it's all in his vein And the things you want you can′t have It just all went away But life ain't over Hoo... hoo... Just grab the winds and make demands And the vibe will take you far Your dreams ain′t easy Stick by your plan, boy Go from boys to men I know it ain't easy [When it gets hard, y'all] it gets hard sometime Yes, it does Stand up Tall, don′t you fall, and you will know, yeah (You will know) Hey, there′s no doubt about it Hey, you will know You will know Hey... ey... hey... You will know, yeah [Oh, you will know] Hey... Your dreams ain't easy Stick by your plans Boys to men You must act like a man [When it gets hard, y′all] It ain't hard, yeah Grab what you know Oh... oh... oh... Hey... hey... yeah Boys to men I know it ain′t easy Yeah... Come on D and sing this song Yeah... You will know Hey